[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56821-56822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28349]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7102-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Source Compliance and State Action Reporting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Source Compliance and State 
Action Reporting, EPA ICR Number 0107.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0096; 
expiration date December 31, 2001. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0107.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0096, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 260-4901, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 0107.07. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Mark Antell, (202) 565-5003 or via 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Source Compliance and State Action 
Reporting; EPA ICR Number 0107.07; OMB Number 2060-0096; expiration 
date December 31, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those State, District, Local, and Commonwealth governments that make 
air compliance information available to EPA on a quarterly basis via 
input to the AIRS Facility Subsystem (AFS) of the Aerometric 
Information Retrieval System (AIRS).
    Abstract: Source Compliance and State Action Reporting is an 
activity whereby State, District, Local, and Commonwealth governments 
(hereafter referred to as ``States/locals'' or ``State and local 
agencies'') make air compliance information available to the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) on a quarterly 
basis via input to the AIRS Facility Subsystem (AFS) of the Aerometric 
Information Retrieval System (AIRS). The information provided to EPA 
includes compliance activities and determinations, and enforcement 
activities. EPA uses this information to assess progress toward meeting 
emission requirements developed under the authority of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA or the Act) to protect and maintain the atmospheric 
environment and the public health. The EPA and many of the State and 
local agencies access the data in AFS to assist them in the management 
of their air pollution control programs. Much of this collection 
activity is authorized and required in the following subsections of 
regulations implementing the Clean Air Act under ``Subpart Q--Reports'' 
in 40 CFR 51: sections 51.323(c)(1), 51.323(c)(2), 51.324 (a) and (b), 
and 51.327. Some of the activity also is authorized by 40 CFR 
70.4(j)(1), which addresses submittal of information to EPA by State 
and local agencies, and 40 CFR 70.10(c)(1)(iii), which addresses EPA 
oversight of State and local agencies' compliance and enforcement 
efforts for major sources under Title V operating permit programs. Much 
of the information also is necessary for EPA to provide adequate 
oversight for other Federal programs delegated to States, such as the 
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) in 40 CFR Part 60, National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in 40 CFR Part 
61 and Part 63, and New Source Review (NSR) permitting regulations in 
40 CFR Part 51 and Part 52. The information also relates to the State 
Implementation Plan recordkeeping and reporting provisions in 40 CFR 
51.116. Finally, the information is necessary for EPA to fulfill its 
oversight responsibilities to ensure that State Implementation Plans 
(SIPs) fulfill the testing, enforcement, and inspection requirements of 
40 CFR 51.212, on an ongoing basis.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on February 1, 
2001, (66 FR 8588). EPA received ten comments.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 240 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: State, Local, District and 
Commonwealth environmental agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 89.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 85,496 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through

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the use of automated collection techniques to the addresses listed 
above. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0107.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-
0096 in any correspondence.

    Dated: November 1, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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