83 FR 35636 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Portland Cement Plants (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 145 (July 27, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Portland Cement Plants (EPA ICR No. 1051.14, OMB Control No. 2060-0025), 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 August 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35636-35637]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16070]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0327; FRL--9981-22-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Portland Cement Plants (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Portland Cement Plants 
(EPA ICR No. 1051.14, OMB Control No. 2060-0025), 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 August 31, 2018. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 
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 August 27, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0327, 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,

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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 affected facilities are required 
to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the 
General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A), as well as the specific 
requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart F. 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: Portland cement plants.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart F).
    Estimated number of respondents: 95 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 14,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,290,000 (per year), which includes 
$767,000 in annualized capital startup and/or operation and maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a small adjustment decrease in 
the respondent labor hours and the total capital and O&M costs from the 
most-recently approved ICR due to a decrease in the number of 
respondents. Consistent with past ICRs, this ICR uses the most recent 
data from EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to estimate the 
respondent universe, which shows a decrease of 1 respondent as compared 
to the previous ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-16070 Filed 7-26-18; 8:45 am]
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