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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–0628; FRL–12490–01–
OMS]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (EPA ICR
Number 1057.16, OMB Control Number
2060–0041) 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 December
31, 2024. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register on May 18, 2023 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before January 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2020–0628, to EPA online
using https://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.
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,
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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 New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for the
regulations published at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart H were proposed on August 17,
1971; promulgated on December 23,
1971; and amended most-recently on
February 27, 2014 (79 FR 11250). These
regulations apply to existing facilities
and new facilities. New facilities
include those that commenced
construction, modification, or
reconstruction after the date of proposal.
A sulfuric acid plant is any facility
producing sulfuric acid (H2SO4) by the
contact process by burning elemental
sulfur, alkylation acid, hydrogen
sulfide, organic sulfides and
mercaptans, or acid sludge. A sulfuric
acid plant does not include facilities
where conversion to sulfuric acid is
used primarily as a means of preventing
emissions to the atmosphere of sulfur
dioxide (SO2) or other sulfur
compounds. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40
CFR part 60, subpart H.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Sulfuric acid manufacturing plants.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart H).
Estimated number of respondents: 53
(total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 13,500 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,110,000 (per
year), includes $416,000 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in burden from the most recently
approved ICR as currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved
Burdens. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations
have not changed over the past three
years and are not anticipated to change
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over the next three years. Second, the
growth rate for this industry is very low
or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden.
There is an increase in capital and
operation & maintenance costs due to an
adjustment to increase from 2005 to
2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost
Index.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0628; FRL-12490-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (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), NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants
(EPA ICR Number 1057.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0041) 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 December 31, 2024. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 13,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0628, to EPA online using https://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.
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 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the
regulations published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart H were proposed on
August 17, 1971; promulgated on December 23, 1971; and amended most-
recently on February 27, 2014 (79 FR 11250). These regulations apply to
existing facilities and new facilities. New facilities include those
that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the
date of proposal. A sulfuric acid plant is any facility producing
sulfuric acid (H2SO4) by the contact process by
burning elemental sulfur, alkylation acid, hydrogen sulfide, organic
sulfides and mercaptans, or acid sludge. A sulfuric acid plant does not
include facilities where conversion to sulfuric acid is used primarily
as a means of preventing emissions to the atmosphere of sulfur dioxide
(SO2) or other sulfur compounds. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart H.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Sulfuric acid manufacturing plants.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart H).
Estimated number of respondents: 53 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 13,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,110,000 (per year), includes $416,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden from the
most recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations. First, the
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years. Second, the growth
rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. There is an increase in
capital and operation & maintenance costs due to an adjustment to
increase from 2005 to 2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-29112 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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