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2080.08, OMB Control No. 2060–0545) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Before doing so, 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 December 

31, 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 June 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0119, online using 

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 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: 

Lynn Sohacki, Compliance Division, 

Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 2000 Traverwood Dr., Ann 

Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: 

734–214–4851, fax number: 734–214– 

4869; email address: sohacki.lynn@

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 202–566–1744. 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 

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. 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: As required by the Clean Air 

Act, EPA has regulations establishing 

emission standards and other 

requirements for various classes of 

vehicles, engines, and evaporative 

emission components. These regulations 

require a manufacturer to demonstrate 

compliance prior to EPA granting it a 

‘‘Certificate of Conformity’’. EPA 

charges fees for administering this 

certification program. In 2004 and 

subsequently in 2008 the fees program 

was expanded to include nonroad 

categories of vehicles and engines, such 

as several categories of marine engines, 

locomotives, non-road recreational 

vehicles, many nonroad compressionignition and spark-ignition engines and 

evaporative emission components. 

Manufacturers and importers of covered 

vehicles, engines and components are 

required to pay the applicable 

certification fees prior to their 

certification applications being 

reviewed by the Agency. Under section 

208 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

7542(c)) all information, other than 

trade secret processes or methods, must 

be publicly available. Information about 

fee payments is treated as confidential 

information prior to certification. 

Form Numbers: 3520–29. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Manufacturers or importers of passenger 

cars, motorcycles, light trucks, heavyduty truck engines, nonroad vehicles or 

engines, and evaporative emission 

components are required to receive a 

certificate of conformity from EPA prior 

to selling or introducing these products 

into commerce in the U.S. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit (40 

CFR part 1027). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

579 (total). 

Frequency of response: An average of 

approximately nine responses per 

respondent per year. 

Total estimated burden: 1,022 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $77,444 (per 

year), includes $12,364 annualized 

capital or operation and maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is a slight 

increase of three hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This slight increase is due to the 

variability in the number of certificates 

and, therefore, the number of fees paid 

from year to year. The estimate of the 

costs associated with the fees program 

have increased from $67,445 to $77,444 

due to wage estimate increases. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Director, Compliance Division. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0901; FRL–9592–01– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Nonattainment New Source 

Review (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Nonattainment New Source 

Review’’ (EPA ICR No. 1230.34, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0003) 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 as 

described below. This is a proposed 

renewal of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through January 31, 2023. 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 June 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2011–0901, online using 


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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 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: Ben 

Garwood, Air Quality Policy Division, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, C504–03, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 

telephone number: (919) 541–1358; fax 

number: (919) 541–4028; email address: 

garwood.ben@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) 566–1744. For additional 

submission methods, the full EPA 

public comment policy, information 

about CBI or multimedia submissions, 

and general guidance on making 

effective comments, please visit http:// 

www2.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. 

Out of an abundance of caution for 

members of the public and our staff, the 

EPA Docket Center and Reading Room 

are closed to the public, with limited 

exceptions, to reduce the risk of 

transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket 

Center staff will continue to provide 

remote customer service via email, 

phone, and webform. We encourage the 

public to submit comments via https:// 

www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there 

may be a delay in processing mailand 

faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may 

be received by scheduled appointment 

only. For further information on EPA 

Docket Center services and the current 

status, please visit us online at 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: This ICR is for activities 

related to the implementation of the 

EPA’s New Source Review (NSR) 

program, for the time period between 

January 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023, 

and renews the previous ICR. Title I, 

part C of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the 

Act)—‘‘Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration,’’ and part D—‘‘Plan 

Requirements for Nonattainment 

Areas,’’ require all states to adopt 

preconstruction review programs for 

new or modified stationary sources of 

air pollution. In addition, the provisions 

of section 110 of the Act include a 

requirement for states to have a 

preconstruction review program to 

manage the emissions from the 

construction and modification of any 

stationary source of air pollution to 

assure that the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards are achieved and 

maintained. Tribes may choose to 

develop implementation plans to 

address these requirements. 

Implementing regulations for these 

three programs are promulgated at 40 

CFR 49.101 through 49.105; 40 CFR 

49.151 through 49.173; 40 CFR 51.160 

through 51.166; 40 CFR part 51, 

Appendix S; and 40 CFR 52.21 and 

52.24. In order to receive a construction 

permit for a major new source or major 

modification, the applicant must 

conduct the necessary research, perform 

the appropriate analyses and prepare 

the permit application with 

documentation to demonstrate that their 

project meets all applicable statutory 

and regulatory NSR requirements. 

Specific activities and requirements are 

listed and described in the Supporting 

Statement for the ICR. 

State, local, tribal, or federal 

reviewing authorities review permit 

applications and provide for public 

review of proposed projects and issue 

permits based on their consideration of 

all technical factors and public input. 

The EPA, more broadly, reviews a 

fraction of the total applications and 

audits the state and local programs for 

their effectiveness. Consequently, 

information prepared and submitted by 

sources is essential for sources to 

receive permits, and for federal, state, 

and local environmental agencies to 

adequately review the permit 

applications and thereby properly 

administer and manage the NSR 

programs. 

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: 5900–246, 5900–247, 

5900–248, 5900–340, 5900–341, 5900– 

342, 5900–343, 5900–344, 5900–367, 

5900–368, 5900–369, 5900–370, 5900– 

371, 5900–372, 5900–390, and 5900– 

391. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those which must apply for and obtain 

a preconstruction permit under part C or 

D or section 110(a)(2)(C) of title I of the 

Act. In addition, state, local, and tribal 

reviewing authorities that must review 

permit applications and issue permits 

are affected entities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory [see 40 CFR part 49, subpart 

C; 40 CFR part 51, subpart I; 40 CFR part 

52, subpart A; 40 CFR part 124, subparts 

A and C]. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

30,359 (total); 30,236 industrial facilities 

and 123 state, local, and tribal reviewing 

authorities. 

Frequency of response: On occasion, 

as necessary. 

Total estimated burden: 2,970,503 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $242,352,032 

(per year). This includes $3,772,240 

annually in outsourced start-up costs for 

preconstruction monitoring. 

Changes in estimates: There is no 

change in the hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB because the estimated number of 

permits of each type has not changed. 

There is a slight increase in estimated 

costs as labor costs have been updated 

from 2016 to 2019 labor rates. 

Scott Mathias, 

Acting Director, Air Quality Policy Division. 

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