[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 85 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24067-24068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9609]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0061; FRL-8560-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Friction Materials 
Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2025.04, OMB Control Number 
2060-0481

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 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0061, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email 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, 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; email 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 March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), 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.
    The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket 
ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0061, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West, Room 3334, 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) 566-1927.
    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 Friction Materials Manufacturing (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2025.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0481.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2008. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either 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) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the 
Friction Materials Manufacturing were proposed on October 4, 2001 (66 
FR 50768) and promulgated on October 18, 2002 (67 FR 64498).
    These standards apply to any new, reconstructed, or existing 
solvent mixers located at any friction materials manufacturing facility 
engaged in the manufacture of friction materials such as brake and 
clutch linings. A friction materials manufacturing facility is a major 
source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) if it emits or has the 
potential to emit any single HAP at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons) 
or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams 
(25 tons) or more per year.
    Owners or operators must submit notification reports upon the 
construction or reconstruction of any friction materials manufacturing 
facility. Semiannual reports for periods of operation during which the 
emission limitation has exceeded (or reports certifying that no 
exceedances have occurred) also are required. Affected entities must 
retain reports and records for a total of five years: Two years at the 
site and the remaining three years at an off-site location.
    Notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority 
when a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority 
may then inspect the source to ensure that the pollution control 
devices are properly installed and that the operating standard is being 
met. The information generated by monitoring, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements described in this ICR are used by the Agency to 
ensure that facilities that are affected by the standard continue to 
operate the control equipment and achieve continuous compliance with 
the regulation.
    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 Number 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 162 
hours per response. Burden means the total time,

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effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, or either 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: Friction materials manufacturing.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, semiannually, initially and 
occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,296.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $104,512, which is comprised of $1,088 
in O&M costs, $103,424 in labor costs, and no annualized capital costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or 
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR except for the correction 
of a small mathematical error in the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden.
    Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there 
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in 
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden 
to industry.

    Dated: April 24, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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