Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for Outer Continental Shelf Activities: Reporting Recordkeeping, and Testing Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6212-6]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for Outer

Continental Shelf Activities: Reporting Recordkeeping, and Testing

Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Air Pollution Regulations for

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities: Reporting, Recordkeeping

and Testing Requirements, OMB Control Number 2060-0249, ICR number

1601.04, expiration date: February 28, 1999. The ICR describes the

nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost;

where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by

phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at [email protected] or

download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA

ICR No. 1601.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Air Pollution Regulations for the

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities: Reporting, Recordkeeping and

Testing Requirements, OMB Control Number 2060-0249, ICR number 1601.04,

expiring on February 28, 1999. This is a request for extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: Under Section 328 (Air Pollution From Outer Continental

Shelf Activities) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) EPA has responsibility for

regulating air pollution from OCS sources located offshore of the

States along the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and along the

eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the coast of Florida). The U.S.

Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) has

responsibility for regulating air pollution from sources located in the

western Gulf of Mexico. On September 4, 1992 at 57 FR 40792, EPA

promulgated regulations to control air pollution from OCS sources. The

regulations establish two zones: sources within 25 miles of a State's

seaward boundary (25-mile limit) must comply with the same State/local

air pollution control requirements as would be applicable if the source

were located in the corresponding onshore area (COA), and sources

beyond the 25-mile limit must comply with Federal air pollution control

regulations. The regulations are codified as part 55 of chapter I of

title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

The ICR addresses the information collection burden for industry

respondents who are subject to the reporting, recordkeeping, and

testing requirements of the OCS air regulations. Industry respondents

include owners or operators of existing and new or modified stationary

sources. The ICR also addresses the burden to the agencies who are

responsible for implementing and enforcing the OCS regulations. The EPA

has delegated the authority to implement and enforce the OCS

regulations for sources located off the coast of California to four

local air pollution control agencies. The EPA implements and enforces

the regulations for all other sources under its jurisdiction. All

burden estimates are calculated for the 3-year period beginning March

1, 1999 and ending February 28, 2002. 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. The Federal Register Notice required under 5

CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information

was published on July 8, 1998 (63 FR 36894) and no comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 375

hours per response. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Owner and operators of facilities

locating on the OCS (generally for the production of oil and gas) and

State and local agencies delegated responsibility to implement and

enforce the OCS Air Regulations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 78.

Frequency of Response: On occasion and annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 44,642 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $218,894.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the

accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods

for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of

automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please

refer to EPA ICR No. 1601.04 and OMB Control No. 2060-0249 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of

Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: December 22, 1998.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 98-34424 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]

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