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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 93287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred 
method), or by email to [email protected], 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 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: [email protected].

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 
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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    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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