81 FR 24606 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR part 60, subparts AA and AAa) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1060.17, OMB Control No. 2060-0038), 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 April 30, 2016. 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 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24606-24607]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09567]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0653; FRL-9944-49-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces 
and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (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 Steel Plants: Electric 
Arc Furnaces and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 CFR part 60, 
subparts AA and AAa) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1060.17, OMB Control No. 
2060-0038), 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 April 30, 2016. 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

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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 before May 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- 
OECA-2012-0653, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or 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, 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: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of steel plants 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 
standards in 40 CFR part 60, subparts AA and AAa. 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: Steel plants that produce carbon, 
alloy, or specialty steels: electric arc furnaces (EAFs), argon oxygen 
decarburization (AOD) vessels, and dust handling systems.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60 
Subparts AA and AAa).
    Estimated number of respondents: 99.6 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 62,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $6,430,000 (per year), which includes 
$203,000 in both annualized capital/startup and operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The 
increases in burden, including number of responses, labor hours, labor 
costs, and O&M costs reflect an increase in the number of respondents. 
The new number of respondents accounts for the one new source that is 
subject to the rule since the last ICR period. Further, this ICR 
assumes existing respondents will take some time to re-familiarize 
themselves with the regulatory requirements each year, which results in 
an increase in the estimated labor hours and costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-09567 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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