[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65388-65389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25761]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0341; FRL-10002-62-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Plywood and Composite Products 
(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 Plywood and Composite 
Products (EPA ICR Number 1984.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0552), 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 27, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0341, 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

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(NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Products (40 CFR part 63, subpart 
DDDD) apply to both new and existing plywood and composite wood 
products (PCWP) facilities that are a major source of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP). A PCWP manufacturing facility is a major source of 
HAP emissions either in and of itself, or because it is located with 
other major sources of HAP. A PCWP manufacturing facility is a facility 
that manufactures plywood and/or composite wood products by bonding 
wood material (fibers, particles, strands, veneers, etc.) or 
agricultural fiber, generally with resin under heat and pressure, to 
form a structural panel or engineered wood product. Plywood and 
composite wood products manufacturing facilities also include 
facilities that manufacture dry veneer and lumber kilns located at any 
facility. Plywood and composite wood products include, but are not 
limited to, plywood, veneer, particleboard, oriented strandboard, 
hardboard, fiberboard, medium density fiberboard, laminated strand 
lumber, laminated veneer lumber, wood I-joists, kiln-dried lumber, and 
glue-laminated beams. New facilities include those that commenced 
construction, or reconstruction after January 9, 2003. This information 
is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart 
DDDD.
    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: Plywood and composite wood products 
(PCWP) facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart DDDD).
    Estimated number of respondents: 244 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 29,900 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,550,000 (per year), which includes 
$105,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The 
adjustment increase in burden is due to several factors. The Agency 
developed a more accurate estimate of existing and anticipated new 
sources during the development of the proposed Risk and Technology 
Review for this subpart. The increase in the number of existing sources 
led to an increase in burden hours and costs for labor and operation 
and maintenance. The increase in the number of new sources led to an 
increase in burden hours and costs for labor, capital, performance 
testing, and operation and maintenance. New sources are required to 
purchase and install CMS, conduct performance testing, and send several 
notifications and reports to EPA. O&M costs for existing sources were 
updated to reflect more accurate costs for these O&M activities. Also, 
in the previous ICR, it was assumed that only 10% of sources kept daily 
records of continuous compliance and annual records of calibration of 
their CMS; we have corrected this assumption to reflect that 100% of 
PCWP facilities keep these records. The overall result is an increase 
in burden hours and costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-25761 Filed 11-26-19; 8:45 am]
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