[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 53434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21809]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0676; FRL-10000-55-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and 
Phosphate Fertilizers Production (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 Phosphoric Acid 
Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizers Production (EPA ICR Number 
1790.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0361), 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 January 31, 2020. 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 November 6, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0676, 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 Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate 
Fertilizers Production (40 CFR part 63, subparts AA and BB) were 
proposed on December 27, 1996, promulgated on June 10, 1999, and 
amended on: June 12, 2002; April 20, 2006, August 19, 2015, and 
September 28, 2017. Owners and operators of affected facilities are 
required to comply with reporting and record-keeping requirements for 
the General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), as well as for the 
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 63 subparts AA and BB. This 
includes submitting initial notifications, performance tests and 
periodic reports and results, and maintaining 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 reports are used by EPA to determine 
compliance with these standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Phosphoric acid and phosphate 
fertilizer production facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63).
    Estimated number of respondents: 13 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 2,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $441,000 (per year), which includes $186,000 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to a zero-growth 
rate for the industry.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-21809 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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