83 FR 63637 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (Renewal)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 237 (December 11, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-26729 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 63637-63638] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26729] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0034; FRL-9986-37-OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (EPA ICR No. 1055.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0021), 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 December 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 January 10, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- OECA-2014-0034, 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: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft Pulp Mills apply to the following facilities at kraft pulp mills: Recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks, lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer systems, black liquor oxidation systems, multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems that were constructed, modified or reconstructed after the date of proposal. In pulp mills where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulping, the provisions of this Subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to an affected facility is produced by the kraft pulping operation. Facilities may be exempt from the total reduced sulfur (TRS) standard if the facility can demonstrate that TRS emissions from a new, modified, or reconstructed brown [[Page 63638]] stock washer can be neither technically nor economically feasible to control. In general, all NSPS 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 60, subpart BB. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Kraft pulp mills. Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart BB). Estimated number of respondents: 97 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 13,900 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $5,020,000 (per year), which includes $3,510,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the estimated burden and cost as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The decrease is not due to any program changes. The change in burden is due to an industry decline since the last ICR renewal, resulting in a decrease in the number of respondent subject to the standard. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2018-26729 Filed 12-10-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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information claimed to be Confidential Total estimated burden: 2,330 hours ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Business Information (CBI), or other (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
information whose disclosure is 1320.3(b). HQ–OECA–2014–0034, to: (1) EPA
restricted by statute. Total estimated cost: $268,000 (per online using www.regulations.gov (our
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: year), which includes $13,000 in preferred method), or by email to
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, annualized capital/startup and/or docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
and Media Programs Division, Office of operation & maintenance costs. Docket Center, Environmental
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Changes in the Estimates: There is an Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 adjustment increase of 24 labor hours 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC due to a change in assumption. This ICR Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
20460; telephone number: (202) 564– assumes all existing sources will spend email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; time each year to re-familiarize with the Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. regulations. There are no other changes for EPA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
in burden in this ICR compared to the EPA’s policy is that all comments
Supporting documents, which explain previous ICR. This is due to two received will be included in the public
in detail the information that the EPA considerations: (1) The regulations have docket without change, including any
will be collecting, are available in the not changed over the past three years, personal information provided, unless
public docket for this ICR. The docket and are not anticipated to change over the comment includes profanity, threats,
can be viewed online at the next three years; and (2) the growth information claimed to be Confidential
www.regulations.gov or in person at the rate for the industry is very low, Business Information (CBI), or other
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room negative or non-existent, so there is no information whose disclosure is
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, significant change in the overall burden. restricted by statute.
Washington, DC. The telephone number Courtney Kerwin, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. Director, Regulatory Support Division. Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
For additional information about EPA’s [FR Doc. 2018–26730 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am] and Media Programs Division, Office of
public docket, visit: http:// BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
www.epa.gov/dockets. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Abstract: The New Source Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Performance Standards (NSPS) for ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (40 AGENCY 2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
CFR part 60, subpart LL) apply to the email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
following facilities at metallic mineral [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0034; FRL–9986–
37–OEI] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
processing plants: Each crusher and
screen at open-pit mines and each Supporting documents, which explain
Information Collection Request in detail the information that the EPA
crusher, screen, bucket elevator, Submitted to OMB for Review and
conveyor belt transfer point, thermal will be collecting, are available in the
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS public docket for this ICR. The docket
dryer, product packaging station, storage for Kraft Pulp Mills (Renewal)
bin, enclosed storage area, and truck can be viewed online at
loading and unloading station at mills AGENCY: Environmental Protection www.regulations.gov, or in person at the
or concentrators commencing Agency (EPA). EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
construction, modification or ACTION: Notice. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
reconstruction after the date of proposal. Washington, DC. The telephone number
The NSPS does not apply to facilities SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
located in underground mines or Agency (EPA) has submitted an For additional information about EPA’s
uranium ore beneficiation processing information collection request (ICR), public docket, visit: http://
plants. NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (EPA ICR No. www.epa.gov/dockets.
In general, all NSPS standards require 1055.12, OMB Control No. 2060–0021), Abstract: The New Source
initial notifications, performance tests, to the Office of Management and Budget Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft
and periodic reports by the owners/ (OMB) for review and approval in Pulp Mills apply to the following
operators of the affected facilities. They accordance with the Paperwork facilities at kraft pulp mills: Recovery
are also required to maintain records of Reduction Act. This is a proposed furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks, lime
the occurrence and duration of any extension of the ICR, which is currently kilns, digester systems, brown stock
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in approved through December 31, 2018. washer systems, black liquor oxidation
the operation of an affected facility, or Public comments were previously systems, multiple effect evaporator
any period during which the monitoring requested, via the Federal Register, on systems and condensate stripper
system is inoperative. These June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment systems that were constructed, modified
notifications, reports, and records are period. This notice allows for an or reconstructed after the date of
essential in determining compliance additional 30 days for public comments. proposal. In pulp mills where kraft
with 40 CFR part 60, subpart LL. A fuller description of the ICR is given pulping is combined with neutral sulfite
Form numbers: None. below, including its estimated burden semi-chemical pulping, the provisions
Respondents/affected entities: and cost to the public. An agency may of this Subpart are applicable when any
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Metallic mineral processing plants. neither conduct nor sponsor, and a portion of the material charged to an
Respondent’s obligation to respond: person is not required to respond to, a affected facility is produced by the kraft
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart LL). collection of information unless it pulping operation. Facilities may be
Estimated number of respondents: 20 displays a currently valid OMB control exempt from the total reduced sulfur
(total). number. (TRS) standard if the facility can
Frequency of response: Initially, DATES: Additional comments may be demonstrate that TRS emissions from a
occasionally, and semiannually. submitted on or before January 10, 2019. new, modified, or reconstructed brown
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stock washer can be neither technically DATES: The final PSD permit decision permit, as initially issued by EPA
nor economically feasible to control. for the PEP was issued and became Region IX on April 25, 2018, were final
In general, all NSPS standards require effective on October 25, 2018. Pursuant and effective as of October 25, 2018.
