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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0469; FRL–9179–7
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Request for National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Secondary Aluminum
Production Residual Risk and
Technology Review (RTR); EPA ICR
No. 2400.01
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this action
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request for a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on the proposed information
collection as described below.
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Comments must be submitted on
or before September 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0469, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–1741.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, U.S.
EPA, Room 3334, EPA West Building,
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–
0469. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rochelle Boyd, Sector Policies and
Program Division, (D243–02),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541–1390; fax
number: (919) 541–3207; e-mail address:
boyd.rochelle@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2010–0469, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC 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 Air and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A), EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses).
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What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments.
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Respondents
affected by this action are owners/
operators of secondary aluminum
production facilities. The secondary
aluminum production source category
includes any establishment using clean
charge, aluminum scrap, or dross from
aluminum production, as the raw
material and performing one or more of
the following processes: Scrap
shredding, scrap drying/delacquering/
decoating, thermal chip drying, furnace
operations (i.e., melting, holding,
sweating, refining, fluxing, or alloying),
recovery of aluminum from dross, inline fluxing, or dross cooling. A
secondary aluminum production facility
may be independent or part of a primary
aluminum production facility. For
purposes of this subpart, aluminum die
casting facilities, aluminum foundries,
and aluminum extrusion facilities are
not considered to be secondary
aluminum production facilities if the
only materials they melt are clean
charge, customer returns, or internal
scrap, and if they do not operate sweat
furnaces, thermal chip dryers, or scrap
dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating
kilns. The federal emission standard
that is the subject of this information
collection is National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Secondary Aluminum Production
(40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR).
The North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes for
respondents affected by the information
collection are listed in the following
table.
Description
Industry ........
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Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum ........................................................................................................
Primary Aluminum Production ..................................................................................................................................
Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foil Manufacturing Facilities ........................................................................................
Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing Facilities ..............................................................................................
Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing Facilities .......................................................................................................
Aluminum Die Casting Facilities ...............................................................................................................................
Aluminum Foundry Facilities .....................................................................................................................................
In addition to the source categories
listed in the table above, operations
with sweat furnaces are also affected by
this information collection request and
can be included in additional NAICS
codes, 562920, 493110, 811490, 423320,
423930, 423120, 423140, 339999,
488410, etc.
Title: Information Collection Request
for the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary
Aluminum Production Risk and
Technology Review.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2400.01.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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 are 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: This ICR is being conducted
by EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation to
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assist the EPA Administrator, as
required by sections 112(d)(6) and 112(f)
of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended,
to determine the current affected
population of secondary aluminum
production processes and to reevaluate
emission standards for this source
category. This one-time collection will
solicit information under authority of
CAA section 114. EPA intends to
provide the survey in electronic format.
The survey will be sent to all companies
identified as owning or operating
secondary aluminum production
facilities through information available
to the Agency. EPA envisions allowing
recipients 60 days to respond to the
survey. Non-confidential information
from this ICR would be made available
to the public. The existing subpart RRR
NESHAP regulates major sources of
hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
emissions from aluminum scrap
shredders, thermal chip dryers, scrap
dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating
kilns, group 2 furnaces, sweat furnaces,
dross only furnaces, rotary dross
coolers, and secondary aluminum
processing units (SAPU). SPAU include
group 1 furnaces and in-line fluxers.
Area sources of HAP are regulated only
with respect to emissions of dioxins/
furans from thermal chip dryers, scrap
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331312
331315
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dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating
kilns, sweat furnaces, and SPAU.
Section 112(f)(2) of the CAA directs
EPA to conduct risk assessments on
each source category subject to
maximum achievable control
technology (MACT) standards and
determine if additional standards are
needed to reduce residual risks. The
section 112(f)(2) residual risk review is
to be done within 8 years after
promulgation. Section 112(d)(6) of the
CAA requires EPA to review and revise
the MACT standards, as necessary,
taking into account developments in
practices, processes, and control
technologies. The section 112(d)(6)
technology review is to be done at least
every 8 years. The NESHAP for
Secondary Aluminum Production (40
CFR part 63, subpart RRR) was first
promulgated in 2000. In light of the
statutory requirements for reviewing
emission standards under CAA section
112, the Agency has concluded that
obtaining updated information is
important to inform its decisions on the
secondary aluminum production
NESHAP RTR.
Additional facility-specific
information is needed to better
characterize emission sources, refine the
risk analysis, and develop revisions to
the NESHAP, as appropriate. An update
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of the 2005 National-Scale Air Toxics
Assessment/National Emissions
Inventory (NATA/NEI) data sets and
more specific information needed for
further rulemaking would be derived
from the ICR. Information collected
directly from companies owning or
operating secondary aluminum
production facilities will have the
greatest practical utility for purposes of
performing the RTR as information from
the affected industry will contain the
most up-to-date, accurate, and reliable
equipment and operational data for each
facility.
