Notice2021-21533
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides (40 CFR Part 61, Subparts B, K, R and W) and NESHAP for Radon Emissions From Operating Mill Tailings (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart W) (Renewal)
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October 4, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "NESHAP for Radionuclides (40 CFR part 61, subparts B, K, R and W) (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1100.16, OMB Control No. 2060-0191) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. In addition to being a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022, the Agency seeks to consolidate this ICR with EPA ICR Number 2464.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0706, which was established to address the information collection requirements created by the revision to NESHAP subpart W in 2017. All information collection required under 40 CFR part 61, subpart W would then be included in a single ICR, together with the information collection requirements of subparts B, K, and R. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54691-54692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21533]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0085; FRL-8946-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Radionuclides (40 CFR Part 61, Subparts B, K, R and W) and NESHAP
for Radon Emissions From Operating Mill Tailings (40 CFR Part 61,
Subpart W) (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for
Radionuclides (40 CFR part 61, subparts B, K, R and W) (Renewal)'' (EPA
ICR No. 1100.16, OMB Control No. 2060-0191) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. In addition to being a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 31, 2022, the Agency seeks to
consolidate this ICR with EPA ICR Number 2464.03, OMB Control Number
2060-0706, which was established to address the information collection
requirements created by the revision to NESHAP subpart W in 2017. All
information collection required under 40 CFR part 61, subpart W would
then be included in a single ICR, together with the information
collection requirements of subparts B, K, and R. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before December 3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0085, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), by
email to [<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d0c400c0309401f4029020e0608192d081d0c430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d4c004c4349005f0069424e4648596d485d4c034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>], 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan P. Walsh, Radiation
Protection Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mail Code
6608T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9238; fax number: 202-
343-2304; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c4d2dfc0db9dd9dcddd2c7dbd2ddf3d6c3d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="780f19140b1056121716190c101916381d0819561f170e">[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="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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. Please visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a> for more information.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act,
EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: On December 15, 1989, pursuant to Section 112 of the
Clean Air Act as amended in 1977 (42 U.S.C. 1857), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations to control radionuclide
emissions from several source categories. The regulations are codified
at 40 CFR part 61. Of the eight subparts (B, H, I, K, Q, R, T and W)
included in the 1989 rule, as currently amended, four apply to
privately-operated facilities. In addition to requiring operational
practices that limit emissions, subparts B, K, R, and W impose
radionuclide dose and/or emission limits, respectively, to underground
uranium mines, elemental phosphorous plants, phosphogypsum stacks, and
uranium mill tailings impoundments. Facilities must inspect
impoundments, measure radionuclide emissions, perform analyses or
calculations per EPA procedures, and report the results to the EPA.
Information collected is used by the EPA to ensure that public
health and the environment continue to be protected from the hazards of
airborne radionuclides by compliance with these standards. Compliance
is demonstrated through emissions testing and dose calculation when
appropriate.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: The North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes of facilities associated with the
activity of the respondents are: (1) Elemental Phosphorous--325180, (2)
Phosphogypsum Stacks--212392, (3) Underground Uranium Mines--212291,
and (4) Uranium Mill Tailings--212291.
Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (CAA, Sec, 112; 40
CFR part 61).
Estimated number of respondents: 25 (total).
Frequency of response: Monthly, annual, or one-time depending on
the source category and respondent activity.
Total estimated burden: 4,146 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $632,392 (per year), which includes $338,600
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: Total estimated respondent hours increased
from 1,898 hours in the previous approved version
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of this ICR to 4146, primarily as a result of consolidating this ICR
with ICR 2060-0706. No Subpart B facilities were reporting at the time
of the last renewal in 2018, however, the Agency identified two
respondents that are likely to submit annual reports in 2021, and two
responses were added to the ICR, adding 460 hours of labor and $10,600
of non-labor cost to the burden that was approved in 2019. For Subparts
K, R, and W, there were no changes to the number of respondents, the
annual time burden, or the annual non-labor cost compared to the most
recent renewals of these ICRs.\1\ The requested burden reflects the sum
of the two ICRs that are being consolidated.
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\1\ For the most recent renewal of ICR 2060-0706, see 86 FR
1965, January 11, 2021.
Lee Ann Veal,
Director, Radiation Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-21533 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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