[Federal Register: December 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 242)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0421; FRL-8258-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury Cell Chlor-
Alkali Plants (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2046.03, OMB Control Number
2060-0542
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 January 17,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0421, 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: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Compliance, 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7021;
fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: marshall.robert@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 June 21, 2006 (71 FR 35652), 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-2006-0421, 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) 566-1927.
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, 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 Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2046.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0542.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 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) for Mercury Emissions from Mercury Cell Chlor-
Alkali plants were promulgated on December 19, 2003. These standards
apply to existing facilities and new facilities that are part
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of major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions or a part of
an area source of HAP emissions.
In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the
affected facilities. They 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. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of
all affected facilities.
Any owner/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 United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regional office.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 809
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: Mercury cell chlor-alkali plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
Frequency of Response: Semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 14,558.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,351,382 which is comprised of zero
annualized Capital Start Up costs, $74,000 annualized Operating and
Maintenance (O&M), and $1,277,382 annual Labor Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The number of respondents has not changed
and there are no program changes. However, there are adjustments for an
increase in labor hours and a decrease in costs as compared to the
currently ``active'' ICR.
The adjustments result from the transition by the respondents from
initial compliance with the standard to continuing compliance with the
standard. The respondents achieved compliance over the past three years
by conducting performance tests and purchasing pollution monitors which
resulted in a small number of labor hours, but a relatively high
capital/startup cost. After achieving compliance, performance tests are
not required and capital/startup costs are low because pollution
monitors are a one-time, initial expense. However, the cost to maintain
the monitors is increased. The overall labor costs are higher because
the pollution levels must be recorded and compliance reports sent to
the appropriate regulatory authority.
Dated: December 8, 2006.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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