

[Federal Register: April 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 72)]
[Notices]               
[Page 18989-18990]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0751; FRL-8299-3]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane 
Foam Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1783.04, OMB Control Number 
2060-0357

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 May 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0751, 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: Mar[iacute]a Malav[eacute], Compliance 
Assessment and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2223A), Office of 
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7027; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: malave.maria@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 6, 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-OECA-2006-0751, 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) 566-1927.
    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: NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1783.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0357.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 30, 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 Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) 
Standards for Flexible Polyurethane Foam

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Production, published at 40 CFR part 63, subpart III, were proposed on 
December 27, 1996, and promulgated on October 7, 1998. These standards 
apply to owners or operators of new and existing facilities that engage 
in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam products which emit 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). This includes facilities making 
slabstock flexible polyurethane foam (slabstock foam), rebond flexible 
polyurethane foam (rebond foam), and/or molded flexible polyurethane 
foam (molded foam).
    In general, all MACT standards require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports. Owners or operators of 
flexible polyurethane foam production facilities to which this rule is 
applicable must choose one of the compliance options described in the 
standard or reduce HAP emissions to below the compliance level. 
Specifically, the rule requirements for slabstock foam producers 
include an initial notification, notification of compliance status, 
semiannual reports and annual compliance certifications. In addition, 
respondents are required to submit a precompliance report that 
describes the HAP compliance procedures, and recordkeeping procedures. 
Those electing to comply with the slabstock foam emission limitation 
using recovery devices must measure and record emissions as specified 
in 40 CFR 63.1297 of the rule. The rule requirements for molded and 
rebond foam producers include a notification of compliance status 
report and an annual compliance certification. These notifications, 
reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are 
required of all sources subject to MACT.
    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 United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 43 
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: Flexible polyurethane foam 
production facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 132.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, semiannually and annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,047.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $572,320, which includes $0 annual 
Startup costs, $0 Operating and Maintenance (O&M) costs, and $572,320 
annualized Labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or 
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years. Second, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-7144 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]

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