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OMB Control No: 2060-0611	ICR Reference No: 202401-2060-012
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-2060-009
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2258.06
Title: PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements Rule (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/30/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	24	18
Time Burden (Hours)	24,900	25,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The EPA has established a suite of PM2.5 standards based on numerous health studies and other evidence demonstrating that serious health effects are associated with exposure to elevated levels of PM2.5. Estimates show that attainment of the PM2.5 standards would result in tens of thousands fewer premature deaths each year, tens of thousands fewer hospital admissions each year, and hundreds of thousands fewer doctor visits, absences from work and school, and respiratory illnesses in children annually. EPA initially established annual and 24-hour PM2.5 standards in 1997. The 24-hour standard was subsequently revised in 2006, and the primary annual standard was revised in 2012. The EPA finalized the PM2.5 NAAQS State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements Rule (81 FR 58010) effective October 24, 2016, to describe the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements that must be met by states with nonattainment areas to develop plans for attaining and maintaining the NAAQS. The intended effect of the PM2.5 NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule is to provide certainty to states regarding their planning obligations related to SIP development. Only states with nonattainment areas are required to submit SIPs that meet the requirements of the rule. The information collection activities in this proposed renewal have been submitted for approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The PRA requires the EPA to assess the administrative burden (in hours and dollars) for state air agencies to develop plans to attain the PM2.5 NAAQS, and for EPA to review and take action on such plans.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401-7671q Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 55453	08/15/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 5888	01/30/2024
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
PM2.5 NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	24	18	6
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,900	25,500	-600
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The current ICR that is set to expire January 31, 2024 estimated a burden of 76,500 total labor hours at an annual labor cost of $1.6 million (present value) over three years for 18 area responses (8 states). For this revision, EPA is estimating 74,700 total labor hours at an annual labor cost of $1.76 million (present value) over three years for 12 area responses (6 states). The decrease in total state respondent labor hours is due to the reduction in non attainment areas from 18 to 12. While the hours decreased due to the fewer number of respondents, there is an increase in estimated costs due to the increase in labor rates and the need for several areas to continue to develop plans to help address complex air quality issues. The estimates in this renewal have been calculated using 2023 dollars and some assumptions regarding overhead, O&M costs, and capital costs have been adjusted to meet current guidelines and common procedures for preparing ICRs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $193,796

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: Leigh Herrington 919 541-0882

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