Notice2021-17314
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (Renewal)
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August 13, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (EPA ICR Number 1057.15, OMB Control Number 2060-0041), 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 October 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on February 8, 2021 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44709-44710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17314]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0628; FRL-8864-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Sulfuric Acid 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 Sulfuric Acid Plants
(EPA ICR Number 1057.15, OMB Control Number 2060-0041), 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 October 31, 2021. Public
comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on
February 8, 2021 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 September 13,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0628, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method),
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
The 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. Out of an
abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA
Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited
exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket
Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments
via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, or email, as there may be a delay in
processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received
by scheduled appointment only. For further information on the EPA
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online
at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7868b8ec98a92899386948e95a7829786c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4c5c8cd8ac9d1cad0c5d7cdd6e4c1d4c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC
West Building, 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: Owners and operators of sulfuric acid plants 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 specific standards in 40 CFR part 60 Subpart H. 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 the EPA to determine
compliance with these standards.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Sulfuric acid manufacturing plants.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart H).
Estimated number of respondents: 53 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 13,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,900,000 (per year), which includes
$309,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase in burden from the
most-
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recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This is due to several considerations: (1) The
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth
rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the number of respondents. Since there are no
changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant
industry growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup
costs. Operation and maintenance (O&M) costs have been adjusted using
the CEPCI Index to reflect the increase in costs since 2005.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-17314 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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