## Information Collection Request Supporting Statement for the

Fine Particulate Matter

Nation al Ambient Air Quality Standards

State Implementation Plan Requirements Rule making

EPA ICR Number 2258. 0 3

OMB Control No. 2060

- 0611

Prepared by:

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711

Ma y 2 7 , 201523



### EPA Information Collection Request Renewal for the

Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard s State Implementation Plan Requirements Rule



## Table of Contents

1. Identification of the Information Collection Request...

............... ......page 4

2. Need for and Use of the Collection..........................................page 5

3. Non

- Duplication, Consultation, and other Collection Criteria......... page 7

4. The Respondents and the Inform ation Requested

.. .....................page 10

5. The Information Collected

— Agency Activities, Collection Methodology and Information Management....................................

............... .page 1 2

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection........................page 1 34



### 1. Identification of the Information Collection Request

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

The title of the Information Collection Request (ICR) is “ Fine Particulate Matter ( PM 2.5 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standard s (NAAQS) State Implementation Plan Requirements (SIP) Rule

, ” ICR number 2258. 0 3 , and OMB Control Number 2060

- 0611, expiration date: the

earlier of May 3 1, 201 8 or the date of the finalization of the new ICR proposed on March 23, 2015 (55 FR 15340)

.

1(b) Abstract/Executive Summary

The EPA has established a suite of PM 2.5 ambient air quality standards based on evidence

from numerous health studies demonstrating that serious health effects are associated with exposures to elevated levels of PM 2.5

. Estimates show that attainment of the PM 2.5 standards would result in tens of thousands fewer premature deaths each year, tens of thousands fewer hospital admissions each year, and hundreds of thousands fewer doc tor visits, absences from work and school, and respiratory illnesses in children annually

. The EPA initially established

annual and 24

- hour PM 2.5 standards in 1997. The 24

- hour standard was subsequently revised in 2006, and the annual standard was revised in 2012.

The EPA is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), “ Fine Particulate Matter (PM

2.5 ) NAAQS Implementation Rule (Renewal) ” (EPA ICR No. 2258.04, OMB Control

No. 2060

- 0611) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in

accordance w ith the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 renewal of an existing ICR, which was originally established

with the EPA’s now

- remanded 2007 final rule addressing implementation

- related requirements

for the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS. On March 23, 2015, the EPA proposed a new ICR associated with its Notice of Proposed Ru lemaking that would replace the remanded 2007 PM 2.5 NAAQS Implementation Rule. Until that ICR is finalized, the existing ICR will remain in effect, subject to this proposed renewal.

The EPA is proposing in th e PM 2.5 NAAQS S IP Requirements Rule to describe the Clean Air

Act ( CAA ) requirements that must be met by states with nonattainment areas required to develop attainment plans for attaining and maintaining the NAAQS. The intended effect of the SIP Requirements Rule is to provide clarity to state air agen cies regarding their planning obligations. Only states with nonattainment areas are required to submit SIPs that meet the requirements of

the rule.

The information collection activities in PM 2.5 NAAQS S IP Requirements Rule proposed rule have been submitted for approval to O MB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The P RA requires the EPA to assess the administrative burden (in hours and dollars) for state and local air agencies to develop plans to attain the PM 2.5 NAAQS , and for the EPA to review and take action5

on such plans. The current burden was estimated in the ICR (Reference number 201203

- 2060

- 009) concluded on 4/9/2012. This ICR is a renewal of the previous ICR approved estimating the

burden for the 6 areas rema in ing in nonattainment for the 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS as compared to 31 nonattainment areas initially designated for that NAAQS. In addition, one of the six areas (San Joaquin Valley, CA) remains nonattainment for the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS.

With respect to ongoing i mplementation of the 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 standards, the EPA

estimates the total administrative burden for state air agencies with nonattainment areas during

the ICR extension period to be 1 26

, 0 00 hours , and the estimated administrative burden for EPA

to be 6

, 900 hours . In this analysis, f ifty percent of the hours are assumed to be expended in the

first year
, with the remain ing hours evenly divided between the second and third years of the ICR period

.

