[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29745-29746]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10456]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RM98-1-000]

Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications

    This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of
the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications.
    Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission
decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-
the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested
proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of
the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any
oral communication.
    Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional
file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the
proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited
communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the
decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or
contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication and may
request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and
responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant
such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any
person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with
Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
    Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional
record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
    The following is a list of off-the-record communications recently
received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications

listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings
are available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.

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            Docket Nos.               File date   Presenter or requester
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Prohibited:
    None...........................
Exempt:
     1. P-14803-001 P-2082-063.....    4-27-2022  Representative Doug
                                                   LaMalfa.
    2. ER22-983-000................    4-28-2022  United States
                                                   Senate.\1\
    3. P-2305-000..................     5-4-2022  Representative Mike
                                                   Johnson.
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\1\ Senators Sheldon Whitehead, Edward J. Markey, Elizabeth Warren and
  Bernard Sanders.

    Dated: May 10, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27473]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property
Release at Tupelo Regional Airport, Tupelo, Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land release request.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c),
notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the
Tupelo Airport Authority to waive the requirement that a 1.78-acre
parcel of surplus property, located at the Tupelo Regional Airport, be
used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA at the following address: Jackson Airports
District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39208-
2307.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Joshua Abramson, Executive Director Tupelo
Airport Authority, at the following address: Mr. Joshua Abramson,
Executive Director, Tupelo Airport Authority, 2704 W. Jackson Street,
Tupelo, MS 38801-0306.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Shumate, Program Manager,
Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B,
Jackson, MS 39208-2307,<PHONE_NUMBER>. The land release request may be
reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by Tupelo
Airport Authority to release 1.78 acres of surplus property at the
Tupelo Regional Airport. The property will be purchased by Rowan Oak
Funds, LLC for a commercial retail business. The net proceeds from the
sale of this property will be used for Airport Improvement Program
eligible development.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request,
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the
Tupelo Regional Airport.

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on April 25, 2013.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75281-75283]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26614]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2022-0050; OMB No. 1660-0005]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; FEMA Inspection and Claims Forms

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension,
with change, of a previously approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the collection of information related to the flood
insurance claims process and the housing inspection damage assessment
process.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2022-0050. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pertaining to claims forms, contact:
Daniel Claire, Insurance Examiner, FEMA Resilience,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. Pertaining to housing inspection
instruments, contact: Todd Milliron, Supervisory Program Specialist,
FEMA Office of Response and Recovery,<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. You may contact the Information Management
Division for copies of the proposed collection of information at email
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pertaining to National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) Direct claim forms, Congress created the NFIP through
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) (Title XIII of Public
Law 90-448, 82 Stat. 476), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. The NFIP
enables property owners in participating communities to purchase flood
insurance. Communities participate in the NFIP based on an agreement
between the community and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
If a community adopts and enforces a floodplain management ordinance to
reduce future flood risk to new construction in floodplains, FEMA make
flood insurance available within the community as a financial
protection against flood losses. Accordingly, the NFIP is comprised of
three key activities: flood insurance, floodplain management, and flood
hazard mapping.
    A prospective policyholder may purchase an NFIP flood insurance
policy, known as a Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP), either: (1)
directly from the Federal Government through a direct servicing agent
(referred to as ``NFIP Direct''), or (2) from a participating private
insurance company through the Write Your Own (WYO) Program. See 44 CFR
62.23-24. The SFIP is a single-peril (flood) policy that pays for
direct physical damage to insured property. There are three policy
forms (i.e., insurance contracts) of the SFIP: (1) Dwelling Form, (2)
General Property Form, and (3) Residential Condominium Building
Association Policy (RCBAP) Form, which are published in FEMA's
regulations. See 44 CFR 61.13; see also 44 CFR part 61,

Appendices A(1), A(2), and A(3). The SFIP sets out the terms and
conditions of insurance. FEMA establishes terms, rate structures, and
premium costs of the SFIP. The terms, coverage limits, and flood
insurance premiums are the same whether purchased from the NFIP Direct
or the WYO Program. See 44 CFR 62.23(c), (h).
    All flood loss claims presented under the NFIP are paid directly
with U.S. Treasury funds, regardless of whether the policy is issued by
the NFIP Direct or by a WYO company. The information in the NFIP Direct
collection includes all the data necessary to adjudicate claims for
damages and provide SFIP benefits resulting from flood losses.
    In addition to the requirements of the NFIA, section 205 of the
Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (42
U.S.C. 4011 note) required FEMA to establish a claims appeals process.
See 44 CFR 62.20.
    Pertaining to housing inspections, also part of this collection,
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(Stafford Act), Public Law 93-288, as amended, is the legal basis for
FEMA to provide financial assistance and services to individuals
applying for disaster assistance benefits in the event of a Federally
declared disaster. Regulations in 44 CFR 206.110--Federal Assistance to
Individuals and Households implement the policy and procedures set
forth in Section 408 of the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174, as amended.
    This program provides financial assistance and, if necessary,
direct assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a
direct result of a major disaster or emergency, have uninsured or
under-insured expenses, and serious needs, and are unable to meet such
expenses or needs through other means.
    Individuals and households applying for assistance must provide
information detailing their losses and needs through the disaster
assistance registration process covered under collection 1660-0002,
Disaster Assistance Registration. If FEMA determines the applicant had
home or personal property damage, has no insurance, or that the
applicant's insurance coverage may not meet their needs, an inspection
is needed to verify disaster caused damage.
    All pertinent information for a specific applicant is stored under
a unique registration identification (ID) within the National Emergency
Management Information System (NEMIS). An inspection request occurs due
to NEMIS-driven business rules (automatically), applicant request, or a
FEMA caseworker request. The scope of an inspection for owners includes
noting real and personal property (furnishing and appliances) damages
to the interior and exterior of the dwelling, addressing special needs,
transportation, unmet needs, and miscellaneous purchases. Inspectors do
not note real property specifications for renters.
    Once the inspector validates the information provided by the
applicant during registration intake, the inspector begins an
assessment of real and/or personal property damages utilizing Automated
Construction Estimator (ACE) software. The same ACE software screens
are used regardless of how the inspection occurs (i.e., via onsite, via
voice over the phone, or via video). The inspector then uploads this
information back to FEMA via the NEMIS through use of a secure
connection. The inspector only records observed disaster caused damages
and does not determine eligibility or damage award levels. FEMA's
policies and business rules determine eligibility and award levels
based upon the damage assessment, and other available information.
    For this submission, FEMA identified two NFIP Direct claim forms in
which necessary data could be combined or collected in other forms or
systems, thereby eliminating the need for those forms, and reducing
duplicative information collection. Accordingly, FEMA proposes to
remove the following two forms from this collection: (1) FEMA Form FF-
206-FY-21-113, Advance Payment Request--Building & Contents, and (2)
FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-114, Advance Payment Request--Increased Cost of
Compliance (ICC).

