[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20383-20384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8046]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0245; FRL-9515-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic
Emissions From Glass Manufacturing Plants
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 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2011-0245, to: (1) EPA online using 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, Monitoring
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; 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 May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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-2011-0245, which is available for public viewing
either online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 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
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information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to
www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass
Manufacturing Plants (Renewal)
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1081.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0043.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass
Manufacturing Plants were proposed on July 20, 1983, and promulgated on
August 4, 1986. The standards were amended on both May 31, 1990 and
October 17, 2000. These standards apply to each glass melting furnace
that uses commercial arsenic as a raw material. The affected entities
are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 61,
subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions
specified at 40 CFR part 61, subpart N.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results.
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. Reports, at a minimum, are required
semiannually.
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. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart N, as
authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data and other information that have
been determined to be private.
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 the EPA
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 49
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 inorganic
arsenic emissions from glass manufacturing plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, annually, and
semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,080.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $351,094, which is comprised of
$295,094 in labor costs, $56,000 in Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
costs, and no annualized capital/start-up costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the labor hours to
the respondents in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due
to a calculation error in the burden estimate for the previous ICR.
There is an increase in the total respondent and Agency costs as
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of approved Burdens. This
increase is not due to any program changes. The change in cost
estimated reflects updated labor rates available from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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