[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64427-64429]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27112]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for Special Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Paquet, Director, Office of
Hazardous Materials Approvals and Permits Division, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the applications are available for
inspection in the Records Center, East Building, PHH-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC or at http://regulations.gov.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2018.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

                                          Special Permits Data--Granted
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                                                                                Nature of the special permits
       Application No.                 Applicant          Regulation(s)  affected             thereof
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6769-M.......................  The Chemours Company FC   173.314, 173.315........  To modify the special permit
                                LLC.                                                to authorize additional tank
                                                                                cars as approved packaging.
10867-M......................  Meggitt Safety Systems,   173.302(a)..............  To modify the special permit
                                Inc.                                                to update current revision
                                                                                letters of cylinder
                                                                                drawings.
11502-M......................  Federal Express           171.23, 172.203(a),       To modify the special permit
                                Corporation.              172.301(c).               to authorize the FedEx
                                                                                Express air manifest to be
                                                                                considered shipping papers
                                                                                when shipping papers are
                                                                                used as a manifest over
                                                                                certain highway routes.
11670-M......................  Schlumberger Technology   173.301(f), 173.302a,     To modify the special permit
                                Corp.                     173.201(c), 173.202(c),   to authorize manufacture,
                                                          173.203(c).               mark and sell of the
                                                                                approved packaging.
11970-M......................  Univation Technologies,   173.242, 180.605(h).....  To modify the special permit
                                LLC.                                                to authorize the pressure
                                                                                test being done
                                                                                pneumatically using
                                                                                nitrogen.
12629-M......................  TEA Technologies Inc....  173.302a(b)(2),           To modify the special permit
                                                          173.302a(b)(3),           to include UN-ISO 11120
                                                          173.302a(b)(4),           cylinders to list of
                                                          173.302a(b)(5),           cylinders authorized for
                                                          180.205(c), 180.205(f),   retest.
                                                          180.205(g), 180.205(i).
20351-M......................  Roeder Cartage Company,   180.407(c), 180.407(e),   To modify the special permit
                                Incorporated.             180.407(f).               to remove the requirement
                                                                                for periodic internal visual
                                                                                inspections and to authorize
                                                                                an additional tank dedicated
                                                                                to acetonitrile
                                                                                transportation.
20434-N......................  Cardinal Professional     173.334(a), 173.334(b),   To authorize the
                                Products.                 173.334(d), 173.334(e).   transportation in commerce
                                                                                of up to 11.35 kg (25 lbs)
                                                                                of an organic phosphate
                                                                                compound (2,2 dichlorovinyl
                                                                                dimethylphosphate) in a DOT
                                                                                Specification 4BA240,
                                                                                4BW240, 3A and 3AA cylinder
                                                                                equipped with an eduction
                                                                                (dip) tube without using an
                                                                                overpack.
20507-N......................  Energy, United States     173.302(a)..............  To authorize the
                                Dept of.                                            transportation in commerce
                                                                                of non-DOT specification
                                                                                cylinders containing
                                                                                compressed hydrogen.
20511-M......................  Armotech s.r.o..........  107.807(b)(1),            To modify the special permit
                                                          173.301(a)(1),            to authorize leak testing
                                                          173.302(a)(1),            outside Armotech's facility
                                                          173.302(f)(1),            using Helium Gas Mass
                                                          173.302(f)(2),            Spectrometry to leak test
                                                          178.71(q), 178.71(t).     the cylinders.

