[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66350-66351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29803]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0524; FRL-9092-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam 
Generating Units, EPA ICR Number 1052.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0026

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 14, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0524, 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 
2801T, 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 
Enforcement Compliance Assurance, 2223A, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 564-7021; 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 30, 2009 (74 FR 38006), 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-2009-0524, 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 Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generating Units.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1052.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0026.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2010. 
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: Entities potentially affected by this action are the 
owners or operators of fossil fuel fired steam generating units. The 
affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NSPS at 
40 CFR part 60, subpart A and any changes, or additions to the General 
Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart D. Owners or operators 
of the affected facilities must: Make one-time-only notification of 
occurrences such as construction/reconstruction and startup; submit 
reports containing information such as monitoring system performance 
and excess emissions; and maintain records of occurrences such as 
startups and shutdowns. Reports, at a minimum, are required 
semiannually.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 47 
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: Fossil-fuel-fired steam generating 
units.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 660.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 61,545.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $15,688,147, which includes $5,788,147 
in labor costs, no annualized capital/startup costs, and O&M costs of 
$9,900,000.
    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 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, since the previous ICR 
used a technical labor rate only. The updated labor categories and 
associated rates result in an increase to total labor cost. 
Additionally, 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: December 9, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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