Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources (Renewal), 16258-16259 [2019-07727]

Download as PDF 16258 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 75 / Thursday, April 18, 2019 / Notices and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: New and existing facilities that engage in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers and have a design capacity of more than 15 tons of equivalent phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) feed per calendar day. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subparts T, U, V, W, and X). Estimated number of respondents: 13 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 1,390 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $478,000 (per year), which includes $320,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–07724 Filed 4–17–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0525; FRL–9992– 07–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2323.07, OMB Control Number 2060– 0621), 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 April 30, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Apr 17, 2019 Jkt 247001 via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 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 May 20, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2012–0525, 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 Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources were proposed on October 6, 2008, promulgated on October 29, 2009, and most recently-amended on December 21, 2012. The most recent amendment to the standard clarifies applicability and compliance issues to improve implementation. There are nine PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 area source categories in the chemical manufacturing sector: Agricultural Chemicals and Pesticides Manufacturing, Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Production, Industrial Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Inorganic Pigments Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Plastic Materials and Resins Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Production, and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing. These regulations apply process vents, storage tanks, equipment leaks, wastewater systems, transfer operations, and heat exchange systems at affected sources in each area source category and are combined in one subpart. 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 VVVVVV. 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. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Chemical manufacturing area source facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart VVVVVV). Estimated number of respondents: 528 (total). Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 10,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $2,650,000 (per year), which includes $1,490,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the most recently-approved ICR is due to an adjustment. The adjustment is due to an increase in the number of new or modified sources based on continued growth in the industry. The increase in new or modified sources is also E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 75 / Thursday, April 18, 2019 / Notices reflected in an increase in responses and in capital and O&M costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–07727 Filed 4–17–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R08–OW–2015–0346; FRL–9992–34Region 8] Proposed Issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Wastewater Discharges Associated With Drinking Water Production Located in the EPA Region 8 Indian Country Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability for comment. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is requesting comments on the draft 2019 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) drinking water general permit (DWGP) for wastewater discharges associated with drinking water treatment plants. The DWGP will authorize wastewater discharges from drinking water facilities located in Indian country in the EPA Region 8 in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. This is the first issuance of the DWGP. EPA proposes to issue the permit for five (5) years and is seeking comment on the draft permit. DATES: Comments must be received, in writing, on or before 30 days after the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– OW–2015–0346, by the following method: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received. Do not submit information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Apr 17, 2019 Jkt 247001 other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Wastewater Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. The EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Garrison, Wastewater Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8WP–CWW, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) 312–6016, garrison.paul@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Drinking Water General Permit (DWGP) contains requirements similar to an individual permit and will authorize the discharge of process wastewater in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. The fact sheet for the permit is provided for download concurrently with the permit and provides detailed information on the methodology used to develop effluent limitations, the specific geographic areas covered by the permits, monitoring schedules, inspection requirements, and other regulatory decisions or requirements in the permit. II. Summary of Permit Coverage The DWGP (DWG589XXX) provides coverage for drinking water treatment facilities in EPA Region 8 that discharge process wastewater to waters of the United States in Indian Country within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151. A full description of the geographic scope of coverage is included in the public notice version of the permit. The DWGP provides coverage for discharges of treated wastewater from PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16259 drinking water treatment processes. Process flows contributing to the discharge include: Filter backwash, filter to waste, decanted lime sludge dewatering, influent screen backwash and/or miscellaneous wastewater sources associated with drinking water facility operation. Miscellaneous wastewater sources may include, but are not limited to: Processed potable water, disinfection of treatment plant pipelines and tanks, and overflow from holding tanks of treated water. The EPA has identified drinking water treatment processes methods that do not qualify for coverage under the DWGP. The processes wastewaters not included in this general permit include: Batch regenerated potassium permanganate iron removal, sodium zeolite softening, nano filtration and reverse osmosis. The DWGP contains two sets of effluent limitations: Primary effluent limitations that apply to all discharges, and supplemental effluent limitations that will apply to discharges on an individual basis as necessary to protect water quality. The effluent limitations were derived from technology based and water quality based effluent limitations as described in the fact sheet. The EPA will review a facility’s Notice of Intent (NOI) to be covered under the DWGP and determine the need for implementation of the supplemental effluent limitations and corresponding self-monitoring requirements. The permittee will be notified of the applicable effluent limitations and monitoring requirements in the notification of coverage. The following Tribes in EPA Region 8 have Clean Water Act § 401(a)(1) certification authority: The Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes, the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The EPA has requested certification from each of these Tribes that the DWGP complies with the applicable provisions of the Clean Water Act and their respective tribal water quality standards. III. Other Legal Requirements Economic Impact (Executive Order 12866): The EPA Office of Policy has determined that the issuance of these general permits is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735 (October 4, 1993)) and is therefore not subject to formal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review prior to proposal. Paperwork Reduction Act: EPA has reviewed the requirements imposed on E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07727]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0525; FRL-9992-07-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Manufacturing Area 
Sources (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 Chemical Manufacturing 
Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2323.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0621), 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 April 30, 
2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register, on May 30, 2018 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 May 20, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0525, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], 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 [email protected]. 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: [email protected].

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 Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources were 
proposed on October 6, 2008, promulgated on October 29, 2009, and most 
recently-amended on December 21, 2012. The most recent amendment to the 
standard clarifies applicability and compliance issues to improve 
implementation. There are nine area source categories in the chemical 
manufacturing sector: Agricultural Chemicals and Pesticides 
Manufacturing, Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Production, Industrial 
Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Industrial Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing, Inorganic Pigments Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Organic 
Chemical Manufacturing, Plastic Materials and Resins Manufacturing, 
Pharmaceutical Production, and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing. These 
regulations apply process vents, storage tanks, equipment leaks, 
wastewater systems, transfer operations, and heat exchange systems at 
affected sources in each area source category and are combined in one 
subpart. 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 VVVVVV.
    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.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Chemical manufacturing area source 
facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart VVVVVV).
    Estimated number of respondents: 528 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 10,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,650,000 (per year), which includes 
$1,490,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the most 
recently-approved ICR is due to an adjustment. The adjustment is due to 
an increase in the number of new or modified sources based on continued 
growth in the industry. The increase in new or modified sources is also

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reflected in an increase in responses and in capital and O&M costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-07727 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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