[Federal Register: December 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 238)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0365; FRL-8749-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelters,
EPA ICR Number 1856.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0414
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 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 January 9,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2008-0365, 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: Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4003; e-mail address: gairola.sounjay@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-2008-0365, 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 Primary Lead Smelters (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1856.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0414.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2009.
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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Primary Lead Smelters were proposed on April
17, 1998 (63 FR 19200) and promulgated on June 4, 1999 (64 FR 30204).
On February 12, 1999,
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the Agency publicized a supplemental rulemaking for ferroalloys,
mineral wool, primary copper, primary lead and wool fiberglass which
enhanced the requirements for bag leak detection systems in 40 CFR
63.1625 and 40 CFR 63.1655 by including an enforceable operating limit
in this rule. These standards apply to emissions sources from primary
lead smelters including sinter machine, blast furnace, dross furnace,
process fugitive, and fugitive dust sources.
The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the
NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to
the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTT.
Respondents are required to submit initial notifications, conduct
performance tests, and submit periodic reports. They are also required
to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup,
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility; any
period during which the monitoring system is inoperative; the
production for unrefined lead, copper matte, and copper speiss; the
date and times of bag leak detection system alarms and the corrective
action taken; baghouse inspection and maintenance; any records required
as part of the source standard operating procedures (SOP) manuals; and
the compliance methods chosen. Reports, at a minimum, are required
semiannually. These notifications, reports, and records are essential
in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities
subject to NESHAP.
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, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3,048
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: Primary lead smelters including
sinter machine, blast furnace, dross furnace, process fugitive, and
fugitive dust sources.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, semi-annually, and
yearly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,190.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,003,082, which includes $984,082 in
Labor costs, $19,000 in O&M costs, and no annualized capital/start-up
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.
Dated: December 3, 2008.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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