[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18023-18024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08510]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0517; FRL--9991-90-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for 
Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed on or Before August 
30, 1999 (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Emission Guidelines and 
Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed 
on or Before August 30, 1999 (EPA ICR No. 1901.07, OMB Control No. 
2060-0424), 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 
April 30, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the 
Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 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 May 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0517, to: (1) EPA online using 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 via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    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, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; 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 
www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
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 Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Small 
Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed on or Before August 30, 
1999 were originally promulgated in December 1995, but were vacated by 
the Federal Court in March 1997. Subsequently, the Emission Guidelines 
were re-proposed on August 30, 1999, and promulgated on December 6, 
2000. The Emission Guidelines regulate organics (dioxin/furans), metals 
(cadmium, lead, mercury), particulate matter, and acid gases (hydrogen 
chloride, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides) for small Municipal 
Waste Combustion (MWC) units. Small MWC units are MWC units with 
capacities to combust greater than 35 tons per day (tpd) and less than 
250 tons per day (tpd) of municipal solid waste. The Emission 
Guidelines contain monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements that are to be included in state plans. This Information 
Collection Request (ICR) identifies the burden for States and U.S. 
territories to develop and implement State plans, and the burden for 
small MWCs imposed by these State plans. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart BBBB.
    In general, all Emission Guidelines require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the 
affected facilities. They 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. These notifications, reports, and 
records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of 
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affected facilities subject to Emission Guidelines.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Small municipal waste combustors 
(MWCs).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart BBBB).
    Estimated number of respondents: 23 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, annually, and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 102,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $11,500,000 (per year), which includes 
$1,040,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total labor 
hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-08510 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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