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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)
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.
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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
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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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Index.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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