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SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is 

notifying the public that we have found 

that the motor vehicle emissions 

budgets (MVEBs) for 8-hour ozone in 

Metro-East St. Louis (Madison, Monroe, 

St. Clair, and Jersey Counties), Illinois, 

are adequate for conformity purposes. 

As a result of our finding, Metro-East St. 

Louis must use the MVEBs from the 8- 

hour ozone attainment demonstration 

and state implementation plan (SIP) 

submitted on July 2, 2007, for future 

conformity determinations. 

DATES: This finding is effective February 

20, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Maietta, Life Scientist, Criteria 

Pollutant Section (AR–18J), Air 

Programs Branch, Air and Radiation 

Division, United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604, (312) 353–8777, 

Maietta.anthony@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, whenever 

‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. 

Background 

Today’s action is simply an 

announcement of a finding that we have 

already made. EPA Region 5 sent a letter 

to the Illinois Environmental Protection 

Agency on December 19, 2007, stating 

that the 2008 and 2009 MVEBs in 

Metro-East St. Louis are adequate. 

Illinois submitted the budgets on July 2, 

2007, as part of the 8-hour ozone 

attainment demonstration for this area. 

This submittal was announced on EPA’s 

conformity Web site, and received no 

comments: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ 

stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm, 

(once there, click on ‘‘What SIP 

submissions are currently under EPA 

adequacy review?’’). 

The 2008 and 2009 MVEBs, in tons 

per day (tpd), for volatile organic 

compounds (VOC) and oxides of 

nitrogen (NOx) for Metro-East St. Louis 

(Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and Jersey 

Counties) are as follows: 

2008 MVEB 

(tpd) 

2009 MVEB 

(tpd) 

VOC .................. 14.27 13.44 

NOX .................. 34.87 31.94 

Transportation conformity is required 

by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. 

EPA’s conformity rule requires that 

transportation plans, programs, and 

projects conform to state air quality 

implementation plans and establishes 

the criteria and procedures for 

determining whether or not they do. 

Conformity to a SIP means that 

transportation activities will not 

produce new air quality violations, 

worsen existing violations, or delay 

timely attainment of the national 

ambient air quality standards. 

The criteria by which we determine 

whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission 

budgets are adequate for conformity 

purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 

93.118(e)(4). We have described our 

process for determining the adequacy of 

submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 

2004, preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, 

and we used the information in these 

resources while making our adequacy 

determination. Please note that an 

adequacy review is separate from EPA’s 

completeness review, and it also should 

not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate 

approval of the SIP. Even if we find a 

budget adequate, the SIP could later be 

disapproved. 

The finding and the response to 

comments are available at EPA’s 

conformity Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ 

transconf/adequacy.htm. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 q. 

Dated: January 24, 2008. 

Margaret Guerriero, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2007–0052 FRL–8525–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and 

Non-Nylon Polyamide Production 

(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1681.06, 

OMB Control Number 2060–0290 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before March 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–

OECA–2007–0052, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by e-mail to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 2201T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Learia Williams, Compliance 

Assessment and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; e-mail address: 

williams.learia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2007–0052, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Enforcement and Compliance 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 


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copyrighted material, Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and 

Non-Nylon Polyamide Production 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1681.06, OMB Control Number 2060–

0290. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on February 29, 2008. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, and displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: The National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAP) were proposed on May 16, 

1994, and promulgated on March 8, 

1995. This ICR contains recordkeeping 

and reporting requirements that are 

mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 

part 63, subpart W, regulating hazardous 

air pollutants from process vents, 

storage vessels, wastewater systems and 

equipment leaks. The standards require 

mandatory recordkeeping and reporting 

to document process information related 

to the source’s ability to comply with 

the standards. This information is used 

by the Agency to identify sources 

subject to the standards and to insure 

that the maximum achievable control 

technology is being properly applied. 

Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as 

amended in 1990, requires that EPA 

establish standards to limit emissions of 

hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from 

stationary sources. The sources subject 

to these provisions emit the HAPs 

epichlorohydrin, and in lesser amounts, 

hydrochloric acid and methanol. In the 

Administrator’s judgment, hazardous air 

pollutant emissions in this industry 

cause or contribute to air pollution that 

may be reasonably expected to endanger 

public health or welfare. Respondents 

are owners or operators of new and 

existing facilities that manufacture 

polymers and resins from 

epichlorohydrin. Source categories 

include basic liquid epoxy resin (BLR) 

producers and producers of 

epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon 

polyamide resins, also known as wet 

strength resins (WSR). 

Any owner or operator subject to the 

provisions of this part shall maintain a 

file of these measurements, and retain 

the file for at least five years following 

the date of such measurements, 

maintenance reports, and records. All 

reports are sent to the delegated state or 

local authority. In the event that there 

is no such delegated authority, the 

reports are sent directly to the EPA 

regional office. This information is 

being collected to assure compliance 

with 40 CFR part 63, subpart W and 40 

CFR part 63, subpart A, as authorized in 

section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air 

Act. The required information consists 

of emissions data and other information 

that have been determined to be private. 

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. The OMB Control 

Number for EPA’s regulations are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, 

and are identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 214 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Epoxy 

resin and non-nylon polyamide 

production. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7. 

Frequency of Response: 

Semiannually, quarterly and initially. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

3,853. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$252,711, which is comprised of $0 

annualized Capital Startup costs, $9,000 

in annual Operating and Maintenance 

(O&M) costs, and $243,711 annual Labor 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the labor hours or cost in this 

ICR compared to the previous ICR. 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. 

Secondly, the growth rate for the 

industry is very low, negative 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, the labor 

hours and cost figures in the previous 

ICR are used in this ICR and there is no 

change in burden to industry. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

Sara Hisel-McCoy, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2007–1127, FRL–8525–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Requirements for 

Generators, Transporters, and Waste 

Management Facilities Under the 

RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest 

System; EPA ICR No. 0801.16; OMB 

Control No. 2050–0039 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 

2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

RCRA–2007–1127, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov. 


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