[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15715-15716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4564]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0019; FRL-8050-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal); 
OMB Number 2060-0101; EPA ICR Number 0111.11

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
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. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and 
costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 28, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0019, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement 
and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2201T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 
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; 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 May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0019, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 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/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 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. Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information, or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0111.11; OMB Control Number 2060-0101.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos standards were

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proposed on January 10, 1989, and promulgated on November 20, 1990. The 
standards apply to the following affected facilities: demolition and 
renovation of facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos 
milling, manufacturing and fabricating; the use of asbestos on 
roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos 
insulation and sprayed-on materials. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart M.
    The monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements outlined 
in these rules are similar to those required for other NESHAP 
regulations. Consistent with the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part 
63, subpart A), respondents are required to submit initial 
notifications, conduct performance tests, and submit semiannual 
reports. They are also required to maintain records of applicability 
determinations; performance test results; exceedances; periods of 
startup, shutdown, or malfunction; monitoring records; and all other 
information needed to determine compliance with the applicable 
standard, such as records of visible emissions monitoring at potential 
sources of asbestos and of inspection records of air cleaning devices 
to ensure proper operation.
    An owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall 
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least 
five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance 
reports, and records. Records and reports must be retained for a total 
of two years. The files may be maintained on microfilm, on a computer 
or floppy disks, on magnetic tape disks, or on microfiche. All reports 
are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that 
there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional 
office.
    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 2 
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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Owners or operators of asbestos 
milling, manufacturing, fabricating, waste disposal, and waste 
conversion facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,432.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, on occasion, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 229,381 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,514,228, which includes $0 
annualized capital/startup costs, $0 annual O&M costs, and $18,514,228 
annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 112,868 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. The decrease in burden from the most recently 
approved ICR is due to a reduction in the total number of respondents 
subject to this ICR from 9,848 to 9,394.

    Dated: March 21, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-4564 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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