Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0355-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NESHAP for Beryllium
Posted Date: 2010-12-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76980-76981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31090]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0355; FRL-9237-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal), 
EPA ICR Number 0193.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0092

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 January 10, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0355 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, 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 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-2010-0355, 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: NESHAP for Beryllium (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0193.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0092.
    ICR Status: This ICR is schedule 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Beryllium, 40 CFR, part 61, subpart C, were 
proposed on

[[Page 76981]]

December 7, 1971 (36 FR 23939), and promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 
8826). This standard applies to all extraction plants, ceramic plants, 
foundries, incinerators, and propellant plants which process beryllium 
ore, beryllium, beryllium oxide, beryllium alloys, or beryllium-
containing waste. The standard also applies to machine shops which 
process beryllium, beryllium oxides, or any alloy when such alloy 
contains more than five percent beryllium by weight. All sources known 
to have caused, or have the potential to cause, dangerous levels of 
beryllium in the ambient air are covered by the Beryllium NESHAP. This 
information is being collected to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part 
61, subpart C.
    There are approximately 236 existing sources subject to this rule. 
Of the total number of existing sources, we have assumed that 
approximately 10 sources (i.e., respondents) have elected to comply 
with an alternative ambient air quality limit by operating a continuous 
monitor in the vicinity of the affected facility. The monitoring 
requirements for these facilities provide information on ambient air 
quality and ensure that locally, the airborne beryllium concentration 
does not exceed 0.01 micrograms/m\3\. The sources that are meeting the 
rule requirements by means of ambient monitoring are required to submit 
a monthly report of all measured concentrations to the administrator. 
The remaining 226 sources have elected to comply with the rule by 
conducting a one-time-only stack test to determine beryllium emissions 
levels. We have assumed that 10 percent of the 226 sources (or 23 
respondents) complying with the emission limit standard will engage in 
an operational change at their facilities that could potentially 
increase beryllium emissions, and would be required to repeat the stack 
test to determine the beryllium emission limits. Consequently, these 
sources will have recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated 
with the stack test. We have assumed that no additional sources are 
expected to become subject to the standard in the next three years. 
Therefore, there are 33 respondents for the purpose of determining the 
recordkeeping and reporting burden associated with this rule.
    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 61, subpart C, 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 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 is estimated to average 16 
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 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: Beryllium.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly, and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,627.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $281,442, which includes $246,442 in 
labor costs, zero capital/startup costs, and $35,000 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.

    Dated: December 6, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-31090 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P