

[Federal Register: April 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 82)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0706; FRL-8307-5]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Secondary Brass and 
Bronze Production, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, 
Primary Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants, and 
Ferroalloy Production Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1604.08, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0110

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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 that is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0706, 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 
2201T, 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: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919) 
541-0296; fax number: (919) 541-3207; e-mail address: 
schaefer.john@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 October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58853), 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-2006-0706, 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 located at in the EPA 
Headquarters Library, Room 3334, and 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) 566-1927.
    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 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 http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
.

    Title: NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production, Primary 
Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters, Primary 
Aluminum Reduction Plants, and Ferroalloy Production 
Facilities(Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1604.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0110.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. 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: This Information Collection Request (ICR) renewal is 
being submitted for the NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production 
(40 CFR part, subpart M), Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart P), Primary Zinc Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart Q), Primary 
Lead Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart R), Primary Aluminum Reduction 
Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart S), and Ferroalloy Production 
Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart Z. The affected entities are 
subject to the General Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart A and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions 
specified 40 CFR part 60, subparts M, P, Q, R, S and Z. Owners and 
operators of affected facilities subject to NSPS must notify EPA of 
construction, reconstruction, anticipated and actual startup dates, and 
results of performance tests. Records of performance test results, 
shutdowns, and malfunctions must be maintained. These notifications, 
reports, and records are essential in determining compliance; and are 
required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 169 
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

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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: Secondary brass and bronze 
production facilities, primary copper/zinc/lead smelters, primary 
aluminum reduction plants and ferroalloy production facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: Initially and semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,914.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $442.450 which includes $0 annualized 
capital startup costs, $131,600 in annualized Operation and Maintenance 
costs (O&M), and $310,850 annualized labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 
Burdens.

    Dated: April 12, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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