[Federal Register: November 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 216)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0222; FRL-8739-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1601.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0249
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 8,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0222, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shao-Hang Chu, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (C539-04),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5382; fax number: (919) 541-0824; e-
mail address: chu.shao-hang@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On April 29, 2008 (73 FR 23249), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0222, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Air Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Activities (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1601.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0249.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 328 (Air Pollution from Outer Continental Shelf
Activities) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 1990, gives EPA
responsibility for regulating air pollution from OCS sources located
offshore of the states along the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Coasts,
and along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the coast of Florida).
The U.S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS)
retained the responsibility for regulating air pollution from sources
located in the western Gulf of Mexico. To comply with the requirements
of section 328 of the CAA, EPA, on September 4, 1992 at 57 FR 40792,
promulgated regulations to control air pollution from OCS sources in
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the
CAA. Sources located within 25 miles of a state's seaward boundary must
comply with the same state/local air pollution control requirements as
would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding
onshore area (COA). Sources located more than 25 miles from a state's
seaward boundary (25 mile limit) must comply with EPA air pollution
control regulations. The regulations are codified as part 55 of chapter
I of title 40 of the CFR. On September 2, 1997, EPA made two court-
ordered revisions to the regulations.
This ICR addresses the information collection burden (i.e., hours
and costs) to industry respondents who are subject to the reporting,
recordkeeping, and testing requirements of the OCS air regulations.
Industry respondents include owners or operators of existing and new or
modified stationary sources. Since the OCS Air Regulations essentially
extend the coverage of other regulations, the data and information
requirements associated with the regulations will vary depending on the
underlying regulations. For example, sources located within a 25-mile
limit off the coast of a nonattainment area will generally have more
stringent New Source Review (NSR) regulations than those locating off
the coast of an attainment area. The data and information requirements
will also vary depending on the size and type of source. The
exploration sources are generally smaller sources and not subject to
the permit requirements of larger sources.
This ICR also addresses the burden to the agencies who are
responsible for implementing and enforcing the OCS regulations. The EPA
has delegated the authority to implement and enforce the OCS
regulations for sources located off the coast of California to four
local air pollution control agencies: Santa Barbara County Air
Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD); South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD); Ventura County Air Pollution Control
District (VCAPCD);
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and San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD).
The EPA implements and enforces the regulations for all other sources
under its authority.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 112
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are all outer continental shelf sources except those
located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude (near the
border of Florida and Alabama). For sources located within 25 miles of
States' seaward boundaries, the requirements are the same as those that
would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding
onshore area. In States affected by this rule, State boundaries extend
three miles from the coastline, except off the coast of the Florida
Panhandle, where the State's boundary extends three leagues (about nine
miles) from the coastline.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 30,797.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $42,756, which includes $9,506
annualized capital/startup costs and $33,250 annual O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,227 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the projected changes in
the mix and type of sources projected to occur in the upcoming
clearance period. Most notably, there is a significant increase in the
number of exploratory wells under EPA authority and the addition of
eight alternative energy projects. In contrast, the number of existing
development/production wells under EPA jurisdiction has been changed
from 15 to 0 in the upcoming period. However, we project that costs
will increase because the estimates have been calculated using 2007
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.
Dated: October 31, 2008.
Deborah Williams,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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