Collection of Information

    Title: FEMA Inspection and NFIP Direct Claims Forms.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0005.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-106, Personal Property
(Contents) Worksheet; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-107, Building Property
Worksheet; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-108, Proof of Loss--Building &
Contents (Policyholder-Prepared); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-109, Proof of
Loss--Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-110,
First Notice of Loss; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-111, Manufactured (Mobile)
Home/Travel Trailer Worksheet; FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-112, Proof of
Loss--Building & Contents (Adjuster-Prepared); FEMA Form FF-206-FY-21-
115, Claim Appeal; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-220, Onsite Housing
Inspections; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-221, Remote Voice Telephony Housing
Inspections; and FEMA Form FF-104-FY-22-222, Remote Video Telephony
Housing Inspections.
    Abstract: After a flood loss, claims forms are used by NFIP Direct
policyholders to provide information needed to investigate, document,
evaluate, and adjudicate claims against FEMA policies for flood damage
to insured property or determine eligibility and settlement for
benefits under Coverage D, Increased Cost of Compliance coverage. After
a federally-declared disaster, FEMA inspectors use household inspection
instruments to verify applicant information and document damage to
determine award eligibility.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other
for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 302,360.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 302,360.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 309,621.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $12,573,707.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government:
$103,103,676.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
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; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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[Federal Register: January 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 3)]
[Notices]
[Page 594-595]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EC06-47-000, et al.]

Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. and DB Energy Trading
LLC et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Filings

December 29, 2005.
    The following filings have been made with the Commission. The
filings are listed in ascending order within each docket
classification.

1. Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. and DB Energy Trading LLC

[Docket No. EC06-47-000]

    Take notice that, on December 21, 2005, Duke Energy Trading and
Marketing, L.L.C. (DETM) and DB Energy Trading LLC (DB Energy)
Commission an application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power
Act for authorization of the transfer by DETM of a wholesale power
transaction to DB Energy. DETM and DB Energy have requested privileged
treatment for commercially sensitive information contained in the
application.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 13, 2006.

2. Hunlock Creek Energy Ventures, UGI Development Company, UGI Hunlock
Development Company, Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, and
Allegheny Energy Supply Hunlock Creek

[Docket No. EC06-50-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, Hunlock Creek Energy
Ventures, UGI Development Company, UGI Hunlock Development Company,
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; and Allegheny Energy Supply
Hunlock Creek (collectively, Applicants) submitted a Joint Application
for Authorization Under section 203 of the Federal Power Act for
Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 13, 2006.

3. Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. and Sempra Energy Trading
Corp.

[Docket No. EC06-51-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, Duke Energy Trading and
Marketing, L.L.C. (DETM) and Sempra Energy Trading Corp. (SET)
submitted an application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal Power
Act for authorization of a disposition of jurisdictional facilities in
which DETM proposes to transfer to SET various wholesale electric power
sales contracts. The Applicants have requested privileged treatment for
commercially-sensitive information contained in the Application.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 13, 2006.

4. Post Wind Farm LP

[Docket No. EG06-25-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, Post Wind Farm LP, with its
business address at 700 Universe Blvd., Juno Beach, Florida, 33408,
filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for
determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to part 365
of the Commission's regulations.
    Post Wind Farm LP states that the facility will consist of 56
General Electric wind turbines of 1.5MW each for a total nameplate
capacity of 84MW.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 12, 2006.

5. Tenaska III Texas Partners

[Docket No. EG06-26-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 2005, Tenaska III Texas Partners
tendered for filing with the Commission an application for
determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365
of the Commission's regulations.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 13, 2006.

6. City of Riverside, California

[Docket No. EL06-38-000]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, the City of Riverside,
California and the California Independent System Operator Corporation
Electric Tariff, tendered for filing its third annual revision to its
Transmission Revenue Balancing Account Adjustment.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 12, 2006.

7. El Paso Electric Company

[Docket No. EL06-39-000]

    Take notice that on December 23, 2005, El Paso Electric Company
tendered for filing a Petition for Declaratory Order Disclaiming
Jurisdiction over its sales of electric energy to the Holloman Air
Force Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 24, 2006.

8. Alternate Power Source, Inc.

[Docket No. ER96-1145-017]

    Take notice that on December 21, 2005, Alternate Power Source,
Inc., tendered for filing amended Market Behavior Rules pursuant to
Commission Order issued November 3, 2005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 11, 2006.

9. American Cooperative Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER00-2823-002]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, American Cooperative
Services, Inc., submitted for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission certain revisions to its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 6, 2006.

10. Continental Electric Cooperative Services, Inc.

[Docket No. ER02-1118-005]

    Take notice that on December 22, 2005, Continental Electric
Cooperative Services, Inc., submitted for filing with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission certain revisions to its FERC Electric
Rate Schedule No. 1, Original Volume No. 1.

    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 6, 2006.

11. Devon Power, LLC; Middletown Power, LLC; and Montville Power, LLC

[Docket No. ER06-118-001]

    Take notice that on December 23, 2005 Devon Power, Middletown
Power, LLC and Montville Power, LLC (collectively, Applicants)
submitted an errata to their December 21, 2005, Offer of Settlement
pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act. Applicants states the
Settlement modifies certain terms of each proposed Reliability
Agreements that were submitted on November 1, 2005.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on January 6, 2006.

Standard Paragraph

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nora E. Donovan,
Acting Secretary.
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                    INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST RENEWAL
                FOR THE NOX SIP CALL (40 CFR 51.121 - 51.122)

                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT

1.  IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

   1(a) Title of the Information Collection

 	NOX SIP Call (40 CFR 51.121  -  51.122), EPA ICR Number 1857.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0445.

