[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22286-22287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09386]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0334; FRL-12794-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the Clean Air Act
Amendments (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), Acid Rain Program under Title IV
of the Clean Air Act Amendments (EPA ICR Number 1633.19, OMB Control
Number 2060-0258) 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 May 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 5, 2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 26, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2024-0334, to EPA 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.
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: Morgan Riedel, Clean Air and Power
Division, Office of Atmospheric Protection, 6204A, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-1144; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on September 5, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 72393). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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
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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.
Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was established under Title IV of
the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to address acid deposition by
reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen
oxides (NOX). This information collection extension is
necessary to continue implementation of the Acid Rain Program. It
includes burden and costs associated with developing and modifying
permits, complying with NOX permitting requirements,
monitoring emissions, transferring allowances, and participating in the
annual allowance auctions.
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, Acid Rain Permit Application #7610-16, Acid Rain
NOXCompliance Plan #7610-28, Acid Rain
NOXAveraging Plan #7610-29, New Unit Exemption #7610-19,
Opt-In Permit Application #7610-26, Opt-In Utilization Report #7620-9,
Letter of Credit #7610-7A, EPA Allowance Auctions--Additional
Information for Certified Checks or Wire Transfers #7610-7,
SO2 Allowance Offer Form #7610-8, Thermal Energy Plan #7610-
27, Notification For Distribution of Proceeds From EPA Auctions #7610-
11, Opt-In Reduction from Improved Efficiency Confirmation Report
#7620-8, Thermal Energy Compliance Report #7620-10.
Respondents/affected entities: Electricity generating plants,
industrialsources, and other persons.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary and mandatory (Clean
Air Act sections 403, 407, 408, 410, 412, and 416).
Estimated number of respondents: 1,195 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 1,760,519 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $286,211,330 (per year), which includes
$123,208,182 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 65,614 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to source retirements, which have
both reduced the estimated overall number of affected sources and
shifted the estimated mix of monitoring methodologies used. The other
factors contributing to the decrease in burden are reductions in the
estimated numbers of allowance transfer and deduction submissions, and
allowance auction bids.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-09386 Filed 5-23-25; 8:45 am]
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