[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37901-37902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15371]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0255; FRL-9517-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane
Foam Fabrication (Renewal)
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
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below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden
and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0255, 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
28221T, 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; 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 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 both 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-2011-0255, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or 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) 566-1752.
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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2027.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0516.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 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 for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication are subject to
the General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A) and any changes, or
additions to the Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart MMMMM). 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 63, subpart MMMMM, 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 90
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 flexible
polyurethane foam fabrication.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 14.
Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, annually, and
semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,601.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,497,553, which includes $1,494,882
in labor costs, $997 in capital/startup costs, and $1,674 in operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in burden hours for
both the respondents and the Agency in this ICR compared to the
previous ICR. This is because there are, on average, 3 more existing
units subject to this standard due to a growth in the respondent
universe during the past three years.
There is also an increase in the total labor and Agency costs as
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The
change in cost estimates reflects an increase in respondent numbers, as
described above, and updated labors rates available from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-15371 Filed 6-22-12; 8:45 am]
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