[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45931-45932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19786]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0016; FRL-9983-61-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Part 71 
Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Part 71 Federal 
Operating Permit Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1713.12, OMB Control 
No. 2060.0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 
Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This 
is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
May 31, 2019. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0016, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna W. Gmyr, Air Quality Policy 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C504-05, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC; telephone 
number: (919) 541-9782; fax number: (919) 541-5509; 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 Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, the EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: Title V of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires the EPA to 
operate a federal operating permits program in areas not subject to an 
approved state program. The EPA regulations setting forth the 
requirements for the federal (EPA) operating permit program are at 40 
CFR part 71. The part 71 program is designed to be implemented 
primarily by the EPA in all areas where state and local agencies do not 
have jurisdiction, such as Indian country and offshore, beyond states' 
seaward boundaries. The EPA may also delegate authority to implement 
the part 71 program on its behalf to a state, local or tribal agency, 
if the agency requests delegation and makes certain showings regarding 
its authority and ability to implement the program. One such delegate 
agency for the part 71 program exists at present.
    In order to receive an operating permit for a major or other source 
subject to the permitting program, the applicant must conduct the 
necessary research, perform the appropriate analyses, and prepare the 
permit application with documentation to demonstrate that its facility 
meets all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Specific 
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting 
Statement for the part 71 ICR.
    Under part 71, the permitting authority (the EPA or a delegate 
agency) reviews permit applications, provides for public review of 
proposed permits, issues permits based on consideration of all 
technical factors and public input, and reviews information submittals 
required of sources during the term of the permit. Under part 71, the 
EPA reviews certain actions and performs oversight of any delegate 
agency, consistent with the terms of a delegation agreement. 
Consequently, information prepared and submitted by sources is 
essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal and tribal 
permitting agencies to adequately review the permit applications and 
issue the permits, oversee implementation of the permits, and properly 
administer and manage the program.
    Information that is collected is handled according to the EPA's 
policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2). See also 
section 114(c) of the Act.
    Form Numbers: The forms are 5900-01, 5900-02, 5900-03, 5900-04, 
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05, 5900-06, 5900-79, 5900-80, 5900-81, 5900-82, 5900-83, 5900-84, 
5900-85 and 5900-86.
    Respondents/affected entities: Industrial plants (sources) and 
tribal permitting authorities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 71).
    Estimated number of respondents: 94 (total); 93 industry sources 
and one tribal delegate permitting authority (the EPA serves as a 
permitting authority but is not a respondent).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 22,702 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,587,810 (per year). There are no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 2,998 hours per year 
for the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to updated estimates of the 
number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 program, rather 
than any change in federal mandates.

    Dated: August 29, 2018.
Anna Marie Wood,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
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