It is essential for the EPA to have an
updated database reflecting the postMACT configurations of secondary
aluminum manufacturing affected
sources and air pollution control
systems to use in the regulatory analyses
required under CAA sections 112(d) and
(f).
The data collected will be used to
update facility information and
equipment configuration, develop new
estimates of the population of affected
units, and identify the control measures
and emission limits being used for
compliance with the existing NESHAP.
This information, along with existing
permitted emission limits will be used
to establish a baseline for purposes of
the regulatory reviews. The emissions
test data collected will be used to verify
the performance of existing control
measures, examine variability in
emissions, evaluate emission limits, and
to determine the performance of
superior control measures that may be
considered for purposes of reducing
residual risk. Emissions data may also
be used along with process and
emission unit details to consider
subcategories for further regulation and
to estimate the environmental and cost
impacts associated with any regulatory
options considered.
In addition to informing the RTR
regulatory analyses for the secondary
aluminum production industry, it is
EPA’s intent that the NATA/NEI
updates supplied through this
information collection be used in future
versions of the NATA/NEI and its
successor, the Emissions Inventory
System. The NEI is used by EPA, States,
and the public for a variety of purposes
including tracking of national trends in
emissions of criteria and hazardous air
pollutants. More information in the NEI
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/air/
data/neidb.html.
This collection of information is
mandatory under CAA section 114 (42
U.S.C. 7414). All information submitted
to EPA pursuant to this ICR for which
a claim of confidentiality is made is
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safeguarded according to Agency
policies in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Burden Statement: The projected cost
and hour burden for industry for this
one-time collection of information is
$3,430,000 and 36,248 hours. This
burden is based on an estimated 400
respondents to the survey. This ICR
does not include any requirements that
would cause the respondents to incur
either capital or start-up costs.
Operation and maintenance costs of
$1200 are estimated for postage to mail
in the survey response to EPA. 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 400.
Frequency of response: One time.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
36,248.
Estimated total annual burden costs:
$3,430,000.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
If you have any questions about this
ICR or the approval process, please
contact the technical person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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Dated: July 6, 2010.
Peter Tsirigotis,
Director, Sector Policies and Programs
Division.
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Notice of Supplemental Determination
for Renewable Fuels Produced Under
the Final RFS2 Program From Canola
Oil
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Data Availability
(NODA).
AGENCY:
On March 26, 2010, the
Environmental Protection Agency
published changes to the Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) program as
required by the Energy Independence
and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. EISA
increased the volume of renewable fuel
required to be blended into
transportation fuel to 36 billion gallons
by 2022. Furthermore, the Act
established new eligibility requirements
for four types of renewable fuel, each
with their own annual volume
mandates. The eligibility requirements
include minimum lifecycle greenhouse
gas (GHG) reduction thresholds for each
type of renewable fuel. EPA conducted
lifecycle GHG analyses for a number of
biofuel feedstocks and production
pathways as part of its March 26, 2010
final rule but, as indicated in the final
rule, we did not have time to complete
all the planned lifecycle GHG
assessments for several specific
renewable fuel pathways. Since the final
rule, we have completed an assessment
for an additional renewable fuel
pathway, canola oil biodiesel. This
Notice of Data Availability provides
interested parties with information and
an opportunity to comment on our
proposed lifecycle analysis of canola oil
biodiesel.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0133, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: asdinfo@epa.gov.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0469; FRL-9179-7
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Request for National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Secondary Aluminum Production
Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR); EPA ICR No. 2400.01
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this action announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0469, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. EPA, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0469. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rochelle Boyd, Sector Policies and
Program Division, (D243-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-1390; fax number:
(919) 541-3207; e-mail address: boyd.rochelle@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0469, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Air and Radiation Docket is 202-
566-1742.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A), EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses).
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What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments.
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Respondents affected by this action are owners/
operators of secondary aluminum production facilities. The secondary
aluminum production source category includes any establishment using
clean charge, aluminum scrap, or dross from aluminum production, as the
raw material and performing one or more of the following processes:
Scrap shredding, scrap drying/delacquering/decoating, thermal chip
drying, furnace operations (i.e., melting, holding, sweating, refining,
fluxing, or alloying), recovery of aluminum from dross, in-line
fluxing, or dross cooling. A secondary aluminum production facility may
be independent or part of a primary aluminum production facility. For
purposes of this subpart, aluminum die casting facilities, aluminum
foundries, and aluminum extrusion facilities are not considered to be
secondary aluminum production facilities if the only materials they
melt are clean charge, customer returns, or internal scrap, and if they
do not operate sweat furnaces, thermal chip dryers, or scrap dryers/
delacquering kilns/decoating kilns. The federal emission standard that
is the subject of this information collection is National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum
Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR).
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for
respondents affected by the information collection are listed in the
following table.
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Category Description NAICS code
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Industry................. Secondary Smelting and 331314
Alloying of Aluminum.
