[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75090-75091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29229]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0365; FRL-8749-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelters, 
EPA ICR Number 1856.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0414

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 January 9, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2008-0365, 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-2008-0365, 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 Primary Lead Smelters (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1856.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0414.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2009. 
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 Primary Lead Smelters were proposed on April 
17, 1998 (63 FR 19200) and promulgated on June 4, 1999 (64 FR 30204). 
On February 12, 1999,

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the Agency publicized a supplemental rulemaking for ferroalloys, 
mineral wool, primary copper, primary lead and wool fiberglass which 
enhanced the requirements for bag leak detection systems in 40 CFR 
63.1625 and 40 CFR 63.1655 by including an enforceable operating limit 
in this rule. These standards apply to emissions sources from primary 
lead smelters including sinter machine, blast furnace, dross furnace, 
process fugitive, and fugitive dust sources.
    The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the 
NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to 
the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTT.
    Respondents are required to submit initial notifications, conduct 
performance tests, and submit periodic reports. They are also required 
to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, 
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility; any 
period during which the monitoring system is inoperative; the 
production for unrefined lead, copper matte, and copper speiss; the 
date and times of bag leak detection system alarms and the corrective 
action taken; baghouse inspection and maintenance; any records required 
as part of the source standard operating procedures (SOP) manuals; and 
the compliance methods chosen. Reports, at a minimum, are required 
semiannually. These notifications, reports, and records are essential 
in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities 
subject to NESHAP.
    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 3,048 
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: Primary lead smelters including 
sinter machine, blast furnace, dross furnace, process fugitive, and 
fugitive dust sources.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, semi-annually, and 
yearly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,190.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,003,082, which includes $984,082 in 
Labor costs, $19,000 in O&M costs, and no annualized capital/start-up 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 
Burdens.

    Dated: December 3, 2008.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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