20645-N......................  Walmart Inc.............  173.159a(c)(2),           To authorize the
                                                          173.185(c)(1)(iii),       transportation in commerce
                                                          173.185(c)(1)(iv),        of lithium batteries with
                                                          173.185(c)(1)(v),         alternative hazard
                                                          173.185(c)(3).            communication.
20670-N......................  Envases de Acero, S.A.    173.302a(b)(2),           To authorize the
                                de C.V.                   173.302a(b)(3),           transportation in commerce
                                                          173.302a(b)(4),           of certain DOT-3AX, 3AAX,
                                                          173.302a(b)(5),           3T, 3AA and 3A cylinders.
                                                          180.205(c), 180.205(f),   The cylinders (tubes) are
                                                          180.205(g), 180.209(a),   retested by acoustic
                                                          180.213.                  emission and follow-up
                                                                                ultrasonic examination (AE/
                                                                                UE) described in paragraph 7
                                                                                below in place of the
                                                                                internal visual inspection
                                                                                and hydrostatic test
                                                                                required by Sec.   180.205.
20681-N......................  Proserv UK LTD..........  173.302(a), 173.304(a),   To authorize the manufacture,
                                                          173.201(c).               mark, sale and use of a non-
                                                                                DOT specification packaging
                                                                                conforming in part to DOT
                                                                                Specification 3A, except as
                                                                                specified herein, for the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of the materials authorized
                                                                                by this special permit.
20684-N......................  Linde Gas North America   179.7, 179.300-15,        To authorize the manufacture,
                                LLC.                      180.519(a).               mark, sale, and use of tank
                                                                                cars that use solid plugs in
                                                                                lieu of pressure relief
                                                                                devices and which are
                                                                                periodically retested in an
                                                                                alternative manner.
20696-N......................  The Procter & Gamble      173.306(a)(5)(v),         To authorize the
                                Company.                  173.306(a)(5)(vi).        transportation in commerce
                                                                                of DOT Specification 2S and
                                                                                non-DOT specification
                                                                                plastic non-refillable
                                                                                inside containers that have
                                                                                been tested by an automated
                                                                                in-line pressure check in
                                                                                lieu of the test methods
                                                                                required in the Hazardous
                                                                                Materials Regulations (HMR),
                                                                                the International Civil
                                                                                Aviation Organization's
                                                                                Technical Instructions for
                                                                                the Safe Transport of
                                                                                Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO
                                                                                TI) and the International
                                                                                Maritime Dangerous Goods
                                                                                (IMDG) Code.
20709-N......................  Daimler AG..............  172.101(j), 173.185(a)..  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of prototype and low
                                                                                production lithium ion
                                                                                batteries exceeding 35 kg by
                                                                                cargo-only aircraft.
20796-N......................  Sodastream USA, Inc.....  49 CFR Subparts C, D, E,  To authorize the
                                                          F, and H.                 transportation in commerce
                                                                                of certain DOT 3AL, TC/3ALM
                                                                                and UN ISO 7866 cylinders
                                                                                that contain carbon dioxide,
                                                                                with alternative hazard
                                                                                communication.
20801-N......................  Walmart Inc.............  172.315(a)(2)...........  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of limited quantities of
                                                                                hazardous materials with a
                                                                                reduced size limited
                                                                                quantity marking by motor
                                                                                vehicle and rail freight.
20807-N......................  Environmental Protection  49 CFR parts 171-180....  To authorize the
                                Agency.                                             transportation in commerce
                                                                                of hazardous materials used
                                                                                to support the recovery and
                                                                                relief operations from and
                                                                                within the Super Typhoon
                                                                                Yutu Response Area (Saipan,
                                                                                Tinian and Rota, CNMI),
                                                                                under conditions that may
                                                                                not meet the Hazardous
                                                                                Materials Regulations (HMR).
20811-N......................  Environmental Protection  49 CFR parts 171-180....  To authorize the
                                Agency.                                             transportation in commerce
                                                                                of hazardous materials in
                                                                                support of the recovery and
                                                                                relief operations from and
                                                                                within the California fire
                                                                                disaster areas in various
                                                                                parts of the state under
                                                                                conditions that may not meet
                                                                                the Hazardous Materials
                                                                                Regulations (HMR).
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20292-M......................  Nuance Systems LLC......  173.181, 173.302(a),      To authorize a new design of
                                                          173.187, 173.201,         the approved cylinders which
                                                          173.211.                  will operate at higher
                                                                                temperatures and authorize
                                                                                additional new cylinders.
20623-N......................  Praxair Distribution,     172.203(a), 180.205(f),   To authorize the
                                Inc.                      180.205(g), 180.209(a),   transportation in commerce
                                                          180.209(b), 180.209(f),   of DOT 3AA cylinders that
                                                          180.213(f).               have been requalified using
                                                                                ultrasonic examination every
                                                                                15 years in lieu of internal
                                                                                inspection and hydrostatic
                                                                                testing every 5 years.
20701-N......................  Zhejiang Meenyu Can       173.304(a), 173.304(d)..  To authorize the manufacture,
                                Industry Co., Ltd.                                  mark, sale, and use of non-
                                                                                DOT specification
                                                                                receptacles containing
                                                                                certain compressed and
                                                                                liquefied gases.
20710-N......................  Kerr Corporation........  173.4a(c)(2),             To authorize the
                                                          173.4a(e)(2).             transportation in commerce
                                                                                of excepted quantities in
                                                                                alternative packagings and
                                                                                greater quantities.
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                                         Special Permits Data--Withdrawn
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[Notices]
[Pages 37610-37611]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302; FRL-9929-42]