For the remaining 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 nonattainment burden, the present value of the total

additional costs for state air agencies , the respondents, estimated at $ 7

. 6 million for the extension period

. On an equivalent annual basis

, that is approximately $ 2. 5 million per year

.

For the remain ing 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 nonattainment burden, t he present value of the Agency administrative cost burden is estimated at $ 0.8 million dollars for the ICR extension period

. This is roughly equivalent to $ 0

. 3 million per year.

The incremental administrat ive burden for the areas and activities covered by this ICR is mitigated by the fact that these state air agencies all have experience with developing SIPs for previous revisions submitted for this and previous PM 2.5 NAAQS.



### 2. Need For and Use of the Collection
2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

The C AA , which was last amended in 1990, requires the EPA to establish NAAQS for air pollutants that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare, and which

result from numerous or diverse sources. On July 18, 1997, the EPA revised the NAAQS for particulate matter to add new standards for fine partic ulate matter ( particles of solid and liquid material less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter ) , using PM 2.5 as the indicator . The E PA

established health

- based (primary) annual and 24

- hour standards for PM 2.5 (62 FR 38652)

. The annual standard was set a level of 15 micrograms per cubic meter, based on the 3

- year average of

annual mean PM 2.5 concentrations

. The 24

- hour standard was set a level of 65 micrograms per cubic meter, based on the 3

- year average of the 98 th percentile of 24

- hour concentrations. The

welfare

- based secondary standards were established identical to the primary standards.

The initial PM 2.5 NAAQS Implementation R ule was proposed November 1, 2005 (70 FR 65983) and was promulgated on April 25, 2007 (72 FR 20586). The preamble s to the proposed

and final rules addresse d the administrative burden in general terms. The preamble to the final rule stated that an ICR would be prepared. The first ICR (No. 2258.01) covered a period from April 5, 2008 through April 4, 2011. A extension without change of the approved ICR was

appr oved through April 30 , 2012.6

On October 17, 2006, the EPA revised the NAAQS for fine particles. The EPA established new primary and secondary 24

- hour standards for PM 2.5 (71 FR 61144). The 24

- hour standard s

w ere set a level of 35 micrograms per cubic mete r, based on the 3

- year average of the 98 th
percentile of 24

- hour concentrations. The annual standard remained unchanged at a level of 15 micrograms per cubic meter, based on the 3

- year average of annual mean PM 2.5 concentrations.

On December 14 , 2012, th e EPA revised the NAAQS for fine particles. The EPA established a new primary annual PM 2.5 standard at a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter, based on the

3

- year average of annual mean PM 2.5 concentrations (78 FR 3086). The 24

- hour standard s remained unchanged at a level of 3 5 micrograms per cubic meter, based on the 3

- year average of

the 98 th percentile of 24

- hour concentrations.

On January 4, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) remanded the 2007 PM 2.5 NAAQS Implementation Rule, concluding that the agency had erred in implementing the PM 2.5 NAAQS according to only the general nonattainment area planning provisions of subpart 1, part D, title I of the CAA, rather than in accordance with the

the PM

- specif

ic planning requirements of subpart 4, part D, title I of the CAA and certain general planning provisions in subpart 1. On March 23, 2015, the EPA proposed a new implementation rule (80 FR 15340) consistent with the attainment planning requirements under

C AA subparts 1 and 4 of part D, title I, that would apply to ongoing implementation efforts by air agencies in areas designated nonattainment for the 1997, 2006, and most recent 2012 PM 2.5 NAAQS. As part of its proposed implementation rule, the EPA also pro posed a new ICR to account for the additional cost burden to air agencies developing attainment plans for areas designated nonattainment for the 2012 PM 2.5 NAAQS, in addition to the burden associated with plan revisions related to ongoing implementation ef forts for the 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS. Once final, the new ICR will supersede the existing ICR for which the EPA is proposing renewal in the March 23, 2015 implementation rule action.

