**SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR THE**  **PART 71 FEDERAL OPERATING**  **PERMIT PROGRAM**

**(RENEWAL) EPA Tracking # 1713.11**  **OMB Control # 2060**
**- 0336** 

Joanna Gmy

r Operating Permits Group Air Quality

Policy Division Office of Air Quality

Planning and Standards Office of Air and Radiation United States Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle P ark , North Carolina 27711

May 1 8 , 2015Page ii 

## Table of Contents
Contents Table of Contents

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ ii 1. ID ENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

................................ ....................... 1 1(a) Title of the Information Collection Request (ICR)

................................ ................................ .... 1 1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

................................ ................................ ................................ . 1 1(b)(i) Federal program where there is no state, local or tribal program

................................ ..... 1 1(b)(ii) Federal program as a backstop for deficient state programs

................................ ............. 2 1(b)(iii) Federal program for deficient state programs

................................ ................................ ........ 2 2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

................................ ................................ .............. 2 2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

................................ ................................ .............................. 2 2(b) Practical Utility

/Users of the Data

................................ ................................ .............................. 3 2(c) Caveats and Considerations

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 3 3. NON

- DUPLICATION, CONSULTAT IONS AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

............... 3 3(a) Non

- Duplication

................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 3 3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

................................ ........................ 4 3(c) Consultations

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 4 3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

................................ ................................ ........................... 4 3(e) General Guidelines

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 4 3(f) Confidentiality

................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 5 3(g) Sen sitive Questions

................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 5 4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

................................ ................ 5 4(a) Respondents/ Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes

................................ ................... 5 4(b) In formation Requested

................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 7 4(b)(i) Data items, including recordkeeping requirements

................................ ................................ .. 7 4(b)(ii) Respondent activities

................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 7 5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

– AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

................................ ......................... 9 5(a) Agency

Activities

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 9 5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

................................ ................................ ................ 9 5(c) Small Entity

Flexibility

................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 9 5(d) Collection Schedule

................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 9 6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

................................ .......... 10 6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

................................ ................................ ................................ 10 6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

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6(b)(i) Estimating Labor Costs

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 12 6(b)(ii) Estimating Capital and Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs

................................ 13 6(b)(iii) Capital/Start

-up vs. O&M Costs

................................ ................................ .......................... 13 6(b)(iv) Annualizing Capital Costs

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 14 6(c) Estimating Agency

Burden and Cost

................................ ................................ ....................... 14 6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

................................ .......... 15 6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

................................ ................................ ........... 17 6(e)(i) Respondent Tall y ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 17 6(e)(ii) The Agency

Tally

................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 18 6(e)(iii) Variations in the Annual Bottom Line

................................ ................................ ................. 19 6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

................................ ................................ ................................ ... 19 6(g) Burden Statement

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 20


## List of **Attachments Attachment 1. Statutory Requirements for Respondent Information** 

................................ ............... 22 **Attachment 2. February 10, 2015 Federal Register Notice for Part 71 ICR Renewal**

..................... 32 **Attachment 3. Adjustments to Baseline Burden**

................................ ................................ .................. 36


## List of **Tables Table 1. SIC and NAICS Codes for Part 71 Sources in Indian Country** 

................................ ............. 6 **Table 2. Average Source Burden by Activity**

................................ ................................ ....................... 11 **Table 3. Average Permitting Authority Burden by Activity**

................................ ............................... 11 **Table 4. Average EPA Burden by Activity for Oversight of Delegate Agencies** 

............................... 15 **Table 5. Identification of Affected Entities and Permit Issuance Schedule**

................................ ....... 16 **Table 6. Baseline Burden and Cost of Source Activities**

................................ ................................ ..... 16 **Table 7. Baseline Burden and Cost of Permitting Authority Activities**

................................ ............. 17 **Table 8. Bottom Line Average Annual Respondent Burden (Hours)**

................................ ................ 18 **Table 9. Bottom Line Ave rage Annual Respondent Cost (2014$)** 

................................ ...................... 18 **Table 10. Bottom Line Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost**

................................ ........................ 19 **Table 11. Burden Change from 2012 ICR to Current ICR (Hours)**

................................ .................. 20 **Table 12. Burden Statement (Hours)**

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1. ID ENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1(a) Title of the Information Collection Request (ICR) This analysis is titled: “Supporting Statement for the Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program

. ” It fulfills the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ’s (EPA’s) requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to determine, report and periodically update the regulatory

burden associated with the Federal Operating Permit Program, codified in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) part 71. Ith as been assigned EPA tracking number 1713.1 1 and Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) control number 2060

- 0336. 1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract The part 71 program is a f ederal operating permit program implemented by the EPA (or a delegate agency) for sources located in areas where there is no s tate, local or tribal program, such as in In dian country ; offshore areas where the Outer Continental Shelf ( OCS ) and Deep Water Ports Act (DWPA) re gulations apply ; where there is a deficient s tate or local (part 70) permit program ; and where the EPA has objected to a particular part 70 permit and taken over permitting because the state failed to adequatel y resolve the objection. Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA or “the Act”) imposes on state or local permitting authorities (agencies), the duty to develop, administer and enforce operating permit programs which comply

with title V and requires the EPA to administer and enforce a permit program when state , local or tribal agencies do not establish such a program, or where they e stablish such a program but they

f ail to perform their duties consistent with title V. Section 502(b) of the Act requires the EPA to promulgate regulations setting forth provis ions under which state , local or tribal agencies will develop operating permit programs and submit them to the EPA for approval. Pursuant to this section, the EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 70 on July 2 1, 1992 (57 FR 32250) which specifies the minimum element s of state operating permit programs. 1(b) (i ) Federal program where there is no state, local or tribal program Pursuant to regulations promulgated by the EPA on February 1 9, 1999 (64 FR 8247) , the EPA has authority to establish part 71 programs within Indian country, and the EPA began administering the program in Indian country on March 22, 1999. There are approximately 84 sources in Indian country with permits at the beginning of the ICR period and we expect to permit an additional 6 such sources by the end of the anal ys is period (through June 201 8 ). This is a de crease in the number of sources expected to be permitted overall compared to the last ICR renewal, due to changes in estimates of the number of permits expected to be issued in Indian C ountry and in the OCS , rather than due to any changes in paperwork burdens (explained further below)

. The EPA is the permitting authority for sources located beyond 25 miles (40 km) of the state s’ seaward boundaries under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (O CS sources), and the provisions of part 71 apply to the permitting of those sources, as well. The EPA estimates there are currently zero OCS sources with part 71 permits and as many a s three additional OCS sources that may seek part 71 permits during the period of this IC R renewal. Through the ye ars, we have only s een a small number of such sources receive part 71 permits; thus, we believe our estimate of three additional OCS sources during th e period of the ICR is likely an overestimate of the activity we will experience

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Deepwater Port sources (DWPA sources) are fixed or floating structures that are located beyond state seaward boundaries, intended for the transportation, storage and handlin g of oil or natural gas (offshore LNG terminals) and alternative energy projects. An offshore source may b e either an OCS or a DWPA source

– it may

not be both. Because DWPA sources are required to be treated as if they are located in an “area of exclusive federal jurisdiction within a State,” the EPA must issue the title V permit for them [see section 1518(a)(1) of the DWPA]. Currently there are no DWPA sources permitted under part 71. We are aware of several sources that are seeking DWPA permits; thus, we estimate that three such sources will receive such permits during the period of the IC R and we believe that this will be an overestimate of the permitting of such sources. 1(b) (ii ) Federal program as a backstop for deficient state programs Section 50 2(i)(4) of the Act requires the EPA to promulgate, administer and enforce a title V program if the EPA makes a determination that a state or local permitting authority i s not adequately

administering or enforcing its EPA

- approved title V permitting program . This requirement is implemented through regulations promulgated by the EPA on July 1 , 1996 (61 FR 34202), specificall y 40 CFR 71.4(c) and 71.10(b)(1). The process described in these regulations can take up to 2 years after a formal finding by the EPA is published in the Federal Register that the state part 70 program is deficient in its implementation or enforcement (this notice is called a “notice of deficiency” or “NOD”). For the 3

- year period covered by this ICR, it is unlikely

that any state or local permitting program under part 70 will be replaced by a p art 71 program administered by the EPA , and thus this IC R renewal does not include such scenarios. There are currently n o NODs in place at this time and we do not expect to take over any state or local programs during the time period of this ICR

. 1(b) (iii ) Federal program for deficient state programs Section 505(c) of the Act provides that if a permitting authority f ails to submit a permit to the EPA that satisfies an EPA objection, then the EPA shall issue a permit that meets the requirements of the Act. The part 71 rules implement this provision by providing that if the state or local permitting authority fails to satisfy an EPA objection to a part 70 permit , then the EPA shall issue a part 71 permit instead. There is currentl y one part 70 source that has been issued a part 71 permit for this reason . W e estim ate that one additional part 70 source will be issued a part 71 permit for this reason during the period of this ICR

. 2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection When the EPA is the permitting authority under title V, a source subject to the program must prepare an application and submit it within 1 year of b ecoming subject ( CAA section 503). The EPA must then issue the permit within 18 months of receiving a complete application ( CAA section 503(c)) and thereafter administer (including revising, reopening and enforcing the permit terms, as needed) and renew su ch permits at no more than 5

- ye ar intervals ( CAA section 502(b)(5)). Sources must periodically (no less often than annually) certify that they

are in compliance with applicable requirements and promptly report deviations from permit requirements to the per mitting authority

( CAA section 503(b)(2)), and permits are required to set forth requirements for sources to conduct monitoring and reporting to assure compliance with permit terms and conditions ( CAA section 504(b)). The permit and all information submitted by a s ource shall be available for public review except for confidential information which will be protected from disclosure ( CAA section 503(e)), and the public shall be givenPage 3

public notice of, and an opportunity for comment on, permit actions ( CAA section 502(b)(6)). A copy of sections 502 through 504 of title V of the Act are in Attachment 1. 2(b) Practical Utility

/Users of the Data For the EPA to carry

out its requirement under the Act to issue part 71 permits in areas where there is no approved part 70 program or where a state will not resolve an EPA objection to a part 70 permit, the EPA must receive and review permit applications, issue initial and renewal permits, issue permit revisions and receive and review compliance and monitoring rep orts submitted by s ources. For the EPA to carry out its required oversight functions, where the EPA has delegated its authority to issue part 71 permits to a state or tribe (delegate agency), the EPA must review proposed permits of all ty pes developed by

the delegate agency, review certain information submitted by the source to the delegate agency, and require the submittal of certain information concerning program implementation from the delegate agency

. 2(c) Caveats and Considerations The information included in this IC R is based upon the best data available to the Agenc y at this time. However, inconsistencies in permitting authority reporting techniques, incomplete data sets, and sampling limitations imposed upon the Agency b y the P RA necessitated a certain amount of extrapolation and “best

- guess” estimations by p ermitting authority

and Agency

experts. Consequently, the reader should not consider the conclusions to be an exact representation of the level of burden or cost that will occur during the 3 years of this IC R. Instead, this IC R should be considered a directionally correct assessment of the impact the Federal Operating Permit Program will have over the next 3 ye ars. Throughout this IC R, the reader will observe estimated values that show accuracy to the single hour or dollar. However, reporting values at the single unit level can be misleading. In most situations, the proper way

to present estimated data would be to determine an appropriate level of precision and truncate values accordingl y, usually in terms of thousands or millions of units. For instance, a spreadsheet

