[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45655-45656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18717]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0085; FRL-9931-71-OEI]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; NESHAP 
for Radionuclides (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Radionuclides 
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1100.15, OMB Control No. 2060-0249) 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.). 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the above referenced 
Docket ID Number online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460.
    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: Philip Egidi, Radiation Protection 
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mail Code 6608J, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

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Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9186; fax 
number: (202) 343-2304; 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: In the context of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857), 
Section 114 authorizes the Administrator of EPA to require any person 
who owns or operates any emission source or who is subject to any 
requirements of the Act to: (1) Establish and maintain records, (2) 
make reports, install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or 
method, (3) sample emissions in accordance with EPA prescribed 
locations, intervals and methods, and (4) provide information as may be 
requested. EPA's regional offices use the information collected to 
ensure that public health continues to be protected from the hazards of 
radionuclides by compliance with health based standards. This 
information is required for those facilities meeting the definition of 
each Subpart. EPA's compliance monitoring activities vary widely. EPA 
could issue a letter requesting information about compliance or could 
conduct a full-scale investigation, including on site inspections. The 
information required to be submitted is not confidential in nature.
    Respondents/affected entities: The NAICS Codes of facilities 
associated with the activity of the respondents are: (1) Elemental 
Phosphorous 325188, (2) Phosphogypsum Stacks 212392, (3) Underground 
Uranium Mines 212291, and (4) Uranium Mill Tailings 212291
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 20 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially (Once), Annually, Random 
(Occasionally).
    Total estimated burden: 2,872 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $500,572, which includes $283,460 in 
annualized capital and O&M costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The final ICR submitted to OMB will contain 
revised burden estimates that reflect any changes to the collection 
over the past three years and any public comments received.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collections Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-18717 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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