80 FR 8641 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart LL) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0982.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0016) 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 February 28, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014 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 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8641-8642]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03294]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0030; FRL-9922-01-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants 
(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 Metallic Mineral 
Processing Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart LL) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
0982.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0016) 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 February 28, 2015. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 
30117) on May 27, 2014 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

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to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or March 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0030, 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: This NSPS affects owners and operators of metallic 
mineral processing plants. Owners and operators must conduct initial 
performance tests, maintain records of startups, shutdowns, and 
malfunction and continuous monitoring system parameters, and submit 
semi-annual reports. The required semiannual reports are used to 
determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the 
facility, verify operation/maintenance procedures, and for compliance 
determinations. This information is collected to assure compliance with 
40 CFR part 60, subpart LL.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of metallic 
mineral processing plants.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart LL).
    Estimated number of respondents: 20 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 2,306 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $238,739 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital and $13,000 in operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-03294 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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