[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23787-23788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10787]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0642; FRL-9994-28-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Preparations Industry 
(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 Chemical Preparations 
Industry (EPA ICR Number 2356.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0636), 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 May 31, 2019. 
Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on 
May 30, 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. 
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 June 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0642, 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,

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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: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chemical Preparations Industry (40 CFR 63, 
subpart BBBBBBB) were proposed on August 5, 2009, and promulgated on 
December 30, 2009. These regulations apply to both existing and new 
chemical preparation facilities that conduct the mixing, milling, 
blending or extruding of industrial chemicals and that are area sources 
of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Area sources are classified as 
sources that emit less than 10 tons per year of a single HAP or less 
than 25 tons per year of any combination of HAPs. New facilities 
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the 
date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart BBBBBBB.
    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: Existing and new chemical 
preparation facilities that conduct the mixing, milling, blending or 
extruding of industrial chemicals and that are area sources of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart BBBBBBB).
    Estimated number of respondents: 26 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, annually and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 2,210 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $252,000 (per year), which includes $390 in 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This 
is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over 
the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next 
three years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, 
negative or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the 
overall burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-10787 Filed 5-22-19; 8:45 am]
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