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OMB Control No:
2060-0697
ICR Reference No:
201807-2060-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201802-2060-003
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
2498.03
Title:
NSPS Review for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 CFR part 60, subpart XXX) (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 with change
Conclusion Date:
01/31/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/25/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Approval granted for one year due to agency collection of information without separate approval under 5 CFR 1320. Upon resubmission, agency should upload a copy of the final rule in the supplementary documents, add the 60 and 30 day FR citations, include screenshots of each click that a respondent would need to make to submit the information online, and include the OMB control number and the burden statement on the first page of the online collection portal.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
Responses
229
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
91,086
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
605,549
0
0
Abstract:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this final rule for the Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills to address the emission rate threshold at which an MSW landfill must install controls. The EPA has reviewed the standards of performance for MSW landfills based on changes in the landfills industry since the standards were promulgated in 1996 and issued a proposed rulemaking on July 17, 2014. The EPA's review of the standards of performance for MSW landfills applies to landfills that commenced construction, reconstruction, or modification after July 17, 2014. This action aims to achieve additional reductions of landfill gas and its components, including methane, through a lower emission threshold at which MSW landfills must install and operate a gas collection and control system (GCCS). The EPA is finalizing a lower megagram per year (Mg/yr) nonmethane organic compound (NMOC) emission rate trigger for installing a GCCS in new subpart XXX of 40 CFR part 60 from 40 Mg/yr as proposed on July 17, 2014 (79 FR 41796), to 34 Mg/yr. The final standards of performance for MSW landfills will reduce emissions of landfill gas, which contains both NMOC and methane, from new and modified MSW landfills. Landfills are a significant source of methane and methane is a potent greenhouse gas pollutant. These avoided emissions will improve air quality and reduce public health and welfare effects associated with exposure to landfill gas emissions.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401
Name of Law: Clean Air Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2060-AM08
Final or interim final rulemaking
81 FR 59332
08/29/2016
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 52162
08/27/2015
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 59332
08/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - Privately Owned
NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - Publicly Owned
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
229
0
0
229
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
91,086
0
0
91,086
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
605,549
0
0
605,549
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 increase in burden is attributed to the 2015 final rule for the Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, which addressed the emission rate threshold at which an MSW landfill must install controls.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$169,978
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Hillary Ward 919 541-3154 ward.hillary@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:
07/25/2018
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