[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29146-29147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7652]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-[OECA-2005-0021; FRL-8172-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Brick and Structural 
Clay Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2022.03, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0508

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 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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 19, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0021, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or 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 
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 (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 HQ-EPA-OECA-2005-0021, which is available for public viewing 
online 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 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 is (202) 566-1752.

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    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://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 (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 Brick and Structural Clay Manufacturing 
(Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2022.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0508.
    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 brick and structural clay products (BSCP) 
manufacturing, were proposed on July 22, 2002 (67 FR 47894), 
promulgated on May 16, 2003 (68 FR 26690). These standards apply to 
each existing, new or reconstructed BSCP manufacturing facility.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make the 
following notification: (1) Initial notification, (2) notification of 
initial performance test, (3) notification of compliance status. 
Affected sources must submit a compliance report, and a startup, 
shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plan. Respondents are also required to 
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, 
shutdown, or malfunction.
    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.
    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 85 
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: Brick and structural clay 
manufacturing facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 72.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, semiannually and initially.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 14,086.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,125,915, which includes $10,000 
annualized capital, start up costs, $5,000 annualized O&M costs, and 
$1,110,915 O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,385 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 the requirements of the standard that states all 
existing facilities must be in full compliance three years after 
promulgation, which would be the fourth year or the first year of this 
renewal ICR. All existing sources, along with the additional new source 
would be fulfilling the applicable standards thus, justifying the 
decrease in respondent's burden as compared to the active ICR.
    There is a decrease in the capital/startup and operations and 
maintenance (O&M) costs from the previous ICR. The reason for this 
decrease is also due to the fact that all existing facilities are 
required to be in full compliance during the fourth year, thus 
reflecting the decrease incurred in this renewal ICR.

    Dated: May 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
 [FR Doc. E6-7652 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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