[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25541-25542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11568]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0337; FRL--9993-67-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement Manufacturing 
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 Portland Cement 
Manufacturing Industry (EPA ICR Number 1801.13, OMB Control Number 
2060-0416), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with

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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 July 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0337, 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 Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (40 CFR 
part 63, subpart LLL) apply to affected facilities at each new and 
existing portland cement manufacturing plant that is either a major or 
area source, including each: Kiln including alkali bypasses and inline 
coal mills; clinker cooler; raw mill; finish mill; raw material dryer; 
or open clinker storage pile. These regulations apply to each new and 
existing categories: Raw material, clinker or finished product storage 
bin; conveying system transfer point including those associated with 
coal preparation used to convey coal from the mill to the kiln; and 
bagging and bulk loading and unloading system piles located at any 
portland cement manufacturing plant that is a major source. These 
regulations do not apply to cement kilns that burn hazardous waste and 
are subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEE, or to cement kilns that 
burn nonhazardous solid waste and are subject to the requirements of 40 
CFR part 60, subpart CCCC, or 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD. This 
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 
63, subpart LLL.
    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: These regulations apply to affected 
facilities at each new and existing portland cement manufacturing plant 
that is a major or area source, including each: Kiln including alkali 
bypasses and inline coal mills; clinker cooler; raw mill; finish mill; 
raw material dryer; or open clinker storage pile. These regulations 
apply to each new and existing: Raw material, clinker or finished 
product storage bin; conveying system transfer point including those 
associated with coal preparation used to convey coal from the mill to 
the kiln; and bagging and bulk loading and unloading system piles 
located at any portland cement manufacturing plant that is a major 
source. These regulations do not apply to cement kilns that burn 
hazardous waste and are subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEE, or to 
cement kilns that burn nonhazardous solid waste and are subject to the 
requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC, or 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart DDDD. This information is being collected to assure compliance 
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart LLL).
    Estimated number of respondents: 40 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 12,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,100,000 (per year), which includes 
$4,730,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the 
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. The adjustment decrease in burden from the most 
recently-approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources 
subject to requirement of 40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL. The EPA 
determined that many of the cement kilns previously thought subject to 
40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL are already subject to 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart EEE, 40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC, or 40 CFR part 60, subpart 
DDDD, and would not fall under the applicability of this subpart. The 
decrease in the number of respondents also results in a decrease in the 
number of responses and operation and maintenance costs. Additionally, 
Table 1 was revised and reformatted to properly reflect the performance 
testing requirements for new and existing facilities as stated in 
subpart LLL.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-11568 Filed 5-30-19; 4:15 pm]
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