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Includedwiththisfileisacomparisonchartofthe1997and2000informationcollectionburdensummaries.Youwillseethatthe2000burdenhasbeenadjusteddownwardbyabout559,000hoursand$28million.Weadjustedtotalofrespondentsdownwardby1,420.__ԀPleasenotethatthechangeinactualburdenisnegligible(0)_hours_Ԁand$0.00.Wearenotchangingtheperunitburdensreported_in_Ԁ1997ICRrenewal.  #  1      ׀ThereasonfortheadjustmentinthisICR : renewalisthatduring1998and1999theOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandardsconducted_an_Ԁinvestigationofthemajorpermittingactivityacrossthe_U.S._ԀWefoundthatthehistoricalaveragepermittingrateoverthe20yearsoftheprogramwasabout160permitsperyearascomparedtothe1997estimateof910.Theactualpermittingactivityduringthesurveyperiodfrom1997tomid1999wasabout150permitsperyear,whichwasconsistentwiththenationalaverage.Importantlythisfrequencywasobservedcoincidentwithaperiodofstronggrowthintheeconomy.  AquestionarisesastowhytheestimatedtotalPartCandPartDpermitsof910peryearinthe1997_were_Ԁsoinflated.Itwasaprojectionmadein1994basedontheexpectedincreaseinmajorsourcesduetothelowermajorsourcethresholdsimposedbythe1994CleanAirActAmendments.Thereweretwoapparentreasonsfortheerrantprojection.Thebasisofthoseprojectionswasbiasedbyanestimateofabout400majorsourcepermitsperyear_whichwere___carriedforwardfromICRanalysesconductedinthemid1980's.Wehavefoundnofactualevidencethatthepermittingfrequencyhasapproached400peryear.The_s__econd_Ԁreasonfortheinflatedprojectionwasthatindustryhasbeenabletobuildmajornewplantsormakephysical '"& andoperationalchangesatmajorexistingsourceswithoutexceedingthemajorsourceandmajormodificationthresholds.SourcesavoidthemajorNSRthresholdsforthreereasons:_(1)_Installationofstateoftheartcontroltechnologies;(2)Replacementorbettercontrolofold,morepollutingprocesses,forwhichthesourcesgetcreditinthemajorNSRapplicabilitycalculus;orengagingineffectivepollutionpreventionefforts,whichhavethesameeffect.  The2000ICRrenewalwilluseanestimated200majorNSRpermittingactionsperyearasthebasisfortheestimatedburden.Webelievethisestimateisjustifiedforthreereasons:__Ԁ(1)Itisconservativeandallowsforsomeupwardvariabilityintheeconomicfactors_which___Ԁinfluenceexpansionofindustry;(2)We_have,_Ԁthroughenforcement_investigations,_Ԁconcludedthatafewsourceshavefailedtoapplyformajorsourcepermitsovertheyearswhentheyprobablyshouldhave,and_heightened_Ԁenforcementactivitieswillincreasethefrequency;and(3)Theeconomystillappearsrobustenoughtosupportat_least,_Ԁthehistoricalmajorsourcepermittingrate.  Wehaveretainedthe1997estimatesofburdenperunit,i.e.,onsourcesand_S__tate_Ԁorlocalpermittingauthoritiesforeachtypeofpermit.Therehavebeennoprogrammaticchangessince1997,andwehavereceivednocompellinginformationevidencethatthe1997valuesfortheprogrammaticrequirementswereoutsideofthewidevariabilitybandforsuchestimates.  