[Federal Register: January 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 16)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0012; FRL-8273-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Questionnaire for the Chlorine
and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Manufacturing Segments; EPA ICR No. 2214.01
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 26,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0012, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code:
4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
by mail to: 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: Samantha Lewis, Office of Water,
Engineering and Analysis Division, (4303T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-566-1058; fax number: 202-566-1053; e-mail address:
Lewis.Samantha@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 April 18, 2006 (71 FR 19887), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 4 comments during the
comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0012, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 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 Water Docket is 202-566-2422.
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, 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: Questionnaire for the Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
Manufacturing Segments.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2214.01.
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ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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, 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a
census of facilities that manufacture chlorine and/or certain
chlorinated hydrocarbons (CCH) as part of its effort to review the
effluent limitations guidelines and standards for these operations. EPA
is considering revision of the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and
Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category regulations at 40 CFR Part 414
for facilities that manufacture ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride
monomer, polyvinyl chloride and other chlorinated hydrocarbons. EPA is
also considering revision of the Inorganic Chemicals Point Source
Category regulations at 40 CFR Part 415 for facilities that manufacture
chlorine as well as chlorine manufacturers not regulated under 40 CFR
Part 415. The questionnaire seeks information on (1) Technical data,
including general facility information, manufacturing process
information, wastewater treatment and characterization information, and
information on sampling data; and (2) financial and economic data,
including ownership information, facility/company information, and
corporate parent financial information. The technical data will be used
to determine the industry production rates, water use for processes,
rates of wastewater generation, pollution prevention, and the practices
of wastewater management, treatment, and disposal. The financial and
economic data will be used to characterize the economic status of the
industry and to estimate the possible economic impacts of wastewater
regulations. This questionnaire will be sent to all identified
facilities engaged in CCH production. Completion of this one-time
questionnaire will be mandatory pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean
Water Act.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 435
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: Facilities that manufacture chlorine
and/or certain chlorinated hydrocarbons, including polyvinyl chloride.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
Frequency of Response: One-time only.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 28,300.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,082,000 includes $0 annualized
capital expenditure and $3,810 Respondent O&M costs.
Dated: January 12, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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