Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), 11067-11068 [2022-04133]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2022 / Notices time to time. EPA would analyze the information to determine what science, guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are needed to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish advisory programs. In addition, EPA would also use the information provided to facilitate information sharing and to ensure guidance documents are useful and technically accurate. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: The 50 states, the District of Columbia, the five territories, authorized tribes with EPAapproved water quality standards (WQS), and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary (Clean Water Act, Section 104) Estimated number of respondents: Up to 103 (total). Frequency of response: Once in 3-year period for some collections; periodically for one collection. Total estimated burden: 1,185 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $65,268.77 (per year), includes $6,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 607 hours in the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to EPA’s efforts to advance equity and environmental justice in fish advisory programs. EPA is adding information collections to help EPA determine what science, guidance, technical assistance, and nationwide information are needed to help state and tribes have equitable and effective fish advisory programs that protect recreational and subsistence fishers and other underserved populations from consumption of contaminated fish. In addition, EPA will also use the information provided to facilitate information sharing and to ensure guidance documents are useful and technically accurate. The increase pertains to the addition of three voluntary information collections as part of implementing the EPA national advisory program: Information on state and tribal fish advisories; state and tribal program information for the National Fish Advisory Program Evaluation; and, technical program information from time to time. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–04124 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Feb 25, 2022 Jkt 256001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0084; FRL–9617–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Mercury (EPA ICR Number 0113.14, OMB Control Number 2060– 0097), 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, 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 March 30, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2021–0084, to EPA online using https://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 the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be confidential business information 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11067 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: 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: The Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Mercury (40 CFR part 61, subpart E) regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities which process mercury ore to recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and incinerate or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge. 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: Owners and operators of facilities which process mercury ore to recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and incinerate and/or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart E). Estimated number of respondents: 101 (total). Frequency of response: Annually and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 17,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $2,030,000 (per year), which includes $0 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 11068 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2022 / Notices 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 adjustment decrease in burden from the most recently-approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources. Consultations with the Agency’s internal industry experts have shown that a number of cell chlor-alkali plants have shut down since the previous ICR renewal, leading to a decrease in respondent labor hours and the number of responses. There are no capital or operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR. The overall result is a decrease in burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2022–04133 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0359; FRL–9615–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Underground Injection Control Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program (EPA ICR Number 0370.27, OMB Control Number 2040–0042) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 25, 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 March 30, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Feb 25, 2022 Jkt 256001 HQ–OW–2014–0359, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to OWDocket@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 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: Kyle Carey, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–2322; fax number: (202) 564–3756; email address: carey.kyle@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, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004. 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: EPA developed the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a federal-state regulatory system to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) from injection fluids and injection-related activities. These rules are designed to ensure that Americans receive safe drinking water, and ensure fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. Injected fluids include hazardous waste, oil field brines or produced water, mineral processing fluids, various types of industrial fluids, automotive, sanitary, and other wastes, and carbon PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 dioxide injected for geologic sequestration. Owners or operators of injection wells must obtain permits, conduct environmental monitoring, maintain records, and report results to EPA or the state agency (if the state has UIC primary enforcement responsibility (primacy)). States must report to EPA on permittee compliance and related information. This mandatory information is reported using standardized forms and annual reports. Reporting data are used by UIC authorities to ensure the protection of USDWs. Form Numbers: 7520–1, 7520–2A, 7520–2B, 7520–3, 7520–4, 7520–6, 7520–7, 7520–8, 7520–11, 7520–16, 7520–17, 7520–18, and 7520–19. Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of underground injection wells and State UIC primacy agencies. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR parts 144 through 148). Estimated number of respondents: 37,677 (total). Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual, quarterly. Total estimated burden: 1,631,360 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $363,309,464 (per year), includes $276,069,465 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 339,100 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to adjustments that include an increase in the number of Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class VI permit applications expected to be prepared and reviewed by UIC permitting authorities during the upcoming ICR period. The overall increase is partially offset by an inventory adjustment that results in a decrease in the number of current operators that will perform monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping activities over the life of an injection project (due to decreases in the injection well inventory). Programmatic changes that result in minor changes to the burden estimate include revisions to the reporting forms and changes in reporting of primacy state program information, including implementing electronic reporting options (which will reduce the burden to primacy agencies) and anticipated approval of Class VI UIC Program primacy for several states, which will increase state burden (by E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11067-11068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04133]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0084; FRL-9617-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (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 Mercury (EPA ICR 
Number 0113.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0097), 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, 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 March 30, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0084, to EPA online using https://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 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: The Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) for Mercury (40 CFR part 61, subpart E) regulations apply to 
existing facilities and new facilities which process mercury ore to 
recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce chlorine gas 
and alkali metal hydroxide, and incinerate or dry wastewater treatment 
plant sludge. 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: Owners and operators of facilities 
which process mercury ore to recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali 
cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and 
incinerate and/or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, 
subpart E).
    Estimated number of respondents: 101 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 17,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,030,000 (per year), which includes $0 in 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.

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    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 
adjustment decrease in burden from the most recently-approved ICR is 
due to a decrease in the number of sources. Consultations with the 
Agency's internal industry experts have shown that a number of cell 
chlor-alkali plants have shut down since the previous ICR renewal, 
leading to a decrease in respondent labor hours and the number of 
responses. There are no capital or operation and maintenance costs 
associated with this ICR. The overall result is a decrease in burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-04133 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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