83 FR 54744 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Primary Copper Smelters (Reinstatement)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary Copper Smelters (EPA ICR No. 1089.05), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a reinstatement of a previously approved ICR. 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 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 54744]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23755]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2017-0201; FRL-9984-92-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From 
Primary Copper Smelters (Reinstatement)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic 
Emissions from Primary Copper Smelters (EPA ICR No. 1089.05), to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for 
approval of a reinstatement of a previously approved ICR. 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 November 30, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2017-0201, 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, 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Primary Copper 
Smelters (40 CFR part 61, subpart O) apply to existing facilities and 
new facilities where the total arsenic charging rate for the copper 
converter department averaged over a 1-year period is greater than 75 
kg/hr (165 lb/hr), as determined under 40 CFR 61.174(f). New facilities 
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the 
date of proposal. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial 
notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/
operators of the affected facilities. They 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. These 
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining 
compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart O.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of primary 
copper smelter facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 3 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 2,380 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $263,000 (per year), which includes $1,500 in 
annualized capital/setup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a reinstatement of a previously 
approved collection. There is an adjustment decrease in the total 
estimated burden and cost previously identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This decrease is due to a decrease in the number of 
sources.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-23755 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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