- generated estimation of $5,456,295 could be presented in the text as $5.5 (millions) or $5,456 (thousands). One problem with such an approach is the loss of data richness when the report contains a mixture of very large and very

small numbers. Such was the case with this ICR, where source values are consistentl y in the millions and f ederal values in the tens of thousands. Consequently, to avoid the loss of information through rounding , this IC R reports all values at the single unit level and reminds the reader that there is no implied precision inherent in this style of reporting. 3. NON

- DUPLICATION, CONSULTAT IONS AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3(a) Non

- Duplication The need for the data required by the part 71 operating permits program has been well documented in prior IC Rs. While much of the information requested under this IC R existed prior to the creation of the operating permit program, an operating permit is a c ompilation of existing requirements; the purpose being to bring all requirements applicable to a source into one document. The intent of this compilation is to (1) resolve any questions of applicability at the time of permit issuance, (2) provide certainty to sources as to their obligations and (3) provide the public access to a source’s obligations and compliance status. The Agency has no leeway to not require such previousl y existing information under this IC R since consolidation of the information into the operating permit and providing public access is the whole purpose of the statute. To the extent that similar information was previously c ollected (e.g., state permitsPage 4

under state implementation plans), the part 71 program may replace those activities and avoid duplication of efforts 3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to IC R Submission to OMB For any existing rule, section 3507(g) of the PRA limits the length of time for which the Director may approve a collection of information to 3 ye ars. On June 30, 2012 , OMB approved the ICR renewal for part 71 (EPA tracking number 1713. 10 ) for 36 months , through June 30 , 201 5

. Thus, this ICR is a renewal of the June 2012 IC R. Except for information collection in notices of proposed rules or those exempted under the emergency processing provisions of 44 U.S.C. § 3507(j), the PRA requires the EPA to solicit comment on each proposed information collection, including the renewal or modification of any existing IC R. On February 1 0, 2015 (80 FR 7459), the EPA published a notice soliciting comment on an anal ysis of burden for the part 71 program for the 3

- year period of this IC R renewal (i.e., July 1 , 2015 to June 30, 2018). A copy

of the February

2015 notice is included in this ICR as Attachment 2. No public comments were received. 3(c) Consultations The current ICR was prepared using data on the numbers of sources and permits that are updated on a semi

- annual basis by

e ach of the EPA ’s Regional Offices that permit sources under part 71

.. The actual rates of permit issuance and permit renewal are reported by the Regional Offices into an EPA database every 6 months. Seven years of data in this database was reviewed for purposes of estimating existing sources and permits and the backlog of initial and renewal permits. We solicited comment on the draft supporting statement from all EPA regional office s that have active part 71 permitting programs and we scheduled a conference call to discuss any c omments. Although several regional offices expressed an interest in reviewing the supporting statement, we received no written comments and onl y one regional office participated in the conference call , with the result being agreement that the assumptions were reasonable considering the experience of the commenter and their knowledge of the other regional offices

. The prior supporting statement for this ICR also provided useful information concerning other consultations we have conducted over the ye ars on the burden and costs of the part 71 program for sources and permitting agencies. 3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Ing eneral, collection of the information included in this ICR occurs once per activity ( e.g., permit application or permit issuance). Periodic activities include a semi

- annual compliance monitoring data report and an annual compliance certification from each source required by CAA section s 503(b)(1) and (2), respectivel y. The EPA has no leeway to require less frequent reporting. 3(e) General Guidelines The OMB’s general guidelines for information collections must be adhered to by all federal agencies for approval of any rulemaking's collection methodology

. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in the part 71 operating permits regulations do not exceed any of the OMB guide lines con tained in 5 CFR 1320.5, except for the guideline which limits retention of records by respondents to 3 ye ars. Part 71 requires retention of all monitoring data and support information and all permit applications, proposed permits and final permit records for a period of 5 ye ars. These records arePage 5

necessary to fulfill the intent of title V to assure compliance with applicable requirements. Questions regarding the obligations of a source and its status of compliance can be resolved through such records. In addition, 28 U.S.C. 2462 specifies 5 ye ars as the general statute of limitations for federal claims in response to violations by regulated entities. The decision in U.S. v. Conoco, Inc., No. 83

- 1916

- E (W.D. Okla., January

23, 1984) found that the 5

- ye ar general statute of limitations applies to the Act. 3(f) Confidentiality All information related to the permitting of sources under this program and related to compliance monitoring is required by s ection 503(e) of the Act to be subject to public review at all times. In formation entitled to protection under 114(c) of the Act may be required to be submitted directl y to the EPA . Such information will be stored in the EPA ’s Confidential Business Information office

. 3(g) Sensitive Questions The consideration of sensitive questions (i.e., sexual, religious, personal or other private matters) is not applicable to the part Federal Operating Permit Program. The information gathered for purposes of establishing a part 71 permit for a source do not include personal data on any owner or operator. 4. THE RESPONDENT S AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4(a) Respondents/ Standard Industrial Classification ( S IC ) C odes Respondents to this information collection come from two groups: permitting authorities that have been delegated authority

to implement the part 71 program b y the EPA (i.e., delegate permitting authorities) and sources required to obtain part 71 operating permits. There is currentl y one delegate permitting authority under part 71 , which is the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency (NNEPA)

. We do not anticipate any additional agencies becoming delegate permitting authorities during the period covered b y this ICR renewal. Under title V, all major stationary s ources must obtain an operating permit. 1 Some non - major sources may also be subject to the program if they are subject to a federal standard such as a New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) pursuant to section 111 of the Act or a National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) pursuant to section 112 of the Act. Some of these sources have been exempted from the program. Source respondents to this information collection are those sources subject to title V permitting that are located where the EPA or a delegate agency is the per mitting authority ( e.g. , in Indian country, offshore [ OCS and D WPA sources ] , and where there are unresolved EPA objections to part 70 permits )

. For the purposes of this IC R, the Agency i dentified the following existing source population subject to part 71: 84 in Indian country, zero OCS sources, zero DWPA sources, and one source due to unresolved objection of a part 70 permit. By the end of the period covered by this IC R, there may

also be up to an additional 6 permits issued in Indian Country, up to 3 additional OCS sources and up to 3 additional DWPA sources subject to permitting under part 71. The EPA anticipates one additional source subject to part 71 because of an EPA objection to a part 70 permit (assuming the state will not adequatel y resolve the obj ection). Thus, this anal ys is includes 85 total sources currentl y with part 71 permits and an

1 All definitions of “major” in the Act.Page 6

increase of 13 new sources over the ICR period , for 98 total permitted sources by the end of the IC R period (we assume it will end on June 30, 2018 ). The number of permit s subject to part 71 has reduced since the previous (2012) IC R update due to the approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) as a part 70 permitting authority

. By the end of by

this IC R renewal period (June 30, 2018) , we estimate that the SUIT will be the permitting agency f or up to 36 permits under part 70 that were previousl y part 71 permits. This transition of permits from part 71 to part 70 has occurred since the previous IC R renewal and will continue for some period into the future. For this update, the EPA is not assuming that we will take over any state permitting programs due to findings of program deficiencies. All NODs for state programs have been resolved to the EPA ’s satisfaction , and no part 71 permits were issued in response to such programs deficiencies in the interim. At this time , the EPA has no active NODs and we believe it unlikely that we will be issuing any permits for this reason during the period covered b y this ICR renewal. The SIC codes and North American Industrial Clas sification System (NAICS) codes for the part 71 sources located in Indian country are listed below in Table 1

. This list was compiled for the 2007 ICR renewal, but we believe that it remains representative of the ty pes of sources with part 71 permits.

**Table 1**  **. SIC and NAICS Codes for Part 71 Sources in Indian Country**

**(as of October 30, 2006** **) SIC Code**  **NAICS Code** 1021 212234 1221 212111 1311 211111 1321 211112 1389 213112 2421 321 2431 32191 2436 321212 2493 321219 2819 325 2842 325612 2875 325314 2879 32532 2899 325 3341 331 3354 331316 4911 2211 4922 48621 4925 22121 4953 562 4961 22133 5171 42271 7011 7211 9711 92811Page 7

4(b) In formation Requested All activities associated with EPA issuance of operating permits are information collection activities and are reflected in this IC R. The following are lists of the data items submitted by s ources and permitting authorities for IC R purposes under part 7 1

. These activitie s represent the Agency ’s best representation of the burdens experienced by sources and permitting authorities for part 71 requirements. 4 (b )(i ) Data items, including recordkeeping requirements **Under Operating Permits rules, the following data items must be submitted by**  **delegate permitting**  **authorities to the EPA:**
 Applications for permits, permit revisions, and permit renewals
 Draft / proposed permits, permit revisions, or permit renewals
 Final permits
 Annual reports of enforcement activities For this analysis, the submittals above are only necessary

f or the small fraction of permit handled by the NNEPA, the delegate agency ( 1 5 permits). The majority o f permits will be issued, implemented, and enforced b y the EPA as permitting authority ( 8 3 per mits). **Under Operating**  **Permit rules,**  **the following**  **data items**  **must be**  **submitted by**  **sources to**  **permitting authorities:**
 Applications for permits, permit revisions, and permit renewals
 Semi

- annual periodic monitoring reports
 Annual compliance certification reports When the EPA is the permitting authority, sources submit these data directly to the EPA

. When there is a delegate agency, these data are submitted directly to the delegate agency . Attachment 1 includes the statutory requirements for reference purpo ses. 4(b)(ii) Respondent activities The following describes the information collection activities required of delegate permitting authorities and sources. **Delegate Permitting Authority Activities :**   **Program administration:**  Responding to inquiries about the program, developing internal and external program guidance, developing rules, forms, and other mechanisms to implement the program, planning, attending program training, permit fee collection, providing source training, attending meetings and conferenc es, providing publ ic education, and other program - related activities.
 **Permit application**  **review,** including discussions with a source concerning the completeness of the permit application, review of applications for completeness and technical approach, and requests for additional information, when necessary

.  **Draft permit**  **preparation,** including contact with the source to clarify the specific requirements that appl y, drafting the “statement of basis,” drafting gap - filing monitoring, when necessary, and draf ting permit terms and conditions to reflect existing requirements. 2

2 This involves writing permit terms that reflect the “applicable requirements” that apply to sources.Page 8

 **Comment period**  **notification:** Providing notice to the public, and affected states of the comment period on a draft permit (for initial permit issuance, permit renewal and significant permit modification). Affected state notification is also required for minor permit modification.
 **Public hearing**  **administration:** Administering a public hearing, when appropriate, for initial permit issuance, permit renewal and significant permit modification.
 **Interaction with**  **the EPA**  on a proposed permit, including negotiations, re - drafting and formal EPA objections (including those attributable to public petitions).
 **Response to**  **public comments:**  Anal yz ing public comments and revising draft permit, when appropriate.
 **Permit issuance:**  Formalizing permits, placing copies of final permits on public websites, entering information into the EPA’s permit website (Air Facility S ys tem) and providing copies to sources.  **General permits administration**  (Burden for issuing g eneral permits included with other permit issuance burden).
 **Permit revision**  : Modifying permits to reflect changes at the source otherwise prohibited by the permit, including public participation and affected state review, when needed.
 **Permit renewal:**  Up dating the permit to reflect changes at the source not captured through permit revision (includes reviewing application, drafting changes, public notice, public hearings (when needed), responding to public comments (when needed) and permit issuance).
 **Moni toring**  **and compliance**  **certification:** Reviewing deviation and semiannual monitoring reports and annual compliance certification reports required by p art 70, and any

enforcement activities related to such reviews.
 **Annual reporting:**  Preparing and submitting (to the EPA) annual report of the state's enforcement activities.
**S ource**  **- Specific Activities**  **:**  **Permit application**  **preparation** , including internal meetings, permitting authority discussions, management and legal department involvement, responsible official certification, contractor services.
 **Draft permit development** : Interaction with permitting authority on draft permit development.
 **Gap**
**- filling development**  : Development of periodic monitoring gap

