[Federal Register: April 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 72)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0034; FRL-8554-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Pulp and Paper
Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1657.06, OMB Control Number 2060-
0387
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 May 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0034, 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: Leonard Lazarus, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division (CAMPD), Office of Compliance, (2223A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6369; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: lazarus.leonard@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-2007-0034, 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 Pulp and Paper Production (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1657.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0387.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 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: Hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from pulp mills
cause or contribute to air pollution that may
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reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.
Therefore, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) were promulgated for this source category.
This NESHAP covering emissions from the pulping process relies on
the capture and destruction of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) by either
burning them in a boiler or kiln or by introducing them into the
wastewater treatment system. The HAPs captured from bleaching systems
are controlled with a chlorine gas scrubber.
Pulp mill owners or operators (respondents) are required to submit
initial notifications, 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. Respondents are required to monitor and keep records of
specific operating parameters for each control device and to perform
and document periodic inspections of the closed vent and wastewater
conveyance systems. As much as possible, in order to reduce the burden,
the compliance monitoring and recordkeeping requirements are designed
to cover parameters that are already being monitored as part of the
manufacturing process. All respondents must submit semiannual summary
reports of monitored parameters, and they must submit an additional
monitoring report during each quarter in which monitored parameters
were outside the ranges established in the standard or during initial
performance tests. A source identified to be out of compliance with the
NESHAP will be required to submit quarterly reports until the
Administrator is satisfied that the source has corrected its compliance
problem.
In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate
reporting and recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such
information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether
the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the
Clean Air Act.
All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In
the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are
sent directly to the EPA regional office. Notifications are used to
inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject
to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to
check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and
operated. Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's
record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission
standard and note the operating conditions under which compliance was
achieved. The quarterly reports are used for problem identification, as
a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance
determinations. The standard also requires semiannual reporting of
deviations from monitored opacity, as this is a good indicator of the
source's compliance status. Responses to this information collection
are mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart S). Any information submitted to
the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be
safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40,
Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information
(CBI) (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43
FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR
17674, March 23, 1979).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 104
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 or operators of pulp mills.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 137.
Frequency of Response: Initial, On occasion, Quarterly,
Semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 42,444 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,085,125, including $2,708,129 in
labor costs and $377,000 in annual O&M testing costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is 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.
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: April 3, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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