80 FR 81318 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart HHH) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1156.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0059) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81318-81319]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32682]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0528; FRL-9940-67-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production 
Facilities (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 Synthetic Fiber 
Production Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart HHH) (Renewal)'' (EPA 
ICR No. 1156.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0059) to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 
2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register (80 FR 32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A 
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated 
burden and cost to the public. 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.

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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 28, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0528, to (1) 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; 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 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of synthetic fiber production 
facilities are required to comply with reporting and record keeping 
requirements for the general provisions of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, 
as well as the applicable specific standards found at 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart HHH. This includes submitting initial notifications, 
performance tests and periodic reports and results, and maintaining 
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 reports are 
used by EPA to determine compliance with the standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Synthetic fiber production plants 
with a solvent-spun, synthetic fiber process that produce more than 500 
megagrams (Mgs) of fiber per year.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart HHH).
    Estimated number of respondents: 22 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and quarterly.
    Total estimated burden: 1,880 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $335,000 (per year), includes $165,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no significant change in burden 
in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden. However, there is a slight increase in labor hours due to 
adding the assumption that all respondents must spend one hour annually 
reviewing the regulatory requirements. There is also an increase in 
labor costs for as a result of using updated labor rates from the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate burden costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-32682 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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