- filling, if applicable.
 **Public hearing participation.**
 **Operate g**  **ap -**  **filling periodic**  **monitoring:** Operation of monitoring equipment and the taking and keeping of records, where necessary

.  **Monitoring reports**  : Preparing semi

- annual monitoring data reports, including data anal ys is, responsible official certification, and report submission (annual burden for both reports). In cludes preparing and submitting annual compliance certification.
 **Permit revisions** : Preparing applications for permit revisions.
 **Permit renewal** : Preparing permit renewal applications.
 **Other activities**  **asso ciated**  **with permit**  **renewal** , including discussions with permitting authority and public hearing participation.Page 9

5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

– AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5(a) Agency

Activities Inits role as the permitting authority f or most of the sources subject to the part 71 program, the EPA carries out the same activities listed above for delegate permitting authorities , with the exception of those activities that involve interaction between the delegate permitting authorities and the EPA. When overseeing a delegate agency, the EPA carries out the activities listed below. **EPA Oversight Activities**  **:**  **Review proposed permits** and permit revisions to determine if they provide for compliance with all applicable requirements.
 **Review monitoring**  provisions of proposed permits or permit revisions to see if they c ontain applicable requirements or to add periodic monitoring if needed.
 **Consult** with the delegate agency on any problems detected in the proposed permit or permit revision including interaction related to fact finding on permit petitions.
 **Other Program**  **Oversight:** review annual reports of enforcement activities, develop formal EPA responses to public petitions , and review changes to delegated programs. 5(b ) Coll ection Methodology and Management For the part 71 program, when the EPA is the permitting authority, the EPA will receive data from sources in much the same manner as that established for sources reporting to state and local agencies under part 70. Thus, when the EPA is the permitting authority, we will retain copies of each permit application (including any application for permit modification), each draft permit, and each final permit. When a delegate agency is the permitting authority, the delegate agency will receive copies of these documents. 5( c ) Small Entity

Flexibility Title V provides few ways to mitigate the effects of operating permit regulations on small entities. Under section 502(a) of the Act, the Agency h as exempted or deferred applicability o f title V for those non - major source categories for which compliance with title V will be impractical, infeasible or unnecessarily

burdensome. The Agency h as not analyzed how many of these non - major sources will be small businesses, but believes that a large percentage may fall under that definition. In accordance with the analy tical requirements established under the Regulatory F lexibility

A ct (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), the Agency h as determined that there are no adverse effects to be identified with regard to small entities and small businesses. This ICR renewal represents a de crease in burden compared to the 20 12 IC R renewal, due to the transition of a significant number of sources to the p art 70 program implemented by the SUIT under part 70 and due to certain overestimates o f expected source population made in the previous anal ys is , rather than due to any new information collection requirements

. 5( d) Collection Schedule Items identified in section 4 (b)(i) are listed below with their schedule for submission.Page 10

**Permitting Authorities (submitted to the EPA):** 
 Application for permits, permit revision and permit renewal should be submitted to the EPA with the proposed permit or permit revision.
 Draft/proposed permits, permit revisions or permit renewals should be submitted wh en the state wants to commence the EPA review period of the proposed permit or permit revision.
 The final permit should be submitted to the EPA soon after it is issued, but there is no deadline in part 7 1 for this submission.
 The annual report of enforcement activities is submitted to the EPA annually, but part 7 1 does not specify

a date.
**Sources (submitted to permitting authority):** 
 New permit applications are due within 1 year after a source becomes subject to the program

.  Permit revision applications are submitted by a s ource when it wishes to make a change to its permit. There is no schedule for these submissions in that they are triggered by

modifications by the source.
 Permit renewal applications are due at least 6 months prior to expiration of the permit.
 Semi

- annual monitoring reports are due to be submitted to the permitting authority twice a ye ar on dates specified b y the permitting authority.  Annual compliance certification reports are due annually on a date specified by

the permitting authority

. 6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden The following tables show the burden estimates for each activity described above in section 4(b)(ii) for sources and permitting authorities

. Certain assumptions in Tab les 2 and 3 have been revised since the 2012 IC R renewal to account for the effects of the Flexible Air Permits (FAP) 3 and the Greenhouse Gas ( GHG) Tailoring R

ule

. 4 , 5 The burdens of the GHG Tailoring and FAP rules were accounted for in the 2012 renewal in tables that were separate from the tables used to account for all other burdens. For this ICR renewal, we are incorporating all burdens into a single set of burden assumptions. Attachment 3 provides a detailed explanation of the revisions we have made to create a single, consolidated set of assumptions for the part 71 program going forward

.

3 74 FR 51418, October 6, 2009. 4 75 FR 31514, June 3, 2010 and 77 FR 41051, July 12, 2012. 5 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve d ICR change requests for both of these rules, EPA tracking num

bers 1703.09 and 1587.11, respectively, prior to the approval of the 2012 ICR updates for parts 70 and 71. In general, the FAP rule allowed for upfront approval for certain permit changes, in order to avoid significant permit modifications (SPM) and minor permit modifications (MPM) processing, while the GHG Tailoring rule, as originally promulgated, “tailored” the requirements of the Act to require certain GHG sources, for the first time, to obtain permits based on GHG emissions and required GHGs to be treated the same as other pollutants once a permit has been issued.Page 11

**Table 2**  **. Average Source Burden by Activity**
**Activity Hours**  **per Source**  **or Permit** Initial Permit Application 330 Draft Permit Interaction 50 Gap Filling Monitoring Development 44 Public Hearing Participation 11 Operate Gap Filling Monitoring 200 Prep Monitoring/Compliance Reports & Compliance Certifications 80 Significant Permit Revisions (11% of permits)* 84 Minor Permit Revisions (35% of permits)* 44 Administrative Amendments (50% of permits) 8 Permit Renewal Application 216 Other Permit Renewal Activities 22 * See Attachment 3 for explanation of revised burden hour assumptions due to the FAP and GHG Tailoring Rules.

**Table 3**  **. Average Permitting Authority Burden by Activity**
**Activity Hours per**  **Permit or Program**  Program Administration 3500 Permit Application Review 110 Draft Permit Preparation 170 Comment Period Notification 11 Public Hearing (2% of permits) 110 Analyze Public Comments (2% of permits) 44 Permit I ssuance 9 Significant Permit Revisions (11% of permits) 94 Minor Permit Revisions (35% of permits) 34 Administrative Amendments (50% of permits) 5 Permit Renewals 97 Review Monitoring/Compliance Reports 15 EPA Oversight of NNEPA Permits 2.1Page 12

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs 6(b)(i) Estimating Labor Costs T o improve the accuracy of burden estimates, this IC R renewal updates the source labor rates to values in 2014 dollars based on recent publications by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The labor rate used to calculate sources’ labor cost for this ICR renewal is $ 66/hour. This source labor rate was calculated on the assumption that, while most of the labor for sources will be performed by Environmental Engineers, approximately 50 percent of the labor hours expended for two of the activities listed above in Table 2 will be carried out by Environmental Engineering Technicians. Specifically, we assumed that Environmental Engineering Technicians expend half of the labor hours to “Operate Gap

filling Monitoring” and “Prepare Monitoring Reports and Compliance Certification .” To derive this composite labor rate, we obtained the mean hourly w age for Environmental Engineers of $ 41.12 from the most recent BL S Occupational Employ ment Statistics, which gives wages as of May 201 3

. 6 Similarly, we obtained the May 2 01 3 mean hourl y wage for Environmental Engineering Technicians of $ 23.64

. 7 In each case, we escalated the hourly wages to September 2014 using the BL S ECIf or private industry

workers, resulting in hourly w ages of $ 42.06 for Environmental Engineers and hourly w ages of $ 24.18 for Environmental Engineering Technicians. 8 An example escalation calculation for Environmental Engineers is as follows:

= ×

= $41

. 12 × 118

. 40

121

. 1 = $42

. 06
We then calculated a weighted average hourly w age for sources using the total hours projected for sources over the 3 ye ars of this IC R apportioned between Environmental Engineers and Environmental Engineering Technicians as discussed above. This calculation results in a weighted average hourly w age of $ 36.80

. Finall y, to deter mine the total labor rate, we assumed an 80 percent factor to account for benefits and overhead, which we believe to be representative. The resultant rate was rounded to the nearest dollar, yi elding $6 6/hour in 201 4 dollars. This labor rate was applied to all source burden hours to calculate the sources’ labor costs.

6 Environmental Engineer hourly wages obtained from “Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May, 2013, 17

- 2081 Environmental Engineers,” U.S. Dept. of Commerce, BLS. (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes172081.htm accessed October 14, 2014). 7 Environmental Engineering Technician hourly wages obtained from “Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May, 2013, 17

- 3025 Environmental Engineering Technicians,” U.S. Dept. of Commerce, BLS. (http://www.bls.gov/o es/current/oes173025.htm accessed October 14, 2014). 8 Employment Cost Indexes for sources obtained from “Employment Cost Index

– September 2014, Table 2 and September 2013, Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry (Seasonally adjusted),” U.S. Dept. of Commerce , BLS, Private Industry Workers

- All Workers. (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_11192013.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/eci_10312014.pdf both accessed October 2014).Page 13

For delegate permitting authorities, we have maintained the practice in recent IC R renewals of using the same labor rate calculated for the EPA based on federal wage tables. The resulting labor rate for delegate permitting authorities is $5 3 /hour. This calculation is discussed further below in section 6(c)

. 6(b)(ii) Estimating Capital and Operating and Maintenance (O& M) Costs The EPA believes that sources will incur little or no capital cost to comply with part 7 1 requirements. Even if a part 7 1 permit applicant is a brand new company and the prospective source is a “greenfield” source (the EPA estimates less than 1 percent of sources fit that description) most, and perhaps all, of the equipment needed to prepare permit applications (for example, the computers and basic software) will be part of the source’s business operation inventory

. Monitoring can require capital expenditures for new sources or new operations at existing sources, but these expenditures generall y are accounted for in the IC Rs for the applicable requirements under which they are required (e.g., NSPS or NESHAP). The one exception to this is the part 7 1 requirement to develop and operate gap - filling monitoring to assure compliance with applicable requirements in certain, limited situations where the applicable requirements themselves do not require adequate monitoring. However, such gap - filling monitoring ty pically c onsists of periodicall y monitoring and recording operating conditions or other parameters that the source already monitors for operational purposes. Thus, we believe that capital costs are negligible for sources. Delegate p ermitting authorities similarly incur negligible capital costs. As with sources, we believe that most, and perhaps all, of the computers and other office equipment needed to administer the part 7 1 program will be part of the permitting authority ’s office inventory . In any case, the one existing delegate permitting authority operate s a mature part 70 program, so there is no need for initial equipment purchases to outfit a new program office. Since the purchase of capital equipment is believed to be an insignificant factor under part 7 1 , the EPA assumes the operation, maintenance or services are negl igible. Further, once a permit is issued, there is minimal O&M cost associated with it. It remains unaltered unless it must be revised, and such revisions are accounted for as burden hours in section 6(a) above. As noted previously , part 7 1 requires source s to submit deviation reports, semi

