Notice2022-01767
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Product (Renewal)
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Published
January 28, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Product (EPA ICR Number 1783.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0357), 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 March 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April 13, 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 87, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4588-4589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01767]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0090; FRL-9515-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Product (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 Flexible Polyurethane
Foam Product (EPA ICR Number 1783.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0357), 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 March 31,
2022. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal
Register, on April 13, 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 February 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0090, 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#97f6fbfeb9fae2f9e3f6e4fee5d7f2e7f6b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30515c591e5d455e4451435942705540511e575f46">[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 Flexible Polyurethane Foam Product (40 CFR part
63, subpart III) apply to owners or operators of both new and existing
facilities that engage in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam
products which emit hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This includes
facilities making slabstock flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock
foam), rebond flexible polyurethane foam (rebond foam), and/or molded
flexible polyurethane foam (molded foam). In general, all NESHAP
standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and
periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities.
Owners or operators of flexible polyurethane foam production
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facilities to which this rule is applicable must choose one of the
compliance options described in these standards or reduce HAP emissions
to below the compliance level. Specifically, the rule requirements for
slabstock foam producers include an initial notification, notification
of compliance status, semiannual reports and annual compliance
certifications. The rule requirements for molded and rebond foam
producers include a notification of compliance status report and an
annual compliance certification. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
subpart III.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Slabstock foam and molded and rebond
foam producers.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart III).
Estimated number of respondents: 12 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
Total estimated burden: 869 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $102,000 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden from the
most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This 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 the growth rate
for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. 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. 2022-01767 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]
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