[Federal Register: May 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAQPS-2004-0073; FRL-8569-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements for Control Technology Determinations for
Constructed and Reconstructed Major Sources of Hazardous Air
Pollutants; EPA ICR No. 1658.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0373
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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 EPA is planning to submit a
request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request
to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on October 31, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0073, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0073.
Fax: (202) 566-1741, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0073.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air
Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 3334, Mail Code: 6102T,
Washington, DC 20460, Attention E-Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0073.
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Room 3334, Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0073. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-
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0073. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified
as CBI only to the following address: Mr. Roberto Morales, OAQPS
Document Control Officer, U.S. EPA (C404-02), Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0073, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. The http:/
/www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Colyer, U.S. EPA, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policy and Programs Division,
Program Design Group, D205-02, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711, telephone number (919) 541-5262, e-mail colyer.rick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0073. The docket is available for online viewing
at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the EPA Docket
Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) or examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
To What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply?
Affected entities: Owners or operators who construct or reconstruct
a major source of HAP emissions must comply with any applicable MACT
standard. Where no MACT standard exists, a case-by-case determination
of MACT (case-by-case MACT) under CAA section 112(g) must be made. The
owner or operator is responsible for obtaining such a case-by-case MACT
determination.
State, local, and Tribal agencies with operating permit programs
that have been approved by EPA will review information submitted by
sources under the CAA section 112(g) provisions. These permitting
agencies must determine the level of control that will be necessary to
meet case-by-case MACT requirements for new sources. Finally, EPA will
review a percentage of the determinations in order to provide oversight
of the various State, local, and Tribal permitting authorities.
Title: Information Collection Request for 40 CFR part 63
Regulations Governing Constructed and Reconstructed Major Sources.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1658.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0373.
ICR status: EPA ICR No. 1658.04 expires on October 31, 2008. 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 regulation is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 112(g)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act as amended in
1990 (CAA) requires that maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
standards be met by constructed or reconstructed major sources of
hazardous air pollutants (HAP). Where
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no applicable emission limit has been set, the MACT determination shall
be made on a case-by-case basis. The source owner or operator must
submit certain information to allow the permitting authority to perform
a case-by-case MACT determination (40 CFR 63.43(e)). Permitting
agencies, either State, local, Tribal or Federal, review information
submitted and make case-by-case MACT determinations. Specific
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting
Statement for the ICR.
Burden Statement: 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; 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. The reporting and recordkeeping burden was estimated as
follows:
Estimated Number of Industry Respondents: 73.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
One title V permit application or amendment, or a notification of MACT
approval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,437.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $432,503.
Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
Primarily, the decrease in burden is due to the completion of
setting MACT standards for the source category list. Therefore our
revised estimate of burden is smaller than that estimated in the last
ICR.
What is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider any comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 15, 2008.
Jenny N. Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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