Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations (Renewal), 3158-3159 [2019-01877]

Download as PDF 3158 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2019 / Notices Settling Party pay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $3,214,000 to settle EPA’s past response costs, which amount to approximately $4,047,398. In exchange, EPA will provide the Settling Party with a covenant not to sue for past costs. The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of response costs. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Environmental Protection Agency— Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109–3912. DATES: Comments must be submitted by March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to RuthAnn Sherman, Senior Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04– 2), Boston, MA 02109–3912 (Telephone No. 617–918–1886) and should reference the Fletchers Paint Works Site, U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01–2019– 0003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from RuthAnn Sherman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1886; sherman.ruthann@ epa.gov. Technical questions can also be directed to Jim Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR07–1), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1308; brown.jim@epa.gov. For legal questions, RuthAnn Sherman, Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1886; sherman.ruthann@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Fletchers Paint Works Site, located in Milford, New Hampshire, is made in accordance with Section 122(h)(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA covenants not to sue or VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 take administrative action against the Settling Party, the General Electric Company, pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for Past Response Costs. In exchange, the Settling Party agrees to pay EPA $3,214,000. Payment of such amount shall be due within 30 days after the Effective Date. If payment is not paid as stipulated, interest shall accrue and continue to accrue on any unpaid amount until the total amount due has been received. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of response costs. The Effective Date of the Agreement is the date upon which EPA notifies the General Electric Company that the public comment period has closed and that such comments, if any, do not require that EPA modify or withdraw from the Agreement. Dated: December 12, 2018. Bryan Olson, Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration. [FR Doc. 2019–01904 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9989–25–Region 6] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Share of Reimbursement for Removal Action for the CES Environmental Services, Inc. Site, Houston, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’), with 144 separate parties (see list below). Under the Settlement Agreement, the settling parties will pay EPA $4,577,099.64. The settling parties are paying their share of the costs incurred for a removal action and cleanup involving the removal of waste tanks, containers, totes, etc. and associated chemicals and contaminated soil from an abandoned chemical facility located SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in Houston, Texas. Total costs of the removal action were approximately $4.6 million. For thirty (30) days beginning from the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: The Settlement Agreement is available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or by calling 214–665–6529. Comments should reference the CES Environmental Services, Inc. Superfund Site, located in the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas and be addressed to David Eppler, Enforcement Officer, Superfund Division (6SF–TE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733; or Email: eppler.david@epa.gov; and should reference EPA CERCLA Docket Number 06–03–18. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Salinas, Assistant Regional Counsel, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733; or call (214) 665– 8063. Dated: December 20, 2018. Anne L. Idsal, Regional Administrator (6RA). [FR Doc. 2019–01917 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0046; FRL–9988– 49–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2019 / Notices (EPA ICR No. 1541.12, OMB Control No. 2060–0183), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on June 29, 2017 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 neither conduct nor 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 March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0046, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 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, WJC 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Waste Operations (40 CFR part 61, subpart FF) apply to existing facilities and new facilities that generate waste containing benzene, such as chemical manufacturing plants, coke by-product recovery plants, petroleum refineries, and those owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDF) that receive wastes from the above facilities. 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 with 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of benzene waste facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart FF). Estimated number of respondents: 270 (total). Frequency of response: Quarterly and annually. Total estimated burden: 19,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $2,130,000 (per year), which includes $0 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes, but reflects the addition of burden hours to account for the time spent by existing facilities to re-familiarize themselves annually with the rule requirements. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–01877 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3159 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9989–26—Region 9] Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit Issued to Tucson Electric Power for the Irvington Generating Station Project Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. AGENCY: This notice announces that the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) issued a final permit decision to Tucson Electric Power for a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit (Permit No. 1052) for the Irvington Generating Station Project (Project). The PDEQ is authorized to issue PSD permit decisions pursuant to a delegation agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX (EPA Region IX), in which the PDEQ ‘‘stands in the shoes’’ of the EPA when administering certain elements of the PSD permitting program. The PDEQ’s final permit decision is a federallyissued PSD permit decision and serves as a final agency action by the EPA. DATES: The final PSD permit decision for the Project was issued and became effective on December 3, 2018. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of this final permit decision, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of April 12, 2019. ADDRESSES: The PDEQ established a web page for this action at https:// webcms.pima.gov/cms/One.aspx? portalId=169&pageId=363558, where documents associated with this action, including the final PSD permit, is available. Please contact the PDEQ contact identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional information about accessing materials for this action. Additionally, anyone who wishes to review the EPA’s Environmental Appeal Board’s (EAB) decision described below or documents in the EAB’s electronic docket for its decision can obtain them at https:// www.epa.gov/eab. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rupesh Patel, Air Quality Program Manager, PDEQ, (520) 724–7341, Rupesh.Patel@pima.gov or Lisa Beckham, Air Permits Office, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov. Notice of Final Action And Supplementary Information: On August SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3158-3159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0046; FRL-9988-49-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Benzene Waste 
Operations

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(EPA ICR No. 1541.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0183), to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 31, 2019. Public comments 
were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on June 29, 2017 
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 neither conduct nor 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 March 13, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0046, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or 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, WJC 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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Waste Operations (40 CFR part 61, 
subpart FF) apply to existing facilities and new facilities that 
generate waste containing benzene, such as chemical manufacturing 
plants, coke by-product recovery plants, petroleum refineries, and 
those owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and 
disposal facilities (TSDF) that receive wastes from the above 
facilities. 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 with 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of benzene 
waste facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, 
subpart FF).
    Estimated number of respondents: 270 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 19,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,130,000 (per year), which includes $0 in 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes, but 
reflects the addition of burden hours to account for the time spent by 
existing facilities to re-familiarize themselves annually with the rule 
requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-01877 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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