- annual reports of monitoring and annual compliance certification reports, but these reports generally are coordinated with similar reports that are required under the source’s applicable requirements. The O&M costs (e.g. , photocopying and postage) for the reports required under the applicable requirements are included in the IC Rs for those rules, and we believe that it would constitute double counting to include such costs here as well. In addition, electronic reporting b y sources is increasingl y prevalent, with no associated O&M costs. Accordingl y, we include no O&M costs in this ICR for sources. For parallel reasons, we believe that O&M costs for delegate permitting authorities will be minimal, and none is included in this ICR. 6(b)(iii) Capital/Start

- up vs. O& M Costs Capital/start

-up and O&M costs are non - labor related costs. One

- time capital/start

-up costs are incurred with the purchase of durable goods needed to provide information. According to the PRA, capital/star t
up cost should include, among other items, preparations for collecting information such as purchasing computers and software, monitoring, sampling, drilling and testing equipment. As a practical matter, most these costs are not ty pical of the costs assoc iated with preparing a part 7 1 permit application. As discussed in the previous section, we believe that the gap - filling monitoring required of some sources under part 71 will not involve capital spending. For the same reason, the O&M costs associated with start
-up capital equipment are zero for this IC R. Inaddition, we believe that overlapping reporting accounted for in other IC Rs and electronic reporting result in zero O&M costs for this ICR.Page 14

6(b)(iv) Annualizing Capital Costs Ty p ically, annualized capital cost would be derived from a discounted net present value of the stream of capital costs that would occur over the life of the permit, or the IC R, whichever is shorter. However, in the case of the part 7 1 Operating Permit Program , there are onl y l abor costs for preparing and processing permit applications, conducting gap

- filling monitoring, and preparing and reviewing reports. Labor costs are expensed when incurred and not amortized. Therefore, the annualized capital costs for thi s program are zero. 6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost The bulk of the EPA’s burden and cost under the part 71 program comes from our role as the primary permitting authority. We estimate that the EPA will be the permitting authority f or approximately 8 3 of the 9 8 sources projected to be subject to the part 71 program by the end of this IC R renewal period. Because we cannot predict the precise division of activities between the EPA and the delegate permitting authorities (e. g. , the exact mix of source s needing permit revisions [i.e., significant and minor permit modifications and administrative amendments] , sources needing permit renewals or permits requiring public hearings), we continue the practice from previous ICRs of calculating the total burden for permitting authorities (based on addressing all part 71 sources) and then apportioning that burden between the EPA and the delegate permitting authorities based on the projected number of sources covered by

e ach. This calculation is detailed below in s ection 6(d) where we address respondent burden and cost. The EPA also incurs burden and cost for oversight of delegate permitting authorities. The estimated burden associated with the each of the activities listed above in section 5(a) for the EPA is pres ented below in Table 4

. The estimated EPA labor rate for this ICR is $5 3 /hour. The rate reflects the assumption that the EPA personnel overseeing the part 71 Operating Permit Program are classified as Grade 12, Step 5. 9 The corresponding salary

i s loaded with benefits at the standard rate of 60 percent

. This is an increase in loaded EPA labor rates from that used in the 20 12 IC R renewal for part 71 of $ 52 /hour (which was based on a combination of assumptions concerning various staff, management and support staff time).

9 Federal Labor Cost obtained from U.S. Office of Personnel Management 2014 General Schedule Table 2014

- GS. Hourly labor rate assumed is GS

- 12, Step 5 (Technical Labor).Page 15 **Table 4**  **. Average EPA Burden by Activity for Oversight of Delegate Agencies Activity**  **Burden Hours** Review Proposed Permits* New Permits

Significant Permit Modifications Minor Permit Modifications 20 per permit 8 per revision 1 per revision Consultation New Permits (25%) Significant Permit Modifications (25%) Minor Permit Modifications (25%) 8 per permit 8 per permit 1 per permit Program Oversight 50 per program per ye ar Review Annual Enforcement Activity Reports 10 per report * Includes the burden for review of periodic monitoring, when required

.
O versight of the delegate agency averages about 2

. 1 hours per source per year on an aggregate basis (see Table 3)

. Inthe case of the NNEPA , the 1 5 part 71 permits they will implement as a delegate agency were previousl y issued by the EPA , and the delegation agreement does not provide for any new permits to be issued by

the NNEPA

. Thus, the EPA believes the assumption of 2

. 1 hours per source for EPA oversight will be appropriate due to the reduced scope of the program and the small number of permits involved. As a result, the estimate d EPA baseline burden to oversee the delegate agency will be approximately 3 2 hours per year at a cost of $ 1,670 per year . 6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs There is currently

one delegate permitting authority under part 71 , the NNEPA

. We do not expect any additional delegations during the period of this ICR renewal. We project that by

the end of the period , there will be 90 sources in In dian country ( 1 5 of which are administered by

the NNEPA), up to 3 OCS sources, up to 3 DPWA sources, and up to 2 permit s issued bec ause of EPA objection to a part 70 permit

. Table 5 shows the number of existing and projected source respondents during the 3 years of this ICR renewal. The EPA has issued 69 permits to the 85 sources that will be subject to part 71 by June 30 , 201 5

. Thus, at the beginning of this ICR period , there will be a backlog of 16 existing sources that have not yetreceived their initial permits (these sources have submitted initial permit applications ; therefore, this IC R does not include burden for application preparation)

. The Agency projects that the backlogged permits will all be issued during the 3 ye ars of this ICR ( 6 in the first ye ar , 5 in the second year , and 5 in the third year)

. B y the end of the 3

- ye ar period, w e estimate that 29 additional permits (13 new sources and 16 backlogged permits) will be issued ( 98 permits total)

. We calculate the burden for the new sources to include all the activities associated with obtaining an initial permit

. We estimate that 42 part 71 permits will be nearing expiration and have to be renewed and that 24 backlogged renewals will also need to be issued. The Agency projects that these 66 permit renewals will be issued in equal numbers each ye ar (i.e., 22 renewals per ye ar over the 3

- ye ar period).Page 16

**Table 5**  **. Identification of Affected Entities and Permit Issuance Schedule**  **Interval Source** 

**Population New** 

**Sources Permitting** 

**Backlog Additional** 

**Permits Issued Total Permits** 

**Issued** Start of Yr 1: 85 0 16 0 69 End of Yr 1: 90 5 6 11 80 End of Yr 2: 94 4 5 9 89 End of Yr 3: 98 4 5 9 98

**3 Year Totals = 13**  **29** Table 6 lists the burden categories, expected number of occurrences for each, and the associated burden and costs for all part 71 sources when the EPA or a delegate agency i s the permitting authority. The quantities in the “Number of A ffected P ermits” column are from direct assessments of the 9 8 permits expected to be issued and effective by the end of the period covered by this IC R. The burden and cost estimates in Table 6 are based on the assumptions in Ta ble s 2 and 5

.
**Table 6**  **. Baseline Burden and Cost of Source Activities** 

**So urc**  **es Hou**  **rl**

**y Labo**  **r Ra** **te =**  **$66. 00** 

**Ac tivity**  **Bu rde**  **n pe**  **r Pe**  **rmi t**  **(Hou rs**  **) Nu** **mb er** 

**of Affe**  **cte d**  **Pe rmi** 

**ts ove**  **r 3 Y**  **ea r**  **IC R**  **To tal** 

**3-Y ea**  **r Bu** **rde n**  **(Ho urs**  **) To**  **ta l** 

**3-Y ea**  **r Co**  **st (2014 $)**  In itial Perm it A ppl ic ati on 330 13 4,290 $283,140 Draf t Per mit In teracti on 50 29 1,450 $95,700 Ga p Fi lling Mon it ori ng Deve lopm

en t 44 15 660 $43,560 Pu bl icHeari ng Parti ci pat ion 11 1 11 $726 Yr 1: 35 7,000 $462,000 200 Yr

2: 40 8,000 $528,000 Yr 3: 45 9,000 $594,000 Yr 1: 69 5,520 $364,320 80 Yr

2: 80 6,400 $422,400 Yr 3: 89 7,120 $469,920 **Re vis**  **io ns**  **/M od** 

**ifica tion** **s:** Yr 1: 7 588 $38,808 84 Yr

2: 8 672 $44,352 Yr 3: 9 756 $49,896 Yr 1: 30 1,320 $87,120 44 Yr

2: 34 1,496 $98,736 Yr 3: 38 1,672 $110,352 Yr 1: 35 280 $18,480 8 Yr

2: 40 320 $21,120 Yr 3: 45 360 $23,760 **Re vis**  **io n**  **Su bt** **ot als**  **= 7,464**  **$492,624** Per mit R en ewal Appl ic ati on 216 66 14,256 $940,896 Ot her Perm it R en ewal Act iv itie s 22 66 1,452 $95,832 **To ta**  **l Bu** **rd en** 

**an d**  **Co st**  **for A**  **ll Sou** **rc es**  **Ov er** 

**3 Y rs**  **= 72,623**  **$4,793,118** * See A tta chment

3 f or exp la natio n of

adj ust me nt due to GHG T

ailo rin g R ule (GHG) andth e F AP. Op erate Gap Fi

llin g Mo nitori ng
Prep Mon itori ng/Com pl ianc e R eports & Com pl ianc e C erti

fi cat io ns

Mi nor P erm it Revis ions (3 5% of p er

mi ts)* Si gni fi can t Pe rm it Revis ions ( 11% o f pe rm

its)*

Ad mi ni st rati ve Am en dme nts (5 0% o f pe rm

its)Page 17

Table 7 lists the burden categories for permitting authorities (the EPA and delegate agencies), the expected number of permits involved , and the expected burden and cost for each category (based on the assumptions of T able 3 and 5 )

. Since the burden per activity a ssumptions and wage rates are the same for the EPA and delegate agencies and we cannot predict the precise division of activitie s between the EPA and the delegate permitting authorities, we calculate the total for all permitting authority activities across all the permits. For the purposes of the bottom line analyses of T ables 8 through 12, w e prorate the total permitting authority burden between the EPA and the one delegate agency (the NNEPA) based on the number of permits that we project each will administer during the period of th e ICR renewal. Specificall y, we apportion EPA burden at a rate of about 85 percent ( 8 3 of the 9 8 total sources) and about 15 percent (15 sources) for the delegate agency .
**Table 7**  **. Baseline Burden and Cost of Permitting Authority Activities**

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables The burden and costs associated with part 7 1 are shown above in Tables 6 and 7 for sources and permitting authorities (both the EPA and delegated agenc y) , respectivel y. The burden and costs incurred by the EPA in its oversight role was previously discussed in section 6(c). 6(e)(i) Respondent Tally Table s 8 and 9 show the bottom line average annual burden and cost for the respondents ( source s and the delegate permitting authority) under this IC R renewal for implementation of the part 7 1 Operating Permit Program between July 1, 201 5 and June 3 0 , 201 8

