Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0034-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2012-02-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6557-6559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2881]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0034; FRL-9629-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on 
One Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following one existing, approved, continuing Information Collection 
Requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the 
purpose of renewing the ICR. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for 
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of 
the information collections as described under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier service. Follow the detailed instructions 
as provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact individuals for each ICR 
are listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section II.C.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?

 (1) Docket Access Instructions

    EPA has established a public docket for the ICRs listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section II. B. The docket is available for 
online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at 
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue 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 Enforcement and Compliance 
Docket and Information Center (ECDIC) docket is (202) 566-1752.
    Use http://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. When 
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified in this document.
    (2) Instructions for submitting comments:
    Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
    (a) Electronic Submission: Access http://www.regulations.gov and 
follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    (b) Email: docket.oeca@epa.gov.
    (c) Fax: (202) 566-1511.
    (d) Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 
(ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
Mail code: 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    (e) Hand Delivery: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and 
Information Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Deliveries are 
only accepted during the Docket Center's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Direct your comments to the specific docket listed in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, section II.B, and reference the OMB Control Number for the 
ICR. It is EPA policy that all comments received will be included in 
the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://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 email. The http://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 email 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

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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 the EPA public 
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

B. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens 
of the proposed collections of information.
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
or electronic collection technologies, or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

C. What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing 
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.

II. ICR To Be Renewed

A. For One ICR

    The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently 
approved ICR listed in this notice. Where applicable, the Agency 
identified specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent 
with the concept of the PRA.
    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 to; 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 listed ICR addresses Clean Air Act information collection 
requirements in standards (i.e., regulations) which have mandatory 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Records collected under the 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) must 
be retained by the owner or operator for at least five years. In 
general, the required collections consist of emissions data and other 
information deemed not to be private.
    In the absence of such information collection requirements, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis as required by the Clean 
Air Act.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information, unless the Agency displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the 
EPA regulations under Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations are 
published in the Federal Register, or on the related collection 
instrument or form. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA 
regulations is consolidated at 40 CFR part 9.

B. What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit one 
proposed, continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB):
    (1) Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0034.
    Title: NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source 
Categories (40 CFR part 63, subpart XXXXXX).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2298.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0613.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012.

C. Contact Individual for ICR

    (1) NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source 
Categories (40 CFR part 63, subpart XXXXXX); Learia Williams of the 
Office of Compliance (202) 564-4113 or via email to 
williams.learia@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 2298.03, OMB Control Number 
2060-0613; expiration date January 31, 2012.

D. Information for Individual ICRs

    (1) NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source 
Categories (40 CFR part 63, subpart XXXXXX), Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0034, EPA ICR Number 2298.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0613, 
expiration date January 31, 2012.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
the owners or operators of metal fabrication and finishing facilities.
    Abstract: 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 XXXXXX.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial 
notification, performance tests, 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 annually.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11 
hours per response.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operators of metal 
fabrication and finishing facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,933.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, and annually.

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    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,566.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $655,501, which includes $655,501 in 
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and no operating and maintenance 
costs.
    EPA will consider any comments received and may amend the above 
ICR, as appropriate. Then, the final ICR package will be submitted to 
OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, 
EPA will issue one or more Federal Register notices 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 
question about the above ICR or the approval process, please contact 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: January 25, 2012.
Lisa C. Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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