However, in the meantime, while the EPA completes its current rulema king and finalizes the new ICR, the agency is hereby proposing a renewal of the existing ICR that would continue to apply during this interim period. The time period covered in the current approved ICR (2258.02)

was a 3 year per iod from May 1, 201 2 throug h April 3 0 , 201 5

. The time period that was to be

covered in th is third ICR (2258.03) was anticipated to be a 3 year period from May 1, 201 5 through April 30 , 201 8

. The renewal of the existing ICR period will extend the time period covered until the final approval action of the March 23, 2015 implementation rule.

2( b ) User/Users of the Data

The data collected from state or local air agency respondents will inclu de the nonattainment

SIP elements required by the CAA , many of which are describe d in more detail in the PM 2.5 SIP requirements rule ( 72 FR 20586)

. The PM 2.5 attainment plan must contain state rules and other requirements designed to achieve the NAAQS by the deadlines established under the CAA

.

The PM 2.5 attainment plan(s) to be submitted by the state must include t he various requirements in subpart 1

, such as :7

 Baseline emission s inventory for stationary, mobile, and area emissions sources in the

nonattainment area consistent with 40 CFR 51.1008 of the rule.

 A proposed attainment date consistent with section 51.1004 of the rule.

 An attainment demonstration with air quality modeli ng showing that existing federal and

state emission s reduction programs, plus any new emission s reduction programs adopted by the state, will result in expeditious attainment by the attainment date , consistent with

section 51.1011 of the rule . The attainme nt demonstration must meet the requirements of 40 CFR 51.112 and Part 51, Appendix W

, and must include emission s inventory projections , modeling results, and emission s reduction analyses on which the state has based its projected attainment date

. The attai nment demonstration and supporting air quality modeling should be consistent with the EPA ’s PM 2.5 modeling guidance

 A plan showing that annual emission s reductions will provide for reasonable further progress ( RFP ) toward attainment of the standard for the period prior to the area ’ s attainment date , consistent with section 51.1012 of the rule; and reporting every 3 years on quantitative milestones showing such progress through the implementation of the attainment plan and associated control measures, consis tent with section 51.1013 of the

rule.

The state air agencies use this information and analysis to fulfill federal obligations under Title I, Subpart D of the Clean Air Act and the PM 2.5 Implementation Rule. They also use the attainment demonstrations, R FP, reasonably available control technology ( RACT ) and reasonably available control mechanisms ( RACM ) determinations to inform their citizenry, including potentially regulated entities

. The potentially regulated entities use this information in assessing f

uture emission s reduction requirements.

The EPA regional and headquarters offices will use the submitted information in determining the adequacy of the various elements of the PM 2.5 attainment plan. After a state submits a SIP with the appropriate techni cal supporting documentation

, the EPA is required under the CAA to approve or disapprove the SIP within 12 months. Emission s reduction regulations developed by

the state air agencies become federally enforceable when approved by the EPA.



### 3. Non

- Duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

3(a) Non

- Duplication

As noted in section 2(b) above, t he state air agency respondent will submit a n attainment plan for

each nonattainment area that will need to include a number of separate and unique elemen ts

. For example, each attainment plan will need to include a unique RACM/RACT analysis, attainment demonstration, and RFP plan.

However, t here are other activities covered by existing ICRs which complement the elements required in the PM 2.5 attainment pl an

. For example, the existing fine particle monitoring network,

covered und er a separate, existing ICR, provides essential data for use by state air agencies and

the EPA in identifying key categories of emissions and tracking progress toward attainment.8

The EPA encourages state air agencies to account for control measures and expected emission reductions from existing regulations and implementation planning processes

, such as

for the 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS, the 2008 o zone NAAQS, the regional haze progr am, the cross state air pollution rule (CSAPR), and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Taking such steps, where appropriate, may enable state air agencies to reduce the incremental administrative

burden associated with this rule and enable identificatio n of control strategies that achieve multi

pollutant environmental progress at a lower cost.

Relevant ICRs and their titles are identified below

.

 Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans

o 51.121

- 51.122 NOx SIP Cal l...................................2060

- 0445

o 51.160

- 51.166 New Source Review................................2060

- 0003

o 51.321

- 51.323 Air Quality Data Reporting..................2060

- 0088

o 51.353

- 51.354 Inspection/Maintenance......................2060

- 0252

o 51.365

- 51.366 Inspection/Maintenance......................2060

- 02 52

 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans

o 52.21 Prevention of Significant Deterioration.................2060

- 0003

 Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods

o 53.4 .................................................................2080

- 0005

o 53.9(f),(h),(i).......................................................2080

- 0005

o 5 3.14................................................................2080

- 0005

o 53.15 ...............................................................2080

- 0005

o 53.16(a)

- (d),(f).....................................................2080

- 0005

 Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations

o 55.4

- 55.8 ...........................................................2060

- 0249

o 55.11

- 55.14 ........................................................2060

- 0249

 Ambient Air Qua lity Surveillance

o 58.11

- 58.14 ........................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.20

- 58.23 ........................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.25

- 58.28 ........................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.30

- 58.31 ........................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.33 ................................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.35 ................................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.40

- 58.41 .........................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.43 ................................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.45 ................................................................2060

- 0084

o 58.50 ................................................................2060

- 0084

 Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Imple mentation Plans

o 91.150

- 93.160 .....................................................2060

- 0279

 8

- hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Implementation Rule

o 2236.02.............................................................2060

– 05949

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

This is a renewal of an existing rule

- related ICR. Comments on this ICR will be requested when the ICR renewal is proposed in the Federal Register in May 2015. The ICR renewal was published for public notice and comments on May XX, 2015 ( http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2015/pdf/2015

- XXXX.pdf)

3(c) Consultations

The EPA is soliciting comment on the proposed renewal of the ICR for the PM 2.5 SIP requirements rule.

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

The collections under this rule (as reviewed in section 2.b) are necessary to comply with Clean Air Act requirements and provide assurances that identified level s of emission reductions are adequate to ensure timely attainment and maintenance of the PM 2.5 NAAQS

.

3(c) General Guidelines

The reporting and recordkeeping requirements in this proposed rule do not violate any of the regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5. T his submission meets the current Paperwork Reduction Act guidelines set forth by OMB. Those guidelines reflect the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.6. The PM 2.5 NAAQS SIP requirements rule does not require:

 reporting more than once a year;

 respondents to participate in a statistical survey;

 responses to Agency inquiries in less than 30 days;

 respondents to receive remuneration for preparation of reports;

 records to be kept more than 3 years ; 1

 manual methods of reporting.

3(f) Confidentiality

The information requested from the state air agencies to fulfill CAA requirements as described in section 2(b) will rely on emissions levels and control efficiency data provided by certain facilities in the private and public sectors. This information is available from a variety of

sources and state air agen cies should already have information from emission sources, as facilities should have provided this information to meet other NAAQS SIP requirements, operating permits, and/or emissions reporting requirements. It is the assimilation and analysis of

that da ta (e.g., for RACM/RACT control measure determinations, the attainment demonstration, etc.) that is required by this rule.

1 However, the states may choose to retain the information for more than 3 years.10

Emissions and control technology information from emissions sources generally does not reveal the details of production processes. But, to the extent that it may, the affected facilities are protected. Specifically, the provision of the emissions and control efficiency information that is confidential, proprietary, and trade secret is protected from disclosure under the requirements of subsections 503(e) and 114(c) of the Clean Air Act.

3(g) Sensitive Information

The requested PM 2.5 SIP requirements rule submissions do not include questions whose answers would require sensitive information.



### 4.0 The Respondents and the Information Requested

4(a) Respondents and Nonattainment areas

State and local air agencies 2 are the primary respondents under this ICR. Table 1 lists the

nonattainment areas and state air agencies with remaining SIP submittal s for the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS and the 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS that potentially could be required during the ICR period. For purposes of this draft analysis, it has been assumed that for the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS, a revised attainment plan will be required during the ICR period for one

nonattainment area. It a lso has been assumed that for the 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS, a revised attainment plan will be required during the ICR period for s ix nonattainment areas. (Note that these assumptions have been made only for the purposes of this draft analysis, and a number

of fact ors and future state or EPA actions could change the assumptions put forth here.)

