Notice2024-27625
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal)
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Published
November 26, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Beryllium (EPA ICR Number 0193.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0092) 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 November 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[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: 2024-27625]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0109; FRL-12423-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (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 Beryllium (EPA ICR
Number 0193.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0092) 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 November 30, 2024. Public comments
were previously requested, via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023,
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 26,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2023-0109, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/">www.regulations.gov/</a> (our preferred
method), or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8eefa3efe0eaa3fca3eae1ede5ebfaceebfeefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1a0eca0afa5ecb3eca5aea2aaa4b581a4b1a0efa6aeb7">[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 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#8dece1e4a3e0f8e3f9ecfee4ffcde8fdeca3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5938353077342c372d382a302b193c2938773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through November 30, 2023. 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. 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="http://www.regulations.gov">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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Beryllium (40 CFR part 61, subpart C) were proposed on
December 7, 1971; promulgated on April 6, 1973; and amended on February
27, 2014. These regulations apply to all extraction plants, ceramic
plants, foundries, incinerators, and propellant plants which process
beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium oxides, beryllium alloys, or
beryllium-containing waste. All sources known to have either caused, or
to have the potential to cause, dangerous levels of beryllium in the
ambient air are covered by this standard. 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 61, subpart C.
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, and are required of
all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Sources that process beryllium and
its derivatives.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61,
subpart C).
Estimated number of respondents: 33 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and monthly.
Total estimated burden: 2,670 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $408,000 (per year), which includes $72,400
in annualized capital/startup and/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 (2) the growth
rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. There is an increase in
operation & maintenance costs due to an adjustment to increase from
2001 to 2022 $ using the CEPCI Equipment Cost Index.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-27625 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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