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), 56615-56616 [2023-17838]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2023 / Notices 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 Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC) apply to Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units that either commenced construction after June 4, 2010, or commenced reconstruction or modification after August 7, 2013. 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: Owners and operators of new CISWI units. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC). Estimated number of respondents: 16 (total). Frequency of response: Annually, semiannually. Total estimated burden: 2,230 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,480,000 (per year), which includes $1,210,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR is due to an adjustment(s). The adjustment increase in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to an increase in the number of new or modified sources, rather than any program changes. A more accurate count of sources was gathered from the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database, which more accurately represents the current industry landscape. Additionally, capital/startup and O&M costs will also increase due to the increase in number of sources. Capital/startup and O&M costs have been adjusted from 2010$ to 2020$ using the Chemical Engineering Plant Cost Index (CEPCI). There is an increase in costs, which is due to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR uses labor VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 rates from the most-recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report (September 2021) to calculate respondent burden costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17842 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed August 7, 2023 10 a.m. EST Through August 14, 2023 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20230102, Draft Supplement, USFS, ID, Nez Perce-Clearwater NF Travel Plan and OHV Rule Implementation, Comment Period Ends: 10/02/2023, Contact: Andrew Skowland 208–476–4541. EIS No. 20230103, Draft, BLM, NV, Bald Mountain Mine Plan of Operations Amendment Juniper Project, Comment Period Ends: 10/05/2023, Contact: Concetta Brown 775–289– 1885. EIS No. 20230104, Draft, BLM, WY, Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming, Comment Period Ends: 11/ 16/2023, Contact: Kimberlee Foster 307–352–0201. EIS No. 20230105, Draft, USFS, UT, Manti-La Sal National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 11/16/2023, Contact: Autumn Ela 435–636–3517. Dated: August 14, 2023. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2023–17809 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0048; FRL–11346–01– 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: [FRL OP–OFA–082] PO 00000 56615 Sfmt 4703 The Environmental Protection Agency 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 2485.05, 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, 2023. 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 September 18, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2022–0048, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method), or by email to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 56616 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2023 / Notices 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 September 30, 2023. 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. 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 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 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; promulgated on April 4, 2014; and amended on November 5, 2020. 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, or 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: 12 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 4,250 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,000,000 (per year), which includes $487,000 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. due to an update of the respondent count. The previous ICR renewal assumed 12 existing sources and two new sources per year would be subject to these requirements. However, consultations with the Agency’s industry experts estimate there are 12 existing sources and no new sources per year. The previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs associated with the initial activities for subject facilities. This includes purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting performance tests and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. Activities for existing source include continuously monitoring of pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. In addition, there are no new facilities that are expected to be in the initial compliance phase described above. The overall result is a PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 decrease in burden hours and costs. There is also a decrease in the Capital and O&M costs from the most-recently approved ICR due to the updated respondent count. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17838 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0563; FRL–11345–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (EPA ICR Number 1764.09, OMB Control Number 2060–0348) 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, 2023. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 18, 2023, 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 September 18, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2007–0563, 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. The 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0048; FRL-11346-01-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 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 2485.05, 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, 2023. 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 September 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0048, to 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. The 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

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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 September 30, 2023. 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.
    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 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 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; promulgated on April 4, 2014; and 
amended on November 5, 2020. 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, or 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: 12 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 4,250 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,000,000 (per year), which includes 
$487,000 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. due to an update of the respondent count. The 
previous ICR renewal assumed 12 existing sources and two new sources 
per year would be subject to these requirements. However, consultations 
with the Agency's industry experts estimate there are 12 existing 
sources and no new sources per year. The previous ICR reflected those 
burdens and costs associated with the initial activities for subject 
facilities. This includes purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting 
performance tests and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by 
in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing 
facilities. Activities for existing source include continuously 
monitoring of pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. In 
addition, there are no new facilities that are expected to be in the 
initial compliance phase described above. The overall result is a 
decrease in burden hours and costs. There is also a decrease in the 
Capital and O&M costs from the most-recently approved ICR due to the 
updated respondent count.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17838 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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