   1(b) Short Characterization / Abstract

 	This is a renewal of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) information collection request (ICR) addressing the burden and costs of information collection activities indirectly required under the NOX SIP Call (the Rule).  The Rule requires affected states to include certain provisions in their state implementation plans (SIPs) addressing emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) that adversely affect air quality in other states.  At present, one of the Rule's requirements applicable to all affected states is that the SIPs must include provisions requiring large electricity generating units (EGUs) and large non-EGU boilers and turbines to monitor and report their NOX mass emissions during the May-September ozone season according to the provisions of 40 CFR part 75 (referred to here as Part 75 monitoring requirements).  Although the Rule does not impose any requirements directly on sources, the Part 75 monitoring requirements were added to SIPs because of the Rule, and EPA has therefore submitted and periodically renewed an ICR to account for the information collection burden and costs of the Part 75 monitoring requirements imposed indirectly on sources under the Rule's mandatory requirements for SIPs.

 	In an action parallel to this ICR renewal, EPA is proposing amendments to the NOX SIP Call that would make the inclusion of Part 75 monitoring requirements in SIPs voluntary instead of mandatory for the states.  If the proposed amendments are finalized and some affected states choose to revise their SIPs to require sources to perform other forms of monitoring, the number of sources conducting Part 75 monitoring because of the NOX SIP Call will decrease.  This ICR renewal estimates the information collection burden and costs under the NOX SIP Call for the first three years following assumed promulgation of an action finalizing the proposal to allow states to establish monitoring requirements for large EGUs and large non-EGU boilers and turbines in their SIPs other than Part 75 monitoring requirements.  In future ICR renewals, EPA will base estimates of information collection burden and costs on the information available at the time of each renewal regarding states' actual choices to revise (or not revise) their SIPs and the resulting numbers of sources subject to Part 75 monitoring requirements for NOX SIP Call purposes.

       Most large EGUs (and some large non-EGU boilers and turbines) affected under the NOX SIP Call are also subject to comparable Part 75 monitoring requirements under the Acid Rain Program (ARP) and/or the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs.  Both the ARP and CSAPR have approved ICRs (OMB Control Nos. 2060-0258 and 2060-0667), and this ICR accounts for information collection burden and costs only for sources that are not required to perform Part 75 monitoring under the ARP or CSAPR programs and whose information collection burden and costs therefore are not accounted for in the ARP ICR or the CSAPR ICR.  This ICR also accounts for information collection burden and costs for additional sources  -  primarily smaller EGUs  -  that states voluntarily have made subject to Part 75 monitoring requirements under the SIPs they adopted for NOX SIP Call compliance, going beyond the Rule's existing requirements.

       Under the NOx SIP Call, states are required to report certain data regarding emissions of sources in the state to EPA on an annual or triennial basis.  The Air Emission Reporting Rule (AERR) for the national emission inventory includes very similar reporting requirements, and EPA believes that there is no material incremental information collection burden and cost associated with the required state reporting for NOX SIP Call purposes beyond the burden and cost estimates included in the AERR ICR (OMB Control Number 2060-0580).  Thus, the only information collection burden and costs addressed in this ICR relate to the monitoring and reporting requirements imposed on sources through the states' SIPs for compliance with the NOX SIP Call.

 2.  NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

 	This section describes EPA's need for the information collections described above and the legal authority for conducting collections.  The users of collected information are also described.

   2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

      The state reporting requirements included in the NOX SIP Call are necessary for EPA to carry out properly its evaluation of each state's compliance with its ozone season NOX emissions budget.  The legal authority for the reporting requirements resides in Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 110(a) and 301(a).  Specifically, the requirement in section 110(a)(2)(D) that SIPs include "adequate provisions" to mitigate certain transport effects on other states implicitly authorizes emissions inventory reporting to EPA, as needed and appropriate to verify that a state is in fact meeting its NOX budget.  Section 110(a)(2)(F) provides additional authority for requiring that SIP call submissions include provisions for emissions reporting by sources to a state, correlation of source information by the state, and steps by the state to make the correlated information available to the public.  Section 110(a)(2)(K), in turn, requires a state to submit to EPA as requested data related to modeling the effect of NOX and other emissions on ambient air quality.  The reported emissions inventory data is used by EPA in air quality modeling to assess the effectiveness of the transport rulemaking's regional strategy.  Finally, CAA section 301(a) grants EPA broad authority to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out its functions under the Clean Air Act.

	Under the proposed amendments, the NOX SIP Call regulations would not establish a mandatory form of monitoring that states would have to include in their SIPs to obtain the data required to be reported to EPA. Rather, under 40 CFR 51.121(f)(1) and (i)(1), which repeat certain general requirements applicable to all SIPs under 40 CFR 51.111, 51.210, and 51.211, states would simply have to ensure that monitoring is sufficient to allow the state to ensure that the control measures in the SIP are being complied with.  Any Part 75 monitoring requirements imposed on sources in SIPs would be pursuant to state determinations rather than EPA requirements.

   2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	EPA believes it is essential that compliance with the regional control strategy be verified.  Tracking emissions is the principal mechanism to ensure compliance with the budget and to assure the downwind affected states and EPA that the ozone transport problem is being mitigated. The information collected by the industry sources subject to this ICR provides necessary input data to the state emissions inventory needed for tracking regional control strategy compliance.

      Further, the emissions reductions attributable to the NOX SIP Call have been relied on to support numerous final actions redesignating areas to attainment of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).  Under CAA section 107(d)(3)(E), emissions reductions that are relied on to support redesignation actions must be "permanent and enforceable."  Continued collection of emissions data is necessary to ensure that the emissions reductions are permanent and enforceable and can therefore continue to be used to support other EPA actions.

 3.  NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

 	This section describes: (1) efforts by EPA to learn whether the information requested is available from other sources; (2) consultations with respondents and data users to plan collections, monitor their usefulness, and minimize the collection burden; (3) effects of less frequent collections; and (4) justification for deviations from OMB's general guidelines.

