ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0246; FRL-       ]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1773.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0171.

AGENCY:	Environmental Protection Agency

ACTION:	Notice.

SUMMARY:	In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the information collection and its
estimated burden and cost. 

DATES:  Additional comments may be submitted on or before [insert date
30 days after publication in the Federal Register].

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0246,  to (1) EPA, either online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to
a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: Air and Radiation Docket
(28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail to: 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:  Shiva Garg, Office of Solid Waste
(mail code 5302P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8459; fax
number: 703-308-8433; email address:  garg.shiva@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 6, 2008 (73 FR 24977), EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).  EPA received no comments   SEQ CHAPTER \h
\r 1 during the comment period.  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 No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0246, which is available for   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1
online viewing at www.regulations.gov,   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 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   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 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 Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.  

Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at 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
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.    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 For further information about the
electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title:  NESHAP for Hazardous Waste Combustors (Renewal)

ICR numbers:  EPA ICR No. 1773.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0171  

ICR Status:   This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2008. 
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, 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:   EPA, under authority of section 112d of the Clean Air Act,
established National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs) for hazardous waste combustors:  hazardous waste burning
incinerators, cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns,
industrial/commercial/institutional boilers and process heaters, and
hydrochloric acid production furnaces.  These NESHAPs are found in 40
CFR part 63, subpart EEE.  Under these standards, hazardous waste
combustors are required to meet emission levels that reflect the maximum
achievable control technology.

	Subpart EEE of 40 CFR part 63 requires hazardous waste combustors to
perform testing and monitoring and submit various reports and perform
recordkeeping activities in order to demonstrate compliance with
emission standards.  Much of the information is kept on-site at the
facilities; some is also submitted to the EPA or the delegated state
agency.  Facilities and EPA use the data to ensure compliance with
Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards.

Burden Statement:  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 52 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:  Business or other for-profit, and State,
Local, or Tribal governments.

	Estimated Number of Respondents:  289 

	Frequency of Response:  On occasion

	Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:  199,897 

	Estimated Total Annual Cost:  $21,696,865, includes $16,010,727 for
annualized labor cost, and $5,686,138 in annualized capital or O&M
costs.

Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,630 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens.  This decrease is due to the fact that most
sources have completed several actions involving one-time costs, such as
initial notification, notice of the intent to comply, as well as public
meetings related to these actions.

 

Dated: __________________________________________

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Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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