Proposed Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index; Notice of
Availability and Request for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of and requesting public
comment on a proposed guidance document called the Antimicrobial
Pesticide Use Site Index (USI). The Agency developed this document to
provide guidance about antimicrobial pesticide use sites and general
antimicrobial pesticide use patterns. This guidance document is
intended to assist antimicrobial pesticide applicants and registrants
by helping them to identify the 40 CFR part 158 subpart W data
requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and will
likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating pesticide applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Weiss, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be affected by this action if you are a producer of
pesticide products (NAICS 32532), antifoulants (NAICS 32551),
antimicrobial pesticides (NAICS 32561), or wood preservatives (NAICS
32519), importers of such products, or any person or company who seeks
to register an antimicrobial, antifoulant coating, ballast water
treatment, or wood preservative pesticide or to obtain a tolerance for
such a pesticide. The North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in
determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. This
listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action.
Other types of entities not listed could also be affected.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or

CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to
one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed
as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    A copy of the proposed guidance document is available in the docket
under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0302.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    The Agency is making available for comment a proposed guidance
document called the ``Antimicrobial Pesticide Use Site Index.'' In the
Federal Register on May 8, 2013 (78 FR 26936) (FRL-8886-5), the Agency
published a final rule amending 40 CFR part 158, the section of the
regulations setting forth the data requirements that support an
application to register a pesticide product. The final rule, which is
codified as 40 CFR part 158 subpart W (158W), contains the data
requirements specifically applicable to antimicrobial pesticides. The
rule became effective July 8, 2013.
    The proposed guidance document serves as a compilation of the
specific use sites that are commonly listed on antimicrobial labels.
The specific use sites are further organized into categories of twelve
general use patterns. The general use patterns are broad designations
and are used as columns in the antimicrobial data requirements tables
to identify which data requirements might be pertinent to the
particular pesticide use site. The Agency has developed the proposed
guidance document to provide additional information about these use
patterns. This guidance document is intended to assist antimicrobial
pesticide applicants and registrants by helping them to identify the
data requirements that are necessary to register their product(s), and
will likewise be used by Agency staff evaluating antimicrobial
pesticide applications.
    As a guidance document, the association of a particular
antimicrobial use site with a general antimicrobial use pattern should
be viewed as a recommendation only and is not to be construed as
binding on either EPA or any outside parties. EPA may depart from the
guidance where circumstances warrant and without prior notice.
    The posting of this proposed guidance document for public comment
satisfies a condition of the March 2, 2015, settlement agreement
between EPA and the American Chemistry Council (ACC), which followed
ACC's July 2013 initiation of a legal challenge to the data
requirements regulation (subpart 158W of Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit. Under that settlement agreement, the Agency committed
to taking comment on this proposed guidance document within 4 months of
the effective date of the settlement agreement.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y and 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: June 24, 2015.
Jim Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9945-90-ORD]

Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Three New Reference
Methods and Three New Equivalent Methods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the designation of three new reference methods and
three new equivalent methods for monitoring ambient air quality.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR part 53, three
new reference methods and three new equivalent methods. The reference
methods include one for measuring concentrations of PM10,
one for measuring PM10-2.5, and one for measuring ozone
(O3) in ambient air. The three equivalent methods are for
measuring PM2.5 concentrations in ambient air.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Exposure Methods
and Measurement Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with regulations at 40 CFR
part 53, the EPA evaluates various methods for monitoring the
concentrations of those ambient air pollutants for which EPA has
established National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQSs) as set
forth in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring methods that are determined to meet
specific requirements for adequacy are designated by the EPA as either
reference or equivalent methods (as applicable), thereby permitting
their use under 40 CFR part 58 by States and other agencies for
determining compliance with the NAAQSs. A list of all reference or
equivalent methods that have been previously designated by EPA may be
found at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/criteria.html.
    The EPA hereby announces the designation of one new reference
method for measuring pollutant concentrations of PM10, one
new reference method for measuring pollutant concentrations of
PM10-2.5, one for measuring ozone (O3), and three
new equivalent methods for measuring pollutant concentrations of
PM2.5 in the ambient air. These designations are made under
the provisions of 40 CFR part 53, as amended on October 26, 2015 (80 FR
65291-65468).
    The new reference method for O3 is an automated method
that utilizes a measurement principle based on non-dispersive
ultraviolet absorption photometry. The newly designated reference
method for O3 is identified as follows:

