NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 7620-14 Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone SIP Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NOx Emissions to Reuce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7620-23 NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	New
1857ss04[1].doc Supporting Statement A	2007-05-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24660	Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone SIP Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NOx Emissions to Reuce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	Modified
180299	NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone - States	New
180298	NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0445	ICR Reference No: 200705-2060-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200310-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1857.04
Title: NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/27/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/24/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2010	12/31/2008	09/30/2007
Responses	12,632	0	3,470
Time Burden (Hours)	471,734	0	483,069
Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,278,800	0	28,743,000

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Abstract: The NOX Budget Trading Program is a market-based cap and trade program created to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power plants and other large combustion sources in the eastern United States. 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 Budget Trading Program was designed to reduce NOX emissions during the warm summer months, referred to as the ozone season, when ground-level ozone concentrations are highest. This information collection is necessary to implement the NOX Budget Trading Program. While States were not required to adopt an emissions trading program, every State adopted the basic Federal model trading program for fossil fuel-fired NOX sources. This trading program burden includes the paper work burden related to; transferring and tracking allowances, the allocation of allowances to affected units, permitting, annual year end compliance certification, and meeting the monitoring and reporting requirements of the program. This information collection is mandatory under 40 CFR Part 96. All data received by EPA will be treated as public information. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 70756	12/06/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 29160	05/24/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone SIP Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NOx Emissions to Reuce the Regional Transport of Ozone	7620-14, 4620-15, 7620-16	Allowance Transfer ,   General Account Information ,   Account Certificate of Representation
NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone	7620-24, 7620-23, 7620-22	NOX Budget Trading Program Common Stack Allowance Deduction ,   Allowance Deduction ,   NOX Budget Trading Program Compliance Certification Report
NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone - States

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	12,632	3,470	0	0	9,162	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	471,734	483,069	0	0	-11,335	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,278,800	28,743,000	0	0	-464,200	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $559,416

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/24/2007

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