[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68181-68182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28524]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0209; FRL-9486-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Recovery 
Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone 
Semichemical Pulp Mills (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 December 5, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0209, to: (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail 
to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 
2822IT, 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; email 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 both

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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-2011-0209, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 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 Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, 
Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1805.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0377.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: Hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from chemical 
recovery combustion sources at kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone 
semichemical pulp mills cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Therefore, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) were promulgated for this source category.
    The control of HAP emissions from chemical recovery combustion 
sources at kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone semichemical pulp 
mills requires the installation of properly designed equipment and the 
operation and maintenance (O&M) of that equipment. This NESHAP, 
covering emissions from chemical recovery combustion sources at kraft, 
soda, sulfite, and stand-alone semichemical pulp mills, relies on the 
capture and/or reduction of HAP emissions by recovery furnaces, smelt 
dissolving tanks (SDTs), lime kilns, soda, and sulfite combustion 
units.
    Pulp mill owners or operators (respondents) are required to submit 
initial notifications, 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. Respondents are required to monitor and keep records of 
specific operating parameters for each control device and to perform 
and document periodic inspections of the closed vent and wastewater 
conveyance systems. In order to reduce the burden as much as possible, 
the compliance monitoring and recordkeeping requirements are designed 
to cover parameters that are already being monitored as part of the 
manufacturing process. All respondents must submit semiannual summary 
reports of monitored parameters, and they must submit an additional 
monitoring report during each quarter in which monitored parameters 
were outside the ranges established in the standard or during initial 
performance tests. A source identified to be out of compliance with the 
NESHAP will be required to submit quarterly reports until the 
Administrator is satisfied that the source has corrected its compliance 
problem.
    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 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart MM, as 
authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required 
information consists of emissions date 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 Numbers for EPA 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and 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 526 
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: Chemical recovery combustion sources 
at kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone semichemical pulp mills.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 111.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly, and 
semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 126,207.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $12,630,524, which includes 
$11,918,524 in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $712,000 in 
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment decrease in burden from 
the most recently approved ICR is due to a more accurate estimate of 
existing and anticipated new sources. After consulting the Office of 
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) and trade associations, our 
data indicates that there are approximately 111 sources subject to the 
rule, as compared with the active ICR that shows 130 sources. No new 
facilities are expected to be constructed over the next three years of 
this ICR. The decline in the number of sources is due mainly to plant 
closures. This industry is undergoing widespread consolidation and 
corporate restructuring. However, there is an increase in cost per 
labor hours due to the updated labor rates.
    Because there are no new sources with reporting requirements, no 
capital/startup costs are incurred. The only cost that is incurred is 
for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the monitoring equipment.

    Dated: October 27, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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