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local and Tribal governments, the 

general public and international 

community to comment on the scope of 

the EIS, including identification of 

reasonable alternatives and specific 

issues to be addressed. 

DOE will hold public scoping 

meetings from 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. on 

the following dates and locations: 

• July 21, 2009 Two Rivers 

Convention Center, 159 Main Street, 

Grand Junction, CO 81501. 

• July 23, 2009 Embassy Suites 

Kansas City—Plaza, 220 West 43rd 

Street, Kansas City, MO 64111. 

• July 28, 2009 Clarion Hotel and 

Conference Center, 1515 George 

Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352. 

• July 30, 2009 North Augusta 

Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Avenue, 

North Augusta, SC 29841. 

• August 4, 2009 El Capitan Resort, 

540 F Street, Hawthorne, NV 89415. 

• August 6, 2009 James Roberts 

Civic Center, 855 E. Broadway, 

Andrews, TX 79714. 

• August 11, 2009 Shilo Inn/ 

O’Callahans Convention Center, 780 

Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID 83402. 

Additional details on the scoping 

meetings will be provided in local 

media and at http:// 

www.mercurystorageeis.com. 

At each scoping meeting, DOE plans 

to hold an open house one hour prior 

to the formal portion of the meetings to 

allow participants to register to provide 

oral comments, view informational 

materials, and engage project staff. The 

registration table will have an oral 

comment registration form as well as a 

sign up sheet for those who do not wish 

to give oral comments but who would 

like to be included on the mailing list 

to receive future information. The 

public may provide written and/or oral 

comments at the scoping meetings. 

Analysis of all public comments 

provided during the scoping meetings as 

well as those submitted as described in 

ADDRESSES above, will be considered in 

helping DOE further develop the scope 

of the EIS and potential issues to be 

addressed. DOE expects to issue a Draft 

EIS in the fall of 2009. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24, 

2009. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E9–15704 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 8:30 

a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Friday, July 10, 

2009, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott 

Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 

Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 

20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U. S. Department of Energy; 

Germantown Building, Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; 

Telephone: (301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Meeting: The purpose of this 

meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• News from Office of Science/DOE; 

• News from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences; 

• Report from the New Era 

Subcommittee’s Photon Workshop; 

• Energy Frontier Research Center 

Update; 

• COV Report for Materials Science 

and Engineering Division; 

• New BESAC Charge. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Katie Perine at 301–903–6594 

(fax) or katie.perine@science.doe.gov (email). Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. This notice is being published less 

than 15 days before the date of the 

meeting due to programmatic issues that 

had to be resolved. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room; 

1E–190, Forrestal Building; 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, D.C. 20585; between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 30, 

2009. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15779 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0234; FRL–8925– 

7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Request for National Emission 

Standards for Coal- and Oil-fired 

Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; 

EPA ICR No. 2362.01 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

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

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed information 

collection as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2009–0234, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 22821T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, U.S. 

EPA, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 

1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

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Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2009– 

0234. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Maxwell, Energy Strategies 

Group, Sector Policies and Program 

Division, (D243–01), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–5430; fax number: 

(919) 541–5450; e-mail address: 

maxwell.bill@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2009–0234, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in-person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

is open from 8 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 Air and 

Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What Information Is EPA Particularly 

Interested in? 

Pursuant to PRA section 

3506(c)(2)(A), EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) Ealuate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology (e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses). 

What Should I Consider When I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments. 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What Information Collection Activity or 

ICR Does This Apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are coal- and oilfired electric utility steam generating 

units that emit hazardous air pollutants 

(HAP). Hazardous air pollutant means 

any pollutant listed pursuant to Clean 

Air Act (CAA) section 112(b). CAA 

section 112(a)(8) defines an electric 

utility steam generating unit as 

* * * any fossil fuel-fired combustion unit 

of more than 25 megawatts that serves a 

generator that produces electricity for sale. A 

unit that cogenerates steam and electricity 

and supplies more than one-third of its 

potential electric output capacity and more 

than 25 MWe output to any utility power 

distribution system for sale is also considered 

a utility unit. 

Title: Information Collection Effort for 

Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility 

Steam Generating Units. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2362.01. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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, are 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: To obtain the information 

necessary to identify and categorize all 

coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam 

generating units potentially affected by 

the CAA section 112(d) standard, this 

ICR will solicit information from all 

potentially affected units under 

authority of CAA section 114. EPA 

intends to provide the survey in 

electronic format; however, written 

responses will also be accepted. The 

survey will be submitted to all facilities 

identified as being coal- or oil-fired 

electric utility steam generating units 

through databases available to the 

Agency. EPA envisions allowing 

recipients 3 months to respond to the 

survey. To further define the emission 

level being achieved by average of the 

top performing 12 percent of similar 

sources for the existing population, this 

ICR requires that certain units conduct 

emission testing concurrent with the 

survey. EPA envisions allowing 

recipients 6 months to respond to the 

emission testing requirement. 

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EPA estimates the cost of the 

information collection will be 100,370 

hours and $104,807,458. 

On December 20, 2000 (65 FR 79825, 

79831), EPA added coal- and oil-fired 

electric utility steam generating units to 

the list of source categories under 

section 112(c). The CAA requires EPA to 

establish National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 

for the control of HAP from both 

existing and new coal- and oil-fired 

electric utility steam generating units. 

