NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	Modified
NOxSIP_clean-final_SS.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-08-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24660	NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0445	ICR Reference No: 201708-2060-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201401-2060-006
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1857.08
Title: NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 01/23/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/01/2017
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	1,600	0	424
Time Burden (Hours)	189,261	0	57,586
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,227,456	0	3,777,000

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Abstract: The NOx Budget Trading Program was a market-based cap and trade program created to reduce emissions of nitrogren 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. In 2009, the program was replaced by an ozone-season NOx trading program under the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which has in turn been replaced by the ozone-season NOx trading programs under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Although the NOx Budget Trading Program was replaced after the 2008 compliance season, this information collection is being renewed because industrial sources in certain States are still required to monitor and report emissions data to EPA under these rules, so we will account for their burden.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 40 USC 51 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 40 USC 40 Name of Law: null
  

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:
	82 FR 29551	06/29/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 41620	09/01/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone	NA, 7620-16	Electronic Signature Agreement ,   Account Certificate of Representation

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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	1,600	424	0	1,176	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	189,261	57,586	0	131,675	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,227,456	3,777,000	0	8,450,456	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total burden and hours have increased due to the increased number of units reporting as NOx SIP only. Sources in some states that were subject to the CAIR program, but not subject to the CSAPR program are continuing to report their ozone season emissions under the NOx SIP Call program covered by this ICR. Previously, the burden for reporting ozone season emissions data for these sources was covered under the CAIR Program (EPA ICR No. 2152.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0570).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $166,912

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 09/01/2017

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