[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17200-17201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06342]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0642; FRL-9528-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Preparations 
Industry (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 April 19, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0642, to: (1) EPA online, using 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 
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 2227A, 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.

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On October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63813), 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 the 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-2012-0642, which is available for either 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 either 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, Confidentiality of 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 Chemical Preparations Industry (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2356.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0636
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2013. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General 
Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, 
or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart 
BBBBBBB. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit an 
initial notification report, performance tests, and periodic reports 
and results. 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. At a minimum, reports are 
required semiannually.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40 
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: Owners or operators of area source 
chemical preparation facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 26.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,093.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $203,052, which includes $202,662 in 
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $390 in operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the 
total estimated burden for both the respondents and the Agency as 
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This 
decrease is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden 
and cost estimates occurred because the standards have been in effect 
for more than three years and the requirements are different during 
initial compliance (new facilities) as compared to on-going compliance 
(existing facilities). The previous ICR reflected those burdens and 
costs associated with the initial activities for subject facilities. 
This includes understanding rule requirements, notification of 
applicability, conducting engineering calculations or obtaining data on 
performance guarantees to demonstrate initial compliance, and 
establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in large, reflects the 
on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. Activities for 
existing source include continuous monitoring of pollutants and the 
submission of semiannual reports. The overall result is a decrease in 
burden hours and costs. These changes also result in a decrease in O&M 
costs, which are photocopying and postage costs associated with 
submittal of notifications and semiannual reports.
    This ICR corrects a mathematical mistake in the Agency labor rates. 
The previous ICR adjusted the labor rates by 160 percent, thereby 
overestimating the Agency's costs. This ICR corrects the loading rate 
to 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to 
government employees. Additionally, this ICR corrects the frequency of 
occurrence for the review of semiannual reports from once to twice per 
year.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-06342 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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