[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11873-11875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5467]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0404; FRL-9126-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Iron and Steel 
Foundries (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2096.04, OMB Control Number 2060-
0543

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 April 12, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0404 to (1) EPA online using 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

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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 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-2009-0404, 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 on 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 
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Iron and Steel Foundries (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2096.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0543.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Iron and Steel Foundries (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart EEEEE) were proposed on December 12, 2002, (67 FR 78274), and 
promulgated on April 22, 2004, (69 FR 21905). The rule was amended on 
May 20, 2005 (70 FR 29400) and February 7, 2008 (73 FR 7210). Entities 
potentially affected by this rule are owners or operators of new and 
existing iron and steel foundries that are major sources of hazardous 
air pollutant (HAP) emissions. The rule applies to emissions from metal 
melting furnaces, scrap pre-heaters, pouring areas, pouring stations, 
automated conveyor and pallet cooling lines, automated shakeout lines, 
and mold and core making lines; and fugitive emissions from foundry 
operations. This information is being collected to assure compliance 
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEEE.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
one-time-only notifications including: Notification of any physical or 
operational change to an existing facility which may increase the 
regulated pollutant emission rate; notification of the initial 
performance test, including information necessary to determine the 
conditions of the performance test; and performance test measurements 
and results. Owners or operators must maintain records of initial and 
subsequent compliance tests for lead compounds, and identify the date, 
time, cause, and corrective actions taken for all bag-leak detection 
alarms. Records of continuous monitoring devices, including parametric 
monitoring, must be maintained and reported on semiannually.
    Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 
monitoring system is inoperative. Any owner or operator subject to the 
provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, 
and retain the records for at least five years following the date of 
such measurements and records. These notifications, reports, and 
records are essential in determining compliance and are required of all 
affected facilities subject to the NESHAP.
    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 63, subpart EEEEE, 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 151 
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 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: Iron and steel foundries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 98.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 29,747.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,919,519, which includes $2,519,459

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in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $400,060 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: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years, and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden. Also, there is no change in the cost burden. 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: March 9, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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