Section 112(d) provides that for major 

sources, EPA must establish emission 

standards that reflect the maximum 

degree of reduction in emissions of HAP 

that is achievable, taking into 

consideration the cost of achieving the 

emission reduction, any non-air quality 

health and environmental impacts, and 

energy requirements. This level of 

control is commonly referred to as the 

‘‘maximum achievable control 

technology’’ (MACT). The minimum 

level of emission reduction that the 

MACT standards must achieve is known 

as the ‘‘MACT floor,’’ as defined under 

CAA section 112(d)(3). The MACT floor 

for existing sources is the emission 

limitation achieved by the average of the 

best-performing 12 percent of existing 

sources in the category or subcategory. 

For new sources, the MACT floor cannot 

be less stringent than the emission 

control achieved in practice by the bestcontrolled similar source. For major 

sources, CAA section 112(d) also 

requires EPA to consider whether more 

stringent limits—known as beyond the 

floor standards—are achievable after 

taking into consideration the cost of 

achieving such emission reduction, any 

non-air health and environmental 

impacts, and energy impacts. 

The Agency acquired unit-specific 

data and data on mercury from coalfired units in an ICR approved on 

November 13, 1998 (OMB Control No. 

2060–0396). These data were gathered 

in advance of the December 20, 2000 

regulatory finding. These data sources 

are now over 10 years old and addressed 

only coal-fired electric utility steam 

generating units and only mercury 

emissions from such units. The Agency 

is aware that significant changes have 

been made in the intervening years in 

the number of operating coal- and oilfired units, in industry ownership 

practices, and in emission control 

configurations. Further, in light of the 

statutory requirements for establishing 

emission standards under section 112(d) 

and the recent case law interpreting 

those requirements, the Agency believes 

that it needs additional data from both 

coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam 

generating units. We believe that 

obtaining updated information will be 

crucial to informing our decision on the 

NESHAP for coal- and oil-fired electric 

utility steam generating units. 

The information in this ICR will be 

collected under authority of CAA 

section 114. CAA section 114(a) states, 

in pertinent part: 

For the purpose * * * (i) of * * * 

developing * * * any emission standard 

under section 7412 of this title * * * or (iii) 

carrying out any provision of this Chapter 

* * * (1) the Administrator may require any 

person who owns or operates any emission 

source * * * who the Administrator believes 

may have information necessary for the 

purposes set forth in this subsection * * * 

on a one-time, periodic or continuous basis 

to- * * * (B) make such reports * * *; (E) 

keep records on control equipment 

parameters, production variables or other 

indirect data when direct monitoring of 

emissions is impractical * * *, and (G) 

provide such other information as the 

Administrator may reasonably require * * * 

The data collected will be used to 

confirm the population of potentially 

affected coal- and oil-fired electric 

utility steam generating units, and 

update existing emission test data and 

fuel analysis information. These data 

will be used by the Agency to develop 

the NESHAP for coal- and oil-fired 

electric utility steam generating units 

under CAA section 112(d). Specifically, 

the data will provide the Agency with 

updated information on the number of 

potentially affected units, and available 

emission test data and fuel analysis data 

to address variability. All data collected 

will be added to existing emission test 

databases for coal- and oil-fired electric 

utility steam generating units; it will 

also be used to further evaluate the HAP 

emissions from these sources. 

This collection of information is 

mandatory under CAA section 114 (42 

U.S.C. 7414). All information submitted 

to EPA pursuant to this ICR for which 

a claim of confidentiality is made is 

safeguarded according to Agency 

policies in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 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. OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in 40 CFR are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology (e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses). 

Burden Statement: The projected cost 

and hour burden for this one-time 

collection of information is 

$104,807,458 and 100,370 hours. This 

burden is based on an estimated 555 

facilities (1,325 units) being respondents 

to the survey and required emission 

testing. 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 555 facilities (1,325 units). 

Frequency of response: One time. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

100,370. 

Estimated total annual burden costs: 

$104,807,458. 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

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technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: June 26, 2009. 

Mary E. Henigin, 

Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–15686 Filed 7–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0369; FRL–8925–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Clay Ceramics 

Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR 

Number 2023.04, OMB Control Number 

2060–0513 

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 August 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA– 

OECA–2008–0369, 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 28221T, 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: 

Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement 

and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 

2242A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4003; e-mail address: 

gairola.sounjay@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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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–2008–0369, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

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

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket 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 

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 Clay Ceramics 

Manufacturing (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

2023.04, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0513. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on August 31, 2009. 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) for Clay Ceramics 

Manufacturing (40 CFR part 63, subpart 

KKKKK) were proposed on July 22, 

2002 (67 FR 47893) and promulgated on 

May 16, 2003 (67 FR 26738). 

The affected entities are subject to the 

General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 

CFR part 63, subpart A, and any 

changes, or additions to the General 

Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart KKKKK. 

Owners or operators of the affected 

facilities must submit a one-time-only 

report of any physical or operational 

changes, initial performance tests, and 

periodic reports and results. Owners or 

operators 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. Reports, at a minimum, are 

required semiannually. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 17 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: Clay 

ceramics manufacturing facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

527. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$45,702, which includes labor costs of 

$42,532, O&M costs of $2,468, and 

annualized capital/startup costs of $702. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the total estimated burden