Notice2022-23372
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources (Renewal)
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October 27, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2267.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0605), 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 September 31, 2023. 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 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65062-65063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23372]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0641; FRL-10379-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Iron and Steel Foundries Area
Sources (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 Iron and Steel
Foundries Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2267.08, OMB Control Number
2060-0605), 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
September 31, 2023. 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 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0641 to EPA online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a> (our
preferred method), or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a1e1519111f0e54151f191b3a1f0a1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64000b070f01104a0b010705240114054a030b12">[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.
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#0c6d606522617962786d7f657e4c697c6d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13727f7a3d7e667d6772607a61537663723d747c65">[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 Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources (40 CFR
part 63, subpart ZZZZZ) apply to both new and existing iron and/or
steel foundries that are an area source of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) emissions. There are different requirements for foundries based
on size. Existing foundries with an annual metal melt production
greater than 20,000 tons and new foundries with an annual melt capacity
of 10,000 tons are classified as large foundries. Existing foundries
with an annual metal melt capacity of 10,000 tons or less are
classified as small foundries. Research and development facilities are
not covered by the rule. New facilities include those that commenced
either construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of
proposal. 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 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 with 40 CFR part 63, subpart ZZZZZ.
Form Numbers: 5900-521.
Respondents/affected entities: Iron and steel foundries.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 63, Subpart
ZZZZZ).
Estimated number of respondents: 390 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly,
semiannually, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 12,970 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,540,000 (per year), which includes $0 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.
There are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no
significant industry growth since the most-recently approved ICR was
developed. The previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs
associated with certain one-time activities including reviewing record
keeping systems, adjusting methods, and training employees as a result
of the 2020 rule
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revisions (85 FR 56080). This ICR, by and large, reflects the on-going
burden and costs for existing facilities.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23372 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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