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SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is
notifying the public that we have found
that the motor vehicle emissions
budgets (MVEBs) for 8-hour ozone in
Metro-East St. Louis (Madison, Monroe,
St. Clair, and Jersey Counties), Illinois,
are adequate for conformity purposes.
As a result of our finding, Metro-East St.
Louis must use the MVEBs from the 8hour ozone attainment demonstration
and state implementation plan (SIP)
submitted on July 2, 2007, for future
conformity determinations.
DATES: This finding is effective February
20, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Maietta, Life Scientist, Criteria
Pollutant Section (AR–18J), Air
Programs Branch, Air and Radiation
Division, United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 353–8777,
Maietta.anthony@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, whenever
‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Background
Today’s action is simply an
announcement of a finding that we have
already made. EPA Region 5 sent a letter
to the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency on December 19, 2007, stating
that the 2008 and 2009 MVEBs in
Metro-East St. Louis are adequate.
Illinois submitted the budgets on July 2,
2007, as part of the 8-hour ozone
attainment demonstration for this area.
This submittal was announced on EPA’s
conformity Web site, and received no
comments: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/
stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm,
(once there, click on ‘‘What SIP
submissions are currently under EPA
adequacy review?’’).
The 2008 and 2009 MVEBs, in tons
per day (tpd), for volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) for Metro-East St. Louis
(Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and Jersey
Counties) are as follows:
2008 MVEB
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14.27
34.87
13.44
31.94
Transportation conformity is required
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
EPA’s conformity rule requires that
transportation plans, programs, and
projects conform to state air quality
implementation plans and establishes
the criteria and procedures for
determining whether or not they do.
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transportation activities will not
produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay
timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which we determine
whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission
budgets are adequate for conformity
purposes are outlined in 40 CFR
93.118(e)(4). We have described our
process for determining the adequacy of
submitted SIP budgets in our July 1,
2004, preamble starting at 69 FR 40038,
and we used the information in these
resources while making our adequacy
determination. Please note that an
adequacy review is separate from EPA’s
completeness review, and it also should
not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate
approval of the SIP. Even if we find a
budget adequate, the SIP could later be
disapproved.
The finding and the response to
comments are available at EPA’s
conformity Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
transconf/adequacy.htm.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 q.
Dated: January 24, 2008.
Margaret Guerriero,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and
Non-Nylon Polyamide Production
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1681.06,
OMB Control Number 2060–0290
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that an Information Collection Request
(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This is a request
to renew an existing approved
collection. The ICR which is abstracted
below describes the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2007–0052, to (1) EPA online
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using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Learia Williams, Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs
Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4113; fax number:
(202) 564–0050; e-mail address:
williams.learia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2007–0052, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is (202)
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Enforcement and Compliance
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov,
as EPA receives them and without
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copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and
Non-Nylon Polyamide Production
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1681.06, OMB Control Number 2060–
0290.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) were proposed on May 16,
1994, and promulgated on March 8,
1995. This ICR contains recordkeeping
and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
part 63, subpart W, regulating hazardous
air pollutants from process vents,
storage vessels, wastewater systems and
equipment leaks. The standards require
mandatory recordkeeping and reporting
to document process information related
to the source’s ability to comply with
the standards. This information is used
by the Agency to identify sources
subject to the standards and to insure
that the maximum achievable control
technology is being properly applied.
Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as
amended in 1990, requires that EPA
establish standards to limit emissions of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from
stationary sources. The sources subject
to these provisions emit the HAPs
epichlorohydrin, and in lesser amounts,
hydrochloric acid and methanol. In the
Administrator’s judgment, hazardous air
pollutant emissions in this industry
cause or contribute to air pollution that
may be reasonably expected to endanger
public health or welfare. Respondents
are owners or operators of new and
existing facilities that manufacture
polymers and resins from
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epichlorohydrin. Source categories
include basic liquid epoxy resin (BLR)
producers and producers of
epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon
polyamide resins, also known as wet
strength resins (WSR).
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this part shall maintain a
file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the date of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records. All
reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there
is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart W and 40
CFR part 63, subpart A, as authorized in
section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air
Act. The required information consists
of emissions data and other information
that have been determined to be private.
An Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. The OMB Control
Number for EPA’s regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15,
and are identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 214 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Epoxy
resin and non-nylon polyamide
production.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency of Response:
Semiannually, quarterly and initially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,853.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$252,711, which is comprised of $0
annualized Capital Startup costs, $9,000
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in annual Operating and Maintenance
(O&M) costs, and $243,711 annual Labor
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the labor hours or cost in this
ICR compared to the previous ICR. This
is due to two considerations. First, the
regulations have not changed over the
past three years and are not anticipated
to change over the next three years.
Secondly, the growth rate for the
industry is very low, negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant
change in the overall burden.
Since there are no changes in the
regulatory requirements and there is no
significant industry growth, the labor
hours and cost figures in the previous
ICR are used in this ICR and there is no
change in burden to industry.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements for
Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
System; EPA ICR No. 0801.16; OMB
Control No. 2050–0039
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31,
2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2007–1127, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-
Nylon Polyamide Production (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1681.06, OMB
Control Number 2060-0290
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0052, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0052, which is available for public viewing
online at https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566-1752.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
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copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Production
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1681.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0290.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) were proposed on May 16, 1994, and promulgated on
March 8, 1995. This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
subpart W, regulating hazardous air pollutants from process vents,
storage vessels, wastewater systems and equipment leaks. The standards
require mandatory recordkeeping and reporting to document process
information related to the source's ability to comply with the
standards. This information is used by the Agency to identify sources
subject to the standards and to insure that the maximum achievable
control technology is being properly applied. Section 112 of the Clean
Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires that EPA establish standards to
limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from stationary
sources. The sources subject to these provisions emit the HAPs
epichlorohydrin, and in lesser amounts, hydrochloric acid and methanol.
In the Administrator's judgment, hazardous air pollutant emissions in
this industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may be
reasonably expected to endanger public health or welfare. Respondents
are owners or operators of new and existing facilities that manufacture
polymers and resins from epichlorohydrin. Source categories include
basic liquid epoxy resin (BLR) producers and producers of
epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon polyamide resins, also known as wet
strength resins (WSR).
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least
five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance
reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated
authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office.
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
part 63, subpart W and 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, as authorized in
section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required information
consists of emissions data and other information that have been
determined to be private.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 214
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Epoxy resin and non-nylon polyamide
production.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Frequency of Response: Semiannually, quarterly and initially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,853.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $252,711, which is comprised of $0
annualized Capital Startup costs, $9,000 in annual Operating and
Maintenance (O&M) costs, and $243,711 annual Labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden.
Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden
to industry.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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