ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

[EPA·RIO·OAR·2010·0858; FRL· ] 

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Federal 

Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, 

and Washington; EPA ICR No. 2020.05, OMB Control No. 2060·0558. 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

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 to renew an existing approved 

Information Collection Request (lCR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 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 [insert date 60 days from date of 

publication in the Federal Register] 
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-RlO-0AR-201O0858, by one of the following methods: 

• 	 www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments; 

• 	 Email: spenillo.justin@epa.gov; 

• 	 Fax: (206) 553-0110; 

• 	 Mail: Justin A Spenillo, Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Office of 

Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue - Suite 900, Seattle, WA, 

98101; 

• 	 Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Mailroom, 9th 

Floor, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, W A, 98101. Attention: Justin A Spenillo, 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT-107). Such deliveries are only accepted 

during normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R10-0AR-201O-0858. EPA's policy 

is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be 

made available online at 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 website 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 

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e-mail 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: Justin A Spenillo, Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics (AWT-107), Environmental Protection Agency Region 10,1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, 

WA, 98101; telephone number: (206) 553-6125; fax number: (206) 553-0110; email address: 

spenillo.justin @epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENT ARY INFORMATION: 


How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments? 


EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-RlO-0AR2010-0858, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing 

during normal business hours at the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Office of Air, 

Waste and Toxics (A WT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, W A. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit 

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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 and 5 c.F.R. 1320.8(d)(1), 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from very small 

businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by this collection. 

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. 

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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-RlO-OAR-201O-0858.] 

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action include owners and operators of air 

emission sources in all industry groups and tribal governments, located in the identified Indian 

reservations. Categories and entities potentially affected by this action are expected to include: 

Examples of regulated 

entities 

Category 

Industry......................... ........ 4471 	 Gasoline station storage 

tanks and refueling. 

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5614 Lumber manufacturer support. 

21211 Coal mining. 

31332 Surface coating operation. 

33712 Furniture manufacture. 

56221 Medical waste incinerator. 

115112 Repellent and fertilizer applications. 

211111 Natural gas plant. 

211111 Oil and gas production. 

211112 Fractionation of natural gas liquids. 

212234 Copper mining and processing. 

212312 Stone qualTying and processing. 

212313 Stone quarrying and processing. 

212321 Sand and gravel production. 

221112 Power plant-coal-fired. 

221119 Power plant-biomass fueled. 

221119 Power plant-landfill gas fired. 

221210 Natural gas collection. 

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221210 

321113 

321911 

323110 

323113 

324121 

325188 

325188 

331314 

331492 

332431 

332812 

421320 

422510 

422710 

422710 

486110 

Natural gas pipeline. 


Sawmill. 


Window and door molding manufacturer. 


Printing operations. 


Surface coating operations. 


Asphalt hot mix plants. 


Elemental phosphorus plant. 


Sulfuric acid plant. 


Secondary aluminum production and 


extrusion. 


Cobalt and tungsten recycling. 


Surface coating operations. 


Surface coating operations. 


Concrete batching plant. 


Grain elevator. 


Crude oil storage and distribution. 


Gasoline bulk plant. 


Crude oil storage and distribution. 


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Federal government. ..... .. . 

S tate/l ocal/tribal 


government .......................... . 


486210 

562212 

811121 

812320 

111140 

111998 

115310 

924110 

924110 

Natural gas compressor station. 


Solid waste landfill. 


Automobile refinishing shop. 


Dry cleaner. 


Wheat farming. 


All other miscellaneous crop farming. 


SUppOlt activities for forestry. 


Administration of Air and Water Resources 


and Solid Waste Management Programs. 


Administration of Air and Water Resources 


and Solid Waste Management Programs 


a NOlth American Industry Classification System. 

This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding 


entities potentially affected by this action. 


Title: Federal Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, 


Oregon, and Washington. 


ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2020.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0558. 


ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. An Agency may not 


conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless 


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it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control nu mbers 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: EPA promulgated Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) under the Clean Air Act for 

Indian reservations located in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 40 CFR part 49 (70 FR 18074, 

April 8, 2005). The FIPs in the final rule, also referred to as the Federal Air Rules for Indian 

Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (FARR), include information collection 

requirements associated with the fugitive particulate matter rule in § 49.126, the wood waste 

burner rule in § 49.127; the rule for limiting sulfur in fuels in § 49.130; the rule for open burning 

in § 49.131; the rules for general open burning permits, agricultural burning permits, and forestry 

and silvicultural burning permits in §§ 49.132,49.133, and 49.134; the registration rule in § 

49.138; and the rule for non-Title V operating permits in § 49.139. EPA uses this information to 

manage the activities and sources of air pollution on the Indian reservations in Idaho, Oregon, 

and Washington. EPA believes these information collection requirements are appropriate 

because they will enable EPA to develop and maintain accurate records of air pollution sources 

and their emissions, track emissions trends and changes, identify potential air quality problems, 

allow EPA to issue permits or approvals, and ensure appropriate records are available to verify 

compliance with these FIPs. The information collection requirements listed above are all 

mandatory. Regulated entities can assert claims of business confidentiality and EPA will address 

these claims in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 

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information is estimated to average 3.69 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: 1694. 

Frequency of response: Annual and on occasion. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 6,245. 

Estimated total annual costs: $396,245. This includes an estimated labor cost of 

$396,245, and capital investment and operation and maintenance costs are assumed to be 

zero. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval? 

There is an increase of 1,956 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects adjustments to 

the burden estimates for this collection using consultation input, historical data, and experience 

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with implementing the F ARR. Some components of the burden estimates increased and some 

components decreased. In most cases, the burden estimates increased based on input from the 

source consultations. For some provisions the estimates of the number of respondents increased. 

Some estimates changed based on additional information EPA has gained through implementing 

the rules. 

What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the conunents 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)(l)(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: II) /!)~J(~ r / 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

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