[Federal Register: October 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 196)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0125; FRL-8480-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire
Manufacturing (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1158.09, OMB Control Number
2060-0156
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
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3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 13,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0125, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T , 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Malave, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of Compliance,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7027; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: malave.maria@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0125, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 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 (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1927.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov
, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to
http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1158.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0156.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2007.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) subpart BBB
applies to affected facilities in rubber tire manufacturing plants that
commence construction, modification or reconstruction after January 20,
1983. The affected facilities include: Each undertread cementing
operation, each sidewall cementing operation, each tread end cementing
operation, each bead cementing operation, each green tire spraying
operation, each Michelin-A operation, each Michelin-B operation, each
Michelin-C automatic operation. The rule establishes standards for
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) use and emission limits.
In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications,
performance tests and periodic reports. This standard requires
performance test of Method 25 and an annual report of Method 24 results
to verify VOC content of water-based sprays. Owners or operators are
also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected
facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is
inoperative. Monitoring requirements specific to rubber tire
manufacturing plants provide information on the operation of the
emissions control device and compliance with the VOCs standards.
Semiannual reports of excess emissions are required. These
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance, and are required of all sources subject to NSPS.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 167
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 which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners and operators of rubber tire
manufacturing plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
Frequency of Response: Initially, semiannually and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 13,323 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $866,493, which includes $0 annualized
Capital Startup Costs, $16,400 annualized Operating and Maintenance
(O&M) costs, and $850,093 annualized Labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There are no changes in the labor hours
or costs in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
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non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden.
Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden
to industry.
Dated: October 4, 2007.
Sara Hisel McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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