[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 24812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09891]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0691; FRL-9945-32-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Mercury Cell Chlor-
Alkali Plants (40 CFR part 63, subpart IIIII) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
2046.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0542), to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2016. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 
32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. An Agency may neither conduct nor sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0691, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of affected facilities are required 
to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the 
general provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, as well as for the 
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 63, subpart IIIII. This includes 
submitting initial notification reports, performance tests and periodic 
reports and results, and maintaining 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. These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance 
with these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Mercury cell chlor-alkali plants.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart IIIII).
    Estimated number of respondents: 2 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 3,760 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $394,000 (per year), which includes in 
$16,400 annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a small adjustment increase in 
the respondent labor hours as currently identified in the OMB Inventory 
of Approved Burdens. The increase is due to a change in assumption. In 
this ICR, we assume all existing sources will take some time each year 
to re-familiarize themselves with the regulatory requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting-Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-09891 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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