[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43842-43843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16714]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2003-0138; FRL-7790-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR Part 
61, Subpart C) (Renewal), ICR Number 0193.08, OMB Number 2060-0092

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 September 30, 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 August 23, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OECA-
2003-0138, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by 
e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Enforcement and Compliance Docket 
and Information Center EPA West, Mail Code 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of Compliance, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone

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number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail 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 November 3, 2003 (68 FR 62289), 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-2003-0138, 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) 566-1752. 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, 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 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: NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR part 61, subpart C) (Renewal).
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP), were proposed on December 7, 1971 (36 FR 23939) 
and promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8826). This standard applies to 
all extraction plants, ceramic plants, foundries, incinerators, and 
propellant plants which process beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium 
oxide, beryllium alloys, or beryllium-containing waste. The standard 
also applies to machine shops which process beryllium, beryllium 
oxides, or any alloy when such alloy contains more than five percent 
beryllium by weight. All sources known to have caused, or have the 
potential to cause, dangerous levels of beryllium in the ambient air 
are covered by the Beryllium NESHAP. This information is being 
collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart C.
    There are approximately 236 existing sources subject to this rule. 
Of the total number of existing sources, we have assumed that 
approximately 10 sources (i.e., respondents) have elected to comply 
with an alternative ambient air quality limit by operating a continuous 
monitor in the vicinity of the affected facility. The monitoring 
requirements for these facilities provide information on ambient air 
quality and ensure that locally, the airborne beryllium concentration 
does not exceed 0.01 micrograms/m3. These sources that are 
meeting the rule requirements by means of ambient monitoring are 
required to submit a monthly report of all measured concentrations to 
the Administrator. The remaining 226 sources have elected to comply 
with the rule by conducting a one-time-only stack test to determine 
beryllium emission levels. We have assumed that 10 percent of the 226 
sources (or 23 respondents) complying with the emission limit standard 
will engage in an operational change at their facilities that could 
potentially increase beryllium emissions, and would be required to 
repeat the stack test to determine the beryllium emission limits. 
Consequently these sources will have recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements associated with the stack test. The owners or operators 
subject to the provisions of this part are required to maintain a file 
of all measurements, and retain the file for at least two years 
following the date of such measurements and records. We have assumed 
that no additional sources are expected to become subject to the 
standard in the next three years. Therefore, there are 33 respondents 
for the purpose of determining the recordkeeping and reporting burden 
associated with this rule.
    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 16 
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: Beryllium Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,627 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $201,160, which includes $35,000 
annual O&M costs, $0 annualized capital/startup costs, and $166,160 
annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 395 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. The reason for the change in burden is related to 
the omission of the burden associated with a program requirement in the 
active ICR which has been corrected in this renewal package.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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