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OMB Control No:
2060-0445
ICR Reference No:
202005-2060-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201809-2060-006
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
1857.11
Title:
Emissions Monitoring Provisions in State Implementation Plans Required Under the NOX SIP Call (Final Rule)
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:
09/09/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/15/2020
Terms of Clearance:
This ICR was submitted over a year after the final rule was published. The burden estimates are only for 2019-2021, and 2020 is nearly over. OMB is issuing a one year approval of this information collection. Upon resubmission, OMB requests that EPA use actual burden estimates based on any SIP revisions that may or may not have occurred because of the 2019 final rule, Emissions Monitoring Provisions in State Implementation Plans Required Under the NOX SIP Call (RIN 2060–AU08).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
Responses
1,180
0
1,600
Time Burden (Hours)
131,945
0
189,261
Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,256,087
0
12,227,456
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was replaced by an ozone-season NOx trading program under the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which has in turn been replaced by the ozone-season NOx trading programs under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR).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.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
40 USC 51
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2060-AU08
Final or interim final rulemaking
84 FR 8422
03/08/2019
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
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
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
1,180
1,600
0
-340
-80
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
131,945
189,261
0
-48,004
-9,312
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,256,087
12,227,456
0
-3,402,895
-568,474
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
A rule amendment gives states an option to establish lower-cost monitoring requirements for some sources.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$200,600
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
Agency Contact:
Karen VanSickle 2023439220 vansickle.karen@epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
07/15/2020
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