[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50825-50826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20951]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0664; FRL-9999-05-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide 
Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (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), NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene 
Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations (EPA ICR Number 1666.11, 
OMB Control Number 2060-0283), 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 November 30, 2019. Public comments were 
previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 6, 2019 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 October 28, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0664, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, 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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.

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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and 
Fumigation Operations apply to both new and existing commercial 
ethylene oxide (E.O.) sterilization and fumigation facilities using one 
ton of E.O. (as defined in 40 CFR 63.361) after December 6, 1994. New 
facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction 
after the date of proposal. Owners and operators of these facilities 
are required to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements 
for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), as well as

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for the applicable standards in 40 CFR part 63, subpart O. This 
includes submitting notifications, performance test reports, and 
periodic reports, as well as maintaining records of continuous 
parameter monitoring data, any malfunctions, and equipment inspections. 
These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance with 40 CFR part 
63, subpart O.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: These standards apply to both new 
and existing commercial ethylene oxide (E.O.) sterilization and 
fumigation facilities using one ton of E.O. (as defined in 40 CFR 
63.361) after December 6, 1994. New facilities include those that 
commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart O).
    Estimated number of respondents: 128 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 9,480 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,800,000 (per year), which includes 
$698,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
burden in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. The increase is based 
on an increase in the number of sources subject to the NESHAP due to 
continued growth in the industry. The increase in the number of sources 
is also reflected in an increase in operation and maintenance costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-20951 Filed 9-25-19; 8:45 am]
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