Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51 (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2590ss01.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-04-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
241353	Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202004-2060-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2590.01
Title: Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51 (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/23/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	56	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,080	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) each have certain authorities and responsibilities. Each state must have a state implementation plan (SIP) that provides for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), and the EPA must assure that SIPs satisfy the CAA requirements. These authorities and responsibilities are further described in this documents section 2(a), Need/Authority for the Collection. The EPA promulgated regulations at Part 51, Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans, that specify the minimum requirements that each state must include in its SIP. State and local air pollution control agencies are the main users of the Part 51 regulations, which are referred to in brief as the EPAs SIP preparation regulations. Appendix P to Part 51 (cited from 40 CFR 51.214) sets forth minimum continuous emission monitoring and reporting requirements that each SIP must include for sources among four source categories. These four Appendix P source categories are: fossil fuel-fired steam generators; fluid bed catalytic cracking unit catalyst regenerators (at petroleum refineries); sulfuric acid plants; and nitric acid plants. The information collection being addressed in this document corresponds to a proposed rule revising Appendix P and titled, Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51. The EPA notes that the subject rule, by generally relaxing a minimum reporting frequency specification for SIPs from quarterly to semiannually, would be a revision only of the minimum requirement, and so the rule would not require that any state change the actual reporting frequency requirement in its SIP that applies to Appendix P sources. Therefore, to comply with the subject rules requirements, each state may choose to prepare and submit a SIP revision but would not be required to do so.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et seq 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-AT80	Proposed rulemaking	85 FR 10121	02/21/2020

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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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Revisions to Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51

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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	56	0	0	56	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,080	0	0	3,080	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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 new burden included in this ICR results from a proposed rule that revises Appendix P to 40 CFR Part 51, which relaxes the minimum reporting frequency specification for SIPs from quarterly to semiannually. For those states that chose to do so, this ICR addresses the burden to prepare and submit a SIP revision that is consistent with the provisions of the proposed rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $34,040

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? No

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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: 09/23/2020

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