[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01541]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0342; FRL-10004-80-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Lime Manufacturing (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 Lime Manufacturing (40 
CFR part 63, subpart AAAAA) (EPA ICR Number 2072.08, OMB Control Number 
2060-0544), 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 
March 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 February 28, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0342, 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 Lime Manufacturing (40 CR Part 63, Subpart 
AAAAA) apply to existing facilities and new facilities that either emit 
or has the potential to emit any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons) or more per year or any 
combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams (25 tons) or more per 
year from all emission sources at the plant site. This subpart covers 
lime kilns, their associated coolers, and processed stone handling 
(PSH) operation systems located at a lime manufacturing plant that is a 
major source. New facilities include those that commenced construction, 
modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. The EPA 
proposed revised standards to the NESHAP for Lime Manufacturing on 
September 16, 2019 (84 FR 48708), however, the proposed amendments have 
not been finalized; therefore, the burden reflected in this ICR does 
not consider burden from the proposed amendments, but is based on the 
existing standards. This information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart AAAAA.
    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: New and existing lime manufacturing 
facilities that are major sources of HAP.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart AAAAA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 37 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 9,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,460,000 (per year), which includes 
$335,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The 
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred due to several 
factors. First, as part of a recent inventory of facilities subject to 
the NESHAP for Lime Manufacturing by OAQPS, including consultations 
with industry representatives and industry trade associations, EPA has 
concluded that the number of sources subject to the regulation has 
decreased. Second, the recent inventory revealed an increase in the 
number of sources using bag leak detectors to comply with regulations, 
leading to an increase in O&M costs. The overall result is a decrease 
in burden hours and costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-01541 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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