[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79885-79886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28077]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0040; FRL-10542-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, 
Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area 
Sources (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Clay Ceramics 
Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals 
Processing Area Sources (EPA ICR Number 2274.07, OMB Control Number 
2060-0606), 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 
January 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested, via the 
Federal Register on July 22, 2022 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 January 27, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0040, to: (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB's Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs using the interface at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function.
    The 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,

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information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and 
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; email 
address: [email protected].

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: 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person, at the EPA Docket Center, 
WJC West Building, 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass 
Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area Sources 
(40 CFR part 63, subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and TTTTTT) were proposed on 
September 20, 2007; and promulgated on December 26, 2007. These 
regulations apply to the following existing and new facilities: (1) 
clay ceramics manufacturing facilities that process more than 50 tons 
per year of wet clay and are area sources of hazardous air pollutants 
(HAP); (2) glass manufacturing facilities that use continuous furnaces 
to produce glass that contains HAP as raw materials and are area 
sources of HAP; and (3) secondary nonferrous metals processing 
facilities that are area sources of HAP. Clay ceramics manufacturing 
facilities include facilities that manufacture pressed tile, 
sanitaryware, dinnerware, or pottery with an atomized glaze spray booth 
or kiln that fires glazed ceramic ware. Glass manufacturing facilities 
include facilities that manufacture flat glass, glass containers, or 
pressed and blown glass by melting a mixture of raw materials, to 
produce molten glass and form the molten glass into sheets, containers, 
or other shapes. Secondary nonferrous metals processing facilities 
means brass and bronze ingot making, secondary magnesium processing, or 
secondary zinc processing plants that use furnace melting operations to 
melt post-consumer nonferrous metal scrap to make products including 
bars, ingots, blocks, or metal powders. New facilities include those 
that commenced either construction, or modification or reconstruction 
after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to 
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and 
TTTTTT.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Area sources of clay ceramics 
manufacturing, glass manufacturing, and secondary nonferrous metals 
processing.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subparts RRRRRR, SSSSSS, and TTTTTT).
    Estimated number of respondents: 87 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially.
    Total estimated burden: 1,970 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $250,000 (per year), which includes $13,900 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The increase in burden from the most-
recently approved ICR is due to an adjustment. The adjustment increase 
is due to an increase in the number of respondents, including one new 
respondent expected during the three-year period of this ICR. There is 
an increase in cost due to the increased number of respondents and due 
to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR uses labor rates from the 
most-recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report (September 2021) to 
calculate respondent burden costs.
    The new source is not expected to incur capital costs; therefore, 
there is no change in the capital/startup costs from the most-recently 
approved ICR. There is an increase in O&M costs due to the use of 
updated labor rates associated with inspections of emission control 
systems for glass manufacturing facilities. This ICR uses the technical 
labor rate from the most-recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report 
(September 2021) to calculate respondent burden costs associated with 
inspection of emission control systems.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-28077 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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