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OMB Control No: 2060-0249	ICR Reference No: 202405-2060-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1601.11
Title: Air Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf Activities (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/21/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved. The agency is reminded to submit a timely renewal package before the expiration date of this collection so that this information collection does not lapse in violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved
Responses	330	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	13,162	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,017,735	0	0

Abstract: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) gives the EPA responsibility for regulating air pollution from OCS sources located offshore of the states along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts (except the North Slope Borough of Alaska), and along the Gulf Coast off the State of Florida eastward of longitude 87 degrees and 30 minutes (i.e., off the coast of Florida). In general, these OCS sources must obtain OCS permits that comply with the New Source Review preconstruction permit program and title V operating permit program among other requirements, and then maintain ongoing compliance with their permit conditions. Industry respondents must prepare permit applications and, after receiving their permits, conduct testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting as required by their permits. The EPA has delegated the authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations to four local air pollution control agencies in California and three state air pollutions control agencies (Delaware Maryland, and Virginia). These agency respondents must review sources’ permit applications and reports, issue permits, observe performance tests and conduct inspections to ensure that the sources off their coasts are meeting all the requirements that apply to them. The type and quantity of information required will depend on the circumstances surrounding the action but may include that required in applicability determinations, Notices of Intent (NOI), New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting requirements, Part 70 Title V (Title V) operating permit requirements, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and some National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) promulgated under section 112 of the CAA. In addition, inner OCS sources could be subject to other requirements as those that would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding onshore area (COA). Sources locating beyond 25 nautical miles from the state seaward boundary (outer OCS) are subject to federal air quality requirements which could include the EPA’s PSD preconstruction permit program, Part 71 Title V operating permit program, NSPS and NESHAP promulgated under section 112 of the CAA. State and local air pollution control agencies are usually requested to provide information concerning regulation of offshore sources and are provided opportunities to comment on the proposed determinations. The public is also provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed determinations.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et seq 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:
	89 FR 8677	02/08/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 46885	05/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	330	155	175
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,162	-7,061	20,223
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,017,735	2,996,239	21,496

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 burden estimates for the OCS Air Regulations have been revised to reflect projections from information obtained directly from EPA Regional Offices and reviewing authorities, which have resulted in changes in the number, mix, and types of OCS sources projected to occur in the upcoming ICR renewal period. This ICR also has additional burden for performance testing that has been added to alternative energy OCS sources, revised consistency review burden estimates, and other permit step burden increase for alternative energy OCS sources as noted in the summary Excel spreadsheet in the docket for this notice titled, 1601t10 Draft OCS ICR Burden Calculations 2024. Furthermore, as noted in Section 13, this ICR has deviated from the methods previously used to record respondent burden and labor costs for this collection. While past ICRs have included contractor labor hours and labor costs along with the labor hours and costs of direct respondents as part of the total hourly burden and labor costs for the collection, this ICR correctly identifies contractor labor only as a component of O&M costs. This modification was done to bring the ICR in line with standard practices employed across EPAs ICR inventory. The change in methodology has resulted in a reduction of 22,839.67 hours in average annual burden and a transfer or $2,466,684 from labor to O&M costs compared to the figures that the described collection would have yielded using the previous methods. Additional detail on these changes is provided on the Respondent Summary tab of the Excel burden calculation file (named 1601t11) included with this ICR submission.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $452,021

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: BEN GARWOOD 919 541-1358

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