In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2022
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2019
93
0
99
23,707
0
25,937
0
0
0
The part 71 program is a federal operating permit program implemented by the EPA (or a delegate agency) for sources located in areas where there is no state, local or tribal program, such as in Indian country; offshore areas where the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and Deep Water Ports Act (DWPA) regulations apply; where there is a deficient state or local (part 70) permit program; and where the EPA has objected to a particular part 70 permit and taken over permitting because the state failed to adequately resolve the objection. Source respondents to this information collection are those sources subject to title V permitting that are located where the EPA or a delegate agency is the permitting authority (e.g., in Indian country, offshore [OCS and DWPA sources], and where there are unresolved EPA objections to part 70 permits).
This change in burden from the previous ICR renewal is primarily due to updated estimates of the number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 programs, rather than any new federal mandates (i.e., changes in paperwork requirements for respondents). The 2016 ICR analysis overestimated the number of new sources that would get permits during the term of the ICR the previous analysis assumed 85 permits at the end of that 3-year cycle, while the current analysis estimates 71 existing permits at the beginning of the analysis (June 1, 2019).
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.