   3(a) Non-duplication

      To minimize the reporting burden on state agencies, the state reporting requirements under the NOX SIP Call are integrated with the annual and periodic emission inventory reporting requirements under the Air Emissions Reporting Rule.

	Almost all information collected from emissions sources under this ICR renewal is not otherwise available.  All reporting formats for affected sources required to monitor under Part 75 for any program, such as the Acid Rain Program or CSAPR, are fully integrated across programs.  For a unit subject to more than one of these programs, a single quarterly submission is used to satisfy the quarterly reporting requirements for all programs. Where a source monitors under Part 75, the Part 75 monitoring generally also satisfies the monitoring requirements that apply under other federal programs that do not themselves require Part 75 monitoring, such as new source performance standards.

   3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	EPA is including notice of this ICR renewal in the Federal Register notice for the proposed amendments to the NOX SIP Call regulations.

   3(c) Consultations

      EPA has held numerous consultations on Part 75 monitoring requirements during the development of the ARP, the NOX SIP Call, the Clean Air Interstate Rule, and CSAPR.

      For the initial development of the NOX SIP Call, on January 13, 1998, EPA held a one-day pre-proposal workshop with the states to discuss tracking issues.  The objective of the workshop was to determine what type and frequency of inventory reporting is feasible for the different source sectors (power generating sources, other point sources, area sources, non-road mobile, and highway mobile sources), to identify key reporting issues related to each sector, and to develop recommendations on reporting requirements to ensure compliance with the NOX budgets.  The goal was to share information and ideas rather than to reach consensus.  A summary of the meeting is contained in the docket (docket no. A-96-56, item V-B-18) for the NOX SIP Call rulemaking.  The reporting requirements included in 40 CFR 51.122 are based, in part, on the suggestions of participants in the workshop.

	The state recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the NOX SIP Call  were included in the supplemental proposal (63 FR 25902, May 11, 1998) on which public comments were solicited.  Comments received were reviewed and where appropriate were incorporated into the rule requirements.

	Finally, as part of updating the ICR for the ARP (Part 75) monitoring requirements, EPA also contacted various affected parties to gather information on CEM capital costs, CEM operation and maintenance costs, fuel meter capital costs, and CEM and fuel flowmeter testing costs.  That information has been used in this ICR where appropriate.

   3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

	If this information collection were not carried out at least annually for sources being controlled to meet the NOX budgets, EPA would not be able to verify that NOX emission reductions necessary to meet each state's NOX emission budget were being achieved.

	Quarterly collection of emissions data for the affected units allows the opportunity to check data for errors and provide rapid feedback on needed adjustments to data collection systems, and thereby promoted accurate and reliable emissions data.  For this same reason, existing federal and state emission monitoring programs often require quarterly reporting, or in some cases, monthly.  Less frequent collection, such as semi-annually or annually, would increase the amount of preparation and review time at the end of the reporting period both for regulated sources and for EPA.  This would slow down the process for the verification of compliance.

   3(e) General Guidelines

	This ICR does not violate any of OMB's guidelines for information collections.

   3(f) Confidentiality

 	As required by CAA section 114, estimates or measurements of emissions must be treated as non-confidential.  Under Agency procedures, data items relating to the computation of emissions may be identified as sensitive by a state and are then treated as "state-sensitive" by EPA.  The potentially state-sensitive items include the process rate, boiler design capacity, emission estimation codes, percent space heat, operating rate, and maximum operation rate/hour.  Where federal and state requirements are inconsistent, the appropriate EPA Regional Office should be consulted.

   3(g) Sensitive Questions

This information collection does not ask any questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private.

 4.  THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

 	This section lists the major categories of sources that formerly participated in the NOX Budget Trading Program and that continue to have reporting obligations associated with the NOX SIP Call that are not duplicated under other rules, the data items requested from the sources, and the activities in which the sources must engage to assemble or submit the required data items.

   4(a) Respondents / NAICS Codes

      This ICR estimates the burden for sources affected under the NOX SIP Call that are not subject to Part 75 monitoring requirements under another program (i.e., the Acid Rain Program or a CSAPR trading program) to monitor NOX mass emissions so that states and EPA can track compliance with state emission budgets and NOX control measures for NOX SIP Call purposes.  The affected sources are generally fossil fuel-fired boilers and stationary combustion turbines that have heat input capacities greater than 250 million BTU per hour or that serve electricity generators with nameplate capacities greater than 25 megawatts.  Sources meeting these criteria operate in a variety of industries, including:

 Fossil fuel-fired electric power generation, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 221112.
 Grain and oilseed milling, NAICS 3112.
 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills, NAICS 3221.
 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing, NAICS 3421.
 Basic chemical manufacturing, NAICS 3251.
 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing, NAICS 3311.
 Colleges, universities and professional schools, NAICS 6113.

      Some states have also adopted SIP provisions making additional units subject to Part 75 requirements for NOX SIP Call purposes although not required to do so.  Most of these sources are combustion turbines serving electricity generators with nameplate capacities between 15 and 25 megawatts.

   4(b) Information Requested

      This section describes the industry reporting requirements needed to enable state agencies to meet their reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the NOX SIP Call in cases where the states choose to require that the information be monitored and reported directly to EPA in accordance with Part 75.

       Data Items, Including Recordkeeping Requirements

      The affected units must monitor NOX mass emissions and record and report emissions data using the requirements of 40 CFR Part 75.  The emissions monitoring requirements specify that affected sources must: (1) submit a monitoring plan for each affected unit at a source; (2) submit data for certification of each monitor; (3) record hourly operational, pollutant monitor, and flow monitor data for each affected unit and (4) submit quarterly reports of their emissions data to EPA.  The Acid Rain Program ICR (OMB Control Number 2060-0258) contains links to a list of the data items required by the recordkeeping and reporting provisions of Part 75.

 	Respondents are required by 40 CFR 75.64 to submit the quarterly NOX mass emissions data to EPA electronically and must include a certification statement by the designated representative of the unit.  All monitoring records are to be kept for three years, with one possible exception under a voluntary option for fuel flowmeter calibration testing.

