
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62781-62782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19776]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R08-OAR-2023-0412; FRL-11163-01-R8]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Federal 
Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities, 
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation), 
North Dakota (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Federal Implementation Plan for 
Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities, Fort Berthold Indian 
Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), North Dakota 
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2478.04, OMB Control No. 2008-0001), 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 extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. This 
document allows for 60 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-R08-
OAR-2023-0412, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], 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: Adam Eisele, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 8, Air and Radiation Division, (Mail Code 
8ARD-PM), 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, telephone 
number: (303) 312-6246, email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. 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.
    This document allows 60 days for public comments. 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 
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR covers information collection requirements in 
the final Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Oil and Natural Gas 
Well Production Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Mandan, 
Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), North Dakota (40 CFR part 49, subpart K, 
Sec. Sec.  49.4161 through 49.4168), herein referred to as the FBIR 
FIP. In general, owners or operators are required to: (1) conduct 
certain monitoring; (2) keep specific records to be made available at 
the EPA's request; and (3) to prepare and submit an annual report (40 
CFR part 49, subpart K, Sec. Sec.  49.4166 through 49.4168). These 
records and reports are necessary for the EPA Administrator (or the 
tribal agency if delegated), for example, to: (1) confirm compliance 
status of stationary sources; (2) identify any stationary sources not 
subject to the requirements and identify stationary sources subject to 
the regulations; and (3) ensure that the stationary source control 
requirements are being achieved. All information submitted to us 
pursuant to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for which a 
claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to the agency 
policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of oil and 
natural gas well production facilities on the Fort Berthold Indian 
Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), North Dakota.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (42 U.S.C. 7414).
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,002 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 137,279 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $52,619,019 (per year), which includes 
$43,453,950 annualized capital and operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 25,343 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to anticipated industry growth 
projected to occur over the next 3-year period of this ICR.


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    Dated: September 5, 2023.
KC Becker,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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