[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30111-30112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13555]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0355; FRL-9995-73-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, 
Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area 
Sources (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 Clay Ceramics 
Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals 
Processing Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2274.06, OMB Control Number 
2060-0606), 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 
August 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

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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 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0355, 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: 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 Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass 
Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area Sources 
(40 CFR part 63, subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and TTTTTT) were proposed on 
September 20, 2007, and promulgated on December 26, 2007. These 
regulations apply to the following existing and new facilities: (1) 
Clay ceramics manufacturing facilities that process more than 50 tons 
per year of wet clay and are area sources of hazardous air pollutants 
(HAP); (2) glass manufacturing facilities that use continuous furnaces 
to produce glass that contains HAP as raw materials and are area 
sources of HAP; and (3) secondary nonferrous metals processing 
facilities that are area sources of HAP. Clay ceramics manufacturing 
facilities include facilities that manufacture pressed tile, 
sanitaryware, dinnerware, or pottery with an atomized glaze spray booth 
or kiln that fires glazed ceramic ware. Glass manufacturing facilities 
include facilities that manufacture flat glass, glass containers, or 
pressed and blown glass by melting a mixture of raw materials, to 
produce molten glass and form the molten glass into sheets, containers, 
or other shapes. Secondary nonferrous metals processing facilities 
means brass and bronze ingot making, secondary magnesium processing, or 
secondary zinc processing plants that use furnace melting operations to 
melt post-consumer nonferrous metal scrap to make products including 
bars, ingots, blocks, or metal powders. New facilities include those 
that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the 
date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and TTTTTT.
    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: Clay ceramics manufacturing 
facilities that process more than 50 tons per year of wet clay, glass 
manufacturing facilities that use continuous furnaces to produce glass 
that contains HAP as raw materials, and secondary nonferrous metals 
processing facilities that are area sources of HAP.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and TTTTTT).
    Estimated number of respondents: 82 (total), consisting of 51 clay 
ceramics manufacturing facilities, 21 glass manufacturing facilities, 
and 10 secondary nonferrous metals processing facilities.
    Frequency of response: Initially and occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 1,950 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $235,000 (per year), which includes $13,200 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the respondent 
labor hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. The increase is 
not due to a change in program requirements. The number of respondents 
expected to refamiliarize with the regulatory requirements each year 
has been increased to include all 82 respondents. The annual O&M costs 
for glass furnace inspections have been adjusted upward to reflect 
current industry labor rates for technical workers. The regulations 
have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to 
change over the next three years. The growth rate for the industry is 
very low, negative or non-existent.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-13555 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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