[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9613-9615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4467]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2003-0038; FRL-7627-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Secondary Brass and 
Bronze Production, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, 
Primary Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants and Ferroalloy 
Production Facilities (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts M, P, Q, R, S and Z) 
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1604.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0110

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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. 
This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2004. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This 
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 31, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OECA-
2003-0038, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code

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2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mar[iacute]a Malav[eacute], Compliance 
Assessment and Media Programs Division, Mail Code 2223A, Office of 
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7027; 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 May 19, 2003 (68 FR 27059), 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-2003-0038, 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 is (202) 566-1752. 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. EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, 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 that is 
placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the 
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 Brass and Bronze Production, Primary 
Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters, Primary 
Aluminum Reduction Plants and Ferroalloy Production Facilities. (40 CFR 
part 60, subparts M, P, Q, R, S and Z) (Renewal)
    Abstract: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Secondary 
Brass and Bronze Production Plants, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary 
Lead Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants 
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 dates for startup, construction or 
modification, initial and repeat of performance tests, performance test 
results, demonstration of a continuous monitoring system (except for 
brass and bronze facilities), and of 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 submit 
semiannually reports of excess emissions and monitoring system 
performance, and aluminum reduction plants must report excess emissions 
in each monthly performance test. Ferroalloy plants must also report 
any product change. Facilities must maintain records of performance 
test results, monitoring of operations and systems performance, and of 
any startup, shutdown, and malfunction. Specifically, primary smelters, 
aluminum reduction and ferroalloy production plants have 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 is required for all 
sources subject to NSPS standards and 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.
    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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 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 169 
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 brass and bronze 
production plants, primary copper smelters, primary zinc smelters, 
primary lead smelters, primary aluminum reduction plants, and 
ferroalloy production facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannual and annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,914 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $443,000, includes $0 annualized 
capital, $132,000 annual O&M costs, and $311,000 annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 437 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB inventory of 
approved ICR burdens. This decrease in burden is due primarily to a 
decrease of the estimated total number of sources subject to several of 
the NSPS standards addressed by this ICR.


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    Dated: February 20, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 04-4467 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]
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