[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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