    RFOA-0216-230, ``Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation,
Model 265E or T265 Chemiluminescence Ozone Analyzer,'' operated on
any full scale range between 0-100 ppb and 0-1000 ppb, with any
range mode (Single, Dual, or AutoRange), at any ambient temperature
in the range of 5 [deg]C to 40 [deg]C, and with a TFE filter or a
Kynar[supreg] DFU in the sample air inlet, operated with a sample
flow rate of 500  50 cm\3\/min (sea level), with the
dilution factor set to 1, with Temp/Press compensation ON, and in
accordance with the appropriate associated instrument manual, and
with or without any of the following options: Internal or external
sample pump, Sample/Cal valve option, Rack mount with or without
slides, analog input option, 4-20 mA isolated current loop output.
Note 2 applies to the following Teledyne Advanced Pollution
Instrumentation Models 265E and T265.

    The application for a reference method determination for this
candidate method was received by the Office of Research and Development
on February 2, 2016. The analyzer is commercially available from the
applicant, Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc., 9480
Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-2251.
    The new reference method for PM10 is a manual monitoring
method based on a particular PM10 sampler and is identified
as follows:

    RFPS-0216-231, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM,'' configured
for filter sampling of ambient particulate matter using the US EPA
PM10 inlet specified in 40 CFR part 50 appendix L, Figs.
L-2 thru L-19, with a flow rate of 16.67 L/min, using 47 mm PTFE
membrane filter media, and operating with firmware version R2.0.1
and later, and operated in accordance with the Met One E-FRM
PM10 operating manual. This designation applies to
PM10 measurements only.

    The new PM10-2.5 reference method utilizes a pair of
filter samplers than have been designated individually as reference
methods, one for PM2.5 and the other one for
PM10, and have been shown to meet the requirements specified
in appendix O of 40 CFR part 50. The PM2.5 and
PM10 samplers are designated as reference methods RFPS-0315-
221 and RFPS-0216-231, respectively. The newly designated
PM10-2.5 sampler is identified as follows:

    RFPS-0316-232, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM-PM10
and E-FRM-PM2.5 Sampler Pair'' for the determination of
coarse particulate matter as PM10-2.5, consisting of a
pair of Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM samplers, with one being the
E-FRM PM2.5 sampler (RFPS-0315-221) and the other being
the E-FRM PM10 sampler (RFPS-0216-231). The units are to
be collocated to within 1-4 meters of one another and sample
concurrently. Both units are operated in accordance with the
associated E-FRM instruction manual. This designation applies to
PM10-2.5 measurements only.

    One newly designated equivalent method for PM2.5 is a
manual monitoring method based on a particular PM2.5 sampler
and is identified as follows:

    EQPS-0316-235, ``Met One Instruments, Inc. E-FRM,'' configured
for filter sampling of ambient particulate matter using the US EPA
PM10 inlet specified in 40 CFR 50 Appendix L, Figs. L-2
thru L-19, equipped with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone particle size
separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour sample period at a
flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, using 47 mm PTFE membrane filter
media, and operating with firmware version R1.1.0 and later, and
operated in accordance with the Met One E-FRM PM2.5
operating manual.

    The application for reference method determination for the
PM10 method was received by the Office of Research and
Development on February 4, 2016, the PM10-2.5 method
application was received on March 21, 2016, and the equivalent
PM2.5 method was received on March 28, 2016. These monitors
are commercially available from the applicant, Met One Instruments,
Inc., 1600 Washington Blvd., Grants Pass, OR 97526.
    Two newly designated equivalent methods for PM2.5 are
manual monitoring method based on particular PM2.5 samplers
and are identified as follows:

    EQPS-0316-233, ``URG-MASS100 Single PM2.5 Sampler,''
operated with software (firmware) version 4B or 5.0.1, configured
for ``Single 2.5'' operation with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone particle
size separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour sample period
at a flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, and in accordance with the
URG-MASS100 Operator's Manual and with the requirements and sample
collection filters specified in 40 CFR part 50, appendix L.

    EQPS-0316-234, ``URG-MASS300 Sequential PM2.5
Sampler,'' operated with software (firmware) version 4B or 5.0.1,
configured for ``Multi 2.5'' operation with a URG-2000-30EGN Cyclone
particle size separator, and operated for a continuous 24-hour
sample period at a flow rate of 16.67 liters/minute, and in
accordance with the URG-MASS300 Operator's Manual and with the
requirements and sample collection filters specified in 40 CFR part
50, appendix L.

