[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8585-8586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02983]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0901; FRL-10005-26-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source 
Review (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), ``Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review'' (EPA 
ICR No. 1230.33, OMB Control No. 2060-0003) 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 renewal of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through October 31, 2020. 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 April 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0901, 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.
    The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in 
the public 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: Ben Garwood, Air Quality Policy 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C504-03, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 
telephone number: (919) 541-1358; fax number: (919) 541-4028; 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 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC The 
telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744. For 
additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit https://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

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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 document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB 
and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR is for activities related to the implementation 
of the EPA's New Source Review (NSR) program, for the time period 
between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2023, and renews the previous 
ICR. Title I, part C of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act)--
``Prevention of Significant Deterioration,'' and part D--``Plan 
Requirements for Nonattainment Areas,'' require all states to adopt 
preconstruction review programs for new or modified stationary sources 
of air pollution. In addition, the provisions of section 110 of the Act 
include a requirement for states to have a preconstruction review 
program to manage the emissions from the construction and modification 
of any stationary source of air pollution to assure that the National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards are achieved and maintained. Tribes may 
choose to develop implementation plans to address these requirements.
    Implementing regulations for these three programs are promulgated 
at 40 CFR 49.101 through 49.105; 40 CFR 49.151 through 49.173; 40 CFR 
51.160 through 51.166; 40 CFR part 51, Appendix S; and 40 CFR 52.21 and 
52.24. In order to receive a construction permit for a major new source 
or major modification, the applicant must conduct the necessary 
research, perform the appropriate analyses and prepare the permit 
application with documentation to demonstrate that their project meets 
all applicable statutory and regulatory NSR requirements. Specific 
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting 
Statement for the ICR.
    State, local, tribal, or federal reviewing authorities review 
permit applications and provide for public review of proposed projects 
and issue permits based on their consideration of all technical factors 
and public input. The EPA, more broadly, reviews a fraction of the 
total applications and audits the state and local programs for their 
effectiveness. Consequently, information prepared and submitted by 
sources is essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal, 
state, and local environmental agencies to adequately review the permit 
applications and thereby properly administer and manage the NSR 
programs.
    Information that is collected is handled according to 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: 5900-246, 5900-247, 5900-248, 5900-340, 5900-341, 
5900-342, 5900-343, 5900-344, 5900-367, 5900-368, 5900-369, 5900-370, 
5900-371, 5900-372, 5900-390, and 5900-391.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which must apply for and obtain a preconstruction 
permit under part C or D or section 110(a)(2)(C) of title I of the Act. 
In addition, state, local, and tribal reviewing authorities that must 
review permit applications and issue permits are affected entities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 49, 
subpart C; 40 CFR part 51, subpart I; 40 CFR part 52, subpart A; 40 CFR 
part 124, subparts A and C).
    Estimated number of respondents: 73,516 (total); 73,393 industrial 
facilities and 123 state, local, and tribal reviewing authorities.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary.
    Total estimated burden: 5,516,675 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $455,409,456 (per year). This includes 
$3,847,266 annually in outsourced start-up costs for preconstruction 
monitoring.
    Changes in estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB because the estimated number of permits of each type has not 
changed. There is a slight increase in estimated costs as labor costs 
have been updated from 2016 to 2019 labor rates.

    Dated: February 10, 2020.
Scott Mathias,
Acting Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
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