[Federal Register: May 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 85)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0061; FRL-8560-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Friction Materials
Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2025.04, OMB Control Number
2060-0481
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 June 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0061, 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
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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address: williams.learia@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.
The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket
ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0061, 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 Friction Materials Manufacturing (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2025.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0481.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either 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) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the
Friction Materials Manufacturing were proposed on October 4, 2001 (66
FR 50768) and promulgated on October 18, 2002 (67 FR 64498).
These standards apply to any new, reconstructed, or existing
solvent mixers located at any friction materials manufacturing facility
engaged in the manufacture of friction materials such as brake and
clutch linings. A friction materials manufacturing facility is a major
source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) if it emits or has the
potential to emit any single HAP at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons)
or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams
(25 tons) or more per year.
Owners or operators must submit notification reports upon the
construction or reconstruction of any friction materials manufacturing
facility. Semiannual reports for periods of operation during which the
emission limitation has exceeded (or reports certifying that no
exceedances have occurred) also are required. Affected entities must
retain reports and records for a total of five years: Two years at the
site and the remaining three years at an off-site location.
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 ensure that the pollution control
devices are properly installed and that the operating standard is being
met. The information generated by monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements described in this ICR are used by the Agency to
ensure that facilities that are affected by the standard continue to
operate the control equipment and achieve continuous compliance with
the regulation.
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 Number 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 162
hours per response. Burden means the total time,
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effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or either 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: Friction materials manufacturing.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
Frequency of Response: Annually, semiannually, initially and
occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,296.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $104,512, which is comprised of $1,088
in O&M costs, $103,424 in labor costs, and no annualized capital costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR except for the correction
of a small mathematical error in 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 24, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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