    These applications for equivalent method determinations for the
PM2.5 methods were received by the Office of Research and
Development on March 21, 2016. These monitors are commercially
available from the applicant, URG Corporation, 116 S. Merritt Mill Rd.,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
    Representative test monitors have been tested in accordance with
the applicable test procedures specified in 40 CFR part 53, as amended
on October 26, 2015. After reviewing the results of those tests and
other information submitted by the applicant, EPA has determined, in
accordance with part 53, that these methods should be designated as a
reference or equivalent methods.
    As designated reference and equivalent methods, these methods are
acceptable for use by states and other air monitoring agencies under
the requirements of 40 CFR part 58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance.
For such purposes, the methods must be used in strict accordance with
the operation or instruction manual associated with the method and
subject to any specifications and limitations (e.g., configuration or
operational settings) specified in the designated method description
(see the identification of the method above).
    Use of the methods also should be in general accordance with the
guidance and recommendations of applicable sections of the ``Quality
Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems, Volume I,''
EPA/600/R-94/038a and ``Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution
Measurement Systems, Volume II, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Program,'' EPA-454/B-13-003, (both available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html). Provisions concerning modification of such methods
by users are specified under Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods by
Users) of appendix C to 40 CFR part 58.
    Consistent or repeated noncompliance with any of these conditions
should be reported to: Director, Exposure Methods and Measurements
Division (MD-E205-01), National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711.
    Designation of these reference and equivalent methods are intended
to assist the States in establishing and operating their air quality
surveillance systems under 40 CFR part 58. Questions concerning the
commercial availability or technical aspects of the method should be
directed to the applicant.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta,
Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 61

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0026]
RIN 1660-AA95

National Flood Insurance Program: Conforming Changes To Reflect
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) and the
Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (HFIAA), and
Additional Clarifications for Plain Language; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On July 20, 2020, FEMA published in the Federal Register a
final rule revising the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
regulations to codify certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the Homeowner Flood Insurance
Affordability Act of 2014, and to clarify certain existing NFIP rules
relating to NFIP operations and the Standard Flood Insurance Policy.
This document provides corrections to information provided in a table.

DATES: This correction is effective November 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this rulemaking is available for inspection
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Bronowicz, Director,
Policyholder Services Division, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 400 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2020, FEMA published in the
Federal Register a final rule revising the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) regulations to codify certain provisions of the Biggert-
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the Homeowner Flood
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, and to clarify certain existing
NFIP rules relating to NFIP operations and the Standard Flood Insurance
Policy. In 44 CFR 61.6(a), Table 1, ``Maximum Amounts of Coverage
Available,'' contained two inadvertently placed asterisks next to
``Non-Residential Building'' in the ``Building Coverage'' heading. The
``**'' denotes that the maximum amount of coverage for Non-Residential
Buildings in Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii is $150,000.00. However, the
presence of ``**'' was an error, as 42 U.S.C. 4013 contains no such
maximum. Accordingly, this correction removes the incorrectly-placed
``**''.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 61

    Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set forth above, 44 CFR part 61 is corrected by
making the following correcting amendment:

PART 61--INSURANCE COVERAGE AND RATES

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1. The authority citation for part 61 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.

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2. In Sec.  61.6, amend table 1 to paragraph (a) under the heading
``Building Coverage'' by revising the entry ``Non-Residential
Building'' to read as follows:

Sec.  61.6  Maximum amounts of coverage available.

    (a) * * *

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                          Occupancy                          ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Amount                    Amount
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                                                Building Coverage
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Non-Residential Building....................................                  100,000                  $500,000

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\1\ This Table provides the maximum coverage amounts available under the Emergency Program and the Regular
  Program, and the columns cannot be aggregated to exceed the limits in the Regular Program, which are
  established by statute. The aggregate limits for building coverage are the maximum coverage amounts allowed by
  statute for each building included in the relevant Occupancy Category.

