Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate Production (Renewal), 45538-45539 [2015-18659]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0069; FRL–9931–
66–OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Source Categories: Generic
Maximum Achievable Control
Technology Standards for Acetal
Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber;
Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate
Production (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for
Source Categories: Generic Maximum
Achievable Control Technology
Standards for Acetal Resin; Acrylic and
Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride
and Polycarbonate Production (40 CFR
part 63, subpart YY) (Renewal)’’ (EPA
ICR No. 1871.09, OMB Control No.
2060–0420) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through July 31, 2015. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117)
on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
An Agency may 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2014–0069, to (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
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the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: These regulations apply to
new and existing facilities of the
following four categories:
Polycarbonates (PC) Production, Acrylic
and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF)
Production, Acetal Resins (AR)
Production, and Hydrogen Fluoride
(HF) Production. New facilities include
those that commenced construction or
reconstruction after the date of proposal.
This information is being collected to
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
subpart YY.
In general, all NESHAP standards
require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports
by the owners/operators of the affected
facilities. They are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. These notifications, reports,
and records are essential in determining
compliance, and are required of all
affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
Any owner/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 United
States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) regional office.
Form Numbers: None.
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Respondents/affected entities:
Respondents are existing facilities and
new of the following four categories:
Polycarbonates (PC) Production, Acrylic
and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF)
Production, Acetal Resins (AR)
Production, and Hydrogen Fluoride
(HF) Production. The PC industry
consists of facilities that produce
polycarbonates, a process that involves
a polymerization reaction using either a
solution or suspension process in either
a batch or continuous mode. All
production of polycarbonates in the
United States is currently based on the
polymerization reaction of bisphenols
with phosgene in the presence of
catalysts, solvents (mainly methylene
chloride) and other additives. The AMF
industry consists of facilities that
produce acrylic and modacrylic fibers,
which are manufactured synthetic fibers
in which the fiber-forming substance is
any long-chain synthetic polymer
containing acrylonitrile units. The AR
industry consists of facilities that
produce homopolymers and/or
copolymers of alternating oxymethylene
units. Acetal resins are also known as
polyoxymethylenes, polyacetals, and
aldehyde resins. The HF industry
consists of facilities that produce and
recover hydrogen fluoride by reacting
calcium fluoride with sulfuric acid. In
this subpart, hydrogen fluoride
production is not a process that
produces gaseous hydrogen fluoride for
direct reaction with hydrated aluminum
to form aluminum fluoride (i.e., the
hydrogen fluoride is not recovered as an
intermediate or final product prior to
reacting with the hydrated aluminum).
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 63 subpart YY).
Estimated number of respondents: 7
(total).
Frequency of response: Initially,
occasionally, and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 3,240 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $317,000 (per
year), includes $127,000 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. The
decrease in burden from the most
recently approved ICR is primarily
because the number of sources in the PC
and AMF has decreased. However, there
is a small increase in EPA burden and
other changes to the burden calculation
in this ICR. This ICR incorporates the
requirements of the rule amendment to
the PC and AMF subcategories. The rule
amendment added requirements related
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to leak detection and repair (LDAR) and
pressure relief devices (PRD) for subject
PC and AMF facilities. We assume
existing PC and AMF facilities will
come into compliance with the new
requirements during the three-year
period covered under this ICR.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0025; FRL—9931–
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Asbestos (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for
Asbestos (40 CFR part 61, subpart M)
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0111.14, OMB
Control No. 2060–0101) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through July 31, 2015. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117)
on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
An Agency may 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2014–0025, to (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: 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 M. 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.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Demolition and renovation facilities;
disposal of asbestos wastes; asbestos
milling, manufacturing and fabricating;
use of asbestos on roadways; asbestos
waste conversion facilities; and the use
of asbestos insulation and spray-on
materials.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart M).
Estimated number of respondents:
9,603 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially,
occasionally, quarterly and
semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 292,050
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
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Total estimated cost: $29,370,000 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase in the total estimated burden as
currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. The
change is due to an increase in the
asbestos demolition and renovation
operations each year; it is not due to any
program changes. We have updated
respondent and Agency burdens to
reflect EPA’s current estimates of
sources subject to the rule. We have also
updated respondent and Agency labor
rates, which were referenced from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and OPM,
respectively.
During the preparation of this ICR,
EPA identified several discrepancies
related to rule reporting/recordkeeping
requirements and associated burdens.
We have updated the respondent and
Agency burden tables accordingly in
order to reconcile the discrepancies. For
example, the previous ICR did not
correctly reflect the number of
demolition/renovation contractors that
will participate in refresher training.
The revisions did not result in a
substantial burden change, as the
average reporting and recordkeeping
burden hours per response in this ICR
is equal to that of the previous ICR.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Capitol City Plume Superfund Site
Montgomery, Montgomery County,
Alabama; Notice of settlement
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of settlement.
AGENCY:
Under 122(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has entered into a settlement with
multiple parties concerning the Capitol
City Plume Superfund Site located in
Montgomery, Montgomery County,
Alabama. The settlement addresses
costs from a fund-lead Remedial
Investigation performed by EPA at the
Site. The Agency is deferring the Site to
the State of Alabama for cleanup.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0069; FRL-9931-66-OEI]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic
Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resin;
Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate
Production (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Source Categories:
Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal
Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and
Polycarbonate Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart YY) (Renewal)'' (EPA
ICR No. 1871.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0420) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31,
2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated
burden and cost to the public. An Agency may 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 31,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0069, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax
number: (202) 564-0050; email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: These regulations apply to new and existing facilities of
the following four categories: Polycarbonates (PC) Production, Acrylic
and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF) Production, Acetal Resins (AR) Production,
and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Production. New facilities include those
that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of
proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with
40 CFR part 63, subpart YY.
In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of
all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. Any owner/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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regional office.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are existing facilities
and new of the following four categories: Polycarbonates (PC)
Production, Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF) Production, Acetal
Resins (AR) Production, and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Production. The PC
industry consists of facilities that produce polycarbonates, a process
that involves a polymerization reaction using either a solution or
suspension process in either a batch or continuous mode. All production
of polycarbonates in the United States is currently based on the
polymerization reaction of bisphenols with phosgene in the presence of
catalysts, solvents (mainly methylene chloride) and other additives.
The AMF industry consists of facilities that produce acrylic and
modacrylic fibers, which are manufactured synthetic fibers in which the
fiber-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer containing
acrylonitrile units. The AR industry consists of facilities that
produce homopolymers and/or copolymers of alternating oxymethylene
units. Acetal resins are also known as polyoxymethylenes, polyacetals,
and aldehyde resins. The HF industry consists of facilities that
produce and recover hydrogen fluoride by reacting calcium fluoride with
sulfuric acid. In this subpart, hydrogen fluoride production is not a
process that produces gaseous hydrogen fluoride for direct reaction
with hydrated aluminum to form aluminum fluoride (i.e., the hydrogen
fluoride is not recovered as an intermediate or final product prior to
reacting with the hydrated aluminum).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63
subpart YY).
Estimated number of respondents: 7 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 3,240 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $317,000 (per year), includes $127,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The decrease in burden from the most recently approved ICR is
primarily because the number of sources in the PC and AMF has
decreased. However, there is a small increase in EPA burden and other
changes to the burden calculation in this ICR. This ICR incorporates
the requirements of the rule amendment to the PC and AMF subcategories.
The rule amendment added requirements related
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to leak detection and repair (LDAR) and pressure relief devices (PRD)
for subject PC and AMF facilities. We assume existing PC and AMF
facilities will come into compliance with the new requirements during
the three-year period covered under this ICR.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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