       (ii)  Respondent Activities

 	  The affected units must (1) complete and submit appropriate monitoring plan forms for each affected source and each affected unit at a source; (2) conduct tests to certify the operation of monitors and submit test results to EPA; (3) record hourly emissions data (this activity generally is performed electronically); (4) conduct operation and maintenance activities associated with the monitoring, including quality assurance activities; (5) assure data quality, prepare quarterly reports of emissions data and submit these reports to EPA; and (6) respond to error messages generated by EPA.  In addition, respondents must purchase the necessary monitoring hardware and electronic data reporting software (or software upgrades).

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

 	The first part of this section describes Agency (EPA) activities related to the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the information collected from sources.  The second part describes the information management techniques employed to increase the efficiency of collections.  The third part discusses the burden or benefits of the collection activities described in this ICR to small entities.  The last part outlines the schedule for collecting information.

    5(a) Agency Activities

	The tasks that are performed by EPA include processing, reviewing, and evaluating emissions data reports submitted by the affected units, and conducting appropriate audit activities to verify the information provided.

    5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

 	Several computer systems and associated databases have been developed to record quarterly emissions monitoring data under Part 75. The systems and databases are designed to coordinate the information for easy access and use by the Agency, states, regulated community, and the public. EPA provides access to the emissions data in both detailed and summary formats on the Clean Air Markets Division website.

    5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

 	In the NOX SIP Call rulemaking, 63 FR 57356 (October 27, 1998), the Administrator certified that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

      The low mass emissions provisions under 40 CFR 75.19 provide for optional reduced monitoring, quality assurance, and reporting requirements for certain units that combust natural gas and/or fuel oil.  Such units must emit no more than 100 tons of NOX annually, 50 tons of NOX during the May-September ozone season, and 25 tons of SO2 annually, and must calculate no more than these same amounts based on specified procedures for calculating and reporting emissions.  Units that qualify are exempted from certain requirements to install and operate monitoring equipment, conduct fuel sampling, and perform quality assurance or quality control tests.  Moreover, emissions reporting requirements are significantly simplified for these units.

      Gas- or oil-fired units that do not qualify for the low mass emissions unit provisions under 40 CFR part 75 may still meet criteria that allow for the use of alternative methods to measure emissions.  As discussed in the Regulatory Impact Analysis of the final ARP regulations (October 19, 1992), smaller utilities are more likely to be dependent on these oil- and gas-fired units, especially very small utilities.

    5(d) Collection Schedule

 	Affected units conduct ongoing monitoring, with quarterly reporting.

 6.  ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF COLLECTIONS

   6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

      The primary tasks performed by owners and operators of affected units are:  (1) reviewing the regulations, forms and instructions; (2) responding to EPA generated error messages and audits; (3) programming a data acquisition and handling system (DAHS) and debugging the software; (4) completing and submitting monitoring plans for each unit at the source; (5) performing appropriate tests and providing test results to certify each monitor; (6) performing quality assurance testing and maintenance upon monitors; and (7) assuring the quality of emissions data, preparing quarterly reports of emissions data, and submitting reports to EPA.

      (i)  Regulatory Review.

      The estimate for time to review instructions and requirements remains consistent with the labor estimates used in previous ICRs (four manager hours and four technician hours each year) where no substantial changes have been made to the Rule

      (ii)  Response to Error Messages/Audits.

      EPA provides feedback to sources so that suspected errors in submissions by sources are noted and corrected.  The Agency estimates that for each unit, an owner or operator will spend approximately six hours of managerial time and eighteen hours of technician time responding to these error messages each year.

      (iii)  DAHS Debugging.

      Each source must purchase (or create) and install computer software designed to implement the electronic data reporting formats required under Part 75.  For the years covered by this ICR renewal, EPA estimates that for each unit, four managerial and 12 technician hours will be required annually for occasional further debugging.

      (iv)  Monitoring Plans.

      Consistent with the existing ICR, completing and submitting initial monitoring plans is estimated to require an average of about 20 hours per unit. EPA shows a separate line item for initial monitoring plan preparation for new units, estimated as 10% of the number of existing units. (EPA assumes that any new units would be offset by an equal number of retirements.)

      For existing units, the burden associated with revising the monitoring plan is included in the time for preparing and submitting each quarterly emissions report.

      (v)  Monitor Certification.

	Initial certification burdens and costs for new monitoring equipment are considered part of start-up activities since these costs are often part of the overall purchase expense for the equipment.  Sources occasionally experience burdens for recertification to the extent a change in a monitoring system requires recertification.  Based on the previous ICRs, EPA estimates that approximately ten percent of units will have to recertify each year following the year in which the initial certification occurs.  The ICR incorporates a labor burden estimate generally consistent with existing Agency models for the labor burdens associated with certification.  However, note that the ICR reduces the labor hours for this activity to avoid double-counting hours that are already accounted for in the quality assurance activity area (see the following subsection).  The double-counting would occur because a portion of the labor incurred for the certification or recertification event replaces the labor burden that is generally allocated to the annual relative accuracy test audit (RATA) in the year in which the certification event occurs.

      (vi)  Quality Assurance.

	Quality assurance (QA) activities and other routine maintenance for monitoring systems is the largest burden item under the CSAPR and Texas trading programs.  These requirements generally include daily, quarterly, and annual QA requirements, depending on the monitoring approach being used.  For reporting units that use a CEMS, the Agency has assumed a per unit labor burden based on a variety of sources, including the existing ARP ICR, information provided by sources, a CEM cost model developed by EPA, and comments submitted in response to the NOX SIP Call.  For units that rely on alternative methodologies, reduced labor burden estimates apply because the quality assurance activities for the excepted methods are less than for a CEMS.  Consistent with the existing ARP ICR, the labor burden is expected to be almost entirely technician labor.

      (vii)  Quarterly Reports.

      Tasks performed by utilities in preparing quarterly reports include: (1) assuring the quality of the data; (2) preparing the quarterly report; (3) revising the monitoring plan, if necessary; (4) preparation of hard copy documentation accompanying the quarterly reports; and (5) managerial review.  The existing ARP ICR was used as the basis for these estimates.

   6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

      (i)  Estimating Respondent Labor Costs

      In estimating labor costs for industry, EPA used the following amounts: $112.22 per hour for managers and $77.66 per hour for technicians.  These rates were updated from the previous NBP ICR rates based on the Current Employment Cost Index, June 2017 (https://www.bls.gov/home.htm).

