[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 64888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25485]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0679; FRL-10002-41-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic 
Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units 
(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 Petroleum Refineries: 
Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur 
Recovery Units (EPA ICR Number 1844.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0554), 
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 January 31, 
2020. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register, on May 6, 2019 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 December 26, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0679, 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 Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking 
Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units apply to 
three types of affected units at major source petroleum refineries: 
Fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU) for catalyst regeneration, 
catalytic reforming units (CRU), and sulfur recovery units (SRU). The 
rule also includes requirements for by-pass lines associated with the 
three affected units. Owners and operators of affected units are 
required to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for 
the General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), as well as for the 
applicable standards in 40 CFR part 63, subpart UUU. This includes 
submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic 
reports and results, and maintaining records of the operation of an 
affected facility. These reports are used by EPA to determine 
compliance with these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Petroleum refineries that operate 
catalytic cracking units, catalytic reforming units, and sulfur 
recovery units.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63).
    Estimated number of respondents: 142 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 17,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $10,800,000 (per year), includes $8,780,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a moderate decrease in burden in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. The decrease in the burden and 
cost estimates occurred because refineries are assumed to have 
implemented the initial 2015 rule compliance activities since the 
standard has been in effect for more than three years. The previous ICR 
reflected those burdens and costs associated with the initial 
activities for subject facilities. This includes conducting performance 
test(s) and establishing or revising recordkeeping systems. This ICR, 
by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing 
facilities. Activities for existing sources include 5-year performance 
tests, continuous monitoring of pollutants, and the submission of 
semiannual reports. This ICR also corrects the Agency burden from the 
prior ICR to account for burden for review of submitted RATA for units 
using CEMS.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-25485 Filed 11-22-19; 8:45 am]
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