Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0366-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing
Posted Date: 2010-12-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77867-77869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31342]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0366; FRL-9238-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire 
Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1158.10, OMB Control Number 
2060-0156

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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 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 January 13, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0366 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: Learia Williams, 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 June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30813), 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-2010-0366, 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, 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 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 the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1158.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0156.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. 
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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Rubber 
Tire Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBB) were proposed on 
January 20, 1983, and promulgated on September 15, 1987. Minor 
revisions to the standards of performance for the rubber tire 
manufacturing industry were proposed on February 14, 1989, and 
promulgated on September 19, 1989.
    The affected facilities include: Each undertread cementing 
operations, sidewall cementing operations, tread end cementing 
operations, bead cementing operations, green tire spraying operations, 
Michelin-A operations, Michelin-B operations, and Michelin-C automatic 
operations, that commencing construction, modification or 
reconstruction after January 20, 1983. The rule established standards 
for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) use and emission limits.
    In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports. This standard required 
performance test of Method 25 and an annual report of Method 23 results 
to verify VOC content of water-based sprays. 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. Monitoring requirements specific to rubber tire 
manufacturing plants provide information on the operation of the 
emissions control device and compliance with the VOCs standards. 
Semiannual reports of excess emissions are required. These 
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining 
compliance, and are required of all sources subject to NSPS.
    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 60, subpart BBB, as 
authorized in sections 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 Numbers for EPA 
regulations are list 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 are estimated to average 166 
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 purpose of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining, information, and disclosing and providing information. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that have subsequently 
changed; train personnel

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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: Rubber tire manufacturing.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 41.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, annually, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 13,323.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,266,476, which includes $1,250,076 
in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $16,400 in operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase in the number of 
affected facilities, labor hours, or the number of responses compared 
to the previous ICR.
    There is however, an increase in the estimated labor burden cost as 
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This 
increase is not due to any program change. The change in the labor 
burden cost estimates has occurred because we updated the labor rates, 
which resulted in an increase in labor costs. There is also an increase 
of $400.00 to the operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.

    Dated: December 7, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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