[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 44354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18243]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0101; FRL-9930-21-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers 
Production (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 Polyvinyl Chloride 
and Copolymers Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal)'' 
(EPA ICR No. 2432.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0666), 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, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014, 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 26, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0101, 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 General Provisions, which are specified at 40 CFR 
part 63, subpart HHHHHHH. 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. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Polyvinyl chloride and copolymer 
production facilities that are major sources of HAP.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
Subpart HHHHHHH).
    Estimated number of respondents: 17 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 378,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $43,150,000 (per year), includes $5,150,000 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. In consulting with the Vinyl Institute during the 
renewal of this ICR, EPA received comprehensive comments on the burden 
associated with specific reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
including, but not limited to, performance test, monitor installation, 
resin and wastewater sampling, equipment leak and process vent 
monitoring. We have updated the burden items to more accurately reflect 
the costs incurred by the industry. The update results in a substantial 
increase in the respondent labor hours, labor costs, and capital/O&M 
costs. There is also an increase in the number of responses as we have 
updated the number of subject major sources from 15 to 17 based on data 
provided by the Vinyl Institute.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-18243 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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