Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (Renewal), 35084-35085 [2021-14119]

Download as PDF 35084 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Notices used by EPA to determine compliance with these standards. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Portland cement plants. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart F). Estimated number of respondents: 92 (total). Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 14,100 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $2,390,000 (per year), which includes $744,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of affected existing facilities, as identified by a review of Portland cement facilities reporting in EPA’s ECHO and GHGRP databases. This change also results in a decrease in operation and maintenance costs. This ICR maintains an assumption that there will be no new respondents over the next three years, but two existing plants will undergo modification or reconstruction. Therefore, the capital costs have not changed from the previous ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–14124 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0323; FRL–10025– 85–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (EPA ICR Number 2277.06, OMB Control Number 2060–0608), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 12, 2020 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 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2013–0323, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 public docket, visit: https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYYY) apply to existing facilities and new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. These standards establish particulate matter (PM) emission limits for control devices and opacity limits for melt shops, pollution prevention requirements for ferrous scrap that is melted in EAFs, and monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. 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 used by EPA to determine compliance with these standards. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of electric arc furnace steelmaking facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYYY). Estimated number of respondents: 81 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and occasionally. Total estimated burden: 4,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $485,000 (per year), which includes $15,500 in annualized capital/startup costs. There are no operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the total estimated respondent burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of affected existing facilities, as identified by a review of the EAF facility source list and by consulting with internal Agency experts at OAQPS. This change also results in an increase in capital/startup costs. The previous ICR did not account for any capital/startup costs as the growth rate for the industry was very E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Notices low during that time period, so no initial compliance costs were associated with these standards. However, we expect that there will be 1.6 new respondents each year over the next three years, and the increase in capital/ startup costs accounts for the cost of initial performance testing for those facilities. Despite this increase in capital/startup costs, the overall cost estimate for this burden has decreased due to a decrease in the number of currently existing facilities. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–14119 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0731; FRL–10025–85– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR Programs (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA’s Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR Programs (EPA ICR Number 2547.02, OMB Control Number 2060– 0722) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed revision of the ICR for the Methane Challenge Program, which is currently approved through August 31, 2021. This revision incorporates the data collection for the Natural Gas STAR Program (currently approved under OMB Control Number 2060–0328). Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 19, 2021 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 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2016–0731, online using khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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: Andrew Meluch, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division, (6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4762; email address: meluch.andrew@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 Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge programs (‘‘Gas STAR Programs’’) are voluntary programs sponsored by the EPA that encourage oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost effective technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and reduce methane emissions. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas. The Programs work with oil and natural gas companies in the production, gathering & boosting, processing, transmission & storage, and distribution segments to remove barriers that inhibit the implementation of technologies and practices that reduce methane emissions. The Programs effectively promote the adoption of emission reduction technologies and practices by helping partners evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) in PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35085 the context of their current operations and implement them where costeffective. Implementation of the Programs’ BMPs saves participants money, improves operational efficiency, and enhances the protection of the environment. This action will combine the ICRs for the Methane Challenge and the Natural Gas STAR programs, which is expected to streamline partners’ engagement with the programs and simplify communications about reporting. Form Numbers: • Natural Gas STAR Program— Partnership Agreement: EPA Form No. 5900–105 • Methane Challenge Program— Partnership Agreement for Best Management Practice Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900–412 • Methane Challenge Program— Partnership Agreement for ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900–411 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Production Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–104 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Transmission Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–95 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Distribution Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–99 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Gathering and Processing Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–102 • Methane Challenge Program—BMP Commitment Option Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–434 • Methane Challenge Program—ONE Future Commitment Option Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–435 • Methane Challenge Program— Historical Actions Fact Sheet Template: EPA Form No. 5900–413 • Methane Challenge Program— Implementation Plan Template: EPA Form No. 5900–410 Respondents/affected entities: The Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge Programs are open to companies in the production segment of the oil industry, and to companies in the production, gathering & boosting, processing, transmission & storage, and distribution segments of the natural gas industry. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 140 (54 Natural Gas STAR partners, 76 Methane Challenge partners and 10 vendors). Frequency of response: Annual for partners and one time for vendors. Total estimated burden: 1,126 hours (per year) for the Natural Gas STAR E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35084-35085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14119]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0323; FRL-10025-85-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking 
Facilities (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 Electric Arc Furnace 
Steelmaking Facilities (EPA ICR Number 2277.06, OMB Control Number 
2060-0608), 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 
August 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the 
Federal Register, on May 12, 2020 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 2, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0323, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (40 
CFR part 63, subpart YYYYY) apply to existing facilities and new 
Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking facilities that are area sources 
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. These standards establish 
particulate matter (PM) emission limits for control devices and opacity 
limits for melt shops, pollution prevention requirements for ferrous 
scrap that is melted in EAFs, and monitoring, reporting, and 
recordkeeping requirements. New facilities include those that commenced 
construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. 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 used by 
EPA to determine compliance with these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of electric arc 
furnace steelmaking facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart YYYYY).
    Estimated number of respondents: 81 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 4,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $485,000 (per year), which includes $15,500 
in annualized capital/startup costs. There are no operation & 
maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the 
total estimated respondent burden as currently identified in the OMB 
Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program 
changes. The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is 
due to a decrease in the number of affected existing facilities, as 
identified by a review of the EAF facility source list and by 
consulting with internal Agency experts at OAQPS. This change also 
results in an increase in capital/startup costs. The previous ICR did 
not account for any capital/startup costs as the growth rate for the 
industry was very

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low during that time period, so no initial compliance costs were 
associated with these standards. However, we expect that there will be 
1.6 new respondents each year over the next three years, and the 
increase in capital/startup costs accounts for the cost of initial 
performance testing for those facilities. Despite this increase in 
capital/startup costs, the overall cost estimate for this burden has 
decreased due to a decrease in the number of currently existing 
facilities.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-14119 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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