[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23127-23128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10655]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2003-0005; FRL-7489-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Secondary Lead Smelters 
(40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L), ICR Number 1128.07 (OMB Number 2060-0080)

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: NSPS for Secondary Lead 
Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart L), OMB Control Number 2060-0080, EPA 
ICR Number 1128.07. 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 May 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Mail Code 2223A, Office of Compliance, 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; 
fax number: (202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

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 September 26, 2002 (67 FR 60672), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
Number OECA-2003-0005, which is available for public 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 Docket Center 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket and 
Information Center Docket is: (202) 566-1514. An electronic version of 
the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to 
access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. When in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: (1) submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2201T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) mail your 
comments to OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    EPA's policy is that public comment, whether submitted 
electronically or on paper, will be available for public viewing in 
EDOCKET, as EPA receives them without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), 
or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. 
When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will 
provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment 
placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including copyrighted 
material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified 
as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose 
disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the 
official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in 
EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's 
Federal Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 
(May 31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: NSPS for Secondary Lead Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart 
L), (OMB Control Number 2060-0080, EPA ICR Number 1128.07). This is a 
request to renew an existing, approved collection that is scheduled to 
expire on June 30, 2003. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue 
to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The NSPS for Secondary Lead Smelters, published at 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart L, were proposed on June 11, 1973, and promulgated on 
March 8, 1974. These standards apply to affected facilities at 
secondary lead smelters facilities including: pot furnaces of more than 
250 kg (550 lb) charging capacity, blast (cupola) furnaces, and 
reverberatory furnaces that commenced construction or modification 
after June 11, 1973. This information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart L.
    Owners or operators of affected facilities described must notify 
EPA of construction, reconstruction, modification, anticipated and 
actual startup dates, and results of performance tests. These 
facilities must

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also maintain records of performance test results, startups, shutdowns, 
and malfunctions. 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.
    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 1.5 
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: Secondary Lead Smelters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Frequency of Response: Initial startup, construction, 
reconstruction and modification.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 38 hours.
    Estimated Total Capital and Operations & Maintenance (O & M) Annual 
Costs: None.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of three hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR burdens. This is due to an increased recognition of the 
time required to perform some tasks. Labor rates have also increased.

    Dated: April 21, 2003.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 03-10655 Filed 4-29-03; 8:45 am]
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