[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 51458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22070]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0082; FRL-9983-41-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide 
and Spandex (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Carbon Black, 
Ethylene, Cyanide and Spandex (EPA ICR Number 1983.08, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0489), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through December 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017, 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 November 13, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0082, 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Generic Maximum Achievable Control 
Technology (GMACT) Standards published at (40 CFR part 63, subpart YY) 
apply to existing and new carbon black (CB), cyanide (CY), ethylene 
(ET), and spandex (SP) facilities that would be subject to the major 
source provisions specified under the GMACT NESHAP. New facilities 
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the 
date of proposal. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial 
notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/
operators of the affected facilities. They 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. These 
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining 
compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to 
NESHAP.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Carbon black production, cyanide 
production, ethylene production, and spandex production facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart YY).
    Estimated number of respondents: 61 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 41,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,930,000 (per year), which includes 
$351,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation and maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 61 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. The adjustment increase in burden from the most-
recently approved ICR is the addition of burden hours to account for 
the time spent by existing facilities to re-familiarize themselves 
annually with the rule requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-22070 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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