initial notifications, performance tests, to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, Dated: November 13, 2018.
and periodic reports by the owners/ judicial review of this final permit Elizabeth J. Adams,
operators of the affected facilities. They decision, to the extent it is available,
Division Director, Region IX.
are also required to maintain records of may be sought by filing a petition for
the occurrence and duration of any [FR Doc. 2018–26687 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am]
review in the United States Court of
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
the operation of an affected facility, or days of December 11, 2018.
any period during which the monitoring ADDRESSES: The EPA established a
system is inoperative. These ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
docket for this action under Docket ID AGENCY
notifications, reports, and records are No. EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0473. All
essential in determining compliance documents in the docket are listed on [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0066; FRL–9986–
with 40 CFR part 60, subpart BB. the https://www.regulations.gov 51–OEI]
Form numbers: None. website. Although listed in the docket
Respondents/affected entities: Kraft Information Collection Request
index, some information is not publicly
pulp mills. Submitted to OMB for Review and
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
Information (CBI) or other information
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart BB). for Ferroalloys Production:
the disclosure of which is restricted by
Estimated number of respondents: 97 Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese
statute. Certain other material, such as
(total). (Renewal)
Frequency of response: Initially, copyrighted material, is not placed on
occasionally and semiannually. the internet and will be publicly AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Total estimated burden: 13,900 hours available only in hard copy form. Agency (EPA).
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR Publicly available docket materials are ACTION: Notice.
1320.3(b). available through http://
Total estimated cost: $5,020,000 (per www.regulations.gov. Please contact the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
year), which includes $3,510,000 in person identified in the FOR FURTHER Agency (EPA) has submitted an
annualized capital/startup and/or INFORMATION CONTACT section for information collection request (ICR),
operation & maintenance costs. additional information about accessing NESHAP for Ferroalloys Production:
Changes in the estimates: There is an docket materials for this action. Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese
adjustment decrease in the estimated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa (EPA ICR No. 1831.07, OMB Control No.
burden and cost as currently identified Beckham, Permits Office (Air-3), U.S. 2060–0391), to the Office of
in the OMB Inventory of Approved Environmental Protection Agency, Management and Budget (OMB) for
Burdens. The decrease is not due to any Region IX, (415) 972–3811, review and approval in accordance with
program changes. The change in burden beckham.lisa@epa.gov. Anyone who the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
is due to an industry decline since the wishes to review the EPA’s proposed extension of the ICR, which is
last ICR renewal, resulting in a decrease Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) currently approved through December
in the number of respondent subject to decision described below or documents 31, 2018. Public comments were
the standard. in the EAB’s electronic docket for its previously requested, via the Federal
decision can obtain them at http:// Register, on June 29, 2017 during a 60-
Courtney Kerwin, day comment period. This notice allows
www.epa.gov/eab/. The final PSD
Director, Regulatory Support Division. for an additional 30 days for public
permit is available in the electronic
[FR Doc. 2018–26729 Filed 12–10–18; 8:45 am] docket for this action at http:// comments. A fuller description of the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.regulations.gov (Docket ID: EPA– ICR is given below, including its
R09–OAR–2017–0473). estimated burden and cost to the public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
An agency may neither conduct nor
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION sponsor, and a person is not required to
AGENCY Notice of Final Action respond to, a collection of information
[EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0473; FRL–9987–65– On April 25, 2018, EPA Region IX unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Region 9] initially issued PSD Permit No. SE 17– control number.
01 to Palmdale Energy, LLC under 40 DATES: Additional comments may be
Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant CFR 124.15, authorizing the submitted on or before January 10, 2019.
Deterioration Permit Issued to construction and operation of the PEP. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Palmdale Energy LLC for the Palmdale By its own terms, and consistent with referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
Energy Project 40 CFR 124.15(b), the effective date of HQ–OECA–2014–0066, to: (1) EPA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection the permit was delayed as the result of online using www.regulations.gov (our
Agency. the filing of a petition for review of the preferred method), or by email to
ACTION: Notice of final action. Region’s permit decision with the EAB. docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
On October 23, 2018, the EAB denied Docket Center, Environmental
SUMMARY: This notice announces that review of the permit decision. See In re Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
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the Environmental Protection Agency, Palmdale Energy LLC, PSD Appeal No. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Region IX (EPA Region IX) issued a final 18–01 (EAB Oct. 23, 2018), 17 E.A.D. Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
permit decision to Palmdale Energy, ll (Order Denying Review). Following email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
LLC for a Clean Air Act Prevention of the EAB’s action, pursuant to 40 CFR Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit 124.19(l)(2), EPA Region IX issued a for EPA.
for the construction of the Palmdale final permit decision on October 25, EPA’s policy is that all comments
Energy Project (PEP). 2018. All conditions of the PEP PSD received will be included in the public
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 63637 |
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