. **Pe rmit** **ting Au** **th or** 

**ity Ho**  **urly Labo**  **r Ra** **te =**  **$53. 00** 

**A ctiv** **it y**  **Bu rde**  **n pe**  **r Pe**  **rmi t**  **(Hou rs**  **) Nu** **mb er** 

**of Affe**  **cte d**  **Pe rmi** 

**ts ove**  **r 3 Y**  **ea r**  **IC R**  **To tal** 

**3-Y ea**  **r Bu** **rde n**  **(Ho urs**  **) To**  **ta l** 

**3-Y ea**  **r Co**  **st (2014 $)**  Prog ram Adm inistrati on 3500 1 10,500 $556,500 Per mit Appl ic ati on R ev iew 110 13 1,430 $75,790 Draf t Per mit Preparati on 170 29 4,930 $261,290 Com ment Perio d Not

ific ati on 11 29 319 $16,907 Pu bl icHeari ng (2% of per mits) 110 1 110 $5,830 Analy zePu bl icC om ments (2% of

per mits) 44 1 44 $2,332 Per mit Issu an ce 9 29 261 $13,833 Si gni fic an t Perm it R ev is ions(11% of

per mits) 94 24 2,256 $119,568 Mi nor Per mit R ev is ions(35% of

perm its) 34 102 3,468 $183,804 Admin istrati veAm en dm en ts (5 0%of

per mits) 5 120 600 $31,800

**Re vis**  **io n**  **Su bt** **ot als**  **= 6,324**  **$335,172** Per mit R en ewal s 97 66 6,402 $339,306 Yr 1: 69 1,035 $54,855 Yr 2: 80 1,200 $63,600 Yr 3: 89 1,335 $70,755 **To tal B**  **urde n**  **an d**  **Co st** 

**f or**  **A ll P** **er mi** **t Aut** **ho ri** **tie s**  **Ov er** 

**3 Y rs**  **= 33,890**  **$1,796,170** 15 Revi ew Mon itori ng/Co mp lianc e R

eportsPage 18

As T able 8 shows, the Agency anticipates it will take approximately 24 ,000 hours per ye ar for the 98 sources subject to part 71 permitting to perform all the functions required by title V. Th e average per source is 2 4 7 hours

– just over 6 weeks of a full time employee’s time. Table 9 shows the cost associated with that burden to be relativel y small

– approximately $1 6 , 3 00. For the single delegate permitting authority (the NNEPA) , Tabl e s 8 and 9 show that we estimate the burden associated with the part 71 program will be approximately 1, 7 00 hours per year, or about 11 5 hours and $ 6, 1 00 for each of the 1 5 permits administered by the delegate agency . However, this cost cannot be considered an Unfunded Mandate from the federal gov ernment, because the net cost to permitting authorities for their management of an operating permit program must, by l aw, be passed on to sources in the form of permit fees of sufficient magnitude to fully offset all permit management costs. Therefore, the true annual cost to the delegate permitting authority under part 71 is zero, and the true annual cost to sources is the sum of their direct costs

– T able 9 shows these annual costs to be about $ 1

. 6 million for sources and about $92,000 for the delegate ag ency f or a total annual cost to respondents of about $1.7 million.

**Table 8**  **. Bottom Line Average Annual Respondent Burden (Hours)**

**Table 9**  **. Bottom Line Average Annual Respondent Cost (2014$)**

6(e)(ii) The Agency Tally Table 3 displays the activities undertaken by the federal government (EPA) for the part 71 program in its role as permitting authority, and Table 4 shows the activities undertaken by the EPA in its oversight role for delegate per

mitting authorities. Section 6(c) gives the derivation of hourly costs for the EPA. Table 7 gives the expected burden and cost for the EPA as permitting authority, and section 6(c) discusses the baseline burden and costs for the EPA in overseeing delegate permitting authorities. In Table 10, we **Re sp** **on de**  **nt Av**  **er age**  **A nnua**  **l Bu** **rde n**  **Av er** 

**age A** **nnua l**  **Bu rde**  **n pe**  **r Re**  **sp on** **de nt**  **Av er** 

**age An** **nua l**  **Bu rde**  **n pe**  **r Sou** **rc e**  **(h ou** **rs )**  **(h ou** **rs )**  **(h ou** **rs )**  Sou rces 98 24,208 247 247 Del eg ate Perm it ti ng Au th orit y 1 1,729 1,729 115 **To tal** **s =**  **99 25,937**  **NA NA** 

**Nu mb** **er of**  **Affe cte**  **d Ent** **itie s** 

**Re sp** **on de**  **nt Av**  **er age**  **A nnua** **l Co**  **st Av**  **er**

**age A** **nnua l**  **Co st**  **p er**  **Re sp** **on de**  **nt Av**  **er**

**age An** **nua l**  **Co st**  **pe r**  **Sou rc**  **e (2014$)**  **(2014$) (2014$)**  Sou rces 98 $1,597,706 $16,303 $16,303 De le gatePer

mit ti ng Aut ho ri ty 1 $91,641 $91,641 $6,109 **To ta** **ls =**  **99 $1,689,347**  **NA NA** 

**Nu mb** **er of**  **Af fe**  **cte d**  **Ent itie**  **s**Page 19

show the annual cost to EPA in its role as permitting authority to be approximately $500,000 and the annual cost of EPA oversight of the delegate agency to be about $ 1,700

.
**Table 10**  **. Bottom Line Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost** 

As can be seen from Table 10 , the total, burden incurred by the EPA for the part 7 1 Operating Permit Program is estimated to be about 9 , 6 00 hours and $ 500 ,000 per ye ar , or an average of approximately 11 5 hours and $ 6 , 1 00 for each of the 83 sources to be administered by the EPA. In overseeing the delegate permitting authority, the EPA expects an annual burden of less than 4 0 hours and $ 1,700 per ye ar, for an average of 2 hours and about $1 1 0 for each of the 1 5 sources administered by the NNEPA. 6(e)(iii) Variations in the Annual Bottom Line The annual burden is not expected to change significantly year - to
- year over the 3 ye ars covered by this ICR renewal. However, the burden is expected to increase incrementall y each ye ar as the number of new sources subject to permitting increases b y about 4 sources per year or about 4 percent per ye ar. 6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden Table 11 compares the respondent burden in the 2012 IC R renewal with the burden in this IC R renewal. The approved burden level in the previous ICR for source respondents was about 36,000 hours per ye ar, while this IC R estimates total annual source burden at over 24,000 burden hours per ye ar. This change in burden from the previous IC R renewal is primarily due to updated estimates of the number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 programs , rather than any new federal mandates (i.e., changes in paperwork requirements for respondents)

. There are several reasons for the changes in estimates in this ICR renewal compared to the previous ICR renewal

. First, there has been a reduction in the number of sources subject to permitting due to the approval of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s part 70 program, which has resulted in the transition of about 36 permits from the part 71 program ( implemented by EPA) to a part 70 program ( implemented by the SUIT )

. Second, the previous anal ys is overestimated the number of new sources that would get permit s during the term of the IC R

– the previous analysis assumed 174 permits at the end of the anal ys is (June 30, 2015) , while the current anal ys is estimate s 85 existing permits at the beginning of the anal ys is (July 1 , 2015)

. Table 11 also shows the annual respondent burden for the delegate permitting agency, the NNEPA , of about 1,700 hours, while the previous anal ys is showed about 13,000 hours annual ly

. Again, this change in burden from the previous IC R renewal is primarily du e to updated estimates of the number of sources subject to permitting, rather than any new federal mandates. Specifically, the change in burden is **AGEN CY** 

**BU RDE** **N AGEN**  **CY COS**  **T**

**EPA Rol** **e Nu** **mb er**  **of Sou** **rc es**  **Annua l** 

**EPA Bu** **rde n**  **Av er** 

**age A** **nnua l**  **Bu rd** **en p** **er Sou** **rc e**  **Av er** 

**age Annua**  **l EPA**  **Co st**  **Av er** 

**age An** **nua l C**  **os t**  **pe r**  **Sou rc**  **e (h** **ou rs**  **) (h** **ou rs**  **) (2014$)**  **(2 014$)**  Perm it ti ng Au th ori ty 83 9,568 115 $507,082 $6,109 Ov ersi ght of Del eg ate Agenc ie s 15 32 2 $1,670 $111 **To tal =**  **98 9,599**  **NA $508,752**  **NA**Page 20

primarily due to the way

w e have apportioned the permitting authority burden between the EPA and the delegate agency, rather than changes in f ederal mandates . In the previous analysis, there were 14 permits under the delegate agency, representing onl y about 8% of the total permitting authority burden (14 delegate permits versus 174 total permits), while in this analysis, we assume 15 permits will be under the delegate agency, accounting for about 15% of the apportioned burden (15 delegate permits versus 98 total permits).

**Table 11**  **. Burden Change from 2012 ICR to Current ICR (Hours)**

6(g) Burden Statement Table 1 2 shows the total annual average burden , the annual burden per respondent , and the annual burden per sources for each ty pe of respondent ( i.e. sources and the single delegate permitting authority)

.
**Table 12**  **. Burden Statement (Hours)**

* "Per Source" values for delegate permitting authority are based on the 15 sources administered by the NNEPA.

For the federal government, the EPA is the only affected entity c overed by

this ICR. We project an annual burden of about 9,600 hours or about 11 5 hours per source in our role as permitting authority and about 2 hours per source in our role of oversight of the delegate agency

. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by p ersons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a federal agency . This includes the time needed to review instructions; devel op, 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

previousl y 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. An agency m ay not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a **Ty pe**  **of R**  **esp on** **de nt**  **Av er**  **age An** **nua l**  **Bu rde**  **n in**  **2012 IC R**  **Av er** 

**age A** **nnua l**  **Bu rde**  **n in** 

**IC R**  **Re ne**  **wa l**  **Di ffe**  **re nc**  **e % C**  **ha ng**  **e (h** **ou rs**  **) (h** **ou rs**  **) (h** **ou rs**  **) (h** **ou rs**  **)** Sou rces 36,375 24,208 -1 2,167 -3 3% Del eg ate Per mit ti ng Au th or it y 1,254 1,729 475 38% **To ta** **l =**  **37,629 25,937**  **-11,692 NA** 

**Ty pe**  **of R**  **esp on** **de nt**  **Nu mb** **er of**  **Re sp** **on de**  **nt s**  **To tal** 

**A nnua**  **l Bu** **rde n**  **(Ho urs**  **) An** **nua l**  **Bu rde**  **n**

**Pe r**  **Re sp** **on de**  **nt (Ho**  **urs )**  **Annua l**  **Bu rde**  **n**

**Pe r**  **Sou rc**  **e*** **(Ho urs**  **)** Sou rces 98 24,208 247 247 Del eg ate Perm it ti ng Au th orit y 1 1,729 1,729 115Page 21

collection of information unless it displays a currently v alid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy o f the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, the EPA has established a public docket for this IC R under Docket ID Number EPA

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-person viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The EPA Docket Center 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 and In formation Center is (202) 566

- 1742

. An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comm ents, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically

. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA

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- 0 336 in any correspondence.Page 22 **Attachment 1**  **. Statutory Requirements for Respondent Information** 
**SECTIONS 502 THROUGH 504 OF TITLE V OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT**

**SEC. 502. PERMIT PROGRAMS** (a) Violations.

- After the effective date of any permit program approved or promulgated under this title, it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any requirement of a permit issued under this title, or to operate an affected source (as provided in title IV), a major source, any other source (including an area source) subject to standards or regulations under section 111 or 112, any other source required to have a permit under parts C or D of title I , or any other stationary

source in a category designated (in whole or in part) b y regulations promulgated b y the Administrator (after notice and public comment) which shall include a finding setting forth the basis for such designation, except in compliance with a permit issued by

a permitting authority under this title. (Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter the applicable requirements of this Act that a permit be obtained before construction or modification.) The Administrator may, in the Administrator's discretion and consistent with the applicable provisions of this Act, promulgate regulations to exempt one or more source categories (in whole or in part) from the requirements of this subsection if the Administrator finds that compliance with such requirements is impracticable, infeasible, or unnecessaril y burdensome on such categories, except that the Administrator may not exempt any

major source from such requirements. (b) Regulations.

