Notice2022-25534
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (Renewal)
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Published
November 23, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (EPA ICR Number 1666.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0283), 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 January 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April 8, 2022 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 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25534]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0079; FRL-10448-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide
Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (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 Commercial Ethylene
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (EPA ICR Number 1666.12,
OMB Control Number 2060-0283), 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 January 31, 2023. Public comments were
previously requested, via the Federal Register, on April 8, 2022 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 December 23,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0079, 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#c0a4afa3aba5b480a5b0a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563239353d33221633263778313920">[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
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<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#d8b9b4b1f6b5adb6acb9abb1aa98bda8b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f7e737631726a716b7e6c766d5f7a6f7e31787069">[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 Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and
Fumigation Operations (40 CFR part 63, subpart O) were proposed on
March 7, 1994; promulgated on December 6, 1994; and most recently
amended on February 27, 2014. These regulations apply to existing
facilities and new facilities ethylene oxide (E.O.) sterilization and
fumigation facilities using one ton of ethylene oxide (E.O.) (as
defined in 40 CFR 63.361) after December 6, 1994. New facilities
include those that commenced construction, modification, or
reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart O.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Existing facilities and new
facilities E.O. sterilization and fumigation facilities using one ton
of E.O. (as defined in 40 CFR 63.361) after December 6, 1994.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart O).
Estimated number of respondents: 97 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 6,640 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,330,000 (per year), which includes
$534,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The adjustment decrease in burden from the most-recently approved
ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources. The previous ICR
indicated 128 respondents. The EPA has recently identified 97
respondents over the next three years based on a section 114 request
for the Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation
Operations from May 2021. Conclusively, there has been a 25% decrease
in sources. This ICR also reflects that there is overall zero growth
anticipated in the industry over the next three years, and removes the
burden associated with new source activities. The overall result is a
decrease in burden hours and operation and maintenance costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-25534 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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