Table 1 also includes an estimated 18,000 burden hours for each revised attainment plan and

an estimated total weighted direct and indirect hourly equivalent salary cost of $ 65.10 per hour. Section 6 provides more details on these estimates.

2 Local, state, and federal agencies are part of the North American Industrial Classification System code num ber 924110 , which includes “administration of air and water resources, and solid waste management programs.” See http://www.census.gov/naics

.11

Table 1

. Remaining 1997 PM 2.5 and 2006 PM 2.5 Nonattainment Areas with Estimated Burden for SIP Revision or Redesignation Action

Area Name State EPA Reg. Potential Actions during IC R Extension Hours for SIP

Revision 3

- yea r Burden

Estimate ( Dollars)

Fairbanks AK 10 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

Imperial County CA 9 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

Liberty

- Clairton PA 3 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

Provo UT 8 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

Salt Lake City UT 8 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

San Joaquin Valley CA 9 1997 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

San Joaquin Valley CA 9 2006 PM 2.5 revised attainment plan 18,000 $1,171,800

TOTAL 1 26

, 0 00 $ 8,202,600

4(b) Information Requested

The information requested under this proposed rule, as described in section 2(b) of this ICR, is required to meet the requirements of the CAA. The implementation framework set forth in the regulation does not adopt a “one

- size

- fits all” approach to meeting these requirements. This additional flexibility enables the State air agencies t o customize, to the extent allowed by the Clean Air Act, their approach to attaining and maintaining the PM 2.5 NAAQS.

Data Items. The emissions and control efficiency data required for the attainment demonstration, RFP, RACT, and RACM is assumed to have been collected as a result of reporting activities required by other OMB

- approved ICRs. For example, the collection of emissions information for many stationary sources is required under other program requirements,

such as the Air Emissions Reporting Rule ( A ERR) Rule ( see http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/aerr/ ). In developing PM 2.5 SIPs, air agencies are expected to use a range of other readily available data sources, such as existing federal rules that are expected to reduce future emissions of particulate

matt er precursors, and economic and population growth rates.

Respondents’ Activities. The state air agecie s will compile and reference the data, set forth the analytical methodology, conduct control technology, emission reduction and air quality modeling ana lyses, develop initial drafts, hold hearings, adopt rules, regulations, and programs,12

have discussions with EPA staff as appropriate, refine the draft attainment demonstration as appropriate, adopt the SIP, and formally submit the SIP to the EPA.

Agency A ctivities. The EPA staff in the regional offices will facilitate timely receipt of the attainment demonstration, RFP, RACT, and RACM requirements by reviewing materials and answering questions from the state air agencies regarding regulatory requirements, potential data sources, analytical tools, the draft attainment demonstration, and other draft SIP elements. The EPA Regional Offices will evaluate the formal SIP submissions and take rulemaking actions to approve or disapprove the SIP revisions. The EPA he adquarters staff will facilitate policy coordination and national consistency in the timely review and evaluation of plans from state air agencies around the country. They will also facilitate information flow among the regions and states to promote the de velopment of acceptable demonstrations and SIP submissions.

Reporting Protocols. The dates for plan submissions and milestone reports are as set forth in subpart 4 of Part D of the CAA (sections 188

- 190), and in the proposed PM 2.5 SIP Requirements

R ule.



### 5.0 The Information Collected

— Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

5(a) States, EPA Regional Offices, and EPA Headquarters Offices

States. The state air agencies’ activities include:

 Develop baseline emissions inventory and projection year inventory.

 Conduct analyses of economic and technological feasibility of potential control measures and adopt state rules requiring emission reductions to ensure attainment of the standard “as expeditiously as practicable.”

 De velop and evaluate emission s reduction strategies, and conduct air quality modeling showing that existing federal and state emission reduction programs, plus any new emission reduction programs adopted by the state, will result in expeditious

attainment by the attainment date.

 Develop plans to ensure that future emission reductions will provide for reasonable further progress toward attainment of the standard for the period prior to the area ’ s attainment date

.

EPA Regional Offices. The regional office activities include:

 Respond to inquiries from the air agencies and provid e guidance on SIP development.

 Review technical data, analyses, and draft SIP elements developed by the air agencies.

