Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (Renewal), 46090-46091 [2020-16580]

Download as PDF 46090 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 148 / Friday, July 31, 2020 / Notices and maintenance (O&M) costs have decreased in this ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–16579 Filed 7–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0034; FRL–10013– 10–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (EPA ICR Number 2485.04, OMB Control Number 2060–0690), 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 September 30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 6, 2019 during a 60day 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 August 31, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0034, 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. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change, including any personal information provided, unless SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Jul 30, 2020 Jkt 250001 the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa) were proposed on May 23, 2013, and promulgated on April 4, 2014. These regulations apply to emissions of particulate matter (PM) and total reduced sulfur (TRS) at recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks (SDTs), lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer (BSW) systems, multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems at kraft pulp mills that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after May 23, 2013. At pulp mills, where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semichemical pulping, the provisions of this subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to an affected source is produced by the kraft pulping operation. This subpart includes provisions specifying that sources complying with the TRS standard for digester systems, BSW systems, evaporator systems and condensate PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 stripper systems by venting to a control device must collect the gases in a closed-vent system subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart S. Facilities may be exempt from the TRS standard in the NSPS if the facility can demonstrate that TRS emissions from a brown stock washer cannot feasibly be controlled either technically or economically. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa. In general, all NSPS 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 NSPS. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Kraft pulp mills. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa). Estimated number of respondents: 14 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 5,250 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,580,000 (per year), which includes $976,000 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 or changes in regulatory requirements. The change in the burden and cost estimates is due primarily to an increase in the number of new or modified sources. The number of sources subject to the regulation has increased in the past three years, based on the continued assumption that an average of two existing mills (previously subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart BB) per year will replace aging emission units with new emission units subject to E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 148 / Friday, July 31, 2020 / Notices Subpart BBa. This has led to an increase in O&M costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2020–16580 Filed 7–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA HQ–OPPT–2020–0078; FRL–10012– 06–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2613.02, OMB Control Number 2070–0212) 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 July 31, 2020. 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, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OPPT–2020–0078, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:33 Jul 30, 2020 Jkt 250001 collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Cassandra Vail, Toxic Release Inventory Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0753; email address: vail.cassandra@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: Pursuant to section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.), certain facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use specified toxic chemicals in amounts above reporting threshold levels as provided in 40 CFR 372.25 must submit annually to EPA and to their designated state or Indian country officials toxic chemical release forms containing information specified by EPA; see 42 U.S.C. 11023. In addition, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA, 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.), facilities reporting under section 313 of EPCRA must also report pollution prevention and waste management data, including recycling information, for such chemicals; see 42 U.S.C. 13106. EPA compiles and stores these reports in a publicly accessible database known as the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Regulations at 40 CFR part 372, subpart B, require facilities that meet the above criteria to report annually. This ICR consolidates the ICR for TRI Reporting currently approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 2025–0009, with the currently approved version of this ICR covering the TRI Reporting of additional chemicals. Upon OMB approval of this ICR, EPA intends to discontinue OMB Control No. 2025– 0009. Form Numbers: EPA Form 9350–1, EPA Form 9350–2, and EPA Form 9350– 3. Respondents/Affected Entities: Regulations at 40 CFR part 372, subpart PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46091 B, require facilities that meet all the following criteria to report: 1. The facility has 10 or more fulltime employee equivalents (i.e., a total of 20,000 hours worked per year or greater; see 40 CFR 372.3); and 2. The facility is included in a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code listed at 40 CFR 372.23 or under Executive Order 13148, Federal facilities regardless of their industry classification; and 3. The facility manufactures (defined to include importing), processes, or otherwise uses any EPCRA section 313 (TRI) chemical in quantities greater than the established thresholds for the specific chemical in the course of a calendar year. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 372). Estimated number respondents: 76,534. Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 3,615,128 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $200,205,764 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 3,597,275 hours. This ICR submittal merges the existing ICR (2025–0009, approved by OMB on October 15, 2018) into this ICR number (2070–0212), created to cover the expanded list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting under the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2020, to provide for a single control number. The burden levels already approved under the collections being consolidated in this ICR remain unchanged. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–16581 Filed 7–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0015; FRL–10013–17– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46090-46091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16580]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0034; FRL-10013-10-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources 
for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After 
May 23, 2013 (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), NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected 
Sources for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification 
Commenced After May 23, 2013 (EPA ICR Number 2485.04, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0690), 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 September 30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested, 
via the Federal Register, on May 6, 2019 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 August 31, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0034, 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.
    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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft 
Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or 
Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa) 
were proposed on May 23, 2013, and promulgated on April 4, 2014. These 
regulations apply to emissions of particulate matter (PM) and total 
reduced sulfur (TRS) at recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks 
(SDTs), lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer (BSW) systems, 
multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems at 
kraft pulp mills that commenced construction, modification or 
reconstruction after May 23, 2013. At pulp mills, where kraft pulping 
is combined with neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulping, the provisions 
of this subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged 
to an affected source is produced by the kraft pulping operation. This 
subpart includes provisions specifying that sources complying with the 
TRS standard for digester systems, BSW systems, evaporator systems and 
condensate stripper systems by venting to a control device must collect 
the gases in a closed-vent system subject to the provisions of 40 CFR 
part 63, subpart S. Facilities may be exempt from the TRS standard in 
the NSPS if the facility can demonstrate that TRS emissions from a 
brown stock washer cannot feasibly be controlled either technically or 
economically. New facilities include those that commenced construction, 
modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This 
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 
60, subpart BBa.
    In general, all NSPS 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 NSPS.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Kraft pulp mills.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart BBa).
    Estimated number of respondents: 14 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 5,250 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,580,000 (per year), which includes 
$976,000 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 or 
changes in regulatory requirements. The change in the burden and cost 
estimates is due primarily to an increase in the number of new or 
modified sources. The number of sources subject to the regulation has 
increased in the past three years, based on the continued assumption 
that an average of two existing mills (previously subject to 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart BB) per year will replace aging emission units with 
new emission units subject to

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Subpart BBa. This has led to an increase in O&M costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-16580 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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