Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2007-01-05T05:00Z

STATEMENT SUPPORTING THE RENEWAL OF INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION

UNDER SECTION 112(r)(7)(H) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

EPA #1981.03

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a)	Title of the Information Collection Request

Distribution of Offsite Consequence Analysis Information under Section
112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended – EPA No. 1981.03,
OMB Control Number 2050-0172.

The current Information Collection Requirements (ICR) is approved
through December 31, 2006 for 15,840 hours.  

1(b) 	Short Characterization

This ICR is the renewal of the ICR developed for the final rule,
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements; Risk Management Programs
Under the Clean Air Act Section 112(r)(7); Distribution of Off-Site
Consequence Analysis Information.  CAA section 112(r)(7) required EPA to
promulgate reasonable regulations and appropriate guidance to provide
for the prevention and detection of accidental releases and for
responses to such releases. The regulations include requirements for
submittal of a risk management plan (RMP) to EPA.  The RMP includes
information on offsite consequence analyses (OCA) as well as other
elements of the risk management program.

On August 5, 1999, the President signed the Chemical Safety Information,
Site Security, and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA).  This Act
requires the President to promulgate regulations on the distribution of
OCA information (CAA section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)).  The President delegated
to EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) the responsibility to
promulgate regulations to govern the dissemination of OCA information to
the public.  

The final rule which was published on August 8, 2000 (65 FR 48108)
imposed minimal information collection requirements and record keeping. 
The federal government established 55 reading rooms at federal
facilities geographically distributed across the United States and its
territories.  At these reading rooms, members of the public are able to
read, but not mechanically copy or remove paper copies of OCA
information for up to 10 stationary sources per calendar month.  At
these reading rooms, the members of the public may also have access to
OCA information that the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) in
whose jurisdiction the person lives or works is authorized to provide.

At most of the reading rooms, access is available by appointment only. 
There are few walk-in reading rooms.  The requestor will need to display
photo identification issued by a federal, state, or local government
agency, sign a sign-in-sheet, and certify that the individual has not
received access to OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
for that calendar month.  Persons requesting access to OCA information
at the federal reading rooms for local stationary sources will also be
asked to sign-in and to display documentation demonstrating that he or
she lives or works in the LEPC jurisdiction for which the OCA
information is requested.  Requestors will be limited to access to paper
copies of OCA information for a total of 10 stationary sources during a
calendar month, regardless of how many reading rooms they visit during a
single month. 

EPA also established an indicator, Vulnerable Zone Indicator System
(VZIS) that informs any person located in any state whether an address
specified by that person might be within the vulnerable zone of one or
more stationary sources, according to the data reported in RMPs.  The
indicator is available on the Internet.  Members of the public who do
not have access to the Internet are able to obtain the same information
by calling an EPA toll-free number or by regular mail request to the
Administrator of EPA.

The final rule authorizes and encourages LEPCs and related local
government agencies (such as police, fire, emergency management and
planning departments) to provide read-only access to OCA sections of RMP
for sources located within the jurisdiction of the LEPC and for any
other stationary sources that has a vulnerability zone that extends into
the LEPC’s jurisdiction.  These local agencies would receive OCA
information upon request for all the sources in the LEPC jurisdiction
and for any sources whose vulnerable zones extend into the LEPC’s
jurisdiction.  They are authorized to make the OCA information available
for reading, but not copying mechanically, to members of the public. 
These agencies that provide read-only access are not required to limit
the number of stationary sources for which a person can gain access,
ascertain a person’s identity or place of residence or work, or keep
records of public access provided.   Local agencies are authorized and
encouraged, but are not required to provide public access to OCA
sections of RMPs.  

State agencies and related state government agencies (such as emergency
management, environmental protection, health, and natural resources
departments) can receive OCA data upon request for all facilities in the
state.  They are authorized to make the OCA information available for
reading, but not copying mechanically, to members of the public for the
same stationary sources as the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person
lives or works.  If the states choose to give this information, they
need to verify the person’s address or place of employment.  State
agencies are not required to provide public access to OCA information. 

