[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1502-1503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00243]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0523; FRL-9921-59-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Air Stationary Source Compliance and 
Enforcement Information Reporting (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Air Stationary Source 
Compliance and Enforcement Information Reporting'' (EPA ICR No. 
0107.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0096) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through January 30, 2015. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 
49511) on August 21, 2014 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 11, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0523, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
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docket without change including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Meredith, Enforcement 
Targeting and Data Division, Office of Compliance, (2222A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4152; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Air Stationary Source Compliance and Enforcement 
Information Reporting is an activity whereby State, Local, Tribal, 
Territorial and Commonwealth governments (hereafter referred to as 
``delegated agencies'') report air stationary source compliance and 
enforcement information to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(the EPA or the Agency) on a regular basis. The information is provided 
to the EPA via input to the Integrated Compliance Information System 
(ICIS). ICIS replaced the Air Facility System (AFS) as the database of 
record for this information. The modules within ICIS that are used to 
report Air related data are collectively referred to as ICIS-Air. The 
majority of delegated agencies maintain their own data systems and 
extract data from it and report it to ICIS either electronically or 
manually. A small number of delegated agencies use ICIS as their only 
data system. The information provided to the EPA includes source 
information, compliance monitoring activities, violation 
determinations, and enforcement activities. The EPA uses this 
information to assess the health of the compliance and enforcement 
program established under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: The respondents for the information 
collection activity are state, local, territorial, and tribal delegated 
agencies. These agencies are classified in NAICS 924110. Source 
compliance data assembled by delegated agencies covers numerous NAICS 
categories. The total number of respondents is 99 (50 states, the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Mariana Protectorate and 43 local air pollution control 
agencies).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. The CAA calls for 
state, local, federal and tribal governments to implement the Act in 
partnership to reduce pollution. It is well understood that working 
closely with government partners leads to better programs that are more 
effective and efficient. For regulatory programs, EPA often has 
discussions early in the rulemaking process with government partners 
(federal, state, local and tribal) and with interested parties such as 
affected industries, environmental groups, and communities. After a 
rule is complete, EPA works with government partners and stakeholders 
to achieve effective implementation. This ICR supports the partnership 
established for CAA program implementation by facilitating regular 
information exchange. Section 114(a)(1) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 
7414(a)(1), establishes that EPA may request information on a one-time, 
periodic or continuous basis for the purpose of carrying out any 
provision of the Act. Individually, certain provisions of the Act and 
its implementing regulations include specific language for the 
collection of some of the information requested by this ICR. For 
example, 110(p) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(p), establishes that EPA may 
request information to assess the implementation of any state 
implementation plan. 40 CFR 70.4(j)(1) (title V) requires that any 
information obtained or used in the administration of a title V permit 
program be available to EPA. This ICR encompasses this information in 
addition to information that assists with carrying out additional 
provisions of the Act. Related provisions include but are not limited 
to 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 periodic reporting of regulated source 
information, compliance monitoring, violation determination, and 
enforcement information is the subject of this renewal ICR.
    Estimated number of respondents: 99.
    Frequency of response: Every 60 days at minimum.
    Total estimated burden: 51,413 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,688,900 (per year).
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 2,971 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is as a result of slight shifts in the 
distribution of agencies by size, due to a continued reduction in the 
universe of major air sources.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-00243 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
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