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information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic
Emissions from Glass Manufacturing
Plants (Renewal)
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1081.10, OMB Control Number 2060–
0043.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2012. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB.
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Inorganic Arsenic
Emissions from Glass Manufacturing
Plants were proposed on July 20, 1983,
and promulgated on August 4, 1986.
The standards were amended on both
May 31, 1990 and October 17, 2000.
These standards apply to each glass
melting furnace that uses commercial
arsenic as a raw material. The affected
entities are subject to the General
Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR
part 61, subpart A, and any changes, or
additions to the General Provisions
specified at 40 CFR part 61, subpart N.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are
required semiannually.
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 61, subpart N, 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
Numbers for the EPA 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 49 hours per
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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:
owners or operators of inorganic arsenic
emissions from glass manufacturing
plants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
16.
Frequency of Response: Initially,
occasionally, annually, and
semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,080.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$351,094, which is comprised of
$295,094 in labor costs, $56,000 in
Operations & Maintenance (O&M) costs,
and no annualized capital/start-up
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease in the labor hours to the
respondents in this ICR compared to the
previous ICR. This is due to a
calculation error in the burden estimate
for the previous ICR.
There is an increase in the total
respondent and Agency costs as
currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of approved Burdens. This
increase is not due to any program
changes. The change in cost estimated
reflects updated labor rates available
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0891; FRL 9514–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Recordkeeping and Periodic
Reporting of the Production, Import,
Export, Recycling, Destruction,
Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of
Ozone-Depleting Substances
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before May 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2011–0891, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 and (2) OMB by
mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Staci Gatica, Stratospheric Protection
Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs (6205J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9469; fax
number: (202) 343–2338; email address:
gatica.staci@epa.gov. You may also visit
the Ozone Depletion Web site at
www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html.
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 November 30, 2011 (76 FR 74055),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received one late comment, which is
addressed in the ICR. Any additional
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comments 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 No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2011–0891, 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 Air and Radiation
Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at 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 public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the
system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the
docket ID number identified in this
document. Please note that EPA’s policy
is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at 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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: Recordkeeping and Periodic
Reporting of the Production, Import,
Export, Recycling, Destruction,
Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of
Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1432.30,
OMB Control No. 2060–0170.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while the
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 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.
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Abstract: This ICR authorizes the
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements established in the
regulations stated in 40 CFR part 82,
subpart A and as required by the United
States’ commitments under The
Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol). This
information collection allows EPA to
monitor the United States’ compliance
with the Protocol and Title VI of the
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
(CAA).
Under its Protocol commitments, the
United States is obligated to cease
production and import of Class I
controlled substances excluding
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that are
subject to essential use exemptions,
methyl bromide that is subject to critical
use exemptions or exemptions for
quarantine and preshipment uses,
previously used material, and material
that will be transformed, destroyed, or
exported to developing countries. The
Protocol also establishes limits and
reduction schedules leading to the
eventual phaseout of Class II controlled
substances with similar exemptions
beyond the phaseout. The CAA has its
own limits on production and
consumption of controlled substances
that EPA must adhere to and enforce.
Under 40 CFR 82.13, producers,
importers, exporters, and distributors of
Class I ozone-depleting substances
(ODS) must meet quarterly, annual, and/
or transactional recordkeeping and
reporting requirements. This
information collection is conducted to
meet U.S. obligations under the
Montreal Protocol.
The reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for Class I ODS will enable
EPA to: (1) Ensure compliance with the
restrictions on production, import, and
export of Class I controlled substances;
(2) allow exempted production and
import for certain uses and the
consequent tracking of that production
and import; (3) address industry and
Federal concerns regarding the illegal
import of mislabeled used controlled
substances; (4) satisfy the United States’
obligations to report data under Article
7 of the Montreal Protocol; (5) fulfill
statutory obligations under Section
603(b) of the CAA for reporting and
monitoring; (6) provide information to
report to the U.S. Congress on the
production, use, and consumption of
Class I controlled substances as
statutorily required in Section 603(d) of
Title VI of the CAA.
