Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 172 / Thursday, September 7, 2023 / Notices 61591 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0055; FRL–11391–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NSPS 

for Equipment Leaks of VOC in 

Petroleum Refineries (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in 

Petroleum Refineries (EPA ICR Number 

0983.17, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0067), 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 30, 2023. 

Public comments were previously 

requested, via the Federal Register, on 

July 22, 2022 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 October 10, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2022–0055, to EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov, 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: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this specific 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: ali.muntasir@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through July 22, 

2023. An agency may neither 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 

July 22, 2022, during a 60-day comment 

period (87 FR 43843). This notice allows 

for an additional 30-days for public 

comment. Supporting documents, 

which explains 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 www.regulations.gov, or in person at 

the EPA Docket Center, WJC Clinton 

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 hrrp://

Abstract: The New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) for 

Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum 

Refineries (40 CFR part 60, subpart 

GGG) apply to compressors, valves, 

pumps, pressure relief devices, 

sampling connection systems, openended valves or lines, and flanges or 

other connectors in VOC service at 

petroleum refineries that commenced 

construction, reconstruction, or 

modification after January 4, 1983, and 

on or before November 7, 2006. The 

NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in 

Petroleum Refineries (40 CFR part 60, 

subpart GGGa) apply to compressors, 

valves, pumps, pressure relief devices, 

sampling connection systems, openended valves or lines, and flanges or 

other connectors in VOC service at 

petroleum refineries that commence 

either construction, or reconstruction, or 

modification after November 7, 2006. In 

general, all NSPS 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 NSPS. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners and operators of petroleum 

refineries. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subparts 

GGG and GGGa). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

116 (total). 

Frequency of response: Semiannually. 

Total estimated burden: 184,000 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $22,000,000 (per 

year), includes $0 for 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 nonexistent, 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 and/or 

operation and maintenance (O&M) 

costs. There is a slight increase in costs, 

which is wholly due to the use of 

updated labor rates. This ICR uses labor 

rates from the most recent Bureau of 

Labor Statistics report (September 2021) 

to calculate respondent burden costs. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19276 Filed 9–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0115; FRL–11392–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NSPS 

for Nitric Acid Plants (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

NSPS for Nitric Acid Plants (EPA ICR 

Number 1056.14, OMB Control Number 

2060–0019), to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 


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proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through January 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 October 10, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2023–0115, to: (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov/ (our 

preferred method), or by email to a-andr-docket@epa.gov, 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 within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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: ali.muntasir@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through January 31, 

2024. 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. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

January 31, 2023, during a 60-day 

comment period (87 FR 43843). 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 www.regulations.gov, 

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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Abstract: The New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) for 

Nitric Acid Plants (40 CFR part 60, 

subpart G) were proposed on August 17, 

1971; promulgated on June 14, 1974; 

and amended on August 14, 2012. The 

NSPS for Nitric Acid Plants (40 CFR 

part 60, subpart Ga) were proposed on 

October 14, 2011; promulgated on 

August 14, 2012; and were amended on 

May 6, 2014 in order to correct a minor 

error. Subpart G applies to nitric acid 

production units, producing weak (30 to 

70 percent) nitric acid, which 

commenced construction, modification 

or reconstruction either on or after 

August 17, 1971, and prior to October 

14, 2011. Subpart G limits the emissions 

of nitrogen oxides, expressed as 

nitrogen dioxide (NO2), to 1.5 kilograms 

per metric ton of acid produced (3.0 lb. 

per ton), and limits opacity to 10 

percent. Subpart Ga applies to nitric 

acid production units, producing weak 

(30 to 70 percent) nitric acid, for which 

construction, reconstruction, or 

modification commenced after October 

14, 2011, and limits nitrogen oxides 

(expressed as NO2) to 0.50 lb per ton of 

100 percent nitric acid produced. This 

information is being collected to assure 

compliance with 40 CFR part 60, 

subparts G and Ga. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Nitric 

acid plants. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subparts G 

and Ga). 

Estimated number of respondents: 35 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Total estimated burden: 2,840 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $4,690,000 (per 

year), which includes $4,330,000 in 

annualized capital/startup and/or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: The 

increase in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR is due to an 

adjustment(s). The adjustment increase 

in burden from the most-recently 

approved ICR is not due to any program 

changes, but due to an increase in the 

number of new sources. Capital/startup 

and operation and maintenance costs 

have also increased due to the increase 

in the number of new or modified 

sources and an adjustment to update 

costs to 2022 $ using the CEPCI 

Equipment Cost Index. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Performance Review Board— 

Appointment of Members 

AGENCY: U.S. Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

ACTION: Notice of performance review 

board appointments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of those individuals who 

have been selected to serve as members 

of the Performance Review Board (PRB). 

The PRB is comprised of a Chairperson 

and career senior executives that meet 

annually to review and evaluate 

performance appraisal documents. The 

PRB provides a written recommendation 

to the appointing authority for final 

approval of each SES and SL 

performance rating, performance-based 

pay adjustment, and performance 

award. The PRB is advised by the Office 

of the Chief Human Capital Officer, 

Office of Legal Counsel, and Office for 

Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion to 

ensure compliance with laws and 

regulations. Designated members will 

serve a 12-month term. 

DATES: The board membership is 

applicable beginning on November 1, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia G. Pierre, Chief Operating 

Officer, EEOC, 131 M Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20507, (202) 291–3260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 

names and position of the EEOC PRB 

members are set forth below: 

Mr. Carlton Hadden, Chair, Director, 

Office of Federal Operations, EEOC 

Mr. Bradley Anderson, Director, 

Birmingham District, EEOC 

Ms. Kimberly Essary, Deputy Chief Data 

Officer, EEOC 

Ms. Gwendolyn Reams, Acting General 

Counsel, EEOC 

Mr. Kevin Richardson, Chief Human 

Capital Officer, EEOC 

Mr. Richard Toscano, Director, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Staff, U.S. 

Department of Justice 

Ms. Jamie Williamson, Director, 

Philadelphia District, EEOC 


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