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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0725; FRL-8445-2]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Plywood and Composite 
Wood Products (Renewal) EPA ICR Number 1984.03; OMB Control Number 
2060-0552

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 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 August 23, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0725, 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: 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 October 5, 2006 (71 FR 38853), 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-2006-0725, 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 Center 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 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: NESHAP for Plywood and Composite Wood Products (40 CFR part 
63, subpart DDDD).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1984.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0552.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Wood Products (40 CFR 
part 63, subpart DDDD) were proposed on January 9, 2003, promulgated on 
July 30, 2004, and amended on February 16, 2006.
    This regulation covers new and existing plywood and composite wood 
products (PCWP) facilities. Plywood and/or composite products are 
manufactured by bonding wood material (fibers, particles, strands, 
veneers, etc.), or agricultural fiber with resin, generally under heat 
and pressure, to form a structural panel, or engineered wood product. 
Plywood and composite products include, but are not limited to, 
plywood, veneer, particleboard, oriented strand board, hardboard, 
fiberboard, medium density fiberboard, laminated strand lumber, 
laminated veneer lumber, wood I-joists, kiln-dried lumber and glue-
laminated beams.
    Owners/operators of plywood and composite products facilities are 
required to submit initial notification, performance tests, and 
compliance status reports. Respondents also are

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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. Semiannual reports also are required. These notifications, 
reports, and records are essential in determining compliance and are 
required, in general, of all sources subject to NESHAP.
    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, maintain 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 63, subpart 
DDDD 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 listed 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 22 
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: Plywood and composite products 
facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 228.
    Frequency of Response: Initially and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,732.
    Estimated Total Cost for Responses: $1,651,907, which consists of 
$428,640 annualized capital/startup costs, $15,682 annual O&M costs, 
and $1,207,585 in labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 8,040 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. There is an adjustment increase in total 
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The 
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the standard 
has been in effect for more than three years and the requirements are 
different during initial compliance (new facilities) as compared to on-
going compliance (existing facilities). The previous ICR reflected 
those burdens and costs associated with the initial activities for 
subject facilities. This includes purchasing monitoring equipment, 
conducting performance test(s) and establishing recordkeeping systems. 
This ICR reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing 
facilities. Activities for existing source include continuously 
monitoring of pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. In 
addition, there are a small number of new facilities that are in the 
initial compliance phase described above. The overall result is an 
increase in burden hours and costs.

    Dated: July 17, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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