[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58068-58069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24786]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6877-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
Sources (NSPS) Smelters Including: Brass and Bronze; Copper Smelters; 
Zinc Smelters; Lead Smelters; Aluminum; Ferroalloy

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 the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards of Performance for 
New Stationary Sources (NSPS) Smelters including Secondary Brass and 
Bronze Production Plants, Part 60, Subpart M; Primary Copper Smelter, 
Subpart P; Primary Zinc Smelters, Subpart Q; Primary Lead Smelters, 
Subpart R; Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants, Subpart S; Ferroalloy 
Production Facilities, Subpart Z; OMB No. 2060-0110; EPA No. 1604.06; 
expiration date is November 30, 2000. This ICR is a consolidation of 
four previously separate ICRs. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No.1604.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0110, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; and 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: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No.1604.06. For technical 
questions about the ICR, please contact: Deborah Thomas (2223-A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: New Source Performance Standards for Smelters (40 CFR part 
60), including: Brass and Bronze, Subpart M; Copper, Subpart P; Zinc, 
Subpart Q; Lead, Subpart R; Aluminum, Subpart S; Ferroalloy, Subpart Z; 
OMB Control No. 2060-0110; EPA ICR No.1604.06, expiration 11/30/2000. 
This is a request for an extension of 2 currently approved collections 
and a reinstatement of 2 lapsed collections.
    Abstract: New Source Performance Standards for Secondary Brass and 
Bronze Production Plants, Primary Copper, Lead, and Zinc Smelters, 
Aluminum Reduction, and Ferroalloy Production Plants were developed to 
ensure that air emissions from these facilities do not cause ambient 
concentrations of particulate matter and certain gases to exceed levels 
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and the 
environment. Owners or operators of all affected facilities subject to 
NSPS must notify EPA of construction, modification, anticipated and 
actual startup dates, the initial performance test and results, 
demonstration of a continuous monitoring system (except for brass and 
bronze facilities), and any physical or operational change that may 
increase the emission rate. In addition, primary copper, lead, and zinc 
smelters and ferroalloy plants are required to semiannually report 
excess emissions and aluminum reduction plants must report excess 
emissions in each monthly or annual performance test. Ferroalloy plants 
must also report on any product change. Facilities must maintain 
records of performance test results, startups, shutdowns, and 
malfunctions. Primary smelters, aluminum reduction and ferroalloy 
production plants have additional daily or monthly recordkeeping 
requirements for certain operating parameters. In order to ensure 
compliance with the standards, adequate recordkeeping and reporting is 
necessary. This information enables the Agency to: (1) Identify the 
sources subject to the standard; (2) ensure initial compliance with 
emission limits; and (3) verify continuous compliance with the 
standard. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements on the part of the 
respondent are mandatory under section 114 of the Clean Air Act as 
amended and 40 CFR part 60. 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 EPA Regional Office. 
All information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of 
confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency 
policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 
36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43 
FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
    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. The 
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on October 
29,1999 (64 FR 58398); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average two 
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; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of

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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Operators of Smelters and Ferralloy 
Production Facilities
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 27.
    Average Frequency of Response: 3/yr/respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,351 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and O&M Cost Burden: $231,900.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1604.06 and OMB No. 2060-0110 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 20, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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