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(7) arsenic, nickel and polychlorinated 

biphenyl (PCB) limits for new, existing 

and reconstructed Soderberg potlines; 

(8) new work practice standards for 

anode bake furnaces, paste production 

plants and potlines; and (9) eliminates 

the exemptions for periods of startup, 

shutdown, and malfunctions (SSM). The 

amendment also reduces the testing 

frequency for total fluoride (TF) from 

prebake and Soderberg potlines and 

POM from Soderberg potlines from 

monthly to semiannually. These 

regulations apply to the following 

affected sources at a primary aluminum 

reduction plant are covered: Each new 

and existing pitch storage tank, potline, 

paste production plant and anode bake 

furnace that is located at a plant site that 

is a major source as defined at § 63.2 

(except for anode bake furnaces that are 

not located on the same site as a 

primary aluminum reduction plant). 

New facilities include those that 

commenced construction or 

reconstruction after the date of proposal. 

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: 

Primary aluminum reduction plants. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart LL). 

Estimated number of respondents: 11 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Initially and 

semiannually. 

Total estimated burden: 71,900 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $7,630,000 (per 

year), which includes $78,500 in either 

annualized capital/startup and/or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

adjustment decrease in the total 

estimated burden as currently identified 

in the OMB Inventory of Approved 

Burdens. This decrease is primarily due 

to a program change. The 2015 

amendment reduces the frequency of TF 

performance tests from monthly to 

semiannually. This ICR combines 

burden from the existing provisions 

with the burden associated with the 

2015 amendment to the rule, resulting 

in a net decrease in burden. 

Additionally, there is an adjustment 

decrease because the total number of 

affected sources has decreased as 

compared to the most recently-approved 

ICR. There is an adjustment decrease in 

the total estimated capital and O&M 

costs as compared to the most recently 

approved ICR. This decrease occurred 

because there is a decrease in the total 

number of respondents subject to the 

rule. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13922 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0323; FRL–9979– 

58–OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP 

for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking 

Facilities (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR)— 

NESHAP for Electric Arc Furnace 

Steelmaking Facilities (Renewal), EPA 

ICR Number 2277.04, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0608—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 June 30, 

2018. Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

June 29, 2017 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 July 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing EPA–HQ–OECA–2013– 

0323, to: (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method); or by email to docket.oeca@

epa.gov; or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; and (2) OMB via email to: oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Address 

comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, 

and Media Programs Division, Office of 

Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 

2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; 

email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. 

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 

www.regulations.gov 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: http://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Abstract: The National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAP) for Area Sources: Electric 

Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (40 

CFR part 63, subpart YYYYY) apply to 

existing and new Electric Arc Furnace 

(EAF) steelmaking facilities that are area 

sources of hazardous air pollutants 

(HAP) emissions. The standards 

establish particulate matter (PM) 

emission limits for control devices and 

opacity limits for melt shops, pollution 

prevention requirements for ferrous 

scrap that is melted in EAFs, and 

monitoring, reporting, and 

recordkeeping requirements. New 

facilities include those that commenced 

construction or reconstruction after the 

date of proposal. 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. 


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Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners or operators of electric arc 

furnace steelmaking facilities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart 

YYYYY). 

Estimated number of respondents: 91 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

semiannually and occasionally. 

Total estimated burden: 4,450 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $467,000 per 

year, which includes no annualized 

capital and/or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase in burden hours and number of 

responses in this ICR compared to the 

previous ICR. This adjustment is due to 

(1) this ICR adjusts the number of 

affected sources subject to the rule 

based on the latest available data; (2) 

this ICR corrects the number of sources 

keeping records and entering 

information in record system, as well as 

the number of sources estimated to 

submit SSM reports; and (3) consistent 

with the Terms of Clearance, this ICR 

assumes all existing respondents will 

have to familiarize with the regulatory 

requirements each year. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13923 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9979–45] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Industrial Economics 

Incorporated 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Industrial Economics 

Incorporated of Cambridge, MA, to 

access information which has been 

submitted to EPA under all sections of 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA). Some of the information may be 

claimed or determined to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

will occur no sooner than July 5, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Scott Sherlock, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

564–8257; email address: 

sherlock.scott@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process, or distribute industrial 

chemicals. Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The Public Reading Room is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under EPA contract number GS–10F– 

0061N, order number 68HEOH18F1498, 

contractor Industrial Economics 

Incorporated (IEI) of 2067 Massachusetts 

Ave, Suite 4, Cambridge, MA will assist 

the Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance Assurance (OECA) in 

preparing financial analysis of the firms, 

individuals, and organizations that are 

the subject of EPA enforcement actions 

taken under TSCA. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

contract number GS–10F–0061N, order 

number 68HEOH18F1498, IEI will 

require access to CBI submitted to EPA 

under all sections of TSCA to perform 

successfully the duties specified under 

the contract. IEI personnel will be given 

access to information submitted to EPA 

under all sections of TSCA. Some of the 

information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide 

IEI access to these CBI materials on a 

need-to-know basis only. All access to 

TSCA CBI under this contract will take 

place at EPA Headquarters IEI’s site 

located in Cambridge, MA, in 

accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI 

Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until March 31, 2023. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

IEI personnel will be required to sign 

nondisclosure agreements and will be 

briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: June 20, 2018. 

Pamela S. Myrick, 

Director, Information Management Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13945 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2018–0028; FRL–9979– 

95–OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Contractor Conflicts of Interest 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Contractor 

Conflicts of Interest’’ (EPA ICR No. 

1550.11, OMB Control No. 2030–0023) 

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 June 30, 2018. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on March 2, 

2018 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 not 

conduct or sponsor and a person is not 


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