[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58270-58272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24110]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0205; FRL-9467-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Copper 
Smelters (Renewal)

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 October 20, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0205, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our

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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: Learia Williams, Monitoring, 
Assistance, 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 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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-2011-0205, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or 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: NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1850.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0476.
    ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on November 30, 2011. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while 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 Primary Copper Smelters were proposed on April 
20, 1998 (63 FR 19582), and on June 26, 2000 (65 FR 39326), 
respectively. These standards apply to any existing, reconstructed, or 
new primary copper smelters. The affected sources are each copper 
concentrate dryer, each smelting furnace, slag cleaning vessel, each 
copper converter department, and the entire group of fugitive emission 
sources.
    Affected owners and operators are required to meet specific 
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements in order to 
demonstrate initial and continuous compliance with the rule. A primary 
copper smelter is only subject to the regulation if it is a major 
source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emitting or has the potential 
to emit any single HAP at the rate of 10 tons or more per year or any 
combination of HAP at the rate of 25 tons or more per year.
    Owners and operators must submit notification reports upon the 
construction, reconstruction, or modification of any primary copper 
smelter. Also, required is a one-time-only initial notification for new 
and reconstructed sources. The respondents are required to submit an 
annual performance test for each control device, and a semiannual 
summary report to EPA. Respondents subject to the final rule are 
required to prepare and maintain on site two site-specific operating 
plans: 1) a startup, shutdown, malfunction plan, and 2) a fugitive dust 
control plan. Owners or operators of primary copper smelters facilities 
subject to the rule must maintain a file of these measurements, and 
retain the file for at least five years following the date 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 63, subpart QQQ, as 
authorized in section 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's 
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 estimated to average 196 
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: Primary copper smelters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly, semiannually, annually, and 
initially.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,837.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $855,477, which includes $847,257 in 
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and

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$8,220 in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or 
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This situation is due to 
two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and 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. 
There is, however, an increase in the estimated burden cost as 
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. The 
increase is not due to any program changes. The change in burden cost 
is due to the use of the most updated labor rates.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-24110 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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