[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17833-17834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07032]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0947; FRL--10022-24-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Information Collection Request Renewal for the NOX SIP Call

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), ``Information 
Collection Request Renewal for the NOX SIP Call'' (EPA ICR 
No. 1857.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0445) 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.). Before doing so, 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 December 31, 2021. 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 June 7, 2021.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0947, 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.
    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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets 
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (6204J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 343-9220; fax number: (202) 343-2361; 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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. 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, 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: The NOX SIP Call was created to reduce 
emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power plants and 
other large combustion sources. NOX is a prime ingredient in 
the formation of ground-level ozone (smog), a pervasive air pollution 
problem in many areas of the eastern United States. The NOX 
SIP Call requires affected states to include certain provisions in 
their state implementation plans (SIPs) addressing emissions of 
NOX that adversely affect air quality in other states. 
Although most large combustion sources affected under the 
NOX SIP Call are also subject to monitoring requirements 
under the Acid Rain Program or the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, this 
information collection is being renewed because some industrial sources 
in certain States are still required to monitor and report emissions 
data to EPA under these rules, so we will account for their burden. All 
data received by EPA will be treated as public information. The OMB 
control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which participate in the NOX SIP Call.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 
301(a) of the Clean Air Act).
    Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that there are 356 
units that will continue to conduct monitoring solely under the 
NOX SIP call.
    Frequency of response: Yearly, quarterly, occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 140,226 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $20,622,606 (per year), includes $9,194,261 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 8,281 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to assumptions made in the 
previous ICR regarding the number of respondents. In the previous ICR, 
EPA estimated fewer sources would continue to follow the Part 75 
monitoring requirements due to amendments to the NOX SIP 
Call. The ICR is based on updated information regarding the actual 
numbers of sources.

Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2021-07032 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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