
[Federal Register: October 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 210)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0297; FRL-8736-1]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Coke Oven Batteries 
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1362.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0253

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

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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 November 28, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0297, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email 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 
1201T, 2200 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 ProtectionAgency, 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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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-2008-0297, 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, Confidential Business Information (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 Coke Oven Batteries (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1362.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0253
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 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, 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 Emissions Standards Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) for Coke Oven Batteries were proposed on December 4, 1992 and 
promulgated on October 27, 1993. These standards apply to all coke oven 
batteries, whether existing, new, reconstructed, rebuilt or restarted. 
It also applies to all batteries using the conventional by-product 
recovery, the nonrecovery process, or any new recovery process. Under 
this rule, all existing batteries must choose a compliance track. Two 
compliance approaches are available under the rule: the ``MACT (Maximum 
Achievable Control Technology)'' track, and the ``LAER (Lowest 
Achievable Emission Rate)'' extension track, and straddling both tracks 
(until January 1, 1998). Applicability dates vary depending on the 
emission limitation the affected facility is subject to. This 
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 
63, subpart L.
    Owners or operators of coke oven batteries, whether existing, new, 
reconstructed, rebuilt or restarted, are required to comply with 
monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Owners or 
operators of the affected facilities described must make one-time-only 
notifications to select a compliance track and to certify initial 
compliance. Owners or operators are also 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. Monitoring requirements specific 
to coke oven batteries provide information on the operation of the 
emissions control device and compliance with the visible emissions 
standard. Semiannual reports of compliance certifications are required. 
These notifications, reports, and records will be used by EPA and the 
states to: (1) Identify batteries subject to the standards; (2) ensure 
that MACT and LAER are properly applied; and (3) ensure that daily 
monitoring and work practice requirements are implemented as required.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,908 
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: Plants with coke oven batteries using the conventional by-
product recovery, the nonrecovery process, or any new recovery process.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19
    Frequency of Response: Initially, semiannually, and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 80,121 hours

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    Estimated Annual Costs: $6,564,165 exclusively in Labor cost; there 
are neither annualized capital/startup nor O&M costs associated with 
this ICR.
    Changes in the Estimates: Although the assumptions in the burden 
calculation for this ICR remain the same as in the previous ICR, there 
is a small change in the labor hours due to the correction of rounding 
errors. The assumptions remain the same as in the previous ICR due to 
two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden.

    Dated: October 23, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-25803 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]

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