[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0019; FRL-8050-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal);
OMB Number 2060-0101; EPA ICR Number 0111.11
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
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 information collection and its estimated burden and
costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 28,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0019, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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 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: Mar[iacute]a Malav[eacute], Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7027; fax
number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: malave.maria@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 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), 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-2005-0019, which is available for online viewing 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 B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 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, 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 Asbestos (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0111.11; OMB Control Number 2060-0101.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006.
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, 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos standards were
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proposed on January 10, 1989, and promulgated on November 20, 1990. The
standards apply to the following affected facilities: demolition and
renovation of facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos
milling, manufacturing and fabricating; the use of asbestos on
roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos
insulation and sprayed-on materials. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart M.
The monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements outlined
in these rules are similar to those required for other NESHAP
regulations. Consistent with the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part
63, subpart A), respondents are required to submit initial
notifications, conduct performance tests, and submit semiannual
reports. They are also required to maintain records of applicability
determinations; performance test results; exceedances; periods of
startup, shutdown, or malfunction; monitoring records; and all other
information needed to determine compliance with the applicable
standard, such as records of visible emissions monitoring at potential
sources of asbestos and of inspection records of air cleaning devices
to ensure proper operation.
An 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. Records and reports must be retained for a total
of two years. The files may be maintained on microfilm, on a computer
or floppy disks, on magnetic tape disks, or on microfiche. 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.
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 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 2
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 asbestos
milling, manufacturing, fabricating, waste disposal, and waste
conversion facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,432.
Frequency of Response: Initially, on occasion, and semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 229,381 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,514,228, which includes $0
annualized capital/startup costs, $0 annual O&M costs, and $18,514,228
annual labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 112,868 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. The decrease in burden from the most recently
approved ICR is due to a reduction in the total number of respondents
subject to this ICR from 9,848 to 9,394.
Dated: March 21, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-4564 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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