Primary Aluminum Production.. 331312
Aluminum Sheet, Plate and 331315
Foil Manufacturing
Facilities.
Aluminum Extruded Product 331316
Manufacturing Facilities.
Other Aluminum Rolling and 331319
Drawing Facilities.
Aluminum Die Casting 331521
Facilities.
Aluminum Foundry Facilities.. 331524
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In addition to the source categories listed in the table above,
operations with sweat furnaces are also affected by this information
collection request and can be included in additional NAICS codes,
562920, 493110, 811490, 423320, 423930, 423120, 423140, 339999, 488410,
etc.
Title: Information Collection Request for the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum
Production Risk and Technology Review.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2400.01.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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 are 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: This ICR is being conducted by EPA's Office of Air and
Radiation to assist the EPA Administrator, as required by sections
112(d)(6) and 112(f) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to
determine the current affected population of secondary aluminum
production processes and to reevaluate emission standards for this
source category. This one-time collection will solicit information
under authority of CAA section 114. EPA intends to provide the survey
in electronic format. The survey will be sent to all companies
identified as owning or operating secondary aluminum production
facilities through information available to the Agency. EPA envisions
allowing recipients 60 days to respond to the survey. Non-confidential
information from this ICR would be made available to the public. The
existing subpart RRR NESHAP regulates major sources of hazardous air
pollutants (HAP) emissions from aluminum scrap shredders, thermal chip
dryers, scrap dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating kilns, group 2
furnaces, sweat furnaces, dross only furnaces, rotary dross coolers,
and secondary aluminum processing units (SAPU). SPAU include group 1
furnaces and in-line fluxers. Area sources of HAP are regulated only
with respect to emissions of dioxins/furans from thermal chip dryers,
scrap dryers/delacquering kilns/decoating kilns, sweat furnaces, and
SPAU.
Section 112(f)(2) of the CAA directs EPA to conduct risk
assessments on each source category subject to maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) standards and determine if additional
standards are needed to reduce residual risks. The section 112(f)(2)
residual risk review is to be done within 8 years after promulgation.
Section 112(d)(6) of the CAA requires EPA to review and revise the MACT
standards, as necessary, taking into account developments in practices,
processes, and control technologies. The section 112(d)(6) technology
review is to be done at least every 8 years. The NESHAP for Secondary
Aluminum Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR) was first promulgated
in 2000. In light of the statutory requirements for reviewing emission
standards under CAA section 112, the Agency has concluded that
obtaining updated information is important to inform its decisions on
the secondary aluminum production NESHAP RTR.
Additional facility-specific information is needed to better
characterize emission sources, refine the risk analysis, and develop
revisions to the NESHAP, as appropriate. An update
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of the 2005 National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment/National Emissions
Inventory (NATA/NEI) data sets and more specific information needed for
further rulemaking would be derived from the ICR. Information collected
directly from companies owning or operating secondary aluminum
production facilities will have the greatest practical utility for
purposes of performing the RTR as information from the affected
industry will contain the most up-to-date, accurate, and reliable
equipment and operational data for each facility.
It is essential for the EPA to have an updated database reflecting
the post-MACT configurations of secondary aluminum manufacturing
affected sources and air pollution control systems to use in the
regulatory analyses required under CAA sections 112(d) and (f).
The data collected will be used to update facility information and
equipment configuration, develop new estimates of the population of
affected units, and identify the control measures and emission limits
being used for compliance with the existing NESHAP. This information,
along with existing permitted emission limits will be used to establish
a baseline for purposes of the regulatory reviews. The emissions test
data collected will be used to verify the performance of existing
control measures, examine variability in emissions, evaluate emission
limits, and to determine the performance of superior control measures
that may be considered for purposes of reducing residual risk.
Emissions data may also be used along with process and emission unit
details to consider subcategories for further regulation and to
estimate the environmental and cost impacts associated with any
regulatory options considered.
In addition to informing the RTR regulatory analyses for the
secondary aluminum production industry, it is EPA's intent that the
NATA/NEI updates supplied through this information collection be used
in future versions of the NATA/NEI and its successor, the Emissions
Inventory System. The NEI is used by EPA, States, and the public for a
variety of purposes including tracking of national trends in emissions
of criteria and hazardous air pollutants. More information in the NEI
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/air/data/neidb.html.
This collection of information is mandatory under CAA section 114
(42 U.S.C. 7414). All information submitted to EPA pursuant to this ICR
for which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according
to Agency policies in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Burden Statement: The projected cost and hour burden for industry
for this one-time collection of information is $3,430,000 and 36,248
hours. This burden is based on an estimated 400 respondents to the
survey. This ICR does not include any requirements that would cause the
respondents to incur either capital or start-up costs. Operation and
maintenance costs of $1200 are estimated for postage to mail in the
survey response to EPA. 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 400.
Frequency of response: One time.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 36,248.
Estimated total annual burden costs: $3,430,000.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process,
please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: July 6, 2010.
Peter Tsirigotis,
Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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