Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2347ss03.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-01-16
2347t03.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-01-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
207218	Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements (Proposed Rule)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0695	ICR Reference No: 201801-2060-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201506-2060-012
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2347.03
Title: Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/16/2018
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	04/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2018
Responses	34	0	58
Time Burden (Hours)	34,000	0	40,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires the information found in this ICR to assess the burden of the Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements; Final Rule, including any periodic reporting and record keeping required under the rule. The rule was proposed on June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178) and promulgated on March 6, 2015 (80 FR 12264). The intended effect of this final rule is to interpret Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements to provide certainty to states regarding their planning obligations such that states may complete SIP development for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Such planning obligations may include, but are not limited to, developing SIP submissions that contain attainment demonstrations, Reasonably Further Progress (RFP) analyses, and determinations of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401-7671q Name of Law: Air Pollution Prevention and Control
  

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 45843	10/02/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 2150	01/16/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements (Proposed Rule)

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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	34	58	0	0	-24	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,000	40,000	0	0	-6,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: Factors contributing to the variation include the stage of the ozone implementation program that various nonattainment areas are in, and states relative success in attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS during the original ICR period. More specifically, the reasons the total estimated burden in this renewal is different than the total estimated burden in the ICR currently approved by OMB include: (1) Many areas that have successfully attained the 2008 ozone NAAQS are now eligible to request redesignation to attainment; (2) As many as 13 nonattainment areas are likely subject to the additional air quality planning and emissions control requirements of the Serious classification because they are predicted not to attain the 2008 NAAQS by the Moderate area attainment deadline. For these areas, states must take further steps to ensure air quality standards are achieved by the next attainment deadline; (3) The estimates have been calculated using 2017 dollars.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,000,000

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: 01/16/2018

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