CSISSFRRA allows any member of an LEPC, State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC) and any other state or local government official to
convey to the public any OCA data elements orally or in writing,
provided that the data elements are not conveyed in the format of
sections 2 through 5 of an RMP or any electronic database that EPA has
developed that includes OCA data elements.  

State and local government officials can also have access to OCA
information for their official use.  These officials must send a request
on their official letterhead to certify that they are covered persons
under P.L. 106-40, and that they will use the data for official use
only.

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

The information collection for disseminating OCA information is
authorized under the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security, and
Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA).   From the members of the
public wishing to view OCA information at federal reading rooms, this
ICR collects signature and a certification stating that the requestor
has not received access to OCA information for more than 10 stationary
sources during that calendar month.  The federal reading room staff will
view photo identification of the requestor and view documentation
demonstrating where he or she lives (for those who are requesting local
stationary sources at federal reading rooms.)   Members of the public
contacting the central office will be asked to give their name,
telephone number, residential address, and names of the stationary
sources for which they wish to view the OCA information.  This ICR also
covers the collection of written requests from state and local officials
for OCA information.  In addition, it governs the maintenance and
disclosure of the OCA information by state and local entities for public
use, as authorized and encouraged by CSISSFRRA and codified in 40 CFR
Part 1400.

2(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Information

The information collected from the public under 40 CFR Part 1400 will be
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 1400.3 (“Public access to
paper copies of off-site consequence analysis information”).  
Signature and certification will be collected to ensure that members of
the public are in compliance with 40 CFR 1400.3(c), which provides that
a reading room may not provide a person access to OCA information for
more than 10 stationary sources in a calendar month.  This limitation on
access is consistent with CSISSFRRA section 3(a), which states in
relevant part that the regulations promulgated thereunder “[allow]
access by any member of the public to paper copies of [OCA] information
for a limited number of stationary sources located anywhere in the
United States . . .” [emphasis added].

The person wishing to view OCA information at federal reading rooms must
show a photo identification to the reading room staff prior to obtaining
OCA information.  This requirement is a reasonable means of
accomplishing the statutory requirement that individuals have access
“to a limited number” of paper copies of OCA information.  The
requirement to show identification will also decrease the likelihood
that OCA information would be obtained by individuals seeking it for
criminal purposes, because such individuals prefer to conceal their
activities.  The photo identification will significantly reduce the risk
that someone will attempt to use identification that is not his or her
own.

At federal reading rooms, the members of the public also have access to
OCA information that the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person lives or
works is authorized to provide.  These individuals will be asked to
sign-in and to display documentation demonstrating that he or she lives
or works in the LEPC whose jurisdiction for which the OCA information
has been requested.  This requirement is to assure that the individual
will only get the OCA information to which he is entitled.

If an individual calls the central office to obtain OCA data, he/she
will be asked to give his/her name, telephone number, and the names of
the stationary sources for which OCA information are being requested. 
This information will enable the central office to schedule an
appointment for the requestor at a reading room, relay the requested
copies of OCA information to that reading room, and, if necessary,
contact the requestor. 

This collection also covers the letters of request sent by state and
local agencies for OCA information either for their own use such as
emergency planning and/or to provide read-only access to the public. 
State and local officials who decide to obtain OCA information for their
official use must send a request on their official letterhead to EPA
certifying that they are covered persons under P.L. 106-40 and that they
will use the information for official use only.  

3. 	 NON-DUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

3(a)	Non-Duplication

The information being collected under this rule are signature,
certification and personal identification data and names of the
stationary sources for which the individuals would like to view OCA data
(for those who call the central office to view OCA data).  The letters
from state or local officials to EPA requesting OCA information are also
collected.  This information does not duplicate any other federal
collection as it is specific to this rule and necessary to ensure that
the rule can be implemented.  

3(b)	Consultations

EPA contacted the following agencies to develop the burden imposed by
this information

collection.  Only a few were able to assist EPA with burden estimates. 
Most of the agencies that receive OCA data only use the information for
emergency planning rather than provide public access in their reading
rooms.  The few agencies that provide read-only access have informed us
that they hardly get any visits from the public to view OCA data.  

