[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72394-72395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19935]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0336; FRL-12193-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-
State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2 Trading Programs (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), ``Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule and Texas SO2 Trading Programs (40 CFR part
97, subparts AAAAA-GGGGG) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2391.06, OMB Control
No. 2060-0667) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 March 31, 2025. 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 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2024-0336, 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: Morgan Riedel at (202) 564-1144 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that 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,
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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: EPA is renewing an ICR for the Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule (CSAPR) trading programs to allow for continued implementation of
the programs. The information collection requirements under six CSAPR
trading programs and the Texas SO2 Trading Program are
reflected in the existing ICR as most recently revised in 2021. Most
affected sources under the CSAPR and Texas SO2 trading
programs are also subject to the Acid Rain Program (ARP). The
information collection requirements under the CSAPR and Texas
SO2 trading programs, which consist primarily of
requirements to monitor and report emissions data in accordance with 40
CFR part 75, substantially overlap and are fully integrated with ARP
information collection requirements. The burden and costs of
overlapping requirements are accounted for in the ARP ICR (OMB Control
Number 2060-0258). This ICR accounts for information collection burden
and costs under the CSAPR and Texas SO2 trading programs
that are incremental to the burden and costs already accounted for in
the ARP ICR. All data received by EPA will be treated as public
information.
Form Numbers: Agent Notice of Delegation #5900-172, Certificate of
Representation #7610-1, General Account Form #7610-5, Allowance
Transfer Form #7610-6, Retired Unit Exemption #7610-20, Allowance
Deduction #7620-4.
Respondents/affected entities: Industry respondents are stationary,
fossil fuel-fired boilers and combustion turbines serving electricity
generators subject to the CSAPR and Texas SO2 trading
programs, as well as non-source entities voluntarily participating in
allowance trading activities. Potential state respondents are states
that can elect to submit state-determined allowance allocations for
sources located in their states.
Respondents' obligation to respond: Industry respondents: voluntary
and mandatory (sections 110(a) and 301(a) of the Clean Air Act). State
respondents: voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that there are 136
industry respondents, covering 450 units subject to one or more of the
CSAPR trading programs for Texas SO2 trading program, and 27
potential state respondents.
Frequency of response: on occasion, quarterly, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 109,233 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $16,855,9766 (per year); includes $6,529,816
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is decrease of 4,279 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease in the number of units subject
to the CSAPR trading programs for the Texas SO2 trading
program due to retirements.
Rona Birnbaum,
Director, Clean Air and Power Division, Office of Atmospheric
Protection, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2024-19935 Filed 9-4-24; 8:45 am]
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