[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36696-36698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17718]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0253; FRL-8934-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emission Guidelines for Large Municipal Waste
Combustors Constructed on or Before September 20, 1994; EPA ICR No.
1847.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0390
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR is
scheduled to expire on November 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0253 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: ICR Renewal (2009)--Emission Guidelines for Large
Municipal Waste Combustors
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Constructed on or before September 20, 1994 (40 CFR part 60, subpart
Cb), Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0253. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walt Stevenson, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail
Code D243-01, Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-
5264; fax number: 919-541-5450; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for the ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0253, which is available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Air Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
small businesses on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork burden for any small businesses that
are affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare my Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
large municipal waste combustors (large MWCs). The SIC codes (and
associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes)
for possible respondents affected by the standards are listed in the
table below.
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Standard SIC codes NAICS codes
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40 CFR part 60, subpart Cb...... 9511, Air and 92411, Air and
Water Resource Water Resource
and Solid Waste and Solid Waste
Management. Management.
40 CFR part 62, subpart FFF..... 4953, Refuse 562213, Solid
Systems. Waste Combustors
and Incinerators.
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Title: Emission Guidelines for Large Municipal Waste Combustors
Constructed on or before September 20, 1994 (40 CFR part 60, subpart
Cb).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1847.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0390.
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ICR status: Currently, the ICR is scheduled to expire on November
30, 2009. 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 are 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 data collection ICR is a renewal of current data
collection and reporting requirement for large MWCs subject to 40 CFR
part 60, subpart Cb emission guidelines. The subpart Cb guidelines are
maximum achievable control technology (MACT) based standards that were
adopted in 1995 and were fully implemented by year 2000. The data
collected by the ICR are intended to monitor the compliance status of
large MWCs subject to these MACT standards. The data collection is a
mandatory requirement (Clean Air Act section 114(a)(1)).
Burden Statement: The annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information includes: (1) The burden for large MWCs
subject to the Federal plan implementing subpart Cb guidelines; (2) the
burden for large MWCs subject to approved State plans implementing
subpart Cb guidelines; and (3) the burden for State air pollution
control offices (designated administrators) to enforce State plans
implementing subpart Cb guidelines. The hourly burden estimate for
large MWCs subject to the Federal plan level is estimated to average
2,584 hours per year per MWC unit (or 5,514 hours per year per MWC
plant), and the burden estimate for large MWCs subject to approved
State plans is estimated to average 2,403 hours per unit (or 6,291
hours per year per MWC plant). For designated administrators, the
burden is estimated to average 21 hours per year per MWC unit (or 55
hours per plant).
For MWC owners and operators, burden means the total time, effort,
or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to the designated
administrator (or EPA). 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.
For delegated administrators (State air pollution control offices),
burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to
review information provided by MWC owners and operators to comply with
the emission guidelines through State plan. This includes the time
needed to review semiannual and annual compliance reports; develop and
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and providing information; train personnel to review the
collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized as follows:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: The number of
respondents for large MWCs subject to the Federal plan is estimated to
be nine MWC owners and operators; and the number of respondents for
large MWCs subject to approved State plans is estimated to be 55 MWC
owners and operators. For designated administrators, the total number
of respondents is estimated to be 18 designated administrators.
Therefore, the total number of respondents is 82, which comprises 31
privately owned MWC plants, 32 publicly owned MWC plants, and 18
designated administrators.
Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
The overall average number of responses is 229, as follows. For
privately owned MWC plants, the total number of annual responses is 78;
for publicly owned MWC plants, the total number of annual responses is
74; and for designated administrators, the total number of annual
responses is 77.
Estimated total annual burden hours: The estimated total annual
burden hours is 394,954, as follows. For privately owned large MWC
plants, the total annual burden hours are 190,954. For publicly owned
large MWC plants, the total annual burden hours are 200,964. For
designated administrators, the total annual burden hours are 3,036.
Estimated total annual costs: The estimated total annual costs are
$50,588,150, as follows. This includes an estimated base burden cost of
$49,032,950 and additional capital investment/maintenance/operational
costs of $1,555,200.
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
Yes. First, for large MWCs subject to the Federal plan the current
ICR the burden estimate (2006 to 2009) is 38,417 hours per year. For
the ICR renewal (2009 to 2012) the burden estimate for large MWCs
subject to the Federal plan increases to 46,513 hours per year. This
increase reflects EPA's updating of burden based on more current
inventory and performance data from large MWCs.
Additionally, the ICR includes the burden estimates for large MWCs
subject to approved State plans and for designated administrators
implementing approved State plans. These burden estimates were not
included in the previous ICR. The combined annual labor burden for
large MWCs subject to the Federal plan, large MWCs subject to State
plans, and burden for designated agencies implementing these
regulations is 395,330 hours per year and $49,032,950 per year for
labor costs. The combined annual non-labor costs for MWCs subject to
the Federal plan and State plans are $1,555,200.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: July 16, 2009.
Penny E. Lassiter,
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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