[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0048; FRL-8496-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal);
EPA ICR Number 0193.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0092
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 December 17,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0048, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail 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; e-mail 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.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0048, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 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
Center 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
http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0193.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0092.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to 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), were proposed on December 7, 1971 (36 FR 23939)
and promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8826). This standard applies to
all extraction plants, ceramic plants, foundries, incinerators, and
propellant plants which process beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium
oxide, beryllium alloys, or beryllium-containing waste. The standard
also applies to machine shops which process beryllium, beryllium
oxides, or any alloy when such alloy contains more than five percent
beryllium by weight. All sources known to have caused, or have the
potential to cause, dangerous levels of beryllium in the ambient air
are covered by the Beryllium NESHAP. This information is being
collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart C.
There are approximately 236 existing sources subject to this rule.
Of the total number of existing sources, we have assumed that
approximately 10 sources (i.e., respondents) have elected to comply
with an alternative ambient air quality limit by operating a continuous
monitor in the vicinity of the affected facility. The monitoring
requirements for these facilities provide information on ambient air
quality and ensure that locally, the airborne beryllium concentration
does not exceed 0.01 micrograms/m 3. These sources that are
meeting the rule requirements by means of ambient monitoring are
required to submit a monthly report of all measured concentrations to
the Administrator. The remaining 226 sources have elected to comply
with the rule by conducting a one-time-only stack test to determine
beryllium emission levels. We have assumed that 10 percent of the 226
sources (or 23 respondents) complying with the emission limit standard
will engage in an operational change at their facilities that could
potentially increase beryllium emissions, and would be required to
repeat the stack test to determine the beryllium emission
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limits. Consequently these sources will have recordkeeping and
reporting requirements associated with the stack test. We have assumed
that no additional sources are expected to become subject to the
standard in the next three years. Therefore, there are 33 respondents
for the purpose of determining the recordkeeping and reporting burden
associated with this rule.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance
reports, and records. 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 C, 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 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 16
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: Beryllium Facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,627.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $201,160, which is comprised of $0
annualized Capital Startup costs and $35,000 Operation and Maintenance
(O&M) costs and $166,160 annualized Labor Costs.
Change in Estimates: There is no significant change in this ICR
compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations. First,
the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years. Secondly, the growth
rate for the industry is very low, negative or non-existent.
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: November 8, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-22506 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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