Audra Sandifer

Air Toxics Branch

Jackson MS

Donald Kunish

Bureau of Compliance & Support

Tallahassee FL

Jay Brabson

DNREC

New Castle DE

Tim Gablehouse

Jefferson County LEPC

Denver CO

Kimberly Werely

TX Dept. of Public Safety

Austin TX

3(c) Public Notice

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
the Agency notified the public through a Federal Register notice on the
resubmission of this ICR on July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40093).  No comments
were received.     

3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection

This section is not applicable.  The only data being collected are the
signatures and self-certification; these are only collected at the time
of visit.   

3(e)	General Guidelines

This section is not applicable.

3(e)	Confidentiality

The only data being collected are signatures and self certification,
neither of which are confidential.  EPA and DOJ have not created or will
not be creating a tracking system according to individual’s names to
enforce the limit on access to paper copies at the reading rooms. 

3(g)	Sensitive Questions

This section is not applicable.

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes

The respondent universe for this rule is state and local officials and
members of the public.  The most significant users are likely to be
state and local agencies (NAICS code 92111).

4(b)	Information Requested

Members of the public are required to give their names, telephone
number, and the names of the stationary sources for which OCA
information is being requested, when they contact the central office to
schedule an appointment to view OCA information.  Individuals visiting
the reading rooms are required to sign-in and self certify that they
have not viewed OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
during that calendar month.  Individuals wishing to view OCA information
that the LEPC in whose jurisdiction the person lives or works is
authorized to provide will also be asked to sign-in and display
documentation demonstrating that he or she lives or works in the LEPC
jurisdiction for which the OCA information has been requested. 

State and local agencies are required to send a written request to EPA
for OCA information.  State and local officials must send the request on
their official letterhead certifying that they are covered persons under
P. L. 106-40 and that they will use the data for official use only.

(i)	Data Elements

Members of the public requesting to view OCA information at federal
reading rooms are required to sign in and self certify.  If asking for
OCA information from federal reading rooms for the stationary sources in
the area where they live or work, they would be required to provide
proof that they live or work in that area.  Members of the public are
required to give their names, telephone number, and the names of the
stationary sources for which OCA information is being requested, when
they contact the central office to schedule an appointment to view OCA
information.   

(ii)	Respondent Activities

The respondent activities for state and local agencies include:

Reading and understanding the Security Notice to Federal, state, and
local officials and researchers;

Submitting a written request to EPA for OCA information;

Providing a location for the public to review OCA information for local
stationary sources;

Ensuring that members of the public do not remove or copy OCA
information they review;

Operate the VZIS indicator system, and

Making OCA information available in formats other than sections 2
through 5 of the RMP.

The respondent activities for members of the public include the
following:

Calling the central office to make an appointment at a reading room,
provide name, address, phone number, and the names of the stationary
sources for which OCA information is requested;

Displaying a photo identification (e.g., driver’s license) at reading
rooms and proof of place of residence or employment (when seeking to
view OCA information for stationary sources located near place of
residence or employment); sign-in and certify that they have not viewed
OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources during that calendar
month.

Submitting a request for information from the vulnerable zone indicator
system (VZIS) (by Internet, phone, or mail); and

Making follow-up calls or contacts to obtain additional information on
stationary sources that may affect them.

Members of the public are permitted to read and take notes from the OCA
information, but not to remove or mechanically reproduce it.  The
regulation imposes no limit on the number of local stationary sources
(within the LEPC district or affecting the LEPC district) for which
members of the public may review paper copies of OCA information made
available by local agencies.  The regulation does not require local
agencies to ask members of the public to show any identification to gain
access to the information.  State agencies are permitted to provide a
person the same access to paper copies of OCA information to a member of
the public as that person would receive at his or her local agency. 
State agencies will need to verify that a person seeking information for
an area lives or works in the area.

The burden estimates for documentation and reporting are discussed in
section 6 of this ICR.  

5.	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED — AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

5(a)	Federal, State, and Local Government Activities

Burden to State and Local Agencies and Others

State and local officials who decide to obtain OCA information must send
a written request on their official letterhead to EPA certifying that
they are covered persons under P.L. 106-40, and that they will use the
information for official use only.  EPA will also provide paper copies
of RMPs to these agencies on request.  

