[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68372-68374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30044]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0153; FRL-7593-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins, 
EPA ICR Number 1869.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0434

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 the 
following existing, approved, continuing Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of 
renewing the ICR. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
information collections as described at the beginning of SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier service. Follow the detailed instructions 
as provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Section I.B.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact individuals for each ICR 
are listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Section II. A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. How Can I Get Copies of the ICR Supporting Statement and Other 
Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
ICR NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (40 CFR part 
63, Subpart OOO), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0153. The official public 
docket for this ICR consists of the documents specifically referenced 
in the ICR, any public comments received, and other information related 
to each ICR. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket 
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official 
public docket for each ICR is the collection of materials that 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.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this document electronically 
through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to 
access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. After entering the system, select ``search,'' then key 
in the docket identification number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. 
Information claimed as CBI, and other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public 
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic 
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be 
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in 
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent 
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in 
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the 
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the 
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. 
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you 
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through 
the docket facility identified in Section I.A.1. EPA intends to work 
towards providing

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electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials 
through EPA's electronic public docket.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public 
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
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 that is placed in EPA's 
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or 
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public 
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will 
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where 
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph 
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief 
description written by the docket staff.
    For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket, 
visit EPA Dockets online or see 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier service. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the 
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are 
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after 
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not 
required to consider late comments in formulating a final decision. If 
you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by 
statute, please follow the instructions in Section I.C. Do not use EPA 
Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA 
will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information 
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the 
comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made 
available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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.
    i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to 
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for 
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To 
access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, 
select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' After 
entering the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID 
Number. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA 
will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected]. Provide the Docket ID Number when submitting your 
comments. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail 
system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail 
comment directly to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic 
public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail 
address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-
mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public 
docket.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Section I.A.1. These 
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file 
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Send your comments to the EPA Docket Center using the 
address provided in Section I.A.1; Attention: Docket ID Number OECA-
2003-0153.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier Service. Deliver your comments to 
the address provided in Section I.A.1; Attention: Docket ID Number 
OECA-2003-0153. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's 
normal hours of operation as identified in Section I.A.1.

C. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?

    Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI 
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. 
Send or deliver information identified as CBI only to the contact 
individuals listed in Section II.C.; Attention: Docket ID Number OECA-
2003-0153. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by 
marking any part or all of that information as CBI. If you submit CBI 
on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI, and 
then identify within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that 
is CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in 
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.
    In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes 
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not 
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion 
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit 
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information 
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's 
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any 
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult 
the person identified under the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

D. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    (1) Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    (2) Describe any assumptions that you used.
    (3) Provide 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 your estimate.
    (5) Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    (6) Offer alternatives.

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    (7) Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.
    (8) To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate 
docket identification number in the subject line on the first page of 
your response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date, 
and Federal Register citation related to your comments.

E. In What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically 
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens 
of the proposed collections of information.
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    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.

II. ICR To Be Renewed

    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 
standards are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    These information collection requirements are mandatory. 
Furthermore, the records required by the National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) must be retained by the owner or 
operator for at least five years. In general, the required information 
consists of emissions data and other information deemed not to be 
private.
    In the absence of such information collection requirements, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act.
    The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently 
approved ICR listed in this notice. Where applicable, the Agency 
identified specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent 
with the concept of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed, continuing ICR to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB): NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (40 
CFR Part 63, Subpart OOO); Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0153; EPA 
Preliminary ICR Number 1869.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0434; 
expiration date February 29, 2004.

A. Contact Individual

    NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (40 CFR Part 
63, Subpart OOO); Leonard Lazarus in the Office of Compliance at (202) 
564-6369, facsimile number (202) 564-0050, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1869.03; OMB Control 
Number 2060-0434; expiration date February 29, 2004.

B. Information for ICR

    Title: NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (40 CFR 
part 63, Subpart OOO); EPA ICR Number 1869.03; OMB Control Number 2060-
0434; expiration date February 29, 2004.
    Affected Entities: Respondents are owners and operators of new and 
existing facilities that engage in the manufacture of amino/phenolic 
resins and emit hazardous air pollutants.
    Abstract: The respondents are subject to the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements at 40 CFR part 63, Subpart A--General 
Provisions, that apply to all NESHAP sources. These requirements 
include recordkeeping and reporting for startup, shutdown and 
malfunctions, and semiannual reporting. Exceptions to the General 
Provisions for this source category are delineated in the standard. The 
standard includes other requirements such as precompliance reports, 
notifications of compliance status, other designated reports and 
information regarding alternative monitoring parameters. Respondents 
complying with the equipment leak requirements, must follow the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 40 CFR part 63, Subpart H.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 40 with 80 
responses per year. The annual industry recordkeeping and reporting 
burden for this collection of information was 32,252 hours. On the 
average each respondent reported twice per year and 403 hours were 
spent preparing each response. There were no operation and maintenance 
costs associated with continuous emission monitoring (CEM) equipment in 
the previous ICR. However, there were $80,000 in costs associated with 
the startup/shutdown of CEM equipment.

    Dated: November 20, 2003.
Michael Stahl,
 Director, Office of Compliance.
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