[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3389-3390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1096]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0012; FRL-8273-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Questionnaire for the Chlorine 
and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Manufacturing Segments; EPA ICR No. 2214.01

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 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new 
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 26, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0012, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code: 
4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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: Samantha Lewis, Office of Water, 
Engineering and Analysis Division, (4303T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-1058; fax number: 202-566-1053; 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 April 18, 2006 (71 FR 19887), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 4 comments during the 
comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0012, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in 
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., 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 Water Docket is 202-566-2422.
    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 www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Questionnaire for the Chlorine and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon 
Manufacturing Segments.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2214.01.

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    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a 
census of facilities that manufacture chlorine and/or certain 
chlorinated hydrocarbons (CCH) as part of its effort to review the 
effluent limitations guidelines and standards for these operations. EPA 
is considering revision of the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and 
Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category regulations at 40 CFR Part 414 
for facilities that manufacture ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride 
monomer, polyvinyl chloride and other chlorinated hydrocarbons. EPA is 
also considering revision of the Inorganic Chemicals Point Source 
Category regulations at 40 CFR Part 415 for facilities that manufacture 
chlorine as well as chlorine manufacturers not regulated under 40 CFR 
Part 415. The questionnaire seeks information on (1) Technical data, 
including general facility information, manufacturing process 
information, wastewater treatment and characterization information, and 
information on sampling data; and (2) financial and economic data, 
including ownership information, facility/company information, and 
corporate parent financial information. The technical data will be used 
to determine the industry production rates, water use for processes, 
rates of wastewater generation, pollution prevention, and the practices 
of wastewater management, treatment, and disposal. The financial and 
economic data will be used to characterize the economic status of the 
industry and to estimate the possible economic impacts of wastewater 
regulations. This questionnaire will be sent to all identified 
facilities engaged in CCH production. Completion of this one-time 
questionnaire will be mandatory pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean 
Water Act.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 435 
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: Facilities that manufacture chlorine 
and/or certain chlorinated hydrocarbons, including polyvinyl chloride.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 65.
    Frequency of Response: One-time only.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 28,300.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,082,000 includes $0 annualized 
capital expenditure and $3,810 Respondent O&M costs.

    Dated: January 12, 2007.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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