Notice2021-22299
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride (Renewal)
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October 14, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride (EPA ICR Number 0186.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0071), 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, 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 196 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57139-57140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22299]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0625; FRL-9139-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride (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), NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride (EPA
ICR Number 0186.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0071), 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, 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 November 15,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0625, 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.
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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#d1b0bdb8ffbca4bfa5b0a2b8a391b4a1b0ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b3a373275362e352f3a2832291b3e2b3a753c342d">[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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Vinyl Chloride (40 CFR part 61, subpart F)
apply to existing facilities and new facilities that produce the
following: (1) Ethylene dichloride (EDC) by reaction of oxygen and
hydrogen chloride with ethylene; (2) vinyl chloride (VC) by any
process; and (3) one or more polymers containing any fraction of
polymerized VC. Owners and operators of affected facilities are
required to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
the General Provisions (40 CFR part 61, subpart A), as well as the
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 61, subpart F. This includes
submitting initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic
reports. 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
used by EPA to determine compliance with the standards.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Ethylene dichloride and vinyl
chloride plants.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61,
subpart F).
Estimated number of respondents: 16 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, and occasionally.
Total estimated burden: 6,540 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,490,000 (per year), which includes
$720,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This
situation is due to two 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
overall burden. The estimate of the number of respondents is based on a
review of data from EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. 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 or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-22299 Filed 10-13-21; 8:45 am]
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