[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10498-10499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05313]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0085; FRL-9988-74-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides (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 Radionuclides (EPA ICR 
Number 1100.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0191) 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 6, 2018 
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.

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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 April 22, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0085-0014, 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: Jonathan P. Walsh, Radiation 
Protection Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mail Code 
6608T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9238; 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.
    Abstract: On December 15, 1989, pursuant to Section 112 of the 
Clean Air Act as amended in 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1857), the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) to control radionuclide emissions 
from several source categories. The regulations are codified at 40 CFR 
part 61. Of the seven subparts (B, H, I, K, R, T and W) included in the 
1989 rule, as currently amended, four apply to privately operated 
facilities. In addition to requiring operational practices that limit 
emissions, Subparts B, K, R, and W impose radionuclide dose and/or 
emission limits, respectively, to underground uranium mines, elemental 
phosphorous plants, phosphogypsum stacks, and uranium mill tailings 
impoundments. Facilities must measure their radionuclide emissions, 
perform analysis or calculations per EPA procedure, and report the 
results to the EPA.
    Information collected is used by the EPA to ensure that public 
health continues to be protected from the hazards of airborne 
radionuclides by compliance with these standards. Compliance is 
demonstrated through emissions testing and dose calculation when 
appropriate.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: The North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) codes of facilities associated with the 
activity of the respondents are: (1) Elemental Phosphorous--325180, (2) 
Phosphogypsum Stacks--212392, (3) Underground Uranium Mines--212291, 
and (4) Uranium Mill Tailings--212291.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (CAA, Sec, 112; 40 
CFR part 61).
    Estimated number of respondents: 17 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual, or one-time depending on the source 
category and respondent activity.
    Total estimated burden: 1,880 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $447,850 (per year), includes $328,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is decrease of 1,898 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a combination of factors. 
Fewer facilities, particularly uranium mines, are currently active. The 
only operating elemental phosphorus plant has obtained a waiver from 
annual testing and reporting. Compared to previous estimates, the 
current calculation assumes that fewer phosphogypsum stacks will 
require radon tests in any given year. The current assumption 
represents an upper bound on costs due to radon testing and reporting, 
compared to the actual observed activities of these facilities.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-05313 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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