- The Administrator shall promulgate within 12 months after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 regulations establishing the minimum elements of a permit program to be administered by any air pollution control agency . These elements shall include each of the following: (1) Requirements for permit applications, including a standard application form and criteria for determining in a timel y fashion the completeness of applications. (2) Monitoring and reporting requirements. (3)(A) A requirement under State or local law or interstate compact that the owner or operator of all sources subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under this title pay an annual fee, or the equivalent over some other period, sufficient to cover all reasonable (direct and indirect) costs required to develop and administer the permit program requirements of this title, including section 507, including the reasonable costs of

- (i) reviewing and acting upon any application for such a permit, (ii) if the owner or operator receives a permit for such source, whether before or after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of any

such permit (not including any court costs or other costs associated with any enforcement action), (iii) emissions and ambient monitoring, (iv) preparing generall y applicable regulations, or guidance, (v) modeling, anal ys es, and demonstrations, andPage 23

(vi) preparing inventories and tracking emissions. (B) The total amount of fees collected b y the permitting authority shall conform to the following requirements: (i) The Administrator shall not approve a program as meeting the requirements of this paragraph unless the State demonstrates that, except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this subparagraph, the program will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from all sources subject to subparagraph (A), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each regulated pollutant, or such other amount as the Administrator may determine adequatel y reflects the rea sonable costs of the permit program. (ii) As used in this subparagraph, the term "regulated pollutant" shall mean (I) a volatile organic compound; (II) each pollutant regulated under section 111 or 112; and (III) each pollutant for which a national prim ary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated (except that carbon monoxide shall be excluded from this reference). (iii) In determining the amount under clause (i), the permitting authority is not required to include any amount of regulated pollutant emitted by any source in excess of 4,000 tons per ye ar of that regulated pollutant. (iv) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply if the permitting authority demonstrates that collecting an amount less than the amount specified under clause (i ) will meet the requirements of subparagraph (A). (v) The fee calculated under clause (i) shall be increased (consistent with the need to cover the reasonable costs authorized by subparagraph (A)) in each year beginning after the year of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 b y the percentage, if any, b y which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of such year exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this clause

- (I) the Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all

-urban consumers published by the Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12

- month period ending on August 31 of each calendar ye ar, and (II) the revision of the Consumer Price Index which is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar ye ar 1989 shall be used. (C)(i) If the Administrator determines, under subsection (d), that the fee provisions of the operating permit program do not meet the requirements of this paragraph, or if the Administrator makes a determination, under subsection (i), that the permitting authority is not adequatel y administering or enforcing an approved fee program, the Administrator may, in addition to taking any other action authorized under this title, collect reasonable fees from the sources identified under subparagraph (A). Such fees shall be designed solely to cover the Administrator's costs of administering the provisions of the permit program promulgated b y the Administrator. (ii) Any source that fails to pay

fees lawfully

imposed by

the Administrator under this subparagraph shall pay

a penalty of 50 percent of the fee amount, plus interest on the fee amount computed in accordance with s ection 6621(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to computation of interest on underpay ment of Federal taxes).Page 24

(iii) Any fees, penalties, and interest collected under this subparagraph shall be deposited in a special fund in the United States Treasury for licensing and other services, which thereafter shall be available for appropriation, to remain available until expended, subject to appropriation, to carry out the Agency's activities for which the fees were collected. Any fee required to be collected b y a State, local, or interstate agency

under this subsection shall be utilized solely to cover all reasonable (direct and indirect) costs required to support the permit program as set forth in subparagraph (A). (4) Requirements for adequate personnel and funding to administer the program. (5) A requirement that the permitting authority have adequate authority

to: (A) issue permits and assure compliance by all sources required to have a permit under this title with each applicable standard, regulation or requirement under this Act; (B) issue permits for a fixed term, not to exceed 5 years; (C) assure that upon issuance or renewal permits incorporate emission limitations and other requirements in an applicable implementation plan; (D) terminate, modify, or revoke and reissue permits for cause; (E) enforce permits, permit fee requirements, and the requirement to obtain a permit, including authority to recover civil penalties in a maximum amount of not less than $10,000 per day fo r each violation, and provide appropriate criminal penalties; and (F) assure that no permit will be issued if the Administrator objects to its issuance in a timel y manner under this title. (6) Adequate, streamlined, and reasonable procedures for expeditiously determining when applications are complete, for processing such applications, for public notice, including offering an opportunity

for public comment and a hearing, and for expeditious review of permit actions, including applications, renewals, or revisions, and including an opportunity for judicial review in State court of the final permit action b y the applicant, any person who participated in the public comment process, and any other person who could obtain judicial review of that action under applicable law. (7) To ensure against unreasonable delay by the permitting authority, adequate authority and procedures to provide that a failure of such permitting authority to act on a permit application or permit renewal application (in accordance with the time periods specified in section 503 or, as appropriate, title IV ) shall be treated as a final permit action solely for purposes of obtaining judicial review in State court of an action brought by any person referred to in paragraph (6) to require that action be taken by the permitting authority on such application without additional delay

. (8) Authority, and reasonable procedures consistent with the need for expeditious action by the permitting authority on permit applications and related matters, to make available to the public any permit application, compliance plan, permit, and monitoring or compliance report under section 503(e), subject to the provisions of section 114(c) of this Act. (9) A requirement that the permitting authority, in th e case of permits with a term of 3 or more ye ars for major sources, shall require revisions to the permit to incorporate applicable standards and regulations promulgated under this Act after the issuance of such permit. Such revisions shall occur as expeditiously

as practicable and consistent with the procedures established under paragraph (6) but not later than 18 months after the promulgation of such standards and regulations. No such revision shall bePage 25

required if the effective date of the standards or re gulations is a date after the expiration of the permit term. Such permit revision shall be treated as a permit renewal if it complies with the requirements of this title regarding renewals. (10) Provisions to allow changes within a permitted facility (or one operating pursuant to section 503(d)) without requiring a permit revision, if the changes are not modifications under any provision of title Iand the changes do not exceed the emissions allowable under the permit (whether expressed therein as a rate of emissions or in terms of total emissions: Provided, That the facility provides the Administrator and the permitting authority with written notification in advance of the proposed changes which shall be a minimum of 7 days, unless the permitting authority provides in its regulations a different time frame for emergencies. (c) Single Permit.

- A single permit may be issued for a facility

with multiple sources. (d) Submission and Approval.

- (1) Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the Governor of each State shall develop and submit to the Administrator a permit program under State or local law or under an interstate compact meeting the requirements of this title. In addition, the Governor s hall submit a legal opinion from the attorney general (or the attorney

for those State air pollution control agencies that have independent legal counsel), or from the chief legal officer of an interstate agency, that the laws of the State, locality, or th e interstate compact provide adequate authority to carry out the program. Not later than 1 year after receiving a program, and after notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall approve or disapprove such program, in whole or in part. The Administrator may approve a program to the extent that the program meets the requirements of this Act, including the regulations issued under subsection (b). If the program is disapproved, in whole or in part, the Administrator shall notify the Governor of any

revisions or modifications necessary to obtain approval. The Governor shall revise and resubmit the program for review under this section within 180 days after receiving notification. (2)(A) If the Governor does not submit a program as required under paragraph (1) or if the Administrator disapproves a program submitted by the Governor under paragraph (1), in whole or in part, the Administrator may, prior to the expiration of the 18

- month period referred to in subparagraph (B), in the Administrator's discretion, apply any of the sanctions specified in section 179(b). (B) If the Governor does not submit a program as required under paragraph (1), or if the Administrator disapproves any such program submitted by the Governor under paragraph (1), in whole or in part, 18 months after the date required for such submittal or the date of such disapproval, as the case may be, the Administrator shall appl y sanctions under section 179(b) in the same manner and subject to the same deadlines and other conditions as are applicable in the case of a determination, disapproval, or finding under section 179(a). (C) The sanctions under section 179(b)(2) shall not apply pursuant to this paragraph in any area unless the failure to submit or the disapproval refer red to in subparagraph (A) or (B) relates to an air pollutant for which such area has been designated a nonattainment area (as defined in part D of title I). (3) If a program meeting the requirements of this title has not been approved in whole for any State, the Administrator shall, 2 years after the date required for submission of such a program under paragraph (1), promulgate, administer, and enforce a program under this title for that State.Page 26

(e) Suspension.

- The Administrator shall suspend the issuance of permits promptly upon publication of notice of approval of a permit program under this section, but may, in such notice, retain jurisdiction over permits that have been federall y i ssued, but for which the administrative or judicial review process is not complete. The Administrator shall continue to administer and enforce federally issued permits under this title until they are replaced by

a permit issued by

a permitting program. Nothing in this subsection should be construed to limit the Administrator's ability to enforce permits issued by a State. (f) Prohibition.

- No partial permit program shall be approved unless, at a minimum, it applies, and ensures compliance with, this title and each of the following: (1) All requirements established under title IV applicable to "affected sources." (2) All requirements established under section 112 applicable to "major sources", "area sources," and "new sources." (3) All requirements of title I(other than section 112) applicable to sources require d to have a permit under this title. Approval of a partial program shall not relieve the State of its obligation to submit a complete program, nor from the application of any sanctions under this Act for failure to submit an approvable permit program. (g) Interim Approval.

- If a program (including a partial permit program) submitted under this title substantially

meets the requirements of this title, but is not fully approvable, the Administrator may by rule grant the program interim approval. In the notice of final rulemaking, the Administrator shall specify the changes that must be made before the program can receive full approval. An interim approval under this subsection shall expire on a date set by the Administrator not later than 2 years after such approval, and may

not be renewed. For the period of any such interim approval, the provisions of subsection (d)(2), and the obligation of the Administrator to promulgate a program under this title for the State pursuant to subsection (d)(3), shall be sus pended. Such provisions and such obligation of the Administrator shall apply after the expiration of such interim approval. (h) Effective Date.

- The effective date of a permit program, or partial or interim program, approved under this title, shall be the effective date of approval b y the Administrator. The effective date of a permit program, or partial permit program, promulgated b y the Administrator shall be the date of promulgation. (i) Administration and Enforcement.

