81 FR 81115 - NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants, and Ferroalloy Production Facilities (Renewal)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)
| Page Range | 81115-81115 | |
| FR Document | 2016-27577 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 81115] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27577] [[Page 81115]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0334; FRL-9953-08-OEI] NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants, and Ferroalloy Production Facilities (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production (40 CFR part 60, subpart M), Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart P), Primary Zinc Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart Q), Primary Lead Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart R), Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart S), and Ferroalloy Production Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart Z) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1604.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0110), 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 November 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 26546) on May 3, 2016 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 neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 19, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- OECA-2013-0334, 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 secondary brass and bronze production, primary copper smelters, primary zinc smelters, primary lead smelters, primary aluminum reduction plants, and ferroalloy production facilities are required to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), as well as for the applicable standards in 40 CFR part 60, subparts M, P, Q, R, S, and Z, respectively. 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: Secondary brass and bronze production, primary copper smelters, primary zinc smelters, primary lead smelters, primary aluminum reduction plants, and ferroalloy production facilities. Respondent's Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60 Subparts M, P, Q, R, S, and Z). Estimated Number of Respondents: 18 (total). Frequency of Response: Initially, monthly, semiannually and annually. Total Estimated Burden: 3,880 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total Estimated Cost: $527,000 (per year), which includes $127,000 in either annualized capital/startup or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall decrease in the respondent labor hours and costs compared to the estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes, but is a result of corrections. First, the previous ICR assumed all five secondary brass and bronze production sources subject to Subpart M would comply with the opacity standard using the Reference Method 9 performance test instead of continuous opacity monitoring (COM), and that the sources are not using any other continuous monitoring systems (CMS). However, the ICR included burden estimates for monitoring emissions and system performance associated with CMS and COM. Correcting this error consequently reduced the total labor hours for Subpart M. Second, the previous ICR incorrectly estimated that all four primary aluminum reduction plants subject to Subpart S would need to submit performance test results every month. This estimate is incorrect because only two out of four sources are required to perform monthly performance tests, and the other two sources are allowed to perform an annual performance test. Therefore, the requirement to submit performance test results was reduced to once per year for two sources, which consequently reduced the total labor hours for Subpart S. There is, however, a small adjustment increase in the total labor hours for Subparts P, Q, R, and Z due to a change in assumption; this ICR assumes all existing sources will need to re-familiarize with the regulation each year, even when the burden for Subpart R is now zero due to Doe Run no longer being a primary lead smelter. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2016-27577 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION docket without change including any Total Estimated Cost: $527,000 (per
AGENCY personal information provided, unless year), which includes $127,000 in either
the comment includes profanity, threats, annualized capital/startup or operation
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0334; FRL–9953–
information claimed to be Confidential & maintenance costs.
08–OEI]
Business Information (CBI) or other
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze information whose disclosure is
overall decrease in the respondent labor
Production, Primary Copper Smelters, restricted by statute.
hours and costs compared to the
Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
estimated burden currently identified in
Smelters, Primary Aluminum Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of the OMB Inventory of Approved
Reduction Plants, and Ferroalloy Burdens. This decrease is not due to any
Production Facilities (Renewal) Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 program changes, but is a result of
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, corrections. First, the previous ICR
Agency (EPA). DC 20460; telephone number: (202) assumed all five secondary brass and
ACTION: Notice. 564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; bronze production sources subject to
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. Subpart M would comply with the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: opacity standard using the Reference
Agency has submitted an information Supporting documents, which explain Method 9 performance test instead of
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for in detail the information that the EPA continuous opacity monitoring (COM),
Secondary Brass and Bronze Production will be collecting, are available in the and that the sources are not using any
(40 CFR part 60, subpart M), Primary public docket for this ICR. The docket other continuous monitoring systems
Copper Smelters (40 CFR part 60, can be viewed online at (CMS). However, the ICR included
subpart P), Primary Zinc Smelters (40 www.regulations.gov or in person at the burden estimates for monitoring
CFR part 60, subpart Q), Primary Lead EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room emissions and system performance
Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart R), 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., associated with CMS and COM.
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants Washington, DC. The telephone number Correcting this error consequently
(40 CFR part 60, subpart S), and for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
Ferroalloy Production Facilities (40 CFR reduced the total labor hours for
For additional information about EPA’s Subpart M.
part 60, subpart Z) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR public docket, visit: http://
No. 1604.11, OMB Control No. 2060– www.epa.gov/dockets. Second, the previous ICR incorrectly
0110), to the Office of Management and Abstract: Owners and operators of estimated that all four primary
Budget (OMB) for review and approval secondary brass and bronze production, aluminum reduction plants subject to
in accordance with the Paperwork primary copper smelters, primary zinc Subpart S would need to submit
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). smelters, primary lead smelters, primary performance test results every month.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, aluminum reduction plants, and This estimate is incorrect because only
which is currently approved through ferroalloy production facilities are two out of four sources are required to
November 30, 2016. Public comments required to comply with reporting and perform monthly performance tests, and
were previously requested via the record keeping requirements for the the other two sources are allowed to
Federal Register (81 FR 26546) on May General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, perform an annual performance test.
3, 2016 during a 60-day comment subpart A), as well as for the applicable Therefore, the requirement to submit
period. This notice allows for an standards in 40 CFR part 60, subparts performance test results was reduced to
additional 30 days for public comments. M, P, Q, R, S, and Z, respectively. This once per year for two sources, which
A fuller description of the ICR is given includes submitting initial notifications, consequently reduced the total labor
below, including its estimated burden performance tests and periodic reports hours for Subpart S.
and cost to the public. An Agency may and results, and maintaining records of
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a the occurrence and duration of any There is, however, a small adjustment
person is not required to respond to, a startup, shutdown, or malfunction in increase in the total labor hours for
collection of information unless it the operation of an affected facility, or Subparts P, Q, R, and Z due to a change
displays a currently valid OMB control any period during which the monitoring in assumption; this ICR assumes all
number. system is inoperative. These reports are existing sources will need to re-
DATES: Additional comments may be used by EPA to determine compliance familiarize with the regulation each
submitted on or before December 19, with the standards. year, even when the burden for Subpart
2016. Form Numbers: None. R is now zero due to Doe Run no longer
Respondents/Affected Entities: being a primary lead smelter.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Secondary brass and bronze production,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– primary copper smelters, primary zinc Courtney Kerwin,
HQ–OECA–2013–0334, to: (1) EPA smelters, primary lead smelters, primary Director, Regulatory Support Division.
online using www.regulations.gov (our aluminum reduction plants, and [FR Doc. 2016–27577 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]
preferred method), by email to ferroalloy production facilities. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Respondent’s Obligation to Respond:
Docket Center, Environmental
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Mandatory (40 CFR part 60 Subparts M,
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, P, Q, R, S, and Z).
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Estimated Number of Respondents: 18
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via (total).
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Frequency of Response: Initially,
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer monthly, semiannually and annually.
for EPA. Total Estimated Burden: 3,880 hours
EPA’s policy is that all comments (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
received will be included in the public 1320.3(b).
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| 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 | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 81115 |
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