The rule authorizes and encourages state and local agencies to set up
public reading rooms.  The local reading rooms would provide read-only
access to OCA information for all the sources in the LEPC’s
jurisdiction and for any source where the vulnerable zone extends into
the LEPC’s jurisdiction.  

These agencies are not required to carry out these activities.  However
the costs and burden are detailed in section 6.

Burden to the Federal Government

The federal government is operating the reading rooms.  The federal
government is maintaining the VZIS software.  The federal government
also supplies the state and local agencies with OCA information, VZIS
software and provides technical support.   The government may also
engage in other activities to provide access to OCA information. 

5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

The federal reading rooms will maintain records of reading room use and
certifications in accordance with procedures established by the
Administrator and the Attorney General.  These records shall be retained
for no more than three years.  

The federal reading room staff will view the photo identification of
requestors to ensure that the identification belongs to the person
requesting OCA information.   Requiring an individual to show
identification may decrease the likelihood that OCA information would be
obtained by individuals seeking it for criminal purposes.   

The reading room staff will also view proof of residence and employment
to ensure that the requestor only receives access to the local OCA
information to which he or she is entitled.  The requirement for
signature and self-certification is to prevent individuals from
obtaining OCA information more than their limit (10 stationary sources
per calendar month national limit).  To further deter individuals from
attempting to exceed their allotment by visiting more than one federal
reading room in a month, reading room personnel will be instructed to
provide access to OCA information only to individuals who have signed a
certification that they have not exceeded their allotment.  The
certification will inform members of the public that they may be subject
to criminal penalties under federal law for falsely certifying that they
have not received OCA information for more than 10 stationary sources
that month.  The information recorded on sign-in sheets may be used by
law enforcement in the event of a duly authorized investigation of a
violation of civil or criminal law.  Therefore, these sign-in sheets
shall be retained for three years.

The information collected during telephone call received by the central
office from a requestor of OCA information will enable the central
office to schedule an appointment for the requestor at a reading room,
relay the requested copies of OCA information to that reading room, and,
if necessary, contact the requestor.  This information would not be
retained beyond the requestor’s appointment date.  

The requests from state and local officials for OCA information would
also be retained for three years.  

5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

The rule does not require small entities, such as local emergency
planning committees or related local government agencies, to provide
public access to OCA information, hence no special requirements are
needed for small entities. 

5(d)	Collection Schedule

  

    The information collected at the federal reading rooms occurs only
when an individual requests OCA information.  

6.	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

6(a)	Respondent Burden

State/Local Agencies

During the previous ICR, EPA received an average of 240 requests from
states annually for OCA information for their states.  Some agency
officials requested OCA for only part of their state, and some requested
for their entire state.   For this ICR, EPA assumes that there will be
same amount of requests for OCA from state agencies for each of the year
covered by this ICR.  These agencies are assumed to be members of the
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), environmental protection
agencies, emergency management agencies, etc.   

In the ICR developed for the final rule, it was estimated that 1,500
active LEPCs (based on EPCRA program) will request OCA information from
EPA for their own use such as emergency planning and some of these LEPCs
may also provide public read-only access.  During the previous ICR, EPA
received only ten requests from LEPCs for OCA data.  EPA assumes that at
least one percent of the active LEPCs may request OCA data for each year
covered by this ICR.  

The state and local agencies are assumed to spend two hours providing
information to the public (providing read-only access and operating the
VZIS).  The local agencies are assumed to hold three public meetings, in
the three years covered by this ICR, which would take eight hours each
for preparation and to hold the meeting.   Few of the local agencies
that EPA contacted stated that it takes less than an hour to submit the
letter to EPA to request OCA data.  However, EPA will continue to use
the estimate we had in the previous ICRs, which is two hours each for
state and local officials to submit the letter for OCA data.  State and
local agencies are assumed to take two hours training on the VZIS and
one hour training on the security of OCA information (one-time burden). 
This burden was accounted for in the ICR for the final rule.  EPA
assumes that at least 1,000 people will visit state and local reading
rooms for OCA data annually.  The total burden hours for state and local
agencies are estimated to be 4,630 hours annually (12,930 hours for
three years) at a cost of $163,243 annually ($489,729 for three years). 

