[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15716-15717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4566]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0033; FRL-8050-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane 
Foam Fabrication EPA ICR Number 2027.03, OMB Number 2060-0516

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, 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-2005-0033, to (1) EPA online using http://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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division (CAMPD), Office of Compliance, (Mail Code 
2223A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone 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 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-2005-0033, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and 
Compliance Docket 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 is (202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://

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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. When 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 (CBI), 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 Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (Renewal).
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 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, and 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 flexible polyurethane foam fabrication were 
proposed on August 8, 2001 (66 FR 41729), and promulgated on April 14, 
2003 (68 FR 18070). These standards apply to each existing, new, or 
reconstructed flexible polyurethane foam fabrication. For the purpose 
of the rule, flexible polyurethane foam fabrication is divided in the 
following two subcategories: (1) Loop slitter adhesive use, and (2) 
flame lamination.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make the 
following notification: (1) Initial notification, (2) notification of 
compliance status, and (3) notification of intent to conduct a 
performance test (flame lamination only). Affected sources must submit 
compliance reports, and a startup, shutdown, malfunction report. Owners 
or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence 
and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction (flame lamination 
only). Annual compliance reports are only required for loop slitter 
facilities and semiannual compliance reports for flame lamination 
facilities.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart 
must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at 
least five years following the collection of such measurements, 
maintenance reports, and records. 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 EPA regional office.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 89 
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; to 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; to 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; to train 
personnel to respond to a collection of information; to search data 
sources; to complete and review the collection of information; and to 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owner or operator of each flexible 
polyurethane foam fabrication facility.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually, semiannually and 
initially.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,303.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,004,834, which includes $997 
annualized capital/startup costs, $1,674 annual O&M costs, and 
$1,002,163 annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There was an increase of 11,092 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. The increase in burden hours from the most 
recently approved ICR is due, in part, to an increase of new sources. 
However, most of the burden increase is due to accounting for full 
compliance with the standard by all existing respondents. There is also 
an increase in the annual cost, which is due to the revised hourly 
rates from the United States Department of Labor.
    There are no changes in the capital/startup and operations and 
maintenance costs from the previous ICR.

    Dated: March 21, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-4566 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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