
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51183-51184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20319]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0531, FRL-9900-22-OAR]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program, 
EPA ICR Number 2355.03

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit a request to renew an 
existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 
31, 2014. Before submitting the ICR to the OMB for review and approval, 
the EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 21, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0531, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
     Fax: (202) 566-1741
     Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0531. 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 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 email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an email comment directly to the 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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 the EPA's public 
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candace Sorrell, Air Quality 
Assessment Division, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: 
(919) 541-1064; fax number: (919) 541-0516; email address: 
sorrell.candace@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 number EPA-OAR-2008-0531, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation 
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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 Air and Radiation Docket is 
(202) 566-1742.
    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, the 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, the EPA is requesting comments 
from very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples 
of specific additional efforts that the 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 the 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 the 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?

    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those laboratories that supply audit samples.

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    Title: Restructuring of Stationary Source Audit Program.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2355.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0652.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January 
31, 2014. 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 the 
EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the 
Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and are 
displayed either by publication in the 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: This ICR concerns the reporting of the true value of the 
audit sample to the compliance authority (state, local or EPA Regional 
Office) by the accredited audit sample provider (AASP) as required in 
the General Provisions of Parts 51, 60, 61 and 63. This ICR reflects 
revisions of the previous ICR of 2011, and it covers the period of 
2014-2016. The number of audit sample reports is expected to remain 
stable for 2014-2016.
    A regulated emisson source conducting a compliance test would 
purchase an audit sample from an AASP. The AASP would report the true 
value of the audit sample to the compliance authority (state, local or 
EPA Regional Office). The AASP would, in most cases, make the report by 
electronic mail. A report would be made for each audit sample that the 
AASP sold to a regulated emission source that was conducting an 
emissions test to determine compliance with an emission limit.
    Although this ICR has been in place for three years, the audit 
program only started being required on June 16, 2013; therefore, the 
cost estimates are on historic data of the time that the EPA conducted 
the audit program.
    Burden Statement: The EPA estimates that there will be about 1,000 
audit samples sold each year generating the need for about 1,000 
reports which corresponds to 80 hours burden or 0.08 hours per response 
for reporting and recordkeeping. The estimated cost burden is $5.05 per 
response or an annual burden of $5,050. The annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 294 hours per respondent. Burden means the total time, effort, 
or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, 
retain, 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: 9.
    Frequency of response: There is no regular schedule for collecting 
information. The information is event driven and information is 
collected only when an AASP supplies an audit sample to a user.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,646 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $201,116. This includes the cost of 
preparing, validating, distributing and reporting the audit results.

Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    No.

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 the OMB 
for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, the 
EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to the OMB and 
the opportunity to submit additional comments to the 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: August 13, 2013.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Air Quality Assessment Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-20319 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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