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to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

M. Disclosure to Assist Another 

Agency in Its Efforts to Respond to a 

Breach of Personally Identifiable 

Information: To another Federal agency 

or Federal entity, when the Agency 

determines that information from this 

system of records is reasonably 

necessary to assist the recipient agency 

or entity in (1) responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 

preventing, minimizing, or remedying 

the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

Additional routine uses that apply to 

this system are: 

1. Records may be disclosed to 

federal, state, local, and tribal 

authorities in conformity with federal, 

state, local, and tribal laws when 

necessary to protect the environment or 

public health or safety, including 

carrying out an investigation or 

response. Personal medical records will 

not be shared. Information sharing 

agreements may be used as a 

mechanism to define appropriate 

limitations on use and disclosure of 

Privacy Act information by state, tribal, 

and local officials. Relevant federal, 

state, tribal, and local laws may also 

provide assurance that the information 

will be kept confidential. Information 

may also be shared with state agencies 

and with the public as part of their 

participation in the Superfund 

evaluation and decision-making 

process. This may include public 

disclosure of addresses where EPA 

determines cleanup actions are 

required. 

2. In case of emergency, EPA may 

need to share information with members 

of the public to assure protection of the 

environment or public health and 

safety. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

These records are maintained 

electronically on computer storage 

devices such as computer tapes and 

disks. The computer storage devices are 

located at EPA OLEM. Backup will be 

maintained at a disaster recovery site. 

Computer records are maintained in a 

secure password protected environment. 

Access to computer records is limited to 

those who have a need to know. Other 

associated records may also be stored in 

other electronic or paper formats, such 

as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, 

Microsoft Word documents or tables, or 

in file folders. During the course of the 

assessment, records may also be 

temporarily stored off-site in secure 

facilities such as incident command 

posts or EPA field offices which are 

maintained and secured by EPA staff. 

Permission level assignments will allow 

users access only to those functions for 

which they are authorized. All records 

are maintained in secure, accesscontrolled areas or buildings. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Information may be retrieved by any 

collected data element, such as a 

resident’s name or address, or 

information may be retrieved by GIS 

coordinates or by identifying numbers 

assigned to a person, sampling location, 

or residence. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records maintained in this system are 

subject to record schedule 1036, which 

is still being finalized. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Security controls used to protect 

personal sensitive data in 

Environmental Assessments of 

Residential Properties are 

commensurate with those required for 

an information system rated 

MODERATE for confidentiality, 

integrity, and availability, as prescribed 

in National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Special Publication, 

800–53, ‘‘Security and Privacy Controls 

for Information Systems and 

Organizations,’’ Revision 5. 

ADMINISTRATIVE SAFEGUARDS 

For documents in EPA database 

systems, those systems have a single 

point of access via a front-end Portal. 

All users are required to complete a new 

user form (signed by their supervisor) 

and take online security training before 

they are provided with access. All 

authorized users of the EARP 

application are required to take an 

annual security training identifying the 

user’s role and responsibilities for 

protecting the Agency’s information 

resources, as well as, consequences for 

not adhering to the policy. Similarly, 

those documents maintained on Agency 

computers prior to placement in EARP 

are protected by passwords and/or 

Personal Identity Verification, and all 

agency users are required to complete a 

new user form (signed by their 

supervisor) and take computer security 

training. 

TECHNICAL SAFEGUARDS 

Electronic records are maintained in a 

secure, password protected electronic 

system. 

PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS 

Paper files are maintained in locked 

file cabinets when not in use by EPA 

emergency response staff. All records 

are maintained in secure, accesscontrolled areas or buildings. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information in this system of records 

about themselves are required to 

provide adequate identification (e.g., 

driver’s license, military identification 

card, employee badge or identification 

card). Additional identity verification 

procedures may be required, as 

warranted. Requests must meet the 

requirements of EPA regulations that 

implement the Privacy Act of 1974, at 

40 CFR part 16. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Requests for correction or amendment 

must identify the record to be changed 

and the corrective action sought. 

Complete EPA Privacy Act procedures 

are described in EPA’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 40 CFR part 16. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Any individual who wants to know 

whether this system of records contains 

a record about him or her, should make 

a written request to the EPA, Attn: 

Agency Privacy Officer, MC 2831T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460, privacy@

epa.gov. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

86 FR 23958 (May 5, 2021), 81 FR 

23488 (April 21, 2016). 

Vaughn Noga, 

Senior Agency Official for Privacy. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0016; FRL–9383–01– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Part 71 

Federal Operating Permit Program 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

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Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

1713.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0336) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, 

the EPA is soliciting public comments 

on specific aspects of the proposed 

information collection. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through November 

30, 2022. 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 must be submitted on 

or before March 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0016, online using https://

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. 

Out of an abundance of caution for 

members of the public and our staff, the 

EPA Docket Center and Reading Room 

are open to the public by appointment 

only to reduce the risk of transmitting 

COVID–19. Docket Center staff will 

continue to provide remote customer 

service via email, phone, and webform. 

The telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744 and 

the telephone number for the Office of 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center is (202) 566–1742. 

For further information on EPA Docket 

Center services and the current status, 

please visit us online at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mayesha Choudhury, Air Quality Policy 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, C511–E, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, NC; telephone number: (919) 541– 

5297; fax number: (919) 541–5509; 

email address: choudhury.mayesha@

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 https://

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. 

The 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 or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For additional 

information about EPA’s public docket, 

visit https://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 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. 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 

40 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 program 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) 

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 71, 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. 

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– 

01, 5900–02, 5900–03, 5900–04, 5900– 

05, 5900–06, 5900–79, 5900–80, 5900– 

81, 5900–82, 5900–83, 5900–84, 5900– 

85 and 5900–86. 

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: 96 

(total); 95 industry sources and one 

tribal delegate permitting authority (the 

EPA serves as a permitting authority but 

is not a respondent). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 24,024 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,819,238 (per 

year). There are no annualized capital or 

operation and maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is an 

increase of 317 hours per year for the 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to updated 

estimates of the number of sources and 

permits subject to the part 71 program, 

rather than any change in federal 

mandates. 

Scott Mathias, 

Director, Air Quality Policy Division, Office 

of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

(OAQPS). 

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