Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (Renewal), 11914-11915 [2023-03822]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 11914 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2023 / Notices Expeditions may include ship-based tours; yacht, skiing or mountaineering expeditions; privately funded research expeditions; and other nongovernmental activities. The rule provides nongovernmental operators with the specific requirements they need to meet to comply with the requirements of Article 8 and Annex I to the Protocol. The provisions of the Rule are intended to ensure that potential environmental effects of nongovernmental activities undertaken in Antarctica are appropriately identified and considered by the operator during the planning process and that to the extent practicable appropriate environmental safeguards which would mitigate or prevent adverse impacts on the Antarctic environment are identified by the operator. Environmental Documentation. Persons subject to the Rule must prepare environmental documentation to support the operator’s determination regarding the level of environmental impact of the proposed expedition. Environmental documentation includes a Preliminary Environmental Review Memorandum (PERM), an Initial Environmental Evaluation (IEE), or a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE). The environmental document is submitted to the Office of Federal Activities (OFA). If the operator determines that an expedition may have: (1) less than a minor or transitory impact, a PERM needs to be submitted no later than 180 days before the proposed departure to Antarctica; (2) no more than minor or transitory impacts, an IEE needs to be submitted no later than 90 days before the proposed departure; or (3) more than minor or transitory impacts, a CEE needs to be submitted. Operators who anticipate such activities are encouraged to consult with EPA as soon as possible regarding the date for submittal of the CEE. (Article 3(4), of Annex I of the Protocol requires that draft CEEs be distributed to all Parties and the Committee for Environmental Protection 120 days in advance of the next Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at which the CEE may be addressed.) The Protocol and the Rule also require an operator to employ procedures to assess and provide a regular and verifiable record of the actual impacts of an activity which proceeds based on an IEE or CEE. The record developed through these measures needs to be designed to: (a) enable assessments to be made of the extent to which environmental impacts of nongovernmental expeditions are consistent with the Protocol; and (b) provide information useful for VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 minimizing and mitigating those impacts and, where appropriate, on the need for suspension, cancellation, or modification of the activity. Moreover, an operator needs to monitor key environmental indicators for an activity proceeding based on a CEE. An operator may also need to carry out monitoring to assess and verify the impact of an activity for which an IEE would be prepared. For activities that require an IEE, an operator should be able to use procedures currently being voluntarily utilized by operators to provide the required information. Should an activity require a CEE, the operator should consult with the EPA to: (a) identify the monitoring regime appropriate to that activity, and (b) determine whether and how the operator might utilize relevant monitoring data collected by the U.S. Antarctic Program. OFA would consult with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other interested Federal agencies regarding the monitoring regime. Environmental documents (e.g., PERM, IEE, CEE) are submitted to OFA. Environmental documents are reviewed by OFA, in consultation with the NSF and other interested Federal agencies and made available to other Parties and the public as required under the Protocol or otherwise requested. OFA notifies the public of document availability at: https://www.epa.gov/ international-cooperation/receiptenvironmental-impact-assessments-eiasregarding-nongovernmental. The types of nongovernmental activities currently being carried out (e.g., ship-based tours, land-based tours, flights, and privately funded research expeditions) are typically unlikely to have impacts that are more than minor or transitory, thus an IEE is the typical level of environmental documentation submitted. For the 1997–1998 through 2021–2022 austral summer seasons during the time the Rule has been in effect, all respondents submitted IEEs except for three PERMs. Paperwork reduction provisions in the Rule that are used by the operators include: (a) incorporation of material in the environmental document by referring to it in the IEE, (b) inclusion of all proposed expeditions by one operator within one IEE; (c) use of one IEE to address expeditions being carried out by more than one operator; and (d) use of multi-year environmental documentation to address proposed expeditions for a period of up to five consecutive austral summer seasons. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are all private sector respondents with PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 activities in Antarctica, including tour operators, for which the United States is required to give advance notice under paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959; this includes all nongovernmental expeditions to and within Antarctica organized in or proceeding from the territory of the United States. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 8). Estimated number of respondents: 516 (total). Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 2,988 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $283,860 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,444 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increased adjustment is the result of an anticipated increase in the number of respondent universe, the result of the inclusion of more complex information regarding safety and environmental issues, more diverse tourist activities and outcomes from current Antarctic Treaty Consultative meetings, and the accounting of a potential PERM, CEE and Emergency Report submitted by any of the 29 anticipated operators (every three years). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–03821 Filed 2–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0016; FRL–10748–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (EPA ICR Number 1801.14, OMB Control Number 2060–0416) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2023 / Notices 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 July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2022–0016, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@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 specific 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: ali.muntasir@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 43843). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Feb 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL) were proposed on March 24, 1998; promulgated on June 14, 1999; and most-recently amended on July 25, 2018, with a correction issued August 3, 2018. These regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities that are either a major or area source, including each: kiln including alkali bypasses and inline coal mills; clinker cooler; raw mill; finish mill; raw material dryer; or open clinker storage pile. These regulations apply to each new and existing categories: raw material, clinker or finished product storage bin; conveying system transfer point including those associated with coal preparation used to convey coal from the mill to the kiln; and bagging and bulk loading and unloading system piles located at any portland cement manufacturing plant that is a major source. These regulations do not apply to cement kilns that burn hazardous waste and are subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEE, or to cement kilns that burn nonhazardous solid waste and are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC or 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD. 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 LLL. 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: Form 5900–610. Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of portland cement manufacturing facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL). Estimated number of respondents: 91 (total). Frequency of response: Annually, semiannually. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11915 Total estimated burden: 27,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $14,100,000 (per year), which includes $10,800,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment increase in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to more accurate estimates of existing and anticipated new sources. More accurate estimates were gathered using the GHG reporting database. The GHG reporting database estimates are also very similar to the portland cement manufacturing 2018 RTR, thus these estimates most accurately represent the industry landscape. Additionally, capital and operation and maintenance costs have increased due to the increase in sources from the most recently approved ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–03822 Filed 2–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2018–0248; FRL–10744– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Stationary Source Compliance and Enforcement Information Reporting (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Air Stationary Source Compliance and Enforcement Information Reporting (EPA ICR Number 0107.14, OMB Control Number 2060–0096) 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 February 28, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 26, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
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[Pages 11914-11915]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-03822]


