OMB requests
that EPA reformat the Supporting Statement A to the standard 18
question format for submission of the final rule package. In
addition, OMB requests that EPA submit the following as
supplemental documents: cut and paste the regulatory text that
includes the ICR (sections 60.5740a and 60.23a(a), 60.5710a,
60.23a(c), 60.23a(f), 60.5790a, 60.23a(e); the submission
instructions under part 60.5800; and screen shots of the electronic
portal where the documents are submitted online. Lastly, OMB
expects in the final supporting statement that the cost numbers for
the summary estimates include citations and references to how they
are derived in the main supporting statement itself. The extra
tables are useful, but the supporting statement should be able to
be understood without referencing the separate tables.
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Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA)
section 111(d), the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is proposing a BSER and states will set standards of
performance for CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired EGUs
and guidelines for states to use in developing plans. For purposes
of these guidelines, fossil fuel-fired EGUs are coal-fired steam
generating units that generate electricity for sale and are larger
than 25 megawatts (MW). Existing sources include those EGUs that
commenced construction on or before August 31, 2018. The EPA is
proposing these guidelines because CO2 is a greenhouse gas (GHG),
and fossil fuel-fired power plants are the country’s largest
stationary source emitters of GHGs. The EPA in 2009 found that by
causing or contributing to climate change, GHGs endanger both the
public health and the public welfare of current and future
generations. This proposed action requires those states with one or
more EGUs covered under this subpart to develop plans to implement
the emission guidelines and submit the plans to EPA for approval.
If an approvable state plan is not submitted by August 31, 2018,
EPA will develop a federal plan according to 40 CFR 60.27a to
implement the emission guidelines in those states. Owners and
operators of EGUs not covered by an approved state plan must comply
with the federal plan. The federal plan is an interim action and
will be automatically withdrawn when the state plan is approved.
Those states that have no EGUs for which construction commenced on
or before August 31, 2018 would submit a negative declaration
letter in place of the state plan. The emission guidelines include
required components of the state plan, the BSER determination,
timing requirements for submitting the state plan, and criteria for
affected sources (EGUs). Under the timing requirements provisions
in the proposed implementing regulations, states are given 3 years
after promulgation of the emission guidelines to submit their
plans. This proposed action imposes no new information collection
burden on affected sources (EGUs) during the first 3 years after
final rule promulgation beyond what those sources would already be
subject to under the authorities of 40 CFR parts 75 and 98. The
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has previously approved the
information collection requirements contained in the existing 40
CFR parts 75 and 98 regulations under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and has assigned
OMB control numbers 2060-0258, 2060-0667, 2060-0445 and 2060-0629,
respectively. There are no new information collection costs for
these affected sources during the first 3 years, as the information
required for these sources by the proposed guidelines is already
collected and reported by other regulatory programs during this
period. The only respondents expected to incur new information
collection burden are those states with one or more EGUs covered
under this subpart.
This ICR is for a new
collection, accounting for the burden related to the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements being introduced in the proposed
rule
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.
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Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UUUU) (Proposed Rule) - States