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OMB Control No: 2060-0685	ICR Reference No: 201204-2060-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2465.01
Title: NSPS for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Electric Utility Generating Units (40 CFR part 60, supbart TTTT) (Proposed 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: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 09/04/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/13/2012
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Potential respondents are owners and operators of new fossil fuel-fired EGUs greater than 25 megawatt electric. The proposed standards would establish standards of performance for CO2 emissions from EGUs currently in the 40 CFR part 60, Da and KKKK source categories under a new subpart TTTT. Subpart Da currently regulates utility boilers, and subpart KKKK currently regulates stationary combined cycle units and IGCC units. The proposed requirements would require affected EGUs to meet an output-based standard of 1,000 lb CO2/MWh, based on the performance of widely used NGCC technology. Reflecting the economics of the energy sector, NGCC is likely to be the predominant choice for new fossil fuel-fired generation even absent this rule. New coal-fired units could meet the standard either by employing CCS of approximately 50% of the CO2 in the exhaust gas at startup, or through later application of more effective CCS to meet the standard on average over a 30-year period. This proposed action would impose minimal new information collection burden on affected sources beyond what those sources would already be subject to under the authorities of CAA parts 75 and 98. Apart from certain reporting costs based on requirements in the NSPS General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), which are mandatory for all owners/operators subject to CAA section 111 national emission standards, there are no new information collection costs, as the information required by this proposed rule is already collected and reported by other regulatory programs. The proposed rule would require that CO2 mass rate CEMS and the associated automatic data acquisition and handling system be installed and operated. In this rulemaking, the EPA proposes that the owner or operator of a new unit would be required to comply with the notification and recordkeeping requirements in the section 111 regulatory general provisions, 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and would need to report results of performance testing and excess emissions; as well as record and maintain hourly average CO2 emissions concentration, hourly average flow rate, and hourly useful electrical generation. As part of an Agency-wide effort to facilitate reporting of environmental data and reports, the proposal would require that owners and operators subject to this regulation must electronically submit excess emissions, continuous monitoring systems performance and-or summary reports. The EPA does not project any new coal-fired EGUs that commence construction after this proposal to commence operation over the 3-year period covered by this ICR. We estimate that 17 new affected NGCC units would commence operation during that time period.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 740 Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AQ91	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 22392	04/13/2012

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
NSPS for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Electric Utility Generating Units (40 CFR part 60, subpart TTTT)

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: Program change increase is due to information collection activities that will be imposed by new subpart TTTT, Standards of Performance for GHG Emissions for New EGUs, under 40 CFR part 60.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Mary Johnson 919 541-5025 johnson.mary@epamail.epa.gov

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