[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68877-68878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24128]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0901; FRL -10016-35-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; 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) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review (EPA ICR Number 
1230.33, OMB Control Number 2060-0003) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through October 31, 2020. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on February 14, 2020, 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for 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 November 30, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0901, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20460. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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. 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.
    Abstract: 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

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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, tribal, 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 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: 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, 5900-391, and 6700-06.
    Respondents/affected entities: 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 (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: 30,359 (total); 30,236 industrial 
facilities and 123 state, local, and tribal reviewing authorities.
    Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary.
    Total estimated burden: 2,970,503 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $237,465,716 (per year). This includes 
$3,419,792 annually in outsourced start-up costs for preconstruction 
monitoring.
    Changes in estimates: There is decrease of 2,546,172 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease results from a significant reduction in 
the estimated number of permits issued annually, based on a review of 
permitting activity in recent years.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-24128 Filed 10-29-20; 8:45 am]
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