[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54801-54802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22202]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0246; FRL-8718-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; NESHAP for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal), EPA 
ICR Number 1773.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0171

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 to renew an 
existing approved 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 October 23, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0246, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to [email protected], or by 
mail to: Air and Radiation Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 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: Shiva Garg, Office of Solid Waste 
(mail code 5302P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8459; fax 
number: 703-308-8433; 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, 2008 (73 FR 24977), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. 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-OAR-2008-0246, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and 
Radiation 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 8:30 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 Air and 
Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
    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, 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 Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1773.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0171.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2008. 
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, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or

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form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA 
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA, under authority of section 112d of the Clean Air 
Act, established National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAPs) for hazardous waste combustors: hazardous waste 
burning incinerators, cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns, 
industrial/commercial/institutional boilers and process heaters, and 
hydrochloric acid production furnaces. These NESHAPs are found in 40 
CFR part 63, subpart EEE. Under these standards, hazardous waste 
combustors are required to meet emission levels that reflect the 
maximum achievable control technology.
    Subpart EEE of 40 CFR part 63 requires hazardous waste combustors 
to perform testing and monitoring and submit various reports and 
perform recordkeeping activities in order to demonstrate compliance 
with emission standards. Much of the information is kept on-site at the 
facilities; some is also submitted to the EPA or the delegated state 
agency. Facilities and EPA use the data to ensure compliance with 
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52 
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: Business or other for-profit, and 
State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 289.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 199,897.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $21,696,865, includes $16,010,727 for 
annualized labor cost, and $5,686,138 in annualized capital or O&M 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,630 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the fact that most 
sources have completed several actions involving one-time costs, such 
as initial notification, notice of the intent to comply, as well as 
public meetings related to these actions.

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