Notice2022-08701
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal)
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Published
April 25, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Asbestos (EPA ICR Number 0111.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0101), 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 May 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 79 (Monday, April 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24299-24300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08701]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0096; FRL-9793-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (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 Asbestos (EPA ICR
Number 0111.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0101), 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 May 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 May 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0096, 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 2821T, 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#5e3f323770332b302a3f2d372c1e3b2e3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d1dcd99eddc5dec4d1c3d9c2f0d5c0d19ed7dfc6">[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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Asbestos (40 CFR part 61, subpart M)
regulations apply to either the demolition and/or renovation of
facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos milling,
manufacturing and fabricating; the use of asbestos on roadways;
asbestos waste converting facilities; and the use of asbestos
insulation and sprayed-on materials. 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 the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
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the operation of an affected facility, 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 NESHAP.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of demolition
and renovation of facilities, asbestos cement (A/C) pipe replacement
projects (ACPRPs), asbestos waste disposal, asbestos milling,
manufacturing and fabricating, use of asbestos on roadways, asbestos
waste converting facilities, and the use of asbestos insulation and
sprayed-on materials.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61,
subpart M).
Estimated number of respondents: 9,771 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly, semiannually, annually.
Total estimated burden: 297,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $35,100,000 (per year), which includes $0 in
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. The change is due to the removal of burden associated
with electronic reporting by either demolition or renovation
facilities. The previous ICR renewal introduced a pilot program for
demolition/renovation facilities, which allowed for voluntary
submission of certain notifications using electronic reporting, as
available. However, there are no regulatory requirements for electronic
submission of reports in 40 CFR part 61, subpart M; therefore, this ICR
does not assign a regulatory burden for electronic submittal of
reports.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-08701 Filed 4-22-22; 8:45 am]
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