[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95133-95134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31168]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0346; FRL-9955-73-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Area Sources: Acrylic and 
Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, Chemical 
Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible Polyurethane Foam 
Production and Fabrication, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood 
Preserving (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 Area Sources: 
Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, 
Chemical Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible Polyurethane Foam 
Production and Fabrication, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood 
Preserving (40 CFR part 63, subparts LLLLLL, MMMMMM, NNNNNN, OOOOOO, 
PPPPPP, and QQQQQQ) (Renewal)'' EPA ICR Number 2256.05, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0598, 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 December 31, 2016. Public comments were 
requested previously via the Federal Register (81 FR 26546) on May 3, 
2016 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 neither conduct nor 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 January 26, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0346, 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: EPA established NESHAP for seven area source categories. 
The requirements for two area source categories (Flexible Polyurethane 
Foam Production and Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication) are 
combined in one Subpart. These standards include emissions limitations 
and work practice requirements for new and existing plants based on the 
generally available control technology or management practices (GACT) 
for each area source category. Potential respondents include one 
existing acrylic and modacrylic production facility, two existing 
chromium product manufacturing facilities, 500 existing flexible 
polyurethane foam production and fabrication facilities, 60 existing 
lead acid battery manufacturing facilities, and 393 existing wood 
preserving

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facilities. The total annual responses attributable to this ICR for 
existing sources are two one-time notifications; some existing 
facilities may be required to prepare a startup, shutdown, and 
malfunction plan, perform additional monitoring and recordkeeping, and/
or conduct an initial performance test. The owner or operator of a new 
area source would be required to comply with all requirements of the 
General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Acrylic and modacrylic fibers 
production, carbon black production, chemical manufacturing: Chromium 
compounds, flexible polyurethane foam production and fabrication, lead 
acid battery manufacturing, and wood preserving facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subparts LLLLLL, MMMMMM, NNNNNN, OOOOOO, PPPPPP, and QQQQQQ).
    Estimated number of respondents: 956 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 6,340 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $654,000 (per year), which includes neither 
annualized capital/startup nor operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
respondent burden hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This 
is not due to program changes; rather, the increase occurred due to a 
difference in the assumption and calculation methodology. This ICR 
assumes existing sources will need to re-familiarize themselves with 
the regulatory requirements each year. This change in assumption 
results in an increase in the estimated number of labor hours for each 
affected industry sector.

Spencer Clark,
Acting Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-31168 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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