[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9239-9241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4450]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0293; FRL-8778-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills 
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1055.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0021

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

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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 April 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0293, 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: 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; 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-2008-0293, 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 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: NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1055.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0021.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft 
Pulp Mills were proposed on September 24, 1976, and promulgated on 
February 23, 1978. Revision to the standards was promulgated on May 20, 
1986. These standards apply to total reduced sulfur (TRS) and 
particulate matter emissions from new, modified and reconstructed kraft 
pulp mills. Owners or operators of the affected facilities described 
must make initial reports when a source becomes subject, conduct and 
report on a performance test, demonstrate and report on continuous 
monitor performance, and maintain records of the occurrence and 
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of 
an affected facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions are 
required. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in 
determining compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources 
subject to NSPS.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make a one-
time-only report of the date of construction or reconstruction, 
notification of the actual date of startup, notification of any 
physical or operational change to an existing facility that may 
increase the rate of emission of the regulated pollutant, notification 
of initial performance test, and results of initial performance test. 
Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction, or 
any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. 
Performance tests are the Agency's records of a source's initial 
capability to comply with emissions standards and not the operating 
conditions under which compliance was achieved. A semiannual summary 
report is also required.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart 
must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at 
least two years following the collection of such measurements, 
maintenance reports, and records.
    All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In 
the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are 
sent directly to the EPA regional office. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart BB, as 
authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The 
required information consists of emissions data and other information 
that have been determined to be private.
    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 
regulations, listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, 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 37 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose and 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. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that have

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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: Owners and operators of kraft pulp 
mills.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, initially and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,235.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,194,799, which is comprised of 
$1,229,899 in labor costs, $344,900 in capital/startup costs, and 
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs of $3,620,000.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor cost in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden. It should be noted that there is a small adjustment to the 
burden cost figure because rounded figures were used in the previous 
ICR. In this ICR, exact figures are used.
    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: February 25, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting-Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-4450 Filed 3-2-09; 8:45 am]
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