* * * * *

Deanne B. Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-24489 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63974-63975]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25046]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC13-18-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-547); Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information
collection FERC-547, Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report Requirements, to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information
collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments
directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the
Commission as explained below. The Commission issued a Notice in the
Federal Register (78 FR 43186, 7/19/2013) requesting public comments.
FERC received no comments on the FERC-547 and is making this notation
in its submittal to OMB.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by November
25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No.
1902-0084, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be
reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, identified by the Docket No. IC13-18-000, by
either of the following methods:
     eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support
by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll-free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> for TTY.
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, and by fax at
(202) 273-0873.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-547, Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report Requirements.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0084.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-547 information
collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission uses FERC-547 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund
Report Requirements) to implement the statutory refund provisions
governed by Sections 4, 5 and 16 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).\1\
Sections 4 and 5 authorize the Commission to order a refund (with
interest) for any portion of a natural gas company's increased rate or
charge found to be unjust or unreasonable. Refunds may also be
instituted by a natural gas company as a stipulation to a Commission-
approved settlement agreement or a provision under the company's
tariff. Section 16 of the NGA authorizes the Commission to prescribe
rules and regulations necessary to administer its refund mandates. The
Commission's refund reporting requirements are located in 18 CFR
154.501 and 154.502.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717-717w.
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    The Commission uses the data to monitor refunds owed by natural gas
companies to ensure that the flow-through of refunds owed by these
companies are made as expeditiously as possible and to assure that
refunds are made in compliance with the Commission's regulations.
    Type of Respondents: Natural gas companies.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \2\ The Commission reduces its estimate
of the total Public Reporting Burden for this information collection
from the estimate made three years ago based on the number of filings
received over the previous three years (from an average of 30
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    \2\ The Commission defines burden as 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. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.

                                                FERC-547: Gas Pipeline Rates: Refund Report Requirements
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                                                                                Number of                       Average burden
                                                                        Number of      responses per   Total number of     hours per     Estimated total
                                                                       respondents       respondent       responses         response      annual burden
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Natural gas companies..............................................              11                1               11               75              825
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    The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $57,750.
[825 hours * $70/hour \3\ = $57,750]. The estimated annual impact per
respondent is $5,250 ($75 * $70/hour = $5,250).
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: October 18, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-25046 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25409-25411]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09940]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0557]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Postmarket Surveillance

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on information collection
requirements for postmarket surveillance of medical devices.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by June 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2013-N-0557 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Postmarket Surveillance.''
Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those
submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential

information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit
your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two
copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be
confidential with a heading or cover note that states ``THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will review this copy,
including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of
comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential
information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing
and posted on http://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the
Division of Dockets Management. If you do not wish your name and
contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this
information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and
you must identify this information as ``confidential.'' Any information
marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance
with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more
information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with
this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Postmarket Surveillance--21 CFR Part 822--OMB Control Number 0910-
0449--Extension

    Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
360l) authorizes FDA to require a manufacturer to conduct postmarket
surveillance (PS) of any device that meets the criteria set forth in
the statute. The PS regulation establishes procedures that FDA uses to
approve and disapprove PS plans. The regulation provides instructions
to manufacturers so they know what information is required in a PS plan
submission. FDA reviews PS plan submissions in accordance with part 822
(21 CFR part 822) in Sec. Sec.  822.15 through 822.19 of the
regulation, which describe the grounds for approving or disapproving a
PS plan. In addition, the PS regulation provides instructions to
manufacturers to submit interim and final reports in accordance with
Sec.  822.38. Respondents to this collection of information are those
manufacturers who require postmarket surveillance of their products.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
     Activity/21 CFR section         Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
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Postmarket surveillance                      131               1             131             120          15,720
 submission (Sec.  Sec.   822.9
 and 822.10)....................
Changes to PS plan after                      15               1              15              40             600
 approval (Sec.   822.21).......
Changes to PS plan for a device               80               1              80               8             640
 that is no longer marketed
 (Sec.   822.28)................
Waiver (Sec.   822.29)..........               1               1               1              40              40
Exemption request (Sec.                       16               1              16              40             640
 822.30)........................
Periodic reports (Sec.   822.38)             131               3             393              40          15,720
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          33,360
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    Explanation of Reporting Burden Estimate. The burden captured in
table 1 of this document is based on the data from FDA's internal
tracking system. Sections 822.26, 822.27, and 822.34 do not constitute
information collection subject to review under the PRA because it
entails no burden other than that necessary to identify the respondent,
the date, the respondents address, and the nature of the instrument
(See 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(1)).

