Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194036	Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - Private Sector Voluntary	Modified
194035	Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - Public Sector Mandatory	Modified
194034	Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - State and Local Government	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0667	ICR Reference No: 201106-2060-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2391.02
Title: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 07/26/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/01/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	17,398	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	185,201	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,150,678	0	0

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Abstract: The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Transport Rule) that will supersede the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). It includes new reporting requirements, and combines these new requirements with existing requirements from the Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NOX Emissions to Reduce Regional Transport of Ozone (NOX SIP Call) and the Acid Rain Program (ARP) under Title IV of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990. Each of these existing requirements has an approved ICR in place. The current ICRs are: CAIR (EPA ICR Number 2152.04/OMB Control Number 2060-0570), NOX SIP Call (EPA ICR Number 1857.05/OMB Control Number 2060-0445) and ARP (EPA ICR Number 1633.15/OMB Control Number 2060-0258). This supporting statement and ICR are being submitted to account for the incremental burden associated with the Transport Rule (TR) as it supersedes CAIR beginning in 2012. As such, this supporting statement references the burden analysis included in EPA ICR Numbers 2152.04, 1857.05, and 1633.15, and estimates the change in burden resulting from the TR beyond the scope of the existing ICRs for the NOX SIP Call requirements and the Acid Rain Program. The burden included in this ICR includes start-up and capital costs for units newly affected by an emissions trading program and/or whose reporting status has changed (e.g., from ozone season only to annual reporting), annualized capital costs for units previously subject to the NOX SIP call requirements or CAIR, as well as the incremental operation and maintenance costs for all TR-affected units. Under the TR, the burden and costs accounted for under the CAIR ICR (EPA ICR Number 2152.04) would no longer occur past 2011. Instead, all those burdens and costs would be accounted for under this ICR as part of TR implementation. In addition to the states and facilities listed in the actual rule text, EPA has included costs/burdens associated with TR ozone season-affected units for the following states: IA, KS, MI, MO, OK, and WI. The TR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program does not list these states in the current rule package, however EPA proposes to add them as part of a future supplemental rule package to the Transport Rule. In anticipation of this rulemaking, the costs/burdens associated with these facilities are included in the ICR to allow for a full accounting of the TR program at maturity. See Appendix A for a separate breakout of the cost/burdens associated with these facilities. In the event that some or all of these states are not included in the future rulemaking, EPA will amend this ICR accordingly. EPA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that details the additions and changes to reporting requirements associated with the TR. These changes can be logically divided in to two categories: (1) changes to existing requirements for emission reporting under the previous CAIR and NOX SIP Call, and (2) the addition of reporting requirements to support emissions trading and compliance in states covered by the TR. Throughout this Supporting Statement, the burden analysis associated with these two categories will be discussed sequentially as "Emission Reporting Requirements" and "Emission Trading Requirements."

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AP50	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - State and Local Government
Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - Private Sector Voluntary	7610-6
Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone - Public Sector Mandatory	5900-172, 7610-1, 7610-5, 7610-20

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	17,398	0	0	17,398	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	185,201	0	0	185,201	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,150,678	0	0	13,150,678	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Transport Rule) that will supersede the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). It includes new reporting requirements, and combines these new requirements with existing requirements from the Emission Reporting Requirements for Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revisions Relating to Statewide Budgets for NOX Emissions to Reduce Regional Transport of Ozone (NOX SIP Call) and the Acid Rain Program (ARP) under Title IV of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $380,306

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 06/01/2011

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