Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal), 4234-4235 [2022-01637]

Download as PDF 4234 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2022 / Notices 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 60, subpart LL. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Metallic mineral processing plants. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart LL). Estimated number of respondents: 29 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 3,350 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $416,000 (per year), which includes $18,900 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. This increase is not due to any program changes. The adjustment increase in burden from the most recently-approved ICR is primarily due to a more accurate estimate of existing sources, which is based more recent information from EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online database. Additionally, EPA increased the person-hours per occurrence for familiarization with rule requirements; records of startup, shutdown, and malfunction; and time to train personnel based on comments received from industry consultations. The increase in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs as calculated in section 6(b)(iii), compared with the costs in the previous ICR, is due the increase in the estimate of existing sources. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–01644 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jan 26, 2022 Jkt 256001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Comments’’ or by using the search function. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0085; FRL–9509–01– OMS] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (EPA ICR Number 1176.14, OMB Control Number 2060–0161), 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, 2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April 13, 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 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 February 28, 2022. SUMMARY: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2021–0085, 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 ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and Program Division (D243–05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 0833; email address: ali.muntasir@ 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 https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, 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: Manufacturers of wood heaters and testing laboratories and third-party certifiers are required to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), as well as for the applicable specific standards in 40 CFR part 60 Subpart AAA. This includes submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic reports and results, and maintaining records. These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance with these standards. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of wood heating appliances, testing laboratories, thirdparty certifiers. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart AAA). Estimated number of respondents: 62 (total). Frequency of response: Annually, biennially, every five years. Total estimated burden: 4,380 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,180,000 (per year), which includes $657,000 in annualized capital startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to several considerations. Among other considerations, the number of manufacturers and the number of certified woodstove model lines have both increased since the previous ICR. E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 18 / Thursday, January 27, 2022 / Notices These two factors have contributed to an increase in respondents, labor burden, and in the number of responses. The growth rate for manufacturers entering this industry has slowed since the previous ICR, and no new respondents are expected during the three-year period of this ICR. The number of existing testing laboratories and third-party certifiers has remained constant since the previous ICR. The capital/startup costs have decreased since the previous ICR, which occurred during a period when manufacturers were introducing approximately 30 new model lines each year to comply with Step 2 requirements. In this ICR, we expect the introduction of new model lines to be 15 per year. This results in a decrease in capital/startup costs for performance testing and new model certification. There is an increase in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs reflecting the increase in model lines that are tested as part of the manufacturers Quality Assurance Program. Also, in this ICR, we have reorganized Table 1, Table 2, and the Total Annual Responses tables to separate requirements for new model lines from existing model lines. This ICR also reorganizes the Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs table to distinguish between initial costs for new models and operation and maintenance costs for existing models. Additionally, this ICR adjusts the labor assumptions for the ‘burden’ associated with manufacturer review of QA annual audit reports provided by third-party certifiers to reflect that audits are anticipated to be performed for all of a single manufacturer’s model lines in one visit and the results of the audits would be presented in a single batch or report for manufacturer review. Similarly, this ICR assumes that third-party certifiers will prepare the QA annual audit report on a manufacturer, rather than model line, basis. Finally, this ICR also adjusts the labor assumptions associated with recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers for test documentation and for retention of sealed stoves to reflect that the number of model lines per manufacturer and the frequency of the activity. These adjustments minimally reduce burden for these activities, however, there remains an overall increase in burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–01637 Filed 1–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jan 26, 2022 Jkt 256001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; FRL–9497– 01–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPA ICR Number 1352.16, OMB Control Number 2050–0072) 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, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 20, 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 February 28, 2022. SUMMARY: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; 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, 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. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4235 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: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 8794; email address: hoffman.wendy@ 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. For further information about the EPA’s public docket, Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA section 311 requires owners and operators of facilities subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a list of chemicals or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (for those chemicals that exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) or Tribal Emergency Response Commission (TERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) or Tribal Emergency Planning Committee (TEPC), and the local fire department (LFD) with jurisdiction over their facility. This is a one-time requirement unless a facility becomes subject to the regulations or has updated information on the hazardous chemicals that were already submitted by the facility. EPCRA section 312 requires owners and operators of facilities subject to the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4234-4235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01637]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0085; FRL-9509-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for New Residential Wood 
Heaters (EPA ICR Number 1176.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0161), 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, 
2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register, on April 13, 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 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 February 28, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0085, 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: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and 
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; 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 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 
West Building, 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: Manufacturers of wood heaters and testing laboratories 
and third-party certifiers are required to comply with reporting and 
record keeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart A), as well as for the applicable specific standards in 40 CFR 
part 60 Subpart AAA. This includes submitting initial notifications, 
performance tests and periodic reports and results, and maintaining 
records. These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance with 
these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of wood heating 
appliances, testing laboratories, third-party certifiers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart AAA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 62 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, biennially, every five years.
    Total estimated burden: 4,380 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,180,000 (per year), which includes 
$657,000 in annualized capital startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in burden from the 
most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory 
of Approved Burdens. This is due to several considerations. Among other 
considerations, the number of manufacturers and the number of certified 
woodstove model lines have both increased since the previous ICR.

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These two factors have contributed to an increase in respondents, labor 
burden, and in the number of responses.
    The growth rate for manufacturers entering this industry has slowed 
since the previous ICR, and no new respondents are expected during the 
three-year period of this ICR. The number of existing testing 
laboratories and third-party certifiers has remained constant since the 
previous ICR. The capital/startup costs have decreased since the 
previous ICR, which occurred during a period when manufacturers were 
introducing approximately 30 new model lines each year to comply with 
Step 2 requirements. In this ICR, we expect the introduction of new 
model lines to be 15 per year. This results in a decrease in capital/
startup costs for performance testing and new model certification. 
There is an increase in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs 
reflecting the increase in model lines that are tested as part of the 
manufacturers Quality Assurance Program. Also, in this ICR, we have 
reorganized Table 1, Table 2, and the Total Annual Responses tables to 
separate requirements for new model lines from existing model lines. 
This ICR also reorganizes the Capital/Startup vs. Operation and 
Maintenance (O&M) Costs table to distinguish between initial costs for 
new models and operation and maintenance costs for existing models. 
Additionally, this ICR adjusts the labor assumptions for the `burden' 
associated with manufacturer review of QA annual audit reports provided 
by third-party certifiers to reflect that audits are anticipated to be 
performed for all of a single manufacturer's model lines in one visit 
and the results of the audits would be presented in a single batch or 
report for manufacturer review. Similarly, this ICR assumes that third-
party certifiers will prepare the QA annual audit report on a 
manufacturer, rather than model line, basis. Finally, this ICR also 
adjusts the labor assumptions associated with recordkeeping 
requirements for manufacturers for test documentation and for retention 
of sealed stoves to reflect that the number of model lines per 
manufacturer and the frequency of the activity. These adjustments 
minimally reduce burden for these activities, however, there remains an 
overall increase in burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-01637 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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