      (ii)  Estimating Total Capital and Annual Operations and Maintenance Costs

      Capital/start-up costs include the cost of installing required CEMS or alternatives.  Operation and maintenance costs (exclusive of labor costs) reflect ongoing costs to a unit and include both contractor costs for the required recertification, diagnostic, and quality assurance (QA) testing, and other direct maintenance-related expenses (e.g., spare parts and calibration gases).  These cost estimates have been derived from EPA CEM cost models, existing ICRs, Agency staff experience under the ARP, NOX SIP Call, CAIR, and CSAPR programs, and supplemental estimates provided by affected utilities and others related to the various cost items.  These costs are assumed to include incremental calibration gas costs consistent with the former ICR for the Protocol Gas Verification Program (OMB Control Number 2060-0626).

      Note that testing contractor costs for certification, recertification and annual relative accuracy test audits (RATAs) are presented as other direct costs and are not converted to equivalent source labor hours.  This approach is consistent with the common business practice of obtaining outside contractors to conduct certification/recertification tests and annual RATAs.  For initial certification, the certification test costs are commonly bundled with equipment purchase contracts, according to information provided by a range of CEMS equipment vendors.  For RATAs that are conducted either as part of the annual quality assurance requirements or as part of recertification, industry contacts have indicated that RATA testing is usually performed under a fixed price contract basis, except for travel costs that may be billed on an hourly basis beyond the basic contract cost.

      As noted above, this ICR includes ongoing annualized start-up/capital costs as well as ongoing O&M costs for any monitoring equipment needed by the unit to meet the applicable monitoring and reporting requirements, regardless of when the equipment was initially installed.

      (iii)  Capital/Start-up vs. Operating and Maintenance (O & M) Costs

      Capital costs reflect one-time costs for purchase of equipment which will be used over a period of years.  Conversely, operating and maintenance costs are those costs which are incurred on an annual or other scheduled basis.  For instance, costs associated with quality assurance activities, such as spare parts or contractor costs for work, will be incurred on an annual basis.

      (iv)  Annualizing Capital Costs

      The relevant capital costs for the emissions trading portion of this ICR were annualized at a rate of seven percent (i.e., the annualized capital cost was calculated assuming money to purchase the capital equipment was borrowed at a seven percent annual interest rate).  The cost of the loan was amortized over the life of the loan to repay the original borrowed amount plus interest.  The result is the annualized capital cost reported.  The annualized cost of the necessary capital purchases varies from $2,250 to $28,879, per year, per unit, depending on the type of monitoring methodology.

   6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

      The tasks that will be performed by EPA include processing, reviewing, and evaluating emissions data reports submitted by the affected units, and conducting appropriate audit activities to verify the information provided.  Assuming that 340 affected units will submit 1180 quarterly emission reports to EPA each year, the total annual burden incurred by the Agency will be 2360 hours.  (The estimated annual total of 1180 quarterly emissions reports is based on an assumption that 250 units will submit reports for all four quarters each year and 90 units will submit reports only for the two quarters each year that encompass the May-September ozone season.) The total annual cost to EPA for processing, reviewing, and evaluating these quarterly emissions reports will be approximately $123,098.  Table 6-3 summarizes the Agency burden and costs associated with emissions reporting.

	Federal agency labor rates were assumed to be $85.00 per hour.  This labor rate was derived from the federal government's 2017 U.S. Office of Personnel Management General Schedule "Salary Table 2017-GS" (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2017/GS.pdf) using the factors in the following table.

                Table 6-1:  Determination of Federal Wage Rates

Annual salary of technical staff, GS 13, Step 8

                                                                        $98,986
Annual cost of supervisory staff, GS 15, Step 8
                                                                       $127,864

Factor (1/11)
                                                                           0.09

                                                                        $11,508
Benefits
                                                                            1.6

Total cost per FTE

                                                                       $176,790
Total hourly cost (total cost per FTE divided by 2,080 hours per year)

                                                                         $85.00

   6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs for Affected Units

      EPA estimates that on average there will be 340 affected units that will continue to conduct monitoring in accordance with Part 75 solely under the NOX SIP Call during the 2019-2021 period covered by this ICR renewal. Currently approximately 442 units are subject to Part 75 reporting requirements under the NOX SIP Call and not under any other program (such as the ARP or a CSAPR trading program).  Of these 442 units, 308 are units for which states must require Part 75 monitoring based on the current NOX SIP Call regulations but not under the proposed amended regulations, and 134 are units that are required to perform Part 75 monitoring under states' SIPs despite the absence of a requirement for Part 75 monitoring in the current NOX SIP Call regulations.  For purposes of estimating information collection burden and costs for this ICR renewal, EPA has assumed that over the course of the 3-year renewal period, states representing half of the estimated 308 units potentially affected by the proposed amendments will revise their SIPs to end Part 75 monitoring requirements for these units. The estimate assumes that the SIP revisions are phased in equally over the 2019-2021 period  -  i.e., the fractions of the 308 units that would no longer perform Part 75 monitoring as of 2019, 2020, and 2021 would be 1/6, 1/3, and 1/2, respectively, yielding an average reduction over the 2019-2021 period of 1/3 of the units, or a reduction from 308 units to 206 units on average.  EPA assumes that the reductions in the numbers of units using each of the available Part 75 monitoring methodologies would be proportionate.  With respect to the remaining 134 units, EPA has assumed no reduction in the number of units performing Part 75 monitoring, because the states concerned have not revised their SIPs to end Part 75 monitoring requirements for these units despite having had the ability to do so since 2015 or earlier. The assumed monitoring methodologies for these 134 units continue to reflect the actual monitoring methodologies currently used by the units.

      Table 6-2 shows the total burden and total cost for this respondent universe. Estimates of the Agency's burden and costs are shown in Table 6-3.

