[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24299-24300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08701]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0096; FRL-9793-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (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 Asbestos (EPA ICR 
Number 0111.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0101), 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 May 31, 2022. Public comments were 
previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April 13, 2021, 
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 May 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0096, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) 
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 2821T, 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: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and 
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; 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 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person, at the EPA Docket Center, 
WJC West Building, 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: https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos (40 CFR part 61, subpart M) 
regulations apply to either the demolition and/or renovation of 
facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos milling, 
manufacturing and fabricating; the use of asbestos on roadways; 
asbestos waste converting facilities; and the use of asbestos 
insulation and sprayed-on materials. 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

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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: Owners and operators of demolition 
and renovation of facilities, asbestos cement (A/C) pipe replacement 
projects (ACPRPs), asbestos waste disposal, asbestos milling, 
manufacturing and fabricating, use of asbestos on roadways, asbestos 
waste converting facilities, and the use of asbestos insulation and 
sprayed-on materials.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, 
subpart M).
    Estimated number of respondents: 9,771 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, semiannually, annually.
    Total estimated burden: 297,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $35,100,000 (per year), which includes $0 in 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. The change is due to the removal of burden associated 
with electronic reporting by either demolition or renovation 
facilities. The previous ICR renewal introduced a pilot program for 
demolition/renovation facilities, which allowed for voluntary 
submission of certain notifications using electronic reporting, as 
available. However, there are no regulatory requirements for electronic 
submission of reports in 40 CFR part 61, subpart M; therefore, this ICR 
does not assign a regulatory burden for electronic submittal of 
reports.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-08701 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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