[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54802-54803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22201]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0374; FRL-8718-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Primary and Secondary 
Emissions From Basic Oxygen Furnaces (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1069.09, 
OMB Control Number 2060-0029

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 October 23, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2008-0374, 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: Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement 
and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-4003; 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 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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-2008-0374, which is available for public viewing 
either 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 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 either 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: NSPS for Primary and Secondary Emissions from Basic Oxygen 
Furnaces (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1069.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0029.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2008. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
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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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Primary 
and Secondary Emissions from Basic Oxygen Furnaces (40 CFR part 60, 
subparts N and Na) were promulgated on July 25, 1977 and January 2, 
1986, respectively. These rules apply to Basic Oxygen Process Furnaces 
(BOPFs) in iron and steel plants commencing construction, modification 
or reconstruction after June 11, 1973 (NSPS subpart N) and top-blown 
BOPFs, hot metal transfer stations or skimming stations for which 
construction, reconstruction, or modification commenced after January 
20, 1983 (NSPS subpart Na).
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make an initial 
notification, performance tests, periodic reports, and maintain records 
of the occurrence and duration of an affected facility, or any period 
during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a 
minimum, are required semiannually. These notifications, reports, and 
records are essential in determining compliance; and are required, in 
general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 158 
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 with basic oxygen 
furnaces.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,896.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $179,440, which is comprised of $8,397 
in O&M costs, $153,043 in labor costs, and $18,000 in annualized 
capital/startup costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours to 
the respondents in this ICR compared to 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 respondents is either very low, or 
negative, or non-existent. Therefore, the labor hours in the previous 
ICR reflect the current burden to the respondents and are reiterated in 
this ICR. There is a minor change to the cost figures, since the 
previous ICR rounded to the nearest $1,000; this ICR presents cost 
figures which differ by $397 from the previous ICR due to using exact 
figures instead of rounding.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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