Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097, 39696-39697 [E9-18965]

Download as PDF 39696 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 151 / Friday, August 7, 2009 / Notices Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,552 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease in burden is due to the decrease in the number of facilities that EPA estimates will make trade secret claims over the next three years covered by this ICR. Dated: August 4, 2009. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–18962 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0278; FRL–8942–2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060–0097 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. 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 September 8, 2009. Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OECA–2008–0278, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email 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 28221T, 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 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:09 Aug 06, 2009 Jkt 217001 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. EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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–2008–0278, which is available for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket 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 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 Mercury (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060– 0097. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2009. 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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) for Mercury, published at 40 CFR part 61, subpart E, were proposed on December 7, 1971, promulgated on April 6, 1973, and amended on October 14, 1975, March 19, 1987, and October 17, 2000. These standards apply to stationary sources, which process mercury ore to recover mercury, use mercury chloralkali cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and either incinerate or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge. Approximately 107 sources (100 sludge incineration and drying plants and 7 mercury-cell chloralkali plants) are currently subject to the standard; and no additional sources are expected to become subject to the standard in the next three years. Mercury is the pollutant regulated under this standard. This information is being collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart E. Owners or operators of affected facilities must make the following onetime only notification; date of construction or reconstruction, anticipated and actual dates of startup; physical or operational change to an existing facility; date of initial performance test; and results of initial performance test. These facilities must also maintain records of performance test results, and startup, shutdowns, and malfunctions. In order to ensure compliance with the standards, adequate recordkeeping and reporting is necessary. This information enables the Agency to identify the sources subject to the standard, ensure initial compliance with emission limits, and verify continuous compliance with the standard and all other information needed to determine compliance with the applicable standards. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the collection of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that there E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 151 / Friday, August 7, 2009 / Notices is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 160 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose and 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. All existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements that 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: Mercury. Estimated Number of Respondents: 107. Frequency of Response: Initially, annually and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,490. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,735,421 in labor costs exclusively. There are no capital/startup or O&M costs associated with this ICR. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) 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: July 31, 2009. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–18965 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:09 Aug 06, 2009 Jkt 217001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8596–2] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7146. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754). Draft EISs EIS No. 20090176, ERP No. D–FHW– L40237–WA, WA–502 Corridor Widening Project, Proposes Improvements to Five Miles of WA– 502 (NE–219th Street) between NE 15th Avenue and NE 102nd Avenue, Funding, Clark County, WA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland mitigation, ecological connectivity issues and stormwater impacts. EPA requested additional analysis of indirect and cumulative effects of travel and land use change, mobile source air toxics, and invasive species. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20090179, ERP No. D–AFS– K65367–CA, Klamath National Forest Motorized Route Designation, Motorized Travel Management, (Formerly Motorized Route Designation), Implementation, Siskiyou County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water resource impacts, and asbestos impacts, and requested additional information on monitoring, enforcement commitments, effects of climate change, and future planning for specific designated routes. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20090213, ERP No. F–USN– E11068–00, Undersea Warfare Training Range Project, Installation and Operation, Preferred Site Jacksonville Operating Area, FL and Alternative Sites (within the Charleston, SC; Cherry Point, NC; and VACAPES Operating Areas, VA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to the marine environment from the deposition of expended training materials. PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39697 EIS No. 20090214, ERP No. F–CGD– A03086–00, PROGRAMMATIC— Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions, To Increase the Oil Removal Capability, U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), United States, Alaska, Guam, Puerto Pico and other U.S. Territories. Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about the potential environmental impacts from dispersant application. EIS No. 20090201, ERP No. FS–AFS– K65281–CA, Brown Project, Revised Proposal to Improve Forest Health by Reducing Overcrowded Forest Stand Conditions, Trinity River Management Unit, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Weaverville Ranger District, Trinity County, CA Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to preparing agency. Dated: August 4, 2009. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E9–18967 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8596–1] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 07/27/2009 Through 07/31/2009 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20090265, Draft EIS, AFS, ID, Clearwater National Forest Travel Planning Project, Proposes to Manage Motorized and Mechanized Travel within the 1,827.380–Acre, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, Clearwater, Latah and Shoshone Counties, ID, Comment Period Ends: 09/21/2009, Contact: Doug Gober 208–476–4541. EIS No. 20090266, Draft EIS, IBR, CA, Madera Irrigation District Water Supply Enhancement Project, Constructing and Operating a Water Bank on the Madera Property, Madera County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/21/2009, Contact: Patti Clinton 559–487–5127. EIS No. 20090267, Draft EIS, AFS, MT, Bitteroot National Forest Travel E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0278; FRL-8942-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA 
ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097

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 September 8, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0278, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email 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 
28221T, 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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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-2008-0278, which is available for public viewing 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket 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 
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 Mercury (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2009. 
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) for Mercury, published at 40 CFR part 61, subpart 
E, were proposed on December 7, 1971, promulgated on April 6, 1973, and 
amended on October 14, 1975, March 19, 1987, and October 17, 2000.
    These standards apply to stationary sources, which process mercury 
ore to recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce 
chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and either incinerate or dry 
wastewater treatment plant sludge. Approximately 107 sources (100 
sludge incineration and drying plants and 7 mercury-cell chlor-alkali 
plants) are currently subject to the standard; and no additional 
sources are expected to become subject to the standard in the next 
three years. Mercury is the pollutant regulated under this standard. 
This information is being collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR 
part 61, subpart E.
    Owners or operators of affected facilities must make the following 
one-time only notification; date of construction or reconstruction, 
anticipated and actual dates of startup; physical or operational change 
to an existing facility; date of initial performance test; and results 
of initial performance test. These facilities must also maintain 
records of performance test results, and startup, shutdowns, and 
malfunctions. In order to ensure compliance with the standards, 
adequate recordkeeping and reporting is necessary. This information 
enables the Agency to identify the sources subject to the standard, 
ensure initial compliance with emission limits, and verify continuous 
compliance with the standard and all other information needed to 
determine compliance with the applicable standards.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart 
must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at 
least two years following the collection of such measurements, 
maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated 
state or local authority. In the event that there

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is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the 
EPA regional office.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 160 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose and 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. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that 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: Mercury.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 107.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, annually and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,490.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,735,421 in labor costs exclusively. 
There are no capital/startup or O&M costs associated with this ICR.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor cost in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years; and (2) 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: July 31, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-18965 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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