                               Table 2--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
     Activity/21 CFR section         Number of      records per    Total annual     burden per      Total hours
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Manufacturer records (Sec.                   131               1             131              20           2,620
 822.31)........................
Investigator records (Sec.                   393               1             393               5           1,965
 822.32)........................
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    Explanation of Recordkeeping Burden Estimate. FDA expects that at
least some of the manufacturers will be able to satisfy the PS
requirement using information or data they already have. For purposes
of calculating burden, however, FDA has assumed that each PS order can
only be satisfied by a 3-year clinically based surveillance plan, using
three investigators. These estimates are based on FDA's knowledge and
experience with postmarket surveillance.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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SF 83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry 1. Identification of the Information Collection 1( a) Title of the Information Collection NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry 1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract In order to reduce HAP emissions from secondary lead smelting, the EPA developed the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ( NESHAP) for Secondary Lead Smelting ( 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X) which were proposed on June 9, 1994 ( 59 F. R. 29750) and promulgated on June 23, 1995 ( 60 F. R. 32587). In response to industry petitions to reconsider, the final rule was amended on June 13, 1997 ( 62 F. R. 32209). Entities potentially affected by this rule are owners or operators of secondary lead smelters that operate furnaces to reduce scrap lead metal and lead compounds to elemental lead. The rule applies to secondary lead smelters that use blast, reverberatory, rotary, or electric smelting furnaces to recover lead metal from scrap lead, primarily from used lead acid automotive type batteries. The rule provides protection to the public by requiring all secondary lead smelters to meet emission standards reflecting the application of the maximum achievable control technology ( MACT). The information required under this standard is intended to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X.

In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports including notification of any physical or operational change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated pollutant emission rate, notification of the initial performance test, including information necessary to determine the conditions of the performance test, and performance test measurements and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any start up, 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 sources subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated State or Local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA Regional Office.

Industry and EPA records indicate that there are approximately 23 sources currently subject to the standard, and no additional sources are expected to become subject to the standard 2 over the next three years. The burden hours for recordkeeping and reporting requirements for this ICR will be 16,033 at a cost of $ 875,991.

2. Need for and Use of the Collection 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection The EPA is charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as Amended, to establish standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources of hazardous air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction.

In addition, Section 114( a) states that the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:

"( A) Establish and maintain such records; ( B) make such reports; ( C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; ( D) sample such emissions ( in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); ( E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; ( F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114( a)( 3); and ( G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require."

In the Administrator's judgment, metal and organic HAP emissions from secondary lead smelting processes cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, a MACT standard for this source category was promulgated at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X.

2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data The control of emissions of metal ( i. e., containing lead compounds) and organic HAP emissions from secondary lead smelting processes require not only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. Emissions of metal and organic HAP emissions from secondary lead smelting processes are the result of operation of the affected facilities. The sources of HAP emissions are smelting furnaces, refining kettles, agglomerating furnaces, dryers and fugitive dust. These standards rely on the capture of source and fugitive emissions containing total hydrocarbons and lead compounds by adhering to the leak detection and repair plan for baghouses or use of wet scrubbers to control particulate matter and metal hazardous air pollutants. The required notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated and the standard is being met. Performance test reports are needed as these 3 are the Agency's record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and serve as a record of the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. The information generated by the monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements described in this ICR is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected by this MACT standard continue to achieve compliance. Adequate monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting are necessary to ensure compliance with these standards, as required by the Clean Air Act. The information collected from recordkeeping and reporting requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court.

3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria 3( a) Nonduplication If the standard has not been delegated, the information is sent to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated State or Local Agency. If a State or Local Agency has adopted their own similar regulation to implement the Federal Regulation, a copy of the report submitted to the State or Local Agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal Standard. Therefore, no duplication exists.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2001. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.

3( c) Consultations No comments were received on the Federal Register notice, and no consultations were held.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the required standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the likelihood of detecting poor operation and maintenance of control equipment and noncompliance would decrease.

3( e) General Guidelines None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB in 5 CFR 1320.6. 4 3( f) Confidentiality The required information consists of emissions data and other information that have been determined not to be private. However, any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B  Confidentiality of Business Information ( see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

3( g) Sensitive Questions None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive questions.

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes The respondents are owners or operators of secondary lead smelters that operate furnaces to reduce scrap lead metal and lead compounds to elemental lead. Secondary lead smelting and refining is included under SIC code 3341. Industries other than secondary lead smelters which are included in this SIC code are not respondents to this ICR. The corresponding North American Classification System ( NAICS) code is 331492 [ i. e., Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal ( except Copper and Aluminum)].

4( b) INFORMATION REQUESTED ( i) Data Items All data in this ICR that is recorded and/ or reported is required by 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X.

