[Federal Register: October 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0297; FRL-8736-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Coke Oven Batteries
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1362.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0253
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 28,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0297, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email 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
1201T, 2200 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: Mar[iacute]a Malav[eacute], Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs Division, Mail Code 2223A, Office of
Compliance, Environmental ProtectionAgency, 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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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-2008-0297, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, 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: NESHAP for Coke Oven Batteries (Renewal)
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1362.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0253
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2008.
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 National Emissions Standards Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Coke Oven Batteries were proposed on December 4, 1992 and
promulgated on October 27, 1993. These standards apply to all coke oven
batteries, whether existing, new, reconstructed, rebuilt or restarted.
It also applies to all batteries using the conventional by-product
recovery, the nonrecovery process, or any new recovery process. Under
this rule, all existing batteries must choose a compliance track. Two
compliance approaches are available under the rule: the ``MACT (Maximum
Achievable Control Technology)'' track, and the ``LAER (Lowest
Achievable Emission Rate)'' extension track, and straddling both tracks
(until January 1, 1998). Applicability dates vary depending on the
emission limitation the affected facility is subject to. This
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part
63, subpart L.
Owners or operators of coke oven batteries, whether existing, new,
reconstructed, rebuilt or restarted, are required to comply with
monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Owners or
operators of the affected facilities described must make one-time-only
notifications to select a compliance track and to certify initial
compliance. 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 coke oven batteries provide information on the operation of the
emissions control device and compliance with the visible emissions
standard. Semiannual reports of compliance certifications are required.
These notifications, reports, and records will be used by EPA and the
states to: (1) Identify batteries subject to the standards; (2) ensure
that MACT and LAER are properly applied; and (3) ensure that daily
monitoring and work practice requirements are implemented as required.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,908
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: Plants with coke oven batteries using the conventional by-
product recovery, the nonrecovery process, or any new recovery process.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 19
Frequency of Response: Initially, semiannually, and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 80,121 hours
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Estimated Annual Costs: $6,564,165 exclusively in Labor cost; there
are neither annualized capital/startup nor O&M costs associated with
this ICR.
Changes in the Estimates: Although the assumptions in the burden
calculation for this ICR remain the same as in the previous ICR, there
is a small change in the labor hours due to the correction of rounding
errors. The assumptions remain the same as in the previous ICR due to
two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden.
Dated: October 23, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-25803 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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