[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 45539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18660]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0025; FRL--9931-57-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (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 Asbestos (40 CFR 
part 61, subpart M) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0111.14, OMB Control No. 
2060-0101) 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 31, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0025, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), 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, EPA 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 www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General 
Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 61, subpart A, and any changes, 
or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 61, 
subpart M. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit 
initial notification, 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: Demolition and renovation 
facilities; disposal of asbestos wastes; asbestos milling, 
manufacturing and fabricating; use of asbestos on roadways; asbestos 
waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos insulation and 
spray-on materials.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, 
subpart M).
    Estimated number of respondents: 9,603 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly and 
semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 292,050 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $29,370,000 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. The change is due to an increase in the asbestos 
demolition and renovation operations each year; it is not due to any 
program changes. We have updated respondent and Agency burdens to 
reflect EPA's current estimates of sources subject to the rule. We have 
also updated respondent and Agency labor rates, which were referenced 
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and OPM, respectively.
    During the preparation of this ICR, EPA identified several 
discrepancies related to rule reporting/recordkeeping requirements and 
associated burdens. We have updated the respondent and Agency burden 
tables accordingly in order to reconcile the discrepancies. For 
example, the previous ICR did not correctly reflect the number of 
demolition/renovation contractors that will participate in refresher 
training. The revisions did not result in a substantial burden change, 
as the average reporting and recordkeeping burden hours per response in 
this ICR is equal to that of the previous ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-18660 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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