    TABLE 6-2:  ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN/COST ESTIMATES FOR AFFECTED UNITS
                        Information collection activity
                              Mgr. $112.22/ hour
                              Tech. $77.66/ hour
                             Respondent hours/year
                                Labor cost/year
                              Cont./ O&M cost
                             Capital/ startup cost
                             Number of respondents
                               Total hours/
year
                                Total cost/year
1.  Review instructions and requirements
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                              8
                                                                          $760
                                                                            $0
                                                                            $0
                                                                            160
                                                                          1,280
                                                                       $121,600
2.  Respond to EPA-generated error messages, field audits
                                                                              6
                                                                             18
                                                                             24
                                                                        $2,071
                                                                            $0
                                                                            $0
                                                                            340
                                                                          8,160
                                                                      $704,140
3.  DAHS debugging
                                                                              4
                                                                             12
                                                                             16
                                                                        $1,381
                                                                            $0
                                                                            $0
                                                                            340
                                                                          5,440
                                                                      $469,540
4.  New unit monitoring plans
                                                                             10
                                                                             10
                                                                             20
                                                                        $1,899
                                                                            $0
                                                                            $0
                                                                             34
                                                                            680
                                                                        $64,566
5.  Recertify monitors
                                                                             38
                                                                             12
                                                                             50
                                                                        $5,196
                                                                        $3,400
                                                                            $0
                                                                             34
                                                                          1,700
                                                                      $292,264
6.  Startup/capital items and perform QA testing and maintenance

  (a)  NOX and flow CEMS
                                                                             50
                                                                            480
                                                                            530
                                                                       $42,888
                                                                       $31,200
                                                                       $28,879
                                                                             63
                                                                         33,390
                                                                    $6,486,921
  (b)  NOX CEM and fuel flowmeter
                                                                             20
                                                                            375
                                                                            395
                                                                       $31,367
                                                                       $17,400
                                                                       $18,750
                                                                            111
                                                                         43,845
                                                                     $7,494,387
  (c)  App. E and fuel flowmeter
                                                                              5
                                                                             30
                                                                             35
                                                                        $2,891
                                                                        $1,800
                                                                        $2,250
                                                                              6
                                                                            210
                                                                       $41,646
  (d)  LME
                                                                              4
                                                                             12
                                                                             16
                                                                         $1,381
                                                                         $1,991

                                                                            160
                                                                          2,560
                                                                       $539,520
7.  Assure data quality, prepare reports (incl. monitoring plan update), submit reports[a]
                                                                             20
                                                                             82
                                                                            102
                                                                        $8,613
                                                                            $0
                                                                            $0
                                                                            340
                                                                         34,680
                                                                    $2,928,420
TOTAL:

                                                                        131,945
                                                                    $19,143,004
[a]  Based on an assumption of 250 annual reporting and 90 ozone season only reporting facilities.

               TABLE 6-3:  ANNUAL AGENCY BURDEN/COST ESTIMATES

                                     Tasks
                       Quarterly burden hours per report
                         Quarterly cost per report[a]
                             Number of reports[b]
                 Total burden per year (hours)
(2017 - 2019)
                                  Total cost
Process, review, and evaluate quarterly report and issue feedback letter.
                                                                              2
                                                                          $170
                                                                          1,180
                                                                          2,360
                                                                      $200,600
[a]  Based on an average total compensation rate of $85.00 per hour.
[b]  Based on an assumption of 250 annual reporting and 90 ozone season only reporting facilities.

    6(e) Summary of Burden Hours and Costs

       Table 6-4 summarizes the annual aggregate burden and cost estimates to both the respondents and the agency for the period of 2019 through 2021.

 TABLE 6-4:  AGGREGATE ANNUAL RESPONDENT AND AGENCY BURDEN AND COST OF COLLECTIONS (2019  -  2021)

                                    Program
                          Total annual burden (hours)
                             Total annual costs[a]
Annual Industry Respondent Burden
                                                                        131,945
                                                                    $19,143,004
Annual Agency Burden
                                                                         2,360
                                                                       $200,600
TOTAL
                                                                        134,305
                                                                    $19,343,604
 [a]  2017 dollars.

    6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

       This ICR renewal shows a reduction in industry burden of 57,316 hours and a reduction in industry annualized capital and non-labor O&M of $3,971,370.  Hourly burden estimates per respondent in this ICR renewal are the same as those in the previous ICR for each reporting methodology.  The total burden and cost have decreased primarily due to the assumption that if the proposed amendments to the NOX SIP Call regulations are finalized, some states will revise their SIPs to eliminate Part 75 monitoring for some sources, leading to a decrease in the number of sources that will perform Part 75 monitoring and reporting for purposes of this ICR renewal over the 2019-2021 period.  The assumption regarding the number of sources for which Part 75 requirements are eliminated is necessarily a pro forma estimate that could either substantially overstate or substantially understate the actual number of sources for which Part 75 requirements are eliminated over this period.  In addition to the assumption concerning the effect of the proposed NOX SIP Call amendments, a secondary reason for the reduction in burden and costs from the previous ICR is a reduction in the source inventory because of unit retirements.

       EPA also notes that the estimated burden and costs in this renewal do not account for the burden and costs of monitoring and reporting that sources would have to perform if Part 75 monitoring is no longer required.  EPA expects that, as much as possible, states electing to eliminate Part 75 monitoring requirements for NOX SIP Call purposes generally would choose to meet the NOX SIP Call's remaining information collection requirements by relying on emissions information collected from sources through existing monitoring requirements under other state or federal programs, rather than by imposing new monitoring requirements solely for NOX SIP Call purposes.  (In the case of federal programs, the costs of such existing monitoring requirements generally would already be accounted for under the ICRs for the other programs.)

    6(g) Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 112 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.  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-2018-0595, 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 3334, 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public comments, to 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 Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0595 and OMB Control Number 2060-0445 in any correspondence.


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10333-10335]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01956]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0035; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-036-AD;
Amendment 39-17734; AD 2014-02-06]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta
S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB412 helicopters. This AD requires visually
inspecting the main rotor swashplate outer ring (outer ring) for a
crack and replacing that outer ring if a crack exists. This AD is
prompted by two cases of cracks caused by fatigue on certain outer
rings. These actions are intended to prevent the failure of the outer
ring, which would lead to loss of main rotor blade pitch control and
subsequently loss of helicopter control.