 Evaluate the formal SIP submissions and conduct rulemaking actio ns approving or disapproving the SIP submissions.

EPA Headquarters. The EPA headquarters office activities include:13

 Answer questions regarding application and interpretation of rule provisions.

 Facilitate policy coordination and national consistency in the timely review and evaluation of plans from state air agencies around the country.

 Coordinate information flow amongst the regions and states to promote the development of acceptable demonstrations and SIP submissions.

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

The PM 2.5 attainment plan submitted by the air agency will set forth the data sources, analytical methods, and the emission reduction and air quality improvement verification procedures used in its development and implementation.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

For an approved ICR, the Agency must demonstrate that it has taken all p ractical steps to develop separate and simplified requirements for small businesses and other small entities. See 5 CFR 1320.6(h). The proposed PM 2.5 NAAQS implementation regulation s do not provide a direct administrative burden on small entities.

5(d) Collection Schedule

The SIP deadlines for implementing the PM 2.5 NAAQS under Subparts 1 and 4 were proposed in propo sed PM 2.5 SIP Requirements Rule consistent with CAA requirements.

Moderate area SIPs will be due within 18 months of the effective date of nonattainment area designation. The proposed rule requests comment on due dates for certain elements of Serious area SIPs; howe ver, under all proposed options BACM/BACT requirements would be due within 18 months of the date an area is reclassified as Serious. Quantitative milestone reports, as required under the CAA, would be due every 3 years

.



### 6. Estimating the Burden of the Collection

This section provides information on the hours and costs associated with the information collection for the respondents (the affected state and local air agencies) and EPA (regional and headquarters offices). Hours and costs are presented for the activities associated with each collection item for a nonattainment area (or portion thereof) in a given state, as well as the equivalent annual and present value cost estimates.

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

The estimated respondent burden repr esents the estimated staff time associated with the activities required to develop the relevant PM 2.5 SIP and implement the plan each year.

The estimated burden in this ICR is incremental to the estimated burden of other EPA environmental reporting obli gations. The actual incremental burden is expected to vary across areas for a number of reasons, such as the severity of the nonattainment problem and whether14

existing federal and state emission reduction programs are projected to bring the area into

attai nment.

Burden Estimate for Remaining Nona ttainment Areas for 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS

Table 1 provides the list of areas and states still implementing the 1997 and 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS requirements that potentially could be responsible for developing Ser ious area SIP

revisions during the extension of the ICR period

. For the purpose of this analysis, it is assumed that one of the original 39 nonattainment areas for the 1997 PM2.5 standard (San Joaquin Valley, CA) will still need to develop a Serious area plan during the ICR period. The estimated burden

hours for development of the remaining Serious area SIP is 18,000 hours. The presumed

allocation of total incremental burden across the th ree years is 50% in year 1, 25% in year 2, and 25% in year 3.

Of t he 3 2 areas designated as nonattainment for the 2006 PM 2.5 standard, Table 1

identifies s ix areas that potentially could be reclassified from Moderate to Serious during the

extension of th e ICR period, and that could have a Serious area SIP (or portions thereof) due within 18 months (also within the period for this ICR). For the purposes of this analysis, t he estimated burden for development of the S IP revision s to address the Serious area requirements is 18,000 hours. Using the information in T able 1

, T able 2 below provides a 3

- year breakdown of expected burden hours by state and by year.

Table 2

. Nonattainment Areas for 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS:

Estimated Incremental Burden Hours by State and Year

State EPA Region Additional

hours Year 1 Additional

hours Year 2 Additional

hours Year 3

AK 10 9

, 0 00 4

, 5 00 4

, 5 00

CA 9 27,000 13,500 13,500

PA 10 9

, 0 00 4

, 5 00 4

, 5 00

UT 8 18 ,000 9,000 9,000

6(b) Estimating Respondent Cost

Labor costs are estimated for state air agencies using the total of projected additional

hours for the areas

. These estimates do not reflect staff experience and eco nomies of scale

. The hourly rates are the result of estimated direct and indirect cost per employee

. The main source of

the information is http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm

The estimated weighted direct salary cost per employee is $35.88 per hour

. This results

from a summation of the professional, managerial, and support staff components

.