CommentsandquestionsonthisICRrenewalburdenanalysismaybesubmittedtoDennisCrumpler(e_Ԅmail:_Ԁ4 $ O  5  crumpler.dennis@epa.gov_)6O  7 -.   p X+XXX~TRP$'3 Letter LandscapeX3' Letter'3 Letter Landscape3'T@  Comparisonofthe1997and2000NSRProgramInformationCollectionBurdenSummary   @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ *Vddd Xdd Xdd X22,dd ,rdd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,9dd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,dd ,Xdd ,Xdd , dd ,dd +    &%XX+ -#D4z -@+= TOTAL  D   D @P*P*Y+ PerUnit % D % % P %#X+X%&# XX+PartC d (PSD)1997󀀀2000 .$  " .PartD d  (Nonattainment)1997󀀀2000 .$ " .MinorNSR d 1997󀀀2000 .$ " .Cumulative d ЀTotal1997󀀀2000 .$ " .PartC d (PSD)1997󀀀2000 .$ " .PartD d (Nonattainment)1997󀀀2000 .$ " .Minor d NSR1997󀀀2000#X+X # ! 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RespondentBurdenHrs.  | 2  Industry  3 State/localIndustryandState/localAgencyTotals MC  8 $0XWC26848087040355520$0XWCM268,48087,040355,520 {Al =3 $0XWC26848087040355520$ 0XWC $}Y0[FC12585040800166650$}Y0[FC125,850#X+X8&#8XX+  > 40,800#X+X8(#8XX+ , @ 166,650#X+X8)#8XX+ VLAl B3 $}Y0[FC12585040800166650$ }Y0[FC V340,430π̀64,310π404,740 SIl G3 !|XK=B28850554034300!|XK=BS28,850#X+X8~)#8XX+  H 5,540#X+X8*#8XX+ , J 34,300#X+X8*#8XX+ SI>l L3 !|XK=B28850554034300! |XK=B S2,260,000π1,695,000π3,955,000 ZPl Q3 ( ~€(D226000016950003955000(~€(DZ2,260,000#X+X8\+#8XX+  R 1,695,000#X+X8,#8XX+ , T 3,955,000#X+X8,#8XX+ ZPEl V3 ( ~€(D226000016950003955000( ~€(D Z2,868,910̀̀1,846,350#X+X8C-#8XX+ , Y ̀4,715,260 (c) ' \3 '2,414,700#X+X8-#8XX+  ] 1,741,250#X+X8.#8XX+ , _ 4,155,950 (c) #X+X8.#8XX+ ' b3 'Ѐ839̀2721,111 OEl g3 p-CA 8392721111p-CAO839#X+X8e/#8XX+  h 272#X+X830#8XX+ , j 1,111#X+X80#8XX+ OE:l l3 p-CA 8392721111 p-CA OЀ577̀109̀686π ND r3 [2A 577109686[2AN577#X+X80#8XX+  s 109#X+X81#8XX+ , u 686#X+X8Q2#8XX+ ND9l w3 [2A 577109686 [2A NЀ40π30π70 KAl |3 A403070AK40#X+X82#8XX+  } 30#X+X83#8XX+ ,  70#X+X8 4#8XX+ B86l 3 A403070 A B FederalBurden  @   QG@ 3 @4480@Q4,480 ka4@ 3 @4480 @ h@2100h@k2,100#X+X8e4#8XX+ ka4@ 3 h@2100 h@ @7670@k7,670 j`4@ 3 @7670 @ P@650P@j650 j`3@ 3 P@650 P@ @5650@j5,650 ka4@ 3 @5650 @ @5650@k5,650 lb4@ 3 @5650 @ b@17800b@l17,800 mc5@ 3 b@17800 b@ b@17800b@m17,800 j`5@ 3 b@17800 b@  ,@14,@j14 g]2@ 3  ,@14 ,@  ,@14,@g14 g]2@ 3  ,@14 ,@  *@13*@g13 g]2@ 3  *@13 *@  *@13*@g13 f\2@ 3  *@13 *@  @2@f2 e[1@ 3  @2 @  @2@e2 =31@ 3  @2 @ = ProgramGrand $t TotalBurden    E;  A360000AE360,000 oe6$t3 A360000 A pA168750pAo168,750#X+X85#8XX+ oe6$t3 pA168750 pA +A412410+Ao412,410 nd6$t3 +A412410 +A @34950@n34,950 oe5$t3 @34950 @ 7NA39606507NAo3,960,650 qg7$t3 7NA3960650 7NA 7NA39606507NAq3,960,650 qg7$t3 7NA3960650 7NA !RA4733060!RAq4,733,060 qg7$t3 !RA4733060 !RA OA4173750OAq4,173,750 LB7$t3 OA4173750 OA L '$t3 ' '$t3 ' '$t3 ' '$t3 ' '$t3 ' $t3  RespondentAnnual H Cost(d)    IndustryLabor(e) H OtherDirectCost(f)TotalInd.Cost(g)State/localCostIndustryandState/localAgencyTotals   $14,766$6,120$20,886$3,220$24,106π '3 '$6,922#X+X8<#8XX+ H $6,120#X+X8B#8XX+ 8 $13,042#X+X8tB#8XX+ x $1,510#X+X8B#8XX+  $14,551#X+X81C#8XX+ 'H3 '$18,724$0$18,724$2,379$21,103 'H3 '$1,587$0$1,587$202$1,788 'H3 '$124,300$0$124,300$62,715$187,015 'H3 '$124,300$0$124,300$62,715$187,015 'H3 '$157,790$6,120$163,910$168,314$232,224#X+X8C#8XX+ 'H3 '$132,809$6,120$138,929$64,426$203,355 'H3 '$46.15$180.00$64$10.06$74 'H3 '$46.15$180.00$64$10.06$74 'H3 '$31.74$0.00$32$4.03$36 'H3 '$31.74$0.00$32$4.03$36 'H3 '$2.20$0.00$2$1.11$3 'H#3 '$2.20$0.00$2$1.11$3 H,3  FederalAnnualCost  -  /%.3( /$166 '/3 '$78#X+X8ZE#8XX+ '03 '$284 '13 '$24 '23 '$209 '33 '$209 '43 '$659 '53 '$659 '63 '$0.52 '73 '$0.52 '83 '$0.48 '93 '$0.48 ':3 '$0.00 ';3 '$0.00 <3  ProgramGrand P= Total  >  ! > !$24,272π '@3 '$14,629#X+X8AH#8XX+ 'PA3 '$21,387 'PB3 '$1,812 'PC3 '$187,224 'PD3 '$187,224 'PE3 '$232,883 'PF3 '$204,013 'PG3 '$75 'PH3 '$75 'PI3 '$36 'PJ3 '$36 'PK3 '$3 'PL3 '$3"PM3  "#X+X8MK#L  (3L XX+   P TRX3' LetterP$'3 Letter Landscape3' Letter'3 Letter LandscapeT 3   3O2 (  a  )3  0    Numberofresponsesistwicethenumberofpermittingactionsforagivencategorydueto(1)theapplicantpreparing d theapplicationand(2)thepermittingagencyreviewingandissuingthepermit.3OO݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3PQ2 (  b  )3  0    ReferencestothespecificentriesonOMBForm83Iareenclosedinbrackets.3PQ{Q݌(#(# Ќ   3   3fR2 (  c  )3  0    Thisrepresentsareductionof33,490(13.f.3)fromthe1995renewal,whichresultedfromasmallcorrectioninthe 8 hourlyburdenforPSDpermits,transferofinhousehourlyburdenforPSDpreconstructionmonitoringtocontractedservicesandtheexclusionoftheAgency(EPA)burdenthatwasinadvertentlyincludedinthepreviousICR.3fRR݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3T2 (  d  )3  0    Allcostsareinthousandsof1996dollars.Allcostsrepresentonetimepermitapplicationcosts[16.c.8].Operating    andmaintenancecostsare$0.00[14.b].ThecostforcompliancemonitoringisnotcoveredbytheNSRprogram.OtherICRssuchasthatunderdevelopmentfortheCAMrule,andtheTitleVICRscovertheseburdensandcosts.3TT݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3V2 (  e  )3  0    TheEPAestimatesthat30%oftheinhousehourlyburdenmaybecontracted,butbecauseitisatthediscretionofthe   applicant,thecosthasnotbeenconvertedtodirectcost.FurthermoreEPAassumesthelaborratewouldremainthesame,inwhichcasethereis_no_Ԁimpactontotalannualcosts.3VV݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3X2 (  f  )3  0    Thesedirectcostsarefor34PSDsourcesat$180,000persource,forpreapplicationmonitoringofairqualityvia X  contractservices.ThiscostisnotincurredbyPartDpermitapplicants.3XY݌ (#(# Ќ   3   3kZ2 (  g  )3  0    PerunitcostforPSDpermitsreflectsthedirectcostforpreapplicationmonitoringaveragedoverallPSDpermits. t Theestimated34sourcesthatrequirepreconstructionmonitoringareestimatedtoincuratatotalcostof$226,144perapplication.Theremaining70%willincur$46,144.# ##X~XN#