Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (Renewal), 101005-101006 [2024-29421]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. David Cash, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. Javier Laureano Perez, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 2. Carmen Guerrero Perez, Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, EPA Region 2. Michelle Price-Fay, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 3. Kathlene Butler, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 4. Tera Fong, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5. Troy Hill, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6. Jeffrey Robichaud, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 7. Stephanie DeJong, Manager, Clean Water Branch, EPA Region 8. Tomas Torres, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9. Mathew Martinson, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 10. [FR Doc. 2024–29402 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0112; FRL–12494–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (EPA ICR Number 0746.12, OMB Control Number 2060– 0251) 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: Comments may be submitted on or before January 13, 2025. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2023–0112, 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, 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, 2025. 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 April 23, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 30358). 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (40 CFR part 60, subpart ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 101005 UUU) were proposed on April 23, 1986; promulgated on September 28, 1992; and amended on July 29, 1993. These regulations apply only to new calciners and dryers at mineral processing plants that either process or produce either any of the following minerals and their concentrates or any mixture of which the majority is any of the following minerals or a combination of these minerals: alumina, ball clay, bentonite, diatomite, feldspar, fire clay, fuller’s earth, gypsum, industrial sand, kaolin, lightweight aggregate, magnesium compounds, perlite, roofing granules, talc, titanium dioxide, and vermiculite. Particulate matter (PM) is the pollutant regulated under this subpart. Feed and product conveyors are not considered part of the affected facility. Facilities subject to NSPS Subpart LL, Metallic Mineral Processing Plants are not subject to these particular standards. There are additional processes and process units at mineral processing plants listed at Section 60.730(b), which are not subject to the provisions of this Subpart. 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 UUU. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Mineral processing plants that use calciners and dryers. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart UUU). Estimated number of respondents: 167 (total). Frequency of response: Semiannual. Total estimated burden: 6,630 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $990,000 (per year), includes $154,000 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 2008 to E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1 101006 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–29421 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0765; FRL–12456–01– ORD] EPA Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP) Panel Under the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)— January 2025 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public meeting. The EPA has selected technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) on a review panel under the authority of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a Federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). Selected experts will review ORD’s draft documents detailing the development and implementation of the Database Calibrated Assessment Product (DCAP). The DCAP is a proposed new ORD human health assessment product that is intended to be applied to substances with existing, publicly accessible in vivo repeat-dose toxicity studies, but lacking expert-derived human health assessments from authoritative sources. DCAP is a methods-based approach to develop oral, non-cancer human health assessments that inform timely decisions by EPA and external stakeholders using a scalable and transparent process. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. All times noted are Eastern Time and approximate. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Attendees should register by Saturday, January 11, 2025, at https://us-epa-ord-dcap-panelmeeting.eventbrite.com. Attendees have the option to attend the meeting inperson or virtually and should indicate the type of attendance upon registration. Requests for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025, and individuals making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Dec 12, 2024 Jkt 265001 three minutes. Comments may be submitted through noon Eastern Time on Monday, January 6, 2025. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA’s Research Triangle Park Main Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0765 by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@ epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0765. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0765. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2015–0765. Note: This is not a mailing address. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/. The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Tom Tracy, via phone/voicemail at: (919) 541–4334; or via email at: tracy.tom@ epa.gov. Meeting access: This meeting will be open to the public; attendees should register online at https://us-epa-orddcap-panel-meeting.eventbrite.com and indicate whether their attendance will be in-person or virtual. The full agenda and meeting materials will be available prior to the start of the meeting at the BOSC website: https://www.epa.gov/ bosc. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the internet, consult with the DFO, Tom Tracy, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For security purposes, all in-person attendees must provide their names to the DFO by registering online at https:// us-epa-ord-dcap-panelmeeting.eventbrite.com by January 11, 2025, and must go through a metal detector, sign in with the security desk, and show REAL ID Act-compliant government-issued photo identification to enter the building. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow enough time for security screening. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include but are not limited to the following: Review of charge questions, overview of the report describing the process to develop the Database Calibrated Assessment Product, overview of the proposed implementation of the new human health assessment product, and subcommittee deliberations. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Tom Tracy at (919) 541–4334 or tracy.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tom Tracy, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\13DEN1.SGM 13DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101005-101006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29421]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0112; FRL-12494-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (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 Calciners and Dryers in 
Mineral Industries (EPA ICR Number 0746.12, OMB Control Number 2060-
0251) 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: Comments may be submitted on or before January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2023-0112, 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: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 April 23, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 30358). 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Calciners 
and Dryers in Mineral Industries (40 CFR part 60, subpart UUU) were 
proposed on April 23, 1986; promulgated on September 28, 1992; and 
amended on July 29, 1993. These regulations apply only to new calciners 
and dryers at mineral processing plants that either process or produce 
either any of the following minerals and their concentrates or any 
mixture of which the majority is any of the following minerals or a 
combination of these minerals: alumina, ball clay, bentonite, 
diatomite, feldspar, fire clay, fuller's earth, gypsum, industrial 
sand, kaolin, lightweight aggregate, magnesium compounds, perlite, 
roofing granules, talc, titanium dioxide, and vermiculite. Particulate 
matter (PM) is the pollutant regulated under this subpart. Feed and 
product conveyors are not considered part of the affected facility. 
Facilities subject to NSPS Subpart LL, Metallic Mineral Processing 
Plants are not subject to these particular standards. There are 
additional processes and process units at mineral processing plants 
listed at Section 60.730(b), which are not subject to the provisions of 
this Subpart. 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 UUU.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Mineral processing plants that use 
calciners and dryers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart UUU).
    Estimated number of respondents: 167 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannual.
    Total estimated burden: 6,630 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $990,000 (per year), includes $154,000 
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 2008 to

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2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-29421 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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