Notice2021-28046
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (Renewal)
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December 27, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), "NESHAP for Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills (Renewal)" (EPA ICR Number 1805.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0377), 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 245 (Monday, December 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73274-73275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28046]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA HQ-OAR-2020-0624; FRL-9387-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Chemical Recovery Combustion
Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp
Mills (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Chemical Recovery
Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone
Semichemical Pulp Mills (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR Number 1805.11, OMB
Control Number 2060-0377), 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.
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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 26,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA HQ-
OAR-2020-0624, 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.
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#12737e7b3c7f677c6673617b60527762733c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8a8782c5869e859f8a988299ab8e9b8ac58c849d">[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 Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft,
Soda, Sulfite, and Stand-Alone Semichemical Pulp Mills apply to new and
existing chemical recovery combustion sources at kraft, soda, sulfite,
and stand-alone semichemical pulp mills, for which the chemical
recovery combustion sources emit greater than or equal to 10 tons per
year (tpy) of any one hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or greater than or
equal to 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs. 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 any failures to meet
applicable standards, or any period during which the monitoring system
is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential
in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities
subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart MM.
Form Numbers: 5900-520.
Respondents/affected entities: Chemical recovery combustion sources
at kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone semichemical pulp mills.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart MM).
Estimated number of respondents: 104 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 117,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $14,700,000 (per year), which includes
$788,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. This
ICR includes a more accurate estimate of the number of existing
facilities based on review of EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History
Online (ECHO) and Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) databases
and consultations with the Agency's internal industry experts, and
revises the previous number of 107 respondents down to 104. All 3 of
the facilities removed are classified as Kraft Mills. The number of
existing sources is adjusted downward to 254 and the number of ESPs is
revised down to 178. This ICR also adjusts the growth rate from the
previous ICR to remove the burden for a new source that was constructed
in 2021, and removes burden from one-time initial compliance activities
following the 2017 final rule (adjusting existing data acquisition
systems to reflect the changes from the final rule). Therefore, the
change in burden from the most-recently approved ICR, as currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens, is attributed to
the alteration in total respondents, and because these standards have
been in effect for more than three years. This ICR, by in large,
reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. The
decrease in the capital/startup cost is solely attributed to the
decrease in total respondents. Since there are no significant changes
in the regulatory requirements, the operation and maintenance (O&M)
costs remain unaffected.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-28046 Filed 12-23-21; 8:45 am]
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