Public

It is assumed that the members of the public would take approximately
one hour to sign-in and certify; call the central office to give his/her
name, address, telephone number, names of the stationary sources for
which OCA information is requested and to display documentation
demonstrating proof of residence and employment to view local facilities
at a federal reading room.  Based on the information received from
federal reading rooms since August 2006, EPA assumes that approximately
1,720 people may visit the federal reading rooms in the next three years
covered by this ICR.  Some of the states and local agencies that EPA
contacted stated that they hardly get any requests from the public. 
However, for this ICR, EPA estimates that at least 1,000 people will
visit the state and local reading rooms annually in the next three years
covered by this ICR. So, we assume a total of 3,720 people visiting
federal, state and local reading rooms annually.  

Additionally, it is assumed that the public will use the vulnerable zone
indicator system (VZIS).  In the year 2004 (the latest Reporting Year
for facilities t o submit Risk Management Plan), the EPA reporting
center received about 1,245 VZIS inquiries.  EPA estimates that it may
take approximately one hour for the public to submit request for the
VZIS.  The total burden to the public for signing in at the reading room
and VZIS inquiries is estimated to be 4,965 hours annually (14,895 hours
over three years) at a cost of $133,360 annually ($400,080 for three
years).

6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs

To estimate costs for state and local agencies to provide the OCA
information to the public and monitor its use, operate the VZIS, and
prepare for the public meetings, the public administration hourly rate
for state and local government employees of $33.88 (wages plus benefits)
was used (Bureau of Labor Statistics data, March 2006, Table 4). 

To estimate costs for state and local officials to submit a written
request to EPA for OCA information, and to hold public meetings, the
executive/managerial average hourly rate for state and local government
employees of $45.07 (wage plus benefits) was used (Bureau of Labor
Statistics data, March 2006, Table 4).

In determining the number of hours (out of the eight total hours) that
state and local agencies and officials would require to plan and hold
each of the 15 envisioned public meetings, respectively, the assumption
employed is that individual agencies would use four of these hours for
planning purposes and that the individual officials would require four
hours for holding the meetings themselves.  

The value of the public time is estimated to be at $26.86 per hour, the
average compensation for all U.S. civilian employees (Bureau of Labor
Statistics data, March 2006, Table 2).

6(c)	Estimating Annual Respondent Cost Burden 

Capital and O&M Costs - State, local agencies and the public

The total annual O&M cost for state and local agencies to mail letters
to EPA requesting OCA information is approximately $100.00. 

6(d)	Estimating Costs for the Federal Government

EPA and DOJ currently operate 55 reading rooms located at federal
buildings. Some of the 55 reading rooms have the capability to operate
the VZIS.  Few of the reading rooms are walk-ins (about 15) and the
remaining are by appointment only.

Federal costs were estimated based on activity and the FY 2006 GS wage
schedule.  Copying time (to make paper copies of OCA information for
state and local agencies, if requested) was estimated using a GS-4, step
5; reading room activities were estimated using a GS-9, step 5; and VZIS
operation was estimated at GS-13, step 5. The wages for these staff were
loaded with fringe, but no overhead.  

The reading room activities may vary depending on whether it is a
reading room with walk-in access, phone-in access or operating the VZIS.
 The reading room staff is expected to take phone calls from the public,
schedule appointments for use of the reading rooms, print the requested
RMPs, review the identification presented, monitor the use of the RMPs
to ensure that they are not mechanically copied, and shred them when the
user is finished.  Reading room staff will spend one hour learning how
to handle OCA information securely.  

EPA will also have to operate the VZIS system and respond to queries. 
It was estimated that EPA would spend 15 minutes responding to each
query and an equal amount of time answering follow up calls. 

EPA will have to make paper copies, compile binders, and mail them to
state and local agencies if requested.  As it was estimated in the
previous ICR, making two complete sets of RMPs (one for states, one for
local agencies).

The total burden on the federal government is estimated to be 8,000 hrs
annually (24,000 hrs for three years) at a cost of $150,000 annually
($450,000 for three years).