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[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0016; FRL-10748-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (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 Portland Cement 
Manufacturing Industry (EPA ICR Number 1801.14, OMB Control Number 
2060-0416) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the

[[Page 11915]]

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 July 22, 2022 during a 
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0016, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), 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 specific 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: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 43843). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry (40 
CFR part 63, subpart LLL) were proposed on March 24, 1998; promulgated 
on June 14, 1999; and most-recently amended on July 25, 2018, with a 
correction issued August 3, 2018. These regulations apply to existing 
facilities and new facilities that are either a major or area source, 
including each: kiln including alkali bypasses and inline coal mills; 
clinker cooler; raw mill; finish mill; raw material dryer; or open 
clinker storage pile. These regulations apply to each new and existing 
categories: raw material, clinker or finished product storage bin; 
conveying system transfer point including those associated with coal 
preparation used to convey coal from the mill to the kiln; and bagging 
and bulk loading and unloading system piles located at any portland 
cement manufacturing plant that is a major source. These regulations do 
not apply to cement kilns that burn hazardous waste and are subject to 
40 CFR part 63, subpart EEE, or to cement kilns that burn nonhazardous 
solid waste and are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart CCCC or 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD. 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 LLL.
    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: Form 5900-610.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of portland 
cement manufacturing facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart LLL).
    Estimated number of respondents: 91 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 27,800 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $14,100,000 (per year), which includes 
$10,800,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & 
maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment increase in burden from 
the most-recently approved ICR is due to more accurate estimates of 
existing and anticipated new sources. More accurate estimates were 
gathered using the GHG reporting database. The GHG reporting database 
estimates are also very similar to the portland cement manufacturing 
2018 RTR, thus these estimates most accurately represent the industry 
landscape. Additionally, capital and operation and maintenance costs 
have increased due to the increase in sources from the most recently 
approved ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-03822 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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