[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22232]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7269-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Portland Cement Manufacturing 
Industry

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: Title: NESHAP for the 
Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, OMB Control Number 2060-0416, 
expiration date August 31, 2002. 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 September 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR Number 1801.03 and OMB 
Control Number 2060-0416, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies 
Division (Mail Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; and to the 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 Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at: (202) 566-1672, by E-Mail to: 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/icr, and refer to EPA ICR Number 1801.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR, contact Gregory Fried of the Air, Hazardous 
Waste and Toxics Branch at: (202) 564-7016, or by E-Mail to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP for the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0416, EPA ICR Number 1801.03, expiration date 
August 31, 2002. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that hazardous air pollutants 
(HAPs) released from portland cement manufacturing facilities can cause 
reversible or irreversible health effects including carcinogenic, 
respiratory, nervous system, developmental, reproductive, and/or dermal 
health effects.
    Respondents are owners or operators of portland cement 
manufacturing plants. The rule applies to each new, existing or 
reconstructed kiln, in-line kiln/raw mill and greenfield raw material 
dryer at these facilities, except for kilns and in-line kiln/raw mills 
that burn hazardous waste. In addition, the rule applies to each new, 
existing or reconstructed clinker cooler; raw mill; finish mill; raw 
material, clinker or finished product storage bin; conveying system 
transfer point; bagging system and bulk loading and unloading system at 
facilities which are major sources; and to each existing, reconstructed 
or new brownfield raw material dryer at facilities which are major 
sources.
    Respondents shall submit notifications (where applicable) and 
reports of initial and repeat performance test results. Plants must 
develop and implement a startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan and 
submit semiannual reports of any event where the plan was not followed. 
Plants must develop and implement an operations and maintenance plan 
and conduct and report the results of an annual combustion system 
inspection. Semiannual reports for periods of operation during which 
the monitoring parameters are exceeded (or reports certifying that no 
exceedances have occurred) also are required.
    General requirements applicable to all NESHAP require records of 
applicability determinations; test results; exceedances; periods of 
startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions; monitoring records; and all other 
information needed to determine compliance with the applicable 
standard. Records and reports must be retained for a total of 5 years 
(2 years at the site; the remaining 3 years of records may be retained 
off site). The files may be maintained on microfilm, on computer or 
floppy disks, on magnetic tape disks, or on microfiche.
    Subpart LLL requires respondents to install (where feasible) 
continuous opacity monitors and temperature monitoring systems on kilns 
and in-line kiln raw mills, and total hydrocarbon continuous emission 
monitors (THC CEMs) on new greenfield kilns, in-line kiln/raw mills and 
raw material dryers. Owners and operators are also subject to a 
deferred requirement to install particulate matter (PM) CEMS. 
Respondents are also required to maintain records of specific 
information needed to determine that the standards are being achieved 
and maintained.
    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, 
2001. No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 239 
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 information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Portland cement manufacturing 
facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 107.
    Frequency of Response: Semi-annually and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 53,181.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $685,000.
    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR Number 1801.03 and OMB Control Number 2060-0416 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: August 21, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-22232 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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