 Hourly equivalent 2012 Salary of Permanent Professional Staff at GS 11, Step 3 is $33.34

. This is the average of hourly equivalent rates for the San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C. areas.15

 To account for permanent managerial staff, 1/11 or 9% of the hourly rate for GS 13, Step 3 is added to the professional staff hourly rates

. The average hourly equivalent

rate for GS

- 13 using rates for San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C. is $47.51

. Nine percent of that is $4.32.

 To account for permanent support staff at GS

- 6, Step 6, 1/8 or 16% of the hourly rate is added to the professional staff hourly rates

. The average hourly equivalent rate for

GS

- 6, Step 6 using rates for San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C. is $ 22.17

. Sixteen percent of that is $ 3.55

.

The estimated hourly indirect cost per employee is $ 23.90

. This amount is the sum of the following:

 Benefits at 16% of the weighted direct hourly equivalent salary cost per employee

, or $ 6.59

.

 Sick and annual leave at 10% of the weighted direct hourly equivalent salary cost per employee

, or $ 4.12

.

 General overhead at 32% of the weighed direct hourly equivalent salary cost per employee

, or $ 13.18

.

The estimated total weighted direct and indir ect hourly equivalent salary cost per employee is $ 65.10

. The ICR cost estimates are in 2012 dollars

. Federal hourly p ay rates did not change

between 2010 and 2012

. The estimated total incremental respondent burden for the state respondents to meet the new 2012 PM 2.5 SIP requirements and complete the remaining 1997 and 2006 SIP requirements is provided in Table 5

.

Table 3 . Estimated Incremental Cos t and Hour Burden for the State Air Agencies (Respondents) to complete the remaining 1997 and 2006 SIP Subm ittal Requirements

.

NAAQS Additional

Cost for

Year 1 Additional

Cost for

Year 2 Additional

Cost for

Year 3 Burden for the

3

- year ICR period (hrs)

1997/2006 $4. 1 million $ 1

. 8 million $1. 7 million 1 26

, 0 00

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

The estimated A gency burden is derived from the same estimates used for estimating respondent costs in section 6(b). Draft estimates were developed by the headquarters staff with review by regional office staff and subsequent refinement of the Agency burde n and cost

estimates.

The respondent burden was summed by the EPA regional offices and a percentage was applied to the yearly burden estimate to reflect the actions taken on the part of the regional16

offices. Once yearly burdens were estimated for the Agen cy’s Regional Offices, a percentage of those amounts are specified to derive estimates for the Agency’s Headquarters Office Burdens

.

Agency Regional Office Burden. Table 4 includes estimates of total incremental Agency Regional Office burden. The summary of total incremental respondent burden comes from Tables 1. The Agency Regional Office burden is presumed to be 10% of the estimated total incremental burden for respondent by the EPA Regional Office. The total incremental burden allocation for the Agency Regional Offices is 50% in year 1, 25% in year 2, and 25% in year 3.

Agency Headquarters Burden. Table 4 also summarizes total incremental Agency headquarter s burden. The Regional Office burden estimates for years 1, 2, and 3 are multiplied by 10% to ar rive at an estimate for h eadquarters burden for the same 3 years.

Total Incremental Burden for the Agency

. The regional and headquarters office burden estimate for year 1 for the 1997 and 2006 NAAQS is 8,000 hours. The estimates for years 2 and 3 are 4,000 hours each year.

Total Cost for the Agency. Using the weighted direct and indirect salary equivalent hour rate derived in section 6(b), the total incremental burden hours are multiplied by that rate.

The result is the total cost estimate for the A gency provided in Table 4

.

Table 4 . Estimated Total Incremental Cost and Hour Burden for the EPA Regions and Headquarter s to complete the remaining 1997 and 2006 SIP Submittal Requirements

.

