[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68869-68870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24130]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0346; FRL--10016-44-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Area Sources: Acrylic and 
Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, Chemical 
Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible Polyurethane Foam 
Production and Fabrication, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood 
Preserving (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 Area Sources: Acrylic 
and Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, Chemical 
Manufacturing: Chromium Compounds, Flexible Polyurethane Foam 
Production and Fabrication, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing, and Wood 
Preserving (EPA ICR Number 2256.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0598), 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 December 31, 
2020. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register, on May 12, 2020 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 either on or before 
November 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0346,, 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. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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

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information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: EPA established NESHAP for seven area source categories. 
The requirements for two area source categories (Flexible Polyurethane 
Foam Production and Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication) are 
combined in one Subpart. These standards include emissions limitations 
and work practice requirements for new and existing plants based on the 
generally-available control technology or management practices (GACT) 
for each area source category. Potential respondents include two 
existing acrylic and modacrylic production facility, one existing 
carbon black production plant, two existing chromium product 
manufacturing facilities, 500 existing flexible polyurethane foam 
production and fabrication facilities, 41 existing lead acid battery 
manufacturing facilities, and 393 existing wood preserving facilities. 
The total annual responses attributable to this ICR for existing 
sources are two one-time notifications; some existing facilities may be 
required to prepare a startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan, perform 
additional monitoring and recordkeeping, and/or conduct an initial 
performance test. The owner or operator of a new area source would be 
required to comply with all requirements of the General Provisions (40 
CFR part 63, subpart A).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Acrylic and modacrylic fibers 
production, carbon black production, chemical manufacturing: chromium 
compounds, flexible polyurethane foam production and fabrication, lead 
acid battery manufacturing, and wood preserving facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subparts LLLLLL, MMMMMM, NNNNNN, OOOOOO, PPPPPP, and QQQQQQ).
    Estimated number of respondents: 939 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 5,730 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $671,000 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in burden from the 
most-recently approved ICR due to an adjustment. The decrease is due to 
a decrease in the number of sources as a result of data gathered as 
part of recent rulemaking efforts related to 40 CFR 63, Subpart PPPPPP, 
NESHAP for Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources. Additionally, 
we have adjusted the number of respondents for 40 CFR 63, Subpart 
LLLLLL and 40 CFR 63, Subpart MMMMMM to each reflect one additional 
source. This change is based on our review of facilities with EIS IDs 
reporting under Subparts LLLLLL and MMMMMM in the EPA's ECHO database. 
The overall result is a decrease in the number of respondents and the 
burden hours.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-24130 Filed 10-29-20; 8:45 am]
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