Notice2026-10192
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production (Renewal)
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Published
May 21, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production (EPA ICR Number 2432.07, OMB Control Number 2060- 0666) 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, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 6, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29953-29954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10192]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0125; FRL-13396-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production
(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 Polyvinyl Chloride and
Copolymer Production (EPA ICR Number 2432.07, OMB Control Number 2060-
0666) 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, 2026. Public comments were previously
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requested via the Federal Register on August 6, 2024 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 June 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2021-0125, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f594d8949b91d887d8919a969e9081b5908594db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd9cd09c9399d08fd099929e969889bd988d9cd39a928b">[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: Aiden Titel, Natural Resources
Division (D230-0L), Office of Clean Air Programs, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-4836; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c7dac7d6df9dd2dad7d6ddf3d6c3d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c0815081910521d151819123c190c1d521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 31, 2026. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on August 6, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 63933). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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, 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 the regulations published at 40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHHHHH were proposed on May 20, 2011, and promulgated on April
17, 2012. These regulations apply to existing facilities and new PVC
production facilities. Area source PVC facilities are subject to 40 CFR
part 63, subpart DDDDDD and not covered in this ICR. New facilities
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the
date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHHHH.
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: PVC and copolymer production major
source facilities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHHHHH).
Estimated number of respondents: 13 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 318,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $50,600,000 (per year), includes $7,140,000
annualized capital 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. First, the
regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not
anticipated to change over the next three years. Second, the growth
rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no
significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in
the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry
growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or operation
and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-10192 Filed 5-20-26; 8:45 am]
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