NAAQS Total State

Respondents' burden (hrs) Regions

Burden (hrs) HQ

Burden (hrs) Additional

Cost for

Year 1 Additional

Cost for

Year 2 Additional

Cost for

Year 3

1997/2006 1 26

, 0 00 6, 300 630 $0.5

million $0.2

million $0.2

million

6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Additional Burden and Costs

The incremental respondent universe burden and cost estimates are presented in

Tables 5

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Table 5 . 1997 PM 2.5 and 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS Incremental Respondent & Agency

Universe Burden and Cost Estimates

Entity Average Yearly

Burden (hours) 3

- Year Burden

(hrs) Present Value of Costs

for 3

- Year Burden

States 4 2,0 00 1 26

, 0 00 $ 7.6 million
Agency 4,620 6,930 $0. 83 million

Total 46,620 1 32

, 930 $ 8.4 million

* The estimates are in current year (2012) dollars. Costs for years 2 and 3 are calculated using the equation Present Value = Future Value/ (1 + interest rate) t ,where “t” is the number of years hence (i.e., 0 for year 1, 1 for year 2, 2 for year 3). The adjusted values for years 1, 2, and 3 are then summed.

6(e) Reason for Change in Burden

We are requesting an decrease in burden to 126,000 hours from the 175,400 . The 126,000

hours is an extension to implement the remaining requirements for the 1997 PM 2.5 and 2006

PM 2.5 NAAQS

. This burden estimate is lower than the estimate for the previo us PM 2.5 Implementation ICR renewal primarily because the extension estimat es the burden for the 6

areas remain ing in nonattainment for the 2006 PM 2.5 NAAQS as compared to 31 nonattainment areas initially designated for that NAAQS. In addition, one of the six areas (San Joaquin Valley, CA) remains nonattainment for the 1997 PM 2.5 NAAQS. The estimates have been calculated using 2012 dollars and some assumptions regarding overhead, O&M costs, and capital costs have been adjusted to meet current guidelines an d common procedures for preparing ICRs.

6( f ) Burden Statement

The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information for the 1997 and 2006 NAAQS is estimated to average 6

, 000 hours, which is the 4 2

, 0 00 hours average yearly burden for the state air agencies identified in Table 1, and dividing by 7, the number of affected state responses.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, dis close, or provide information

, or for a Federal agency other than

the EPA

, to do so

. This estimate includes the time and burden needed to c onduct the tasks

associated with each state submitting the PM 2.5 SIP required for each PM 2.5 nonattainment area

. The PM 2.5 SIP s due during this ICR extension period will need to include several elements, including the attainment demonstration, RFP plan , RACT and RACM

. In meeting these

milestones

, such incremental efforts may include reviewing instructions as well as ver ifying, processing, maintaining, and disclosing information

. Such efforts may require incremental development, acquisition, installation, and/or utilization of technological systems for several

purposes

. These purposes include collecting, verifying, validating, processing, maintaining and disclosing information associated with the each milestone

. The incremental efforts may result from adjusting the ways to comply with the previously applicable instructions associated with18

other NAAQS such as 8

- hr ozo ne and PM 10

. Consequently, in meeting the milestones, there

could be some incremental burden associated with learning/training, searching data sources, and transmitting the deliverables.

An A gency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required t o respond to a

collection of information

, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number

. The OMB

control numbers for the EPA ’s regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15

. When this ICR is approved by OMB, the Agency will publi sh a technical amendment to 40 CFR part 9 in the Federal Register to display the OMB control number for the approved information collection requirements contained in the final implementation rule

. However , as was stated in the April 2007 Federal Register N otice for the PM 2.5 Implementation Rule , “.. the failure to have an approved ICR for this rule does not affect the statutory obligation for the state air agencies to submit SIPs as required under part D of the CAA.”

The Agency established a docket for the PM 2.5 NAAQS State Implementation Requirements

Rule under Docket ID No.OAR

- 20 07

- 0 2 6 5

. All documents in the docket are listed in the

EDOCKET index at http://www.ep a.gov/epahome/dockets.htm or http://www.regulations.gov

. Altho ugh listed in the index, some information such as Confidential Business Information is not publicly available

. Other information such as copyrighted ma terials are not placed on the internet, but are available in hard copy form at the EPA Docket Center (Air Docket), EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC

. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 566

- 1744

. The telephone number for the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566

- 1742

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