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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0265; FRL–8295–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; PM2.5 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

Implementation Rule; EPA ICR No. 

2258.01 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR covers the 3 year time period from 

April 5, 2008 through April 4, 2011. 

Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 

review and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0265, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1741 

• Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2007–0265, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

West (Air Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Northwest, Mailcode: 6102T, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 

Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

Northwest, Room 3334, Washington, DC 

20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2007–0265. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– 

0265. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, Mail Code C539–01, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711, telephone number (919) 541– 

5208, facsimile number (919) 541–0824, 

electronic mail e-mail address: 

stackhouse.butch@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0265 established a 

public docket for each of the ICRs 

identified in this document (see the 

Docket ID. numbers for each ICR that are 

provided in the text, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8 

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 Docket is 202–566–1752. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What Information Is EPA Particularly 

Interested In? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

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 information 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. 

What Should I Consider When I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What Information Collection Activity or 

ICR Does This Apply to? 

[Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0265] 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are States and 

Regional offices. There are other entities 


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that may be indirectly affected, as they 

may comment on the draft submissions 

before they are forwarded to EPA’s 

Regional Offices. These include 

potentially regulated entities, 

representatives of special interest 

groups, and individuals. 

Title: PM2.5 National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard Implementation Rule. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2258.01. 

ICR status: This ICR covers the 3-year 

time period from April 5, 2008 through 

April 4, 2011. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information, unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act requires the information found in 

this Information Collection Request 

(ICR) number 2258.01, to assess the 

burden (in hours and dollars) of the 

PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard Implementation (NAAQS) 

Rule as well as the periodic reporting 

and record keeping necessary to 

maintain the rule. The rule was 

proposed November 1, 2005 (70 FR 

65983) and promulgated April 25, 2007 

elsewhere in the Rules section of part II 

of this Federal Register. The preamble 

to the proposed and final regulation 

addressed the administrative burden in 

general terms. The preamble to the final 

rule stated that an ICR would be 

prepared. The rule includes 

requirements that involve collecting 

information from States with areas that 

have been designated nonattainment for 

the PM2.5 NAAQS. 

The time period covered in this ICR 

is a 3-year period from April 5, 2008 

through April 4, 2011. The milestones 

for the State or local air agency 

respondents will include the required 

SIP elements prescribed in the Clean Air 

Act (CAA) sections 110 and part D, 

subpart 1 of title I for Implementation 

plans and the requirements in the PM2.5

NAAQS Implementation Rule (40 CFR 

51.1000–51.1012). The PM2.5 SIP will 

contains rules and other requirements 

designed to achieve the NAAQS by the 

deadlines established under the CAA, 

and it also contains a demonstration 

that the State’s requirements will in fact 

result in attainment. The SIP must meet 

the requirements in subpart 1 to adopt 

Reasonable Available Control Measures, 

Reasonable Available Control 

Technology, and provide for Reasonable 

Further Progress toward attainment for 

the period prior to the area’s attainment 

date. However, not all of the milestones 

and associated burden and 

administrative cost estimates apply to 

every designated PM2.5 nonattainment 

area. Areas with cleaner air quality have 

fewer requirements. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 10,000 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 21. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

210,000 hours. 

Estimated total average annual costs 

per respondent: $604,762. This includes 

an estimated burden cost of $604,762 

and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Additional Background on Burden 

Estimation Method 

The methodology and draft estimates 

of incremental administrative burden 

for this ICR are documented in a 

separate supporting statement in the 

docket. The methodology and draft 

estimates in the PM2.5 Implementation 

Rule ICR are based on the ICR 

developed for the 8-hour ozone 

Implementation Rule ICR (EPA ICR No. 

2236.02, OMB Control No. 2060–0594). 

The 8-hour ozone Implementation Rule 

ICR methodology and draft estimates 

were submitted to EPA’s Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

Implementation Workgroup for their 

review and comment. This workgroup is 

comprised of representatives from EPA 

Regional Offices I through IX as well as 

EPA’s Offices of General Counsel, 

Policy-Economics-and Innovation, and 

Air and Radiation (including the Offices 

of Transportation and Air Quality, Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, and 

Policy Analysis and Review). 

The workgroup provided constructive 

criticism on earlier drafts which 

resulted in clarifications to the 

methodology section, revisions to the 

categorization of non-attainment areas 

by regional office, and changes to the 

temporal allocation of regional office 

administrative burden. The workgroup 

reviewed the June 2006 ICR supporting 

statement which was forwarded to 

OMB’s Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs. The workgroup 

believed there would be differences 

between the realized incremental 

administrative burden of the states and 

regional offices versus what was in the 

supporting statement. However, the 

estimates in the ICR supporting 

statement were judged to be appropriate 

(e.g. in the right ballpark). 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: March 29, 2007. 

Mary Henigin, 

Acting Director, Air Quality Policy Division, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

Office of Air and Radiation. 

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