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.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2010
09/30/2010
09/30/2010
16,930
0
16,930
5,525,639
0
5,525,639
0
0
0
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
While most State and local permitting authorities will be able to implement the proposed flexdible permitting approaches without rulemaking, we estimate that 10% of permitting authorities will first incur added burden to revise their operating permit programs to provide forflexible permits. After issuing a flexible permit, the burden experienced by permitting authorities will be reduced as a result of the reduction in the number of significant and minor permit modifications processed for the source with a flexible permit.
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.
1587ss08.doc
State Operating Permits Regulations (40 CFR part 70) (Sources)