- (1) Whenever the Administrator makes a determination that a permitting authority is not adequatel y administering and enforcing a program, or portion thereof, in accordance with the requirements of this title, the Administrator shall provide notice to the State and may, prior to the expiration of the 18

- month period referred to in paragraph (2), in the Administrator's discretion, appl y any of the sanctions specified in section 179(b). (2) Whenever the Administrator makes a determination that a permitting authority is not adequatel y administering and enforcing a program, or portion thereof, in accordance with the requirements of this title, 18 months after the date of the notice under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall apply

the sanctions under section 179(b) in the same manner and subject to the same deadlines and other conditions as are applicable in the case of a determination, disapproval, or finding under section 179(a).Page 27

(3) The sanctions under section 179(b)(2) shall not apply pursuant to this subsection in any area unless the failure to adequately enforce and administer the program relates to an air pollutant for which such area has been designated a nonattainment area. (4) Whenever the Administrator has made a finding under paragraph (1) with respect to any State, unless the State has corrected such deficiency within 18 months after the date of such finding, the Administrator shall, 2 years after the date of such finding, promulgate, administer, and enforce a program under this title for that State. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the validity of a program which has been approved under this title or the authority of any permitting authority acting under such program until such time as such program is promulgated b y the Administrator under this paragraph. [42 U.S.C. 7661a]
**SEC. 503. PERMIT APPLICATIONS.** (a) APPLICABLE DATE.

- Any source specified in section 502(a) shall become subject to a permit program, and required to have a permit, on the later of the following dates

- (1) the effective date of a permit program or partial or interim permit program applicable to the source; or (2) the date such source becomes subject to section 502(a). (b) COMPLIANCE PLAN.

- (1) The regulations required by section 502(b) shall include a requirement that the applicant submit with the permit application a compliance plan describing how the source will comply with all applicable requirements under this Act. The compliance plan shall include a schedule of compliance, and a schedule under which the permittee will submit progress reports to the permitting authority no less frequentl y than every 6 months. (2) The regulations shall further require the permittee to periodicall y (but no less frequentl y than annually) certify

that the facility

is in compliance with any applicable requirements of the permit, and to promptly report any deviations from permit requirements to the permitting authority. (c) DEADLINE.

- Any person required to have a permit shall, not later than 12 months after the date on which the source become s subject to a permit program approved or promulgated under this title, or such earlier date as the permitting authority may establish, submit to the permitting authority a compliance plan and an application for a permit signed b y a responsible official, who shall certify the accuracy of the information submitted. The permitting authority shall approve or disapprove a completed application (consistent with the procedures established under this title for consideration of such applications), and shall issue or deny the permit, within 18 months after the date of receipt thereof, except that the permitting authority shall establish a phased schedule for acting on permit applications submitted within the first full year after the effective date of a permit program (or a partial or interim program). Any such schedule shall assure that at least one

- third of such permits will be acted on by such authority annually over a period of not to exceed 3 years after such effective date. Such authority shall establish reasona

ble procedures to prioritize such approval or disapproval actions in the case of applications for construction or modification under the applicable requirements of this Act.Page 28

(d) TIMELY AND COMPLETE APPLICATIONS.

- Except for sources required to have a permit before construction or modification under the applicable requirements of this Act, if an applicant has submitted a timely

and complete application for a permit required b y this title (including renewals), but final action has not been taken on such application, the source's failure to have a permit shall not be a violation of this Act, unless the delay in final action was due to the failure of the applicant timel y to submit information required or requested to process the application. No source required to have a permit under this title shall be in violation of section 502(a) before the date on which the source is required to submit an application under subsection (c). (e) COPIES; AVAILABILITY.

- A copy of each permit application, compliance plan (including the schedule of compliance), emissions or compliance monitoring report, certification, and each permit issued under this title, shall be available to the public. If an applicant or permittee is required to submit information entitled to protection from disclosure under section 114(c) of this Act, the applicant or permittee may

submit such information separatel y. The requirements of section 114(c) shall appl y to such information. The contents of a permit shall not be entitled to protection under section 114(c). **SEC. 504. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS.** (a) CONDITIONS.

- Each permit issued under this title shall include enforceable emission limitations and standards, a schedule of compliance, a requirement that the permittee submit to the permitting authority, no less often than every 6 months, the results of any required monitoring, and such other conditions as are necessary to assure compliance with applicable requirements of this Act, including the requirements of the applicable implementation plan. (b) MONITORING AND ANALYSIS.

- The Administrator may by rule prescribe procedures and methods for determining compliance and for monitoring and anal ys is of pollutants regulated under this Act, but continuous emissions monitoring need not be required if alternative methods are available that provide sufficientl y reliable and timely information for determining compliance. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any continuous emissions monitoring requirement of title IV, or where required el sewhere in this Act. (c) INSPECTION, ENTRY, MONITORING, CERTIFICATION, AND REPORTI NG.

- Each permit issued under this title shall set forth inspection, entry, monitoring, compliance certification, and reporting requirements to assure compliance with the per mit terms and conditions. Such monitoring and reporting requirements shall conform to any applicable regulation under subsection (b). Any report required to be submitted by a permit issued to a corporation under this title shall be signed b y a responsible corporate official, who shall certify its accuracy

. §70.5(c) Standard applications form and required information . The State program under this part shall provide for a standard application form or forms. Information as described below for each emissions unit at a part 70 source shall be included in the application. The Administrator may approve as part of a State program a list of insignificant activities and emissions levels which need not be included in permit applications. However, for insignificant activities which are exempted because of size or productionPage 29

rate, a list of such insignificant activities must be included in the application. An application may not omit information needed to determine the applicability of, or to impose, any applicable requirement, or to evaluate the fee amount required under the schedule approved pursuant to §70.9 of this part. The permitting authority may use discretion in developing application forms that best meet program needs and administrative efficiency . The forms and attachments chosen, however, shall include the elements specified below: (1) Identifying information, including company name and address (or plant name and address if different from the company name), owner's name and agent, and telephone number and names of plant site manager/contact. (2) A description of the source's processes and products (by Standard Industrial Classification Code) including any associated alternative scenario identified by the source. (3) The following emission related information: (i) All emissions of pollutants for which the source is major, and all emissions of regulated air pollutants. A permit application shall describe all emissions of regulated air pollutants emitted from any emissions unit, except where such units are exempted under this paragraph (c) of this section. The permitting authority shall require additional information related to the emissions of air pollutants sufficient to verify

which requirements are applicable to the source, and other information necessary to collect any permit fees owed under the fee schedule approved pursuant to §70.9(b) of this part. (ii) Identification and description of all points of emissions described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section in sufficient detail to establish the bas is for fees and applicability of requirements of the Act. (iii) Emissions rate in tpy and in such terms as are necessary to establish compliance consistent with the applicable standard reference test method. (iv) The following information to the extent it is needed to determine to regulate emissions: Fuels, fuel use, raw materials, production rates, and operating schedules. (v) Identification and description of air pollution control equipment and compliance monitoring devices or activities. (vi) Limitations on source operation affecting emissions or any work practice standards, where applicable, for all regulated pollutants at the part 70 source. (vii) Other information required b y any applicable requirement (including information related to stack height limitations developed pursuant to section 123 of the Act.) (viii) Calculations on which the information on paragraphs (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(vii) of this section is based. (4) The following air pollution control requirements: (i) Citation and description of all applicable requirements, and (ii) Description of or reference to any applicable test method for determining compliance with each applicable requirement. (5) Other specific information that may be necessary

to implement and enforce other applicable requirements of the Act or of this part or to determine the applicability of such requirements. (6) An explanation of any proposed exemptions from otherwise applicable requirements.Page 30

(7) Additional information as determined to be neces sary by the permitting authority to define alternative operating scenarios identified b y the source pursuant to § 70.6(a)(9) of this part or to define permit terms and conditions implementing § 70.4(b)(12) or § 70.6(a)(10) of this part. (8) A compliance plan for all part 70 sources that contains all the following: (i) A description of the compliance status of the source with respect to all applicable requirements. (ii) A description as follows: (A) For applicable requirements with which the source i s in compliance, a statement that the source will continue to comply with such requirements. (B) For applicable requirements that will become effective during the permit term, a statement that the source will meet such requirements on a timely basis. (C ) For requirements for which the source is not in compliance at the time or permit issuance, a narrative description of how the source will achieve compliance with such requirements. (iii) A compliance schedule as follows: (A) For applicable requirements with which the source is in compliance, a statement that the source will continue to comply with such requirements. (B) For applicable requirements that will become effective during the permit term, a statement that the source will meet such requirem ents on a timely basis. A statement that the source will meet in a timely manner applicable requirements that become effective during the permit term shall satisfy this provision, unless a more detailed schedule is expressly required b y the applicable requirement. (C) A schedule of compliance for sources that are not in compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of permit issuance. Such a schedule shall include a schedule of remedial measures, including an enforceable sequence of actions with milestones, leading to compliance with any applicable requirements for which the source will be in noncompliance at the time of permit issuance. This compliance schedule shall resemble and be at least as stringent as that contained in any judicial consent decree or administrative order to which the source is subject. Any s uch schedule of compliance shall be supplemental to and shall not sanction noncompliance with, the applicable requirements on which it is based. (iv) A schedule for submission of certif ied progress reports no less frequently than every

6 months for sources required to have a schedule of compliance to remedy a violation. (v) The compliance plan content requirements specified in this paragraph shall apply and be included in the acid rain portion of a compliance plan for an affected source, except as specificall y superseded b y regulations promulgated under title IV of the Act with regard to the schedule and method(s) the source will use to achieve compliance with the acid rain emissions limitations. (9) Requirements for compliance certification, including the following: (i) A certification of compliance with all applicable requirements by a responsible official consistent with paragraph (d) of this section and section 114(a)(3) of the A ct; (ii) A statement of methods used for determining compliance, including a description of monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements and test methods;Page 31

(iii) A schedule for submission of compliance certifications during the permit term, to be submitted no less frequently than annually, or more frequentl y if specified by the underl ying applicable requirement or b y the permitting authority ; and (iv) A statement indicating the source's compliance status with any applicable enhanced monitoring and compliance certification requirements of the Act. (10) The use of nationally

- standardized forms for acid rain portions of permit applications and compliance plans, as required by regulations promulgated under title IV of the Act. (d) Any application form, report, or compliance certification submitted pursuant to these regulations shall contain certification by a responsible official of truth, accuracy, and completeness. This certification and any other certification required under this part shall state that, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements and information in the document are true, accurate, and complete.Page 32

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**– OA**  **R] Proposed Information Collection**  **Request; Comment Request; Federal Operating Permit Program; Renewal**  **AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). **ACTION :**  Notice. **SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1713.10, OMB Control No. 2060.0336) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) fo r review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2015. 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. **DATES :**  Comments mus t be submitted on or before April 13, 2015. **ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA

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- r-docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other informati on whose disclosure is restricted by statute. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Joanna W. Gmyr, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C504

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– 5509; email address: gmyr.joanna@epa.gov. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this IC R. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566

– 1744. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Pursuant to section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the inf ormation to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., allowing electronic submission of responses. The EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, the EPA will issue another **Federal Register** notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: Title V of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires the EPA to operate a federal operating permits program in areas not subject to an approved state program. The EPA regulations setting forth the requirements for the federal (EPA) operating permit program are at 4 0 CFR part 71. The part 71 program is designed to be implemented primarily by the EPA in all areas where state and local agencies do not have jurisdiction, such as Indian country and offshore, beyond states’ seaward boundaries. The EPA may also delegate authority to implement the part 71 program on its behalf to a state, local or tribal agency, if the agency requests delegation and makes certain showings regarding its authority and ability to implement the program. One such delegate agency for the part 71 p rogram exists at present. In order to receive an operating permit for a major or other source subject to the permitting program, the applicant must conduct the necessary research, perform the appropriate analyses, and prepare the permit application with documentation to demonstrate that its facility meets all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Specific activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting Statement for the part 71 ICR. Under part 71, the permitting authority (the EPA or a delegate agency) **74 60**  **Federal Register** / Vol. 80, No. 27 / Tuesday, February 10, 2015 / NoticesPage 35

reviews permit applications, provides for public review of proposed permits, issues permits based on consideration of all technical factors and public input, and reviews information submittals required of sources during the term of the permit. Under part 7 1, the EPA reviews certain actions and performs oversight of any delegate agency, consistent with the terms of a delegation agreement. Consequently, information prepared and submitted by sources is essential for sources to receive permits, and for federal and tribal permitting agencies to adequately review the permit applications and issue the permits, oversee implementation of the permits, and properly administer and manage the program. The proposed ICR is needed to authorize the preparation and submittal of this information. Information that is collected is handled according to EPA’s policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B

— Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2). See also section 114(c) of the Act. Form Numbers: The forms are 5900

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– 86. Respondents/affected entities: Industrial plants (sources) and tribal permitting authorities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: mandatory (see 40 CFR part 71). Estimated number of respondents: 99 (total); 98 industry sources and 1 tribal delegate permitting authority (the EPA serves as a permitting authority but is not a respondent). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 26,132 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,702,183 (per year). There are no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 11,497 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to updated estimates of the number of sources and permits subject to the part 71 program, rather than any new federal mandates. The changes in estimates are due to shrinkage from the transfer of 36 permits from the part 71 to the part 70 program and due to a previous overestimate of the number of sources that would get permits by the end of the previous ICR (which is the start of the current ICR). Dated: January 29, 2015. **Stephen D. Page,** Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015

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–0086) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as describe d below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2015. 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 contro l number. **DATES :**  Comments must be submitted on or before April 13, 2015. **ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA

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–0100 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred meth od), by email to superfund.docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes

profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**  **:** Elizabeth Bosecker, Regulations Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564

–7612; email address: bosecker.elizabeth@epa.gov. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202

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– 1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c) (2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have p ractical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the informatio n to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another **Federal Register** notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: Section 103(a) of CERCLA, as amended, requires the person in charge of a vessel or facility to immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous substance release into the environment if the amount of the release equals or exceeds the substance’s reportable quantity (RQ). The RQ of every hazardous substancePage 36 **Attachment 3**  **. Adjustments to Baseline Burden** ( to A ccount for GHG Tailoring Rule and FAP Rule ) **Adjustments to Baseline Burden to Account for GHG Tailoring Rule (TR)**  **Burden (Based on Tables 6, 7**  **, 1**  **1, 12, and 13 of the**  **Previous 2012 Part 71 Supporting Statement)**  **GHG Activity Assumptions**  **Adjustment APPLICATION**  **Add GHG to Non**  **- GHG Source**  **Source s**  Assume this only applies to PSD “anyway” sources under the Tailoring Rule (TR). Assume all new part 71 sources are anyway sources under the TR. The TR ICR assumes incremental burden above baseline of 10%. **Increase hours/activity burden assumption for each**  **initial application and initial permit issuance activity**  **by 10%**  (e.g., “public hearing” changes from 10 to 11 hours). The following activities are effected : Draft p ermit interaction, Periodic monitoring development, and Public hearing.
**Perm itting**  **Authority** Assume this only applies to PSD

“anyway” sources under TR

. Assume all new sources are anyway sources. The TR ICR assumes incremental burden above baseline of 10%. **Increase hours** **/activities burden**  **assumption for each initial**  **application and initial permit**  **issuance activity by**  **10%** (e.g., “public hearing” changes from 100 to 110 hours). This effects all activities related to reviewing application, drafting , and issuing permit and public process. **MODIFICATION Due to GHG**  **Source s**  The TR assumes about 6% of permits every year (18% / 3 years) will need additional significant permit modifications (SPM) related to GHGs. The baseline assumption of the 2012 part 71 ICR was that 10% of existing permits each year undergo an SPM. **Increase number**  **of SPMs**  **each year**  **by an additional 6%**

. Note that there are also changes to this percentage related to the Flexible Air Permit (FAP) Rule.

**Perm itting**  **Authority** The TR assumes about 6% of

permits every year (18% every 3 years) will need additional mods related to GHGs. Assume all are SPMs. B aseline assumption is 10 % of existing permits each year undergo a SPM. **Increase number**  **of SPMs**  **each year**  **by an**  **additional 6%** 

. Note there are also changes to this percentage related to the FAP Rule.Page 37

**Adjustments to Baseline Burden to Account for GHG Tailoring Rule (TR)**  **Burden (Based on Tables 6, 7**  **, 1**  **1, 12, and 13 of the**  **Previous 2012 Part 71 Supporting Statement)**  **GHG Activity Assumptions**  **Adjustment MODIFICATION**  **Add GHG to Non**  **- GHG permit**  **Source s**  B urden of all SPMs and minor permit mod s (MPMs) increases due to considering GHGs. The TR ICR assumes burden of all mods increases by 4 hours. **Increase burden/hour**  **assumption for**  **SPMs and**  **MPMs by**  **4 hour**  s (e.g., “permit revisions, minor” increases from 40 hours to **44 hours** ).

**Perm itting**  **Authority** B urden of all SPMs and MPMs

increases due to considering GHGs. The TR ICR assumes burden of all these mods increases by 4 hours. **Increase burden/hour**  **assumption for**  **SPMs and**  **MPMs by**  **4 hours**  (e.g., “permit revisions, minor” increases from 30 hours to **34 hours** ).

**Add GHG at Renewal**  **Source s**  The TR ICR assumes 80% of renewals (for combustion sources) will experience a 10% incremental burden. **Inc rease**  **burden/hour assumption**  **for “**  **permit renewal**  **applications ”**  **and “**  **Other permit**  **renewal activities**  **” by**  **8%** (e.g., “Permit renewal applic.” changes from 200 to **216 hours** ).
**Perm itting**  **Authority** The TR ICR assumes 80% of

renewals (for combustion sources) will experience a 10% incremental burden. **Increase burden/hour**  **assumption for**  **“ Renewing**  **permits ”**  **by 8%**  (e.g., “Renewing Permits” changes from 90 to **97 hours** ). **EPA Oversight of Mods due to GHG:** 
 **Review Mod Due to GHG.**
 **Consult on**  **Mod Due**  **to GHG.**  This activity involves EPA’s role of oversight of a delegate agency (see tables 4, 10, and 13 of the 2012 ICR). We assume “Mods due to GHG” are SPMs. Section 6(c) of the 2012 supporting statement assumes that the overall burden for EPA oversight of delegate permits is an average of 2 hours per permit. **EPA Oversight**  **of Delegate**  **Agencies/Permits**
**- Adjustment**  **fo r**  **GHG TR and for FAP**

. As shown elsewhere in this attachment, the net change of the TR and FAP for SPMs is a total 1% increase in the number of SPM s that occur every year and a 5% increase in the burden hours assumed for such SPMs. **For simplicity**  **sake, we will assume the overall**  **burden will**  **increase by**  **6% to**  **2.1 hours**  **per permit**  **due to**  **the effects**  **of b**  **oth rule**  **adjustments.** This result is supported by a more detailed analysis performed for the part 70 ICR, which contains similar assumptions concerning EPA oversight.Page 38 **Adjustments to Baseline Burden to Account for FAP Rule Burden** The part 71 ICR assumes the typical single source permit experiences 1 minor permit modification every 2 ye ars and 1 significant modification every 10 ye ars, so using the assumptions of the FAP IC R for avoided burden would lead to a reduction of almost all permit modification burden for all permitted sources in the part 71 IC R, which is not consistent with agency experience. This would occur because the FAP IC R focused on a highl y complex subset of sources, which are not representative of the ty pical part 71 sources; thus, the part 71 IC R does not have the data richness to accuratel y incorporate these burden reductions and would tend to significantly overestimate the burden reductions. Consequentl y, for the purposes of this analysis, we will assume that sources with either Tier 1 or Tier 2 mechanisms in their part 71 permits will have no permit modification burden during the ICR period resulting in more modest burden reductions, which we believe are more representative of the overall effect of the FAP rule on the permitting program.

**Adjustments to Baseline Burden to Account for**  **FAP Rule Burden**  **(Based on Tables 6**
**- 10**  **of the Previous**  **2012 Part 71 Supporting Statement) GHG Activity**  **Assumptions Adjustment**  **T ier 1:**  **5 MPM**  **avoided per year**  **Sources &**

**Perm itting**  **Authority** The FAP ICR assumes 5% of sources

have a Tier 1 permit

. The part 71 ICR assumes 50% of sources get an MPM each year. For the purpose of this analysis, we assume Tier 1 sources will have no future MPMs. **Reduce number**  **of MPMs**  **that occur**  **each year**  **by 5%**  **.** Also, see additional reduction of 10% of MPMs due to Tier 2 Permits below. Sources have either a Tier 1 or Tier 2 permit but not both, so reductions are additive. **Tier 1 :**  **1 SPM**  **avoided per year**  **Sources &**

**Perm itting**  **Authority** The FAP ICR assumes 5% of sources

have a Tier 1 permit

. The part 71 ICR assumes 10% of sources get an SPM each year. For the purpose of this analysis, we assume Tier 1 sources will have no future SPMs

. **Reduce number**  **of SPMs**  **that occur**  **each year**  **by 5%**  **.** Note that there is also a 6% increase in SPMs due to the TR, with the result being a net 1 percent increase overall for the percentages of SPMs that occur each year **(10% +1% = 11%)**

.Page 39 **Adjustments to Baseline Burden to Account for**  **FAP Rule Burden**  **(Based on Tables 6**
**- 10**  **of the Previous**  **2012 Part 71 Supporting Statement) GHG Activity**  **Assumptions Adjustment**  **Tier 2 :**  **New Sources**  **Sources** The FAP ICR a ssumes 10% of new permits will incorporate Tier 2 provisions, resulting in 60 hours more burden to issue the permit. **A ssume**  **each new**  **application ha**  **s 6 hours**  **of**

**added burden for sources**  . **Revise “**  **Draft Permit**  **Interaction** ” because this activity applies to all new p ermits (new sources plus backlogged permit applications)

. Note that the burden for this activity is also increased by the effects of the tailoring rule. Adjusted burden: **50 h**  **rs /**  **permit** (40+4+6) **. Perm** **itting Authority**  The FAP ICR a ssume s 10% of new

permits will incorporate Tier 2 provisions, resulting in 45 hours more burden to issue the permit. **A ssume**  **each new** **p ermit**  **will have**  **5 hours**  **of**

**a dded**  **burden for permit authorities**  **. Revise “**  **Draft Permit Preparation**  **”** since this activity applies to all new permits (new sources plus backlogged permit applications). B urden for this activity is also increased by the effects of tail o ring rule. Adjusted burden : **170 hrs**  **/ permit**  (150+15+5). **Tier 2: 1 MPM avoided**  **per year Sources &** 

**Perm itting**  **Authority** The FAP I CR a ssume s 10% of sources

will get a Tier 2 permit

. The part 71 ICR assumes 50% of sources get an MPM each year. Assume Tier 2 sources will have no MPMs. **Reduce number**  **of MPMs**  **that occur**  **each year**  **by 10%.**  This is in addition to the 5% re duction for Tier 1 FAP permits because no sources is assume d to have both types of FAP permits. The overall result is a net 15% reduction in the percentage of sources that need an MPM each year **(50%**
**- 15% = 35%)**  **.**