Upon resubmission, the program must use the standard 18 question Supporting Statement format. The agency is reminded to calculate the aggregate number of annual responses in the supporting statement. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3), EPA is reminded to state whether the collection is voluntary or mandatory, cite the authority to collect the information, and inform the public that an agency may not collect information without a valid OMB control number. In addition, per 5 CFR 1320(a)(1)(iii)(G) the agency is reminded to provide OMB with a copy of the statutory authority to collect.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2026
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2024
2,052
0
2,012
3,601
0
4,216
0
0
0
In 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) for Indian reservations located in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The FIPs include basic air quality regulations to protect health and welfare on Indian reservations located in the Pacific Northwest. These rules are implemented by EPA and delegated to Tribes. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved an Information Collection Request (ICR) titled Federal Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, on November 16, 2004, and approved renewals on May 23, 2008, August 3, 2011, March 16, 2015, and August 31, 2018. This ICR is a renewal of the August 2018 ICR and presents updated burden estimates for respondents to comply with various FIP provisions required by 40 CFR Part 49, Subpart M Implementation Plans for Tribes in Region 10.
The total annual burden estimate for this rule is 3,601 hours compared to the previously approved estimate of 4,215, a difference of 614 hours. This decrease in the burden estimate for this collection is based on input from source consultations, supersedence of the provisions of one rule (49.139), and information we have learned about the source universe through implementing the rules. Some components of the burden estimate decreased and some components increased (but by a lesser amount overall), resulting in an estimate that is lower than the previous estimate. The decreases were primarily associated with a decrease in the burden estimate for collecting and maintaining fuel sulfur records under the sulfur content of fuels rule (49.130), and a decrease in the number of non-title V operating permits under the operating permits rule (49.139).
$793,285
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sarah Frederick 206 553-1601
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Federal Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act for Indian Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (40 CFR 49.122 - Partial Delegation of Administrative Authority to a Tribe)