82 FR 29074 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; The Consolidated Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``The Consolidated Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) (Renewal)'' 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 June 30, 2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 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 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 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29074]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13375]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0350; FRL-9964-16-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; The Consolidated Air Rule (CAR) for the 
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``The Consolidated Air Rule (CAR) 
for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 
(Renewal)'' 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 June 
30, 2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register 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 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0350, 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 for this ICR (The 
Consolidated Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic Organic Chemical 
Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1854.10; OMB 
Control No. 2060-0443), 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: The synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry 
(SOCMI) is regulated by both New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 
standards. The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions 
of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, Subpart A, and any changes or additions 
to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, Subparts Ka, Kb, VV, 
VVa, DDD, III, NNN and RRR. The affected entities are also subject to 
the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, Subpart A, and 
any changes, or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 
63, Subparts BB, Y, V, F, G, H and I. As an alternative, SOCMI sources 
may choose to comply with the above standards under the consolidated 
air rule (CAR) at 40 CFR part 65 as promulgated December 14, 2000. 
Synthetic organic chemical manufacturing facilities subject to NSPS 
requirements must notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, 
shutdowns, date and results of initial performance test and excess 
emissions. Semiannual reports are also required. Synthetic organic 
chemical manufacturing facilities subject to NESHAP requirements must 
submit one-time-only reports of any physical or operational changes and 
the results of initial performance tests. Owners or operators are also 
required to maintain 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. Periodic reports are also required semiannually at a 
minimum.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Synthetic organic chemical 
manufacturing facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 65).
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,198 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, semiannually and 
annually.
    Total estimated burden: 2,210,000 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $337,000,000 (per year), which includes 
$105,000,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated respondent labor burden and associated labor, capital/startup 
and O&M costs. This increase is not due to any program changes. 
Overall, the change in burden from the most recently-approved ICR is 
due to two reasons. First, the number of sources has increased industry 
growth. There is an estimated growth in the number of sources for the 
following referencing Subparts: Subpart Kb, Subpart VVa, Subpart DDD, 
Subpart III, Subpart NNN, Subpart RRR, Subpart V, and Subparts F, G, H 
and I (i.e., the HON). Second, this ICR assumes that all existing 
sources will have to familiarize with the regulatory requirements each 
year resulting in a small increase in labor burden and associated labor 
costs for all of the Subparts.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-13375 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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