DATES: This AD becomes effective March 12, 2014.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain document listed in this AD as of March 12, 2014.
    We must receive comments on this AD by April 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Send comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to the ``Mail'' address between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) AD, any incorporated-by-reference service information,
any comments received, and other information. The street address for
the Docket Operations Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly
after receipt.
    For service information identified in this AD, contact Agusta
Westland, Customer Support & Services, Via Per Tornavento 15, 21019
Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Giovanni Cecchelli; telephone 39-0331-
711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins. You may review the referenced service information
at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth,
Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    This AD is a final rule that involves requirements affecting flight
safety, and we did not provide you with notice and an opportunity to
provide your comments prior to it becoming effective. However, we
invite you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting written
comments, data, or views. We also invite comments relating to the
economic, environmental, energy, or federalism impacts that resulted
from adopting this AD. The most helpful comments reference a specific
portion of the AD, explain the reason for any recommended change, and
include supporting data. To ensure the docket does not contain
duplicate comments, commenters should send only one copy of written
comments, or if comments are filed electronically, commenters should
submit them only one time. We will file in the docket all comments that
we receive, as well as a report summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerning this rulemaking during the
comment period. We will consider all the comments we receive and may
conduct additional rulemaking based on those comments.

Discussion

    EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD No. 2013-0152-E, dated July 17,
2013, to correct an unsafe condition for the Agusta Model AB412
helicopter. EASA advises

that two cases of cracks were reported in the outer ring, part number
(P/N) 412-010-407-105. A subsequent investigation revealed that
``fatigue failure'' caused the cracks. EASA states that ``this
condition, if not detected and corrected, could lead to the loss of
main rotor blade pitch control, possibly resulting in loss of control
of the helicopter.'' EASA calls for repetitive inspections of the
affected outer rings for a crack and replacing the outer ring with an
improved outer ring, P/N 412-010-107-117, if a crack is found. If the
outer ring has not been replaced, the AD requires replacing each outer
ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, with an improved outer ring, P/N 412-010-
107-117, within 300 flight hours or 8 months, whichever occurs first.
Replacement with an improved outer ring is terminating action for the
repetitive inspections, EASA states.

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
Italy and are approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
our bilateral agreement with Italy, EASA, its technical representative,
has notified us of the unsafe condition described in the EASA AD. We
are issuing this AD because we evaluated all information provided by
EASA and determined the unsafe condition exists and is likely to exist
or develop on other helicopters of these same type designs.

Related Service Information

    AgustaWestland S.p.A. issued Alert Bollettino Tecnico No. 412-134
on July 15, 2013 (BT), to warn that two cases of cracking in the outer
ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, have been reported, both attributed to
fatigue failure. The BT calls for visually inspecting the outer ring
for a crack with a 5X magnifying glass and a bright light. The BT added
that the inspection must occur within 5 flight hours from when the BT
was issued and within intervals of 25 flight hours thereafter until the
outer ring is replaced. The deadline to replace the outer ring with
outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-117, is 300 flight hours or no later than
April 15, 2014, whichever comes first. Outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105,
was not to be used after April 15, 2014, the BT stated.

AD Requirements

    This AD requires:
     Within 5 hours time-in-service (TIS), and thereafter at
intervals not to exceed 25 hours TIS, visually inspecting the
swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, for cracks, using a 5X
magnifying glass and a bright light. If a crack exists, before further
flight, removing the swashplate outer ring from service.
     Within 300 hours TIS or 8 months, whichever occurs first,
removing the swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, from service.
     Not installing a swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-
105, on any helicopter.

Differences Between This AD and the EASA AD

    This AD prohibits installation of a swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-
010-407-105, while the EASA AD allows installation of this part under
certain conditions.

Costs of Compliance

    There are no costs of compliance with this AD because there are no
helicopters with this type certificate on the U.S. Registry.

FAA's Justification and Determination of the Effective Date

    There are no helicopters with this type certificate on the U.S.
Registry. Therefore, we believe it is unlikely that we will receive any
adverse comments or useful information about this AD from U.S.
Operators.
    Since an unsafe condition exists that requires the immediate
adoption of this AD, we determined that notice and opportunity for
public comment before issuing this AD are unnecessary because there are
none of these products on the U.S. Registry and that good cause exists
for making this amendment effective in less than 30 days.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. For the
reasons discussed, I certify that this AD:
    1. Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order
12866;
    2. Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent that
it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    4. Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2014-02-06 Agusta S.p.A.: Amendment 39-17734; Docket No. FAA-2014-
0035; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-036-AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to Agusta S.p.A. Model AB412 helicopters with a
swashplate outer ring part number (P/N) 412-010-407-105 installed,
certificated in any category.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as a crack in the main
rotor swashplate outer ring. This condition could result in the loss
of main rotor blade pitch control and subsequent loss of control of
the helicopter.

(c) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective March 12, 2014.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(e) Required Actions

    (1) Within 5 hours time in service (TIS), and thereafter at
intervals not to exceed 25 hours TIS, visually inspect the
swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, for a crack, using a 5X
or higher power magnifying glass and a bright light and referring to
Figures 1 and 2 in AgustaWestland S.p.A. Alert Bollettino Tecnico
No. 412-134, dated July 15, 2013. If a crack exists, before further
flight, remove the swashplate outer ring from service.
    (2) Within 300 hours TIS or 8 months, whichever occurs first,
remove the swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105, from service.
    (3) Do not install a swashplate outer ring, P/N 412-010-407-105,
on any helicopter.

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs
for this AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Safety Management Group, FAA, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort
Worth, Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office, before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(g) Additional Information

    The subject of this AD is addressed in the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) AD No. 2013-0152-E, dated July 17, 2013. You
may view the EASA AD on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov
in Docket No. FAA-2014-0035.

(h) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 6230, Main Rotor
Mast/Swashplate.

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) AgustaWestland S.p.A. Alert Bollettino Tecnico No. 412-134,
dated July 15, 2013.
    (ii) Reserved.
    (3) For AgustaWestland service information identified in this
AD, contact AgustaWestland, Customer Support & Services, Via Per
Tornavento 15, 21019 Somma Lombardo (VA) Italy, ATTN: Giovanni
Cecchelli; telephone 39- 0331-711133; fax 39 0331 711180; or at
http://www.agustawestland.com/technical-bullettins.
    (4) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
(817) 222-5110.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 16, 2014.
Lance T. Gant,
Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate,
    Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01956 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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