[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61676-61677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28261]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0417; FRL-8985-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Phosphate Fertilizer 
Industry, EPA ICR Number 1061.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0037

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 December 28, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0417, 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 
28221T, 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: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of 
Compliance, Mail code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-7021; 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 July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32580), 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-2009-0417, 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) 566-1752.
    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 the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1061.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0037.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 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: 40 CFR part 60, subparts T, U, V, W, and X, applies to 
owners and operators of each phosphate fertilizer production and 
storage facility. The provisions of this subpart apply to wet-process 
phosphoric acid plants having a design capacity of more than 15 tons of 
equivalent phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) feed per 
calendar day. The affected facility includes any combination of: 
reactors, filters, evaporators, and hot wells. Any facility that 
commences construction or modification after October 22, 1974 is 
subject to the requirements. Owners and operators must conduct an 
initial performance test, record amounts of feed material and storage, 
record pressure drop across control devices, and comply with a total 
fluoride emission standard. In addition to the monitoring, 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements listed in the General 
Provisions (40 CFR part 60), the phosphate fertilizer industry is 
required to meet the specific requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subparts 
T, U, V, W, and X to determine if compliance has been achieved.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 46 
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: Phosphate fertilizer plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,194.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $437,702, which includes $117,512 in 
labor costs, no annualized capital/startup costs and $320,190 in 
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the

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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 respondents is very low, 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 because the previous ICR used a technical labor rate 
only. The updated labor categories and associated rates result in an 
increase to total labor cost. In addition, the previous ICR rounded to 
the nearest $1,000; this ICR presents cost figures which differ by less 
than $500 from the previous ICR due to using exact figures instead of 
rounding.

    Dated: November 16, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-28261 Filed 11-24-09; 8:45 am]
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