[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16013-16014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07674]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0528; FRL-9991-66-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber Production 
Facilities (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Synthetic Fiber 
Production Facilities (EPA ICR Number 1156.14, OMB Control Number 2060-
0059), 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 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0528, 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Synthetic 
Fiber Production Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart HHH) were proposed 
on November 23, 1982, promulgated on April 5, 1984, and amended on 
October 17, 2000. These regulations apply to both existing and new 
synthetic fiber production plants with a solvent-spun, synthetic fiber 
process that produce more than 500 megagrams (Mgs) of fiber per year 
that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of 
proposal. The provisions of this subpart do not apply to any facility 
that uses the reaction spinning process to produce spandex fiber, or 
the viscose process to produce rayon fiber, or to facilities that 
commence modification, but not reconstruction, after the date of 
proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 
40 CFR part 60, subpart HHH.
    In general, all NSPS standards 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 
all affected facilities subject to NSPS.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Synthetic fiber production plants 
with a solvent-spun, synthetic fiber process that produce more than 500 
megagrams (Mgs) of fiber per year.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart HHH).
    Estimated number of respondents: 22 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually, and quarterly.

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    Total estimated burden: 1,880 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $380,000 (per year), which includes $165,000 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden for this ICR 
compared to the previous ICR. This situation is 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.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-07674 Filed 4-16-19; 8:45 am]
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