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OMB Control No:
2008-0002
ICR Reference No:
202309-2008-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201603-2008-002
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/RODENVER
Agency Tracking No:
2539.02
Title:
Approval and Promulgation of Fed. Implementation Plan for Managing Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands Within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Ut.-(Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
04/05/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/14/2024
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
Responses
4,580
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
154,630
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,572,400
0
0
Abstract:
This ICR covers information collection requirements in the final Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Manging Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands Within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah (40 CFR Part 49, Subpart K, §§ 49.4169 thorugh 49.4184), herein referred to as the U&O FIP. The information collected will be used by EPA and the Ute Indian Tribe agency to determine the compliance status of sources subject to the rule. In the final action, EPA is promulgating a Reservation-specific FIP to establish enforceable control requirements for reducing VOC emissions from new, modified, and existing oil and natural gas production and natural gas processing activities on the Indian country lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah (U&O Reservation). Specifically, EPA is issuing this rule to require owners and operators of new, modified, and existing oil and natural gas sources on Indian country lands within the U&O Reservation in the Uinta Basin to reduce emissions of VOC, from crude oil, condensate, and produced water storage tanks, from glycol dehydrators, from pneumatic pumps, from fugitive equipment leaks, from pneumatic controllers, and from tanker truck loading and unloading. Oil and natural gas sources may also contain other VOC-emitting units or activities that include, but are not limited to, compressors, evaporation ponds, two and three-phase separators, heater treaters, liquids unloading, turbines, and reciprocating internal combustion engines. This rule does not contain requirements for, or otherwise apply to, those types of equipment or activities. Additionally, the FIP’s new/modified source VOC emission control requirements are generally consistent with those requirements under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector at 40 CFR Part 60, subparts OOOO and OOOOa (NSPS OOOO/OOOOa), and the Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions from True Minor Sources in Indian Country in the Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Processing Segments of the Oil and Natural Gas Sector at 40 CFR Part 49 (National O&NG FIP). The costs associated with the monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting for new/modified sources is calculated under the existing ICRs for NSPS OOOO and OOOOa. The potential respondents are owners or operators of oil and natural gas sources found on Indian country lands throughout the U&O Reservation. For the purposes of the U&O FIP, an oil and natural gas source consists of all the air pollution emitting units and activities located on or integrally connected to a stationary source engaged in the extraction and production of oil and natural gas and/or the processing of natural gas, including the wells and all related processes used in the extraction, production, recovery, lifting, stabilization, and separation or treatment of oil, water, and/or natural gas (including condensate). Oil and natural gas production and processing components may include, but are not limited to: Wells and related casing head; tubing head and “Christmas tree” piping; pumps; compressors; heater treaters; separators; storage vessels; pneumatic devices; stationary engines; natural gas sweetening; truck loading; dewpoint suppression skids; natural gas dehydrators; completion and workover processes; gathering pipelines and related components that collect and transport the oil, natural gas and other materials and wastes from the wells or well pads; and natural gas processing plants. In general, owners or operators are required to maintain records of all oil and natural gas required monitoring and rule compliance. These reports and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all sources subject to the U&O FIP.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7601
Name of Law: 114(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
US Code:
42 USC 7414
Name of Law: Sections 301(a) and 301(d)(4) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2008-AA03
Final or interim final rulemaking
87 FR 75334
12/08/2022
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
Oil and Natural Gas Operators in the U&O Reservation - Annual Recordkeeping and Reporting
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
4,580
0
0
4,580
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
154,630
0
0
154,630
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,572,400
0
0
16,572,400
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:
This is a new collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$356,232
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:
Claudia Smith 303 312-6520 smith.claudia@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:
03/14/2024
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