[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35454-35456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15060]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0450; FRL-9165-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aerospace Manufacturing and 
Rework Industry Information Request Questionnaire; EPA ICR Number 
2395.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW

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 EPA is planning to submit a 
request for a new Information Collection Request to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Before submitting the Information Collection 
Request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, 
EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0450 by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 566-1741.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket Information Center, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: To send comments or documents through a 
courier service, the address to use is: EPA Docket Center, Public 
Reading Room, EPA West, Room 334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are accepted only during the 
Docket's normal hours of operation--8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Electronic Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2004-0450. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
on-line at http://www.regulations.gov including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes

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information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not 
submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise to be 
protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The Web site is 
an ``anonymous access'' system, which means we will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to us without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, we recommend that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment as a result 
of technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters or any form of encryption and be free of 
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA public 
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Teal, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code E143-03, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 
541-5580; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this Information Collection 
Request (ICR) under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0450 which is 
available either electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in 
hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West, Room 
334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. The normal 
business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room 
is 202-566-1744 and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation 
Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft 
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket and to access those 
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once 
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified in this document.

What information particularly interests EPA?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it 
to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific 
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified 
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket 
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page 
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal 
Register citation.

To what information collection activity or ICR does this apply?

    Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0450.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners or operators of existing aerospace manufacturing and rework 
facilities. The North American Industrial Classification Codes (NAICS) 
associated with this industry are presented in the following table:

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            NAICS Code                           Description
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336411............................  Aircraft Manufacturing.
336412............................  Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts
                                     Manufacturing.
336413............................  Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary
                                     Equipment Manufacturing.
336414............................  Guided Missile and Space Vehicle
                                     Manufacturing.
336415............................  Guided Missile and Space Vehicle
                                     Propulsion Units and Propulsion
                                     Units Parts Manufacturing.
336419............................  Other Guided Missile and Space
                                     Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary
                                     Equipment Manufacturing.
481111............................  Scheduled Passenger Air
                                     Transportation.
481112............................  Scheduled Freight Air
                                     Transportation.
481211............................  Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air
                                     Transportation.
481212............................  Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air
                                     Transportation.
481219............................  Other Nonscheduled Air
                                     Transportation.
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    ICR Number: EPA ICR Number 2395.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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 Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OMB control numbers for 
EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 
CFR part 9, are 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: This ICR was developed specifically for aerospace 
manufacturing and rework facilities and has been tailored to the 
processes at aerospace facilities. Respondents may use an electronic 
submission approach that will be less burdensome for both the 
facilities that must respond and for EPA personnel who must compile the 
responses. Respondents are asked to complete simple forms from 
available information and no request is made to create or develop 
emission estimates from information in the literature.
    Information is requested from approximately 1,000 aerospace 
manufacturing and rework facilities on general facility information, 
coatings and spray booth information, other process information (e.g., 
storage tanks, composite processing, etc.), emission control devices 
used at the facilities and their basic design and operating features, 
quantity of air emissions, pollution prevention programs at each 
facility, and information regarding startup and shutdown events. This 
information is necessary for EPA to adequately characterize residual 
risk at these facilities, to characterize emissions and control 
measures for operations not currently regulated, and to develop 
standards for new and existing aerospace facilities under section 112 
of the Clean Air Act (CAA), if appropriate. The information will be 
collected from the electronic completion of simple forms, which will be 
compiled to develop a computer data base.
    The EPA is charged under section 112 of the CAA with developing 
national emission standards for 189 listed hazardous air pollutants 
(HAP). The Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities Maximum 
Achievable Control Technology (Aerospace MACT) standard (40 CFR 63, 
subpart GG), is a National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) developed under the authority of section 112(d) of 
the CAA. EPA is required to review each MACT standard and to revise 
them ``as necessary (taking into account developments in practices, 
processes and control technologies)'' no less frequently than every 
eight years. These reviews are commonly referred to as ``technology 
reviews.'' In addition, EPA is required to assess the risk remaining 
(residual risk) after each MACT standard and promulgate more stringent 
standards if they are necessary to protect public health. Under EPA's 
residual risk and technology review (RTR) program, EPA is addressing 
these two requirements concurrently. EPA is updating the information 
they currently possess and filling identified data gaps in that 
information in order to provide a thorough basis for the RTR efforts. 
The data collection effort will gather additional information to allow 
comprehensive and technically sound analyses that will form the basis 
for future rulemaking decisions. Responses to the ICR are mandatory 
under the authority of section 114 of the CAA.
    Burden Statement: The one-time public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 30.75 hours for a 
small facility, 86.75 hours for a medium sized facility and 142.75 
hours for a large sized facility 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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate, 
which is only briefly summarized here. Approximately 1,000 facilities 
are expected to respond to this ICR. Responses are required one time 
only; this is not a continuing collection. The total estimated public 
burden is 29,704 hours and $1,430,543. By facility, the burden is 
estimated to be $1,703 for a small sized facility, $4,804 for a medium 
sized facility and $7,906 for a large sized facility. These burden 
estimates are based on labor costs for technical, managerial and 
clerical staff. No capital or operation and maintenance costs are 
involved for responding to this ICR.

What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will 
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any 
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: June 11, 2010.
Steve Fruh,
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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