Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0063-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-06-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 108 (Thursday, June 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34433-34434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12039]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0063; FRL-10010-51-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production 
(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 Polyether Polyols 
Production (EPA ICR Number 1811.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0415), 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 September 30, 
2020. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal 
Register,on May 6, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0063, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, 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 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, EPA West, 
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: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production (40 CFR part 
63, subpart PPP) were proposed on September 4, 1997; promulgated on 
June 1, 1999; and amended on March 27, 2014. These regulations apply to 
both new and existing facilities that engage in the manufacture of 
polyether polyols (including polyether mono-ols) and emit hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs). Owners or operators of polyether polyols production 
facilities to which this regulation applies must either choose one of 
the compliance options described in the rule or install and monitor a 
specific control system that reduces HAP emissions to the compliance 
level. Respondents are also subject to sections of 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart A. 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 
63, subpart PPP.
    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.

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    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of polyether 
polyols production facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart PPP).
    Estimated number of respondents: 23 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 3,710 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $429,000 (per year), which includes $0 for 
annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours 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 non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-12039 Filed 6-3-20; 8:45 am]
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