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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NESHAP for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1773.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0171 

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[Federal Register: September 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 185)]
[Notices]
[Page 54801-54802]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0246; FRL-8718-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; NESHAP for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal), EPA
ICR Number 1773.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0171

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 to renew an
existing approved 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 October 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0246, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by
mail to: Air and Radiation Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 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: Shiva Garg, Office of Solid Waste
(mail code 5302P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8459; fax
number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address: garg.shiva@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, 2008 (73 FR 24977), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. 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-OAR-2008-0246, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation 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 8:30 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 Air and
Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
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 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 Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1773.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0171.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2008.
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

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form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA, under authority of section 112d of the Clean Air
Act, established National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAPs) for hazardous waste combustors: hazardous waste
burning incinerators, cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns,
industrial/commercial/institutional boilers and process heaters, and
hydrochloric acid production furnaces. These NESHAPs are found in 40
CFR part 63, subpart EEE. Under these standards, hazardous waste
combustors are required to meet emission levels that reflect the
maximum achievable control technology.
    Subpart EEE of 40 CFR part 63 requires hazardous waste combustors
to perform testing and monitoring and submit various reports and
perform recordkeeping activities in order to demonstrate compliance
with emission standards. Much of the information is kept on-site at the
facilities; some is also submitted to the EPA or the delegated state
agency. Facilities and EPA use the data to ensure compliance with
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52
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: Business or other for-profit, and
State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 289.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 199,897.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $21,696,865, includes $16,010,727 for
annualized labor cost, and $5,686,138 in annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,630 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the fact that most
sources have completed several actions involving one-time costs, such
as initial notification, notice of the intent to comply, as well as
public meetings related to these actions.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-22202 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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