The reported data will enable EPA to
maintain compliance with the Protocol
requirements for annual data
submission on the production of ODS
and analyze technical use data to ensure
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that exemptions are used in accordance
with requirements included in the
annual authorization rulemakings.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 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:
Chemical Producers, Importers, and
Exporters (CFCs); Research and
Development (Laboratories); and MeBr
Producers, Importers, Exporters,
Distributors, and Applicators.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1143.
Frequency of Response: quarterly,
annually, occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2583 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$277,085, which includes $271,550 in
labor costs and $5,535 in operation and
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 227 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to the
continued phaseout and decreased use
of Class I controlled substances, which
subsequently reduces reporting
obligations. EPA also offers electronic
reporting to the regulated community
via the Agency’s central data exchange
(CDX), which has contributed to the
reduction in burden for both the Agency
as well as the regulated community.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0891; FRL 9514-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Periodic
Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction,
Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)
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 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 information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0891, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 and (2) OMB by mail
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Staci Gatica, Stratospheric Protection
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (6205J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9469; fax number: (202) 343-2338; email
address: gatica.staci@epa.gov. You may also visit the Ozone Depletion
Web site at www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html.
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 November 30, 2011 (76 FR 74055), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one late comment,
which is addressed in the ICR. Any additional
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comments 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
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0891, 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 Air and Radiation Docket is 202-566-
1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
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 public docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified
in this document. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at 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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production,
Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use
of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1432.30, OMB Control No. 2060-0170.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30,
2012. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while the 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 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 authorizes the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements established in the regulations stated in 40 CFR part 82,
subpart A and as required by the United States' commitments under The
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(Protocol). This information collection allows EPA to monitor the
United States' compliance with the Protocol and Title VI of the Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA).
Under its Protocol commitments, the United States is obligated to
cease production and import of Class I controlled substances excluding
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that are subject to essential use
exemptions, methyl bromide that is subject to critical use exemptions
or exemptions for quarantine and preshipment uses, previously used
material, and material that will be transformed, destroyed, or exported
to developing countries. The Protocol also establishes limits and
reduction schedules leading to the eventual phaseout of Class II
controlled substances with similar exemptions beyond the phaseout. The
CAA has its own limits on production and consumption of controlled
substances that EPA must adhere to and enforce.
Under 40 CFR 82.13, producers, importers, exporters, and
distributors of Class I ozone-depleting substances (ODS) must meet
quarterly, annual, and/or transactional recordkeeping and reporting
requirements. This information collection is conducted to meet U.S.
obligations under the Montreal Protocol.
The reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Class I ODS will
enable EPA to: (1) Ensure compliance with the restrictions on
production, import, and export of Class I controlled substances; (2)
allow exempted production and import for certain uses and the
consequent tracking of that production and import; (3) address industry
and Federal concerns regarding the illegal import of mislabeled used
controlled substances; (4) satisfy the United States' obligations to
report data under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol; (5) fulfill
statutory obligations under Section 603(b) of the CAA for reporting and
monitoring; (6) provide information to report to the U.S. Congress on
the production, use, and consumption of Class I controlled substances
as statutorily required in Section 603(d) of Title VI of the CAA.
The reported data will enable EPA to maintain compliance with the
Protocol requirements for annual data submission on the production of
ODS and analyze technical use data to ensure that exemptions are used
in accordance with requirements included in the annual authorization
rulemakings.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2
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: Chemical Producers, Importers, and
Exporters (CFCs); Research and Development (Laboratories); and MeBr
Producers, Importers, Exporters, Distributors, and Applicators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1143.
Frequency of Response: quarterly, annually, occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2583 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $277,085, which includes $271,550 in
labor costs and $5,535 in operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 227 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the continued phaseout
and decreased use of Class I controlled substances, which subsequently
reduces reporting obligations. EPA also offers electronic reporting to
the regulated community via the Agency's central data exchange (CDX),
which has contributed to the reduction in burden for both the Agency as
well as the regulated community.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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