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OMB Control No: 2060-0744	ICR Reference No: 202306-2060-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-2060-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2705.02
Title: Federal Implementation Plan Addressing Regional Ozone Transport for the 2015 Primary Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Transport Obligations for non-Electric Generating Units (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: 10/04/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/05/2023
Terms of Clearance: Consistent with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	14,614	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	11,491	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,400,000	0	0

Abstract: "On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the primary and secondary 8-hour standards for ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb). States were required to provide ozone infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions to fulfill interstate transport obligations for the 2015 ozone NAAQS by October 1, 2018. The interstate transport obligations under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), are referred to as the “good neighbor provision” or the “interstate transport provision” of the Act. This final rule would resolve the interstate transport obligations of 23 states under the “good neighbor provision” for the 2015 ozone NAAQS and is the subject of this clearance request. EPA is establishing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions limitations during ozone season beginning in 2026 for certain non-EGU industry stationary sources in order to eliminate significant contribution to downwind ozone air quality problems in other states. EPA is also proposing that cost-effective controls for NOX emissions reductions are available in certain non-EGU industry sectors that would result in meaningful air quality improvements in downwind receptors. The implementation of the final rule would require affected facilities of certain non-EGU industry stationary sources to conduct new compliance activities. The Paperwork Reduction Act requires the information found in this ICR number 2705.02 to assess the burden (in hours and dollars) of these new compliance activities. In the next three years, owners/operators of certain non-EGU affected facilities, and the EPA will conduct new monitoring, calibrating, recordkeeping, reporting and performance testing activities. This information is being collected to assure compliance with the final rule. The required activities are specific to each non-EGU industry sector and can vary across the range of industry sectors. In general, the final rule will require initial notifications, performance tests and periodic reports by owners/operators. Record keeping shall be maintained and retained for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to delegated state or local authority. Certain reports may be submitted electronically to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). In the event that there is no delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to EPA regional office. Over the next three years, approximately 3,328 industry respondents per year will be subject to the final rule and this estimate is based on the Agency’s non-EGU screening assessment. The screening assessment identified the following non-EGU industry source types: furnaces in Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing; boilers and furnaces in Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing; kilns in Cement and Cement Product Manufacturing; reciprocating internal combustion engines in Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas; high-emitting equipment and large boilers in Basic Chemical Manufacturing, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, Metal Ore Mining and Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mill; and combustors and incinerators in Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators. "

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 110(a) Name of Law: Clean Air Act
US Code: 42 USC 301(a) Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV51	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 36654	06/05/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	14,614	14,614
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,491	11,491
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,400,000	2,400,000

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 estimates for this ICR reflect the new activities required of certain non-EGU industry sectors. It also includes estimates of administrative burden on the EPA in implementing the rule. The new industry activities include monitoring, calibrating, recordkeeping, reporting, and testing activities required under the final rule, entitled “Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.”

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,323

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: Matthew Mahler 919 541-7934 mahler.matthew@epa.gov

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