Notice2024-30641
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Consolidated Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (Renewal)
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Published
December 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Consolidated Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (EPA ICR Number 1854.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0443) 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 December 31, 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 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105043-105044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30641]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0129; FRL-12524-OMS-01]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Consolidated Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing Industry (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), Consolidated Air Rule for the
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (EPA ICR Number
1854.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0443) 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 December 31, 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: Comments may be submitted on or before January 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2023-0129, to EPA online using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a> (our
preferred method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddbcf0bcb3b9f0aff0b9b2beb6b8a99db8adbcf3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc9dd19d9298d18ed198939f979988bc998c9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
The 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#7415181d5a19011a0015071d06341104155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a7b767334776f746e7b6973685a7f6a7b347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a new
collection. An agency may not conduct or 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="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 Consolidated Federal Air Rule (CAR) for the Synthetic
Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) (40 CFR part 65) was
promulgated on December 14, 2000; and amended on August 27, 2007,
November 12, 2010, August 11, 2011, June 25, 2013, and January 19,
2021. The CAR regulations are an optional compliance approach for new
and existing SOCMI facilities that must comply with existing subparts
in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CAR is a consolidation of
major portions of 15 different New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
pertaining to storage vessels, process vents, transfer racks, equipment
leaks, and the general provisions for the three applicable parts (40
CFR parts 60, 61, and 63). These subparts are referred to as
``referencing Subparts'' because they have been amended to refer to the
CAR as a compliance alternative. New facilities include those that
commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date
of proposal of the applicable referencing subpart(s). The referencing
subparts include 40 CFR part 60, subparts Ka, Kb, VV, VVa, DDD, III,
NNN, and RRR; 40 CFR part 61, subparts BB, Y, and V; 40 CFR part 63,
subparts F, G, H, and I. This ICR does not incorporate burden from
recently proposed amendments to referencing subparts VV, VVa, III, NNN,
RRR, F, G, H, or I (88 FR 25080) or subpart Kb (88 FR 68535). This
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part
65.
Compliance with the CAR is a voluntary alternative. Sources may
either continue to comply with existing applicable rules or may choose
to comply with the consolidated rule. All existing sources must be in
compliance with the requirements of the CAR and/or its referencing
Subparts within three years of the effective date (i.e., promulgation
date) of the appropriate standard for the affected source. All new
sources must be in compliance with the requirements of the CAR and/or
its referencing Subparts upon startup or the promulgation date of
standards for an affected source, whichever is later.
In general, all the NSPS, NESHAP, CAR, and maximum achievable
control technology (MACT) 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 these standards.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Synthetic organic chemical
manufacturing facilities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subparts Ka, Kb, VV, VVa, DDD, III, NNN, and RRR; 40 CFR part 61,
subparts V, Y, and BB; and 40 CFR part 63, subparts F, G, H, and I; 40
CFR part 65).
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Estimated number of respondents: 1,346 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, semiannually,
annually.
Total estimated burden: 1,220,000 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $219,000,000 (per year), includes $65,200,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the most
recently approved ICR is due to adjustments. This increase is due in
part to an adjustment to the number of sources assumed to comply with
the CAR instead of the referencing Subparts. Recent Title V permit
reviews for a HON rulemaking identified very few facilities were
complying with the CAR. Based on the information reviewed for this
rulemaking, we have assumed only 10% of sources will choose to comply
with the CAR. This change, in addition to increased respondent counts,
resulted in an increase in burden hours for referencing Subparts
associated with HON. Additionally, respondent counts increased for
several referencing Subparts based on industry growth rates.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-30641 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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