In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval of this information
collection. Prior to the publication of the final rule, the agency
must provide to OMB a summary of all comments pertaining to the
information collection burden imposed by this rule and any changes
made in response to these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2008
01/31/2008
07/31/2008
150,723
0
150,723
5,851,126
0
5,851,126
8,613,000
0
8,613,000
The EPA is proposing revisions to the
regulations governing State operating permit programs for major
sources mandated by title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to clarify
approaches that may be used to create flexible permits. With a
flexible title V permit, the source may make authorized physical
and operational changes without further review or approval. Along
with accompanying changes to the regulations governing the major
New Source Review (NSR) program mandated by parts C and D of title
I of the CAA, the proposed clarifications are intended to provide
increased operational flexibility to sources while ensuring as good
or better environmental protection as under the existing
regulatons. The proposed changes represent a potential decrease in
burden to sources and States and local permitting authorities
related to permit actions. While we believe that most permitting
authorities will be able to implement the flexible permitting
approaches without revising their operating permit programs, the
changes may also represent a one-time increase in burden to some
States and other permitting authorities to revise their operating
permit programs.
As a result of the proposed
revisions to clarify the operating permit program regulations,
sources that obtain a flexible permit (after the initial burden of
voluntarily obtaining the permit) will subsequently be able to make
authorized changes without revising their permits, thereby reducing
the burden that would have resulted from those permit actions in
the absence of the flexible permit. We estimate that 10% of sources
will obtain a flexible permit that incorporates advance approval
for NSR, and that these sources will then be able to forego one
additional significant permit modification every 5 years and nine
additional minor permit modifications per year. We estimate that an
additional 20% of sources will obtain a simpler flexible permit
that does not involve advance approval for NSR, and that these
sources will then be able to forego two additional minor permit
modifications per year. State and local reviewing authorities will
first incur added burden to revise their major NSR programs to
provide for Green Groups. Subsequently after issuing a Green Group
permit, their burden will be reduced as a result of the reduction
in the number of major and minor NSR permits processed for the
source with a Green Group.
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:
(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;
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.
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