[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 42005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16937]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0348; FRL-9913-27-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Primary Aluminum 
Reduction Plants (40 CFR part 63, Subpart LL) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
1767.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0360) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2014. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (78 FR 
35023) on June 11, 2013 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 18, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0348, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General 
Provisions of the NESHAP (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A), and any changes, 
or additions to the Provisions (40 CFR part 63, Subpart LL). Owners or 
operators of the affected facilities must submit a one-time only report 
of any physical or operational changes, initial 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. Reports 
are required semiannually at a minimum.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of primary 
aluminum reduction plants.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR Part 63, 
Subpart LL).
    Estimated number of respondents: 16 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 80,023 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $7,918,987 (per year), which includes $91,348 
in either annualized capital/startup or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no significant change in burden 
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. The apparent decrease of 375 hours in respondent burden is due 
to a mathematical correction. The previous ICR incorrectly summed the 
number of recordkeeping hours. In addition, there is a small increase 
in respondent cost due to an update in labor rates.

Spencer W. Clark,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-16937 Filed 7-17-14; 8:45 am]
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