O&M Costs

In the previous ICR, reading rooms were assumed to need a computer,
monitor, printer, and shredder.  All 15 walk-in reading rooms are
assumed to have computer/monitor/printer.  All 55 reading rooms are
assumed to have shredders.  Reading rooms that operate VZIS may require
upgraded computer system to run the VZIS software.  The cost for the
equipment was calculated in the previous ICR.  The equipment was assumed
to be depreciated over five years.  So, in this ICR, EPA did not
calculate the costs for the equipment.

 The annual cost for VZIS software is $5,400. In addition, reading rooms
were assumed to print out copies.  Using a cost of $5.00 for a ream of
recycled copy paper, EPA estimates that its annual paper cost is
$10,000, assuming each person visiting a reading room looks at 20 RMPs
(10 local and 10 outside the area). 

6(e)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

Respondents for this ICR are state and local officials requesting OCA
data from EPA and the members of the public visiting reading rooms and
making inquiries on the VZIS. The total number of annual respondents is
5,220.

The annualized cost burden for respondents during the time period
covered by this ICR is estimated to be 9,595 hours and $296,603 (28,785
hours and $889,809 for the three-year period).  

6(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden

There is a decrease in burden and costs from the previous ICR.  This is
due to using actual data for of the state and local officials requesting
OCA data and the public visiting reading rooms.  The previous ICR
estimated that all 50 states plus U.S. territories and D.C. and at least
1,000 of the 1,500 active LEPCs will be requesting OCA data.  However,
EPA only received requests for OCA data from 9 LEPCs and 240 state
officials in the past three years.

The public burden and costs have also decreased from the previous ICR,
due to the actual number of people that have visited the federal, state
and local reading rooms.  	

6(g)	Burden Statement

The public burden and cost are estimated to be 4,965 hours and $133,360
annually (14,895 hours and $400,080 for the three-year period).  The
burden and costs for state and local officials are 4,630 hours at a cost
of $163,243 annually (12,930 hours at a cost of $489,729 for the
three-year period).  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; 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.  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
are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.     

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073, which is available for online viewing at  
HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"  www.regulations.gov , or in
person viewing at the Air Docket  in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  The EPA
Docket Center 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 Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.  NOTE:  The Docket Center suffered damage
due to flooding during the last week of June 2006.  The Docket Center is
continuing to operate.  However, during the cleanup, there will be
temporary changes to the Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, and
hours of operation for people who wish to make hand deliveries or visit
the Public Reading Room to view documents.  Consult the EPA Federal
Register notice at 71 FR 38147 (July 5, 2006) or
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm for current information on docket
operations, locations and telephone numbers.  The Docket Center's
mailing address for U.S. mail and the procedure for submitting comments
to www.regulations.gov are not affected by the flooding and remain the
same.   

An electronic version of the public docket is available at
www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically.  When in the system, select “search,” then key in
the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0073 and OMB Control Number 2050-0172 in any
correspondence.

Exhibit 1

LOCAL AGENCIES BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

	

Hours	

Dollars	

Hours	

Dollars

Reading Room	

2,000	$67,760	

6,000	$203,280

Covered Person Request	

30	$1,352	

90	$4,056

Public Meeting	120	$4,737	

360	$14,211

Mailing	

N/A	

N/A	

N/A	

N/A

Total	2,150	$73,849	6,450	$221,547

Exhibit 2

STATE AGENCIES COST AND BURDEN

	Annualized	Three-Year

	

Hours	

Dollars	

Hours	

Dollars

Reading Room	

2,000	$67,760	

6,000	$203,280

Covered Person Request	

480	$21,634	

1,440	$64,902

Mailing	

N/A	

N/A	

N/A	

N/A

Total	2,480	$89,394	7,440	$268,182

Exhibit 3

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

	

Hours	

Dollars	

Hours	

Dollars

Reading Room	

380	$7,877	

1,140	$23,661

Supplying OCA                      Data to State/Local	

1,470	$17,978	

4,410	$53,934

VZIS	

620	

$22,165	

1,860	

$66,495

Total	2,470	$48,020	7,410	$144.060

Exhibit 4

PUBLIC BURDEN AND COSTS

	Annualized	Three-Year

	

Hours	

Dollars	

Hours	

Dollars

Reading Room	

3,720	$99,919	

11,250	$299,757

VZIS	1,245	$33,441	3,735	$100,323

Total	4,965	$133,360	14,895	$400,080