A source must make the following reports:

Reports for NESHAP, Subpart X Construction/ reconstruction 63.5 Initial notifications 63.9( b)

Initial performance test results 63.10( d)( 2)

Initial performance test 63.7( b), 63.9( e)

Rescheduled initial performance test 63.7( b)( 2)

Demonstration of continuous monitoring system 63.9( g) 5 Reports for NESHAP, Subpart X Compliance status 63.9( h), 63.549( a)

Physical or operational change 63.9, 63.10 Opacity or visible emissions 63.10( d)( 3)

Periodic start up, shutdown, malfunction reports 63.10( d)( 5)( I)

Semi annual monitoring/ exceedance summary 63.10( e)( 3), 63.550( c)

Standard operating procedures manual for control of fugitive dust emissions and baghouses for approval before startup 63.548( b), 63.549( b)

A source must maintain the following records:

Recordkeeping for NESHAP, Subpart X Start ups, shutdowns, malfunctions, periods where the continuous monitoring system is inoperative 63.10( b)( 2)

All reports and notifications 63.10( b)

Record of applicability 63.10( b)( 3)

Records of bag leak detection system alarms, including corrective actions 63.550( a)( 2)

Records for sources with continuous monitoring systems 63.10( 3)

Records of parametric monitoring data, system maintenance and calibration 63.550( a)

Initial and annual compliance test results 63.550( a)( 1)

Records are required to be retained for five years, however, only the data of the most recent two years must be kept on site 63.550( a)

( ii.) Respondent Activities Respondent Activities Read instructions.

Install, operate and maintain baghouses, according to, a standard operating procedures manual and consistent with the manufacturer's instructions. 6 Respondent Activities Monitor and record pressure drop and liquid supply pressure at the wet scrubber at least once every hour when using this control device for controlling particulate matter and metal HAP emissions from a process fugitive source.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a CMS for temperature monitoring of the afterburner or the combined blast furnace and reverberatory furnace exhaust streams when complying with the total hydrocarbon emission standard.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a total hydrocarbon CMS for measuring emissions when complying with the total hydrocarbon emission standard.

Equip pressurized drying bleaching seals with an alarm to determine seal malfunctions.

Perform initial performance test and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Use referenced Methods in Appendix A, Part 60, to determine compliance with the emission standards for lead compounds ( i. e., Methods 1, 2, 3, 4, and 12) and to determine compliance with the emission standards for total hydrocarbons ( i. e., Methods 1, 2, 3B, 4, and 25A).

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.

Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements.

Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

5. The Information Collected  Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management 5( a) Agency Activities EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information. 7 Agency Activities Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the AFS [ AIRS ( Aerometric Information Retrieval System) Facility Subsystem] database.

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management Following notification of start up, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual monitoring reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

Information contained in the reports is entered into AFS which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. AFS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance and annual emission inventory data for over 100,000 industrial and government owned facilities. EPA uses AFS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by Local and State regulatory agencies, and EPA Regional Offices and Headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.

The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner or operator for five years.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility The Small Business Administration ( SBA) defines a small business for SIC 3341 as any company with 500 or fewer employees. Eleven of the 16 companies in this industry meet the small business criterion. In the previous ICR, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements were estimated not to present an unreasonable burden for any of these businesses. Even though the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for small and large business entities, the Agency considers these requirements the minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities.

5( d) Collection Schedule The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown in Table 2: Industry Burden. 8 6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection Table 2 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the Subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.

The 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.

6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated at 16,033 person hours. These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the NESHAP standards or test methods, Agency knowledge and experience with the program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs ( i) Estimating Labor Costs This ICR uses the following labor rates: $ 78.54 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial, $ 55.34 per hour for Technical, and $ 35.64 per hour for Clerical are used in this ICR. These rates are from the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2000, " Table 10. Private industry, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, " Total compensation." The labor rates have been increased by 110% to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by the private industry.

Managerial $ 78.54 ($ 37.40 + 110%) Technical $ 55.34 ($ 26.35 + 110%) Clerical $ 35.64 ($ 16.97 + 110%)

( ii) Estimating Capital/ Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the standards are labor and continuous monitoring systems. There are no capital start up costs since no new facilities will become subject to the standard over the next three years. The annual operations and maintenance costs are $ 150,000. This is based on an estimated 20 facilities that have installed continuous particulate monitors in order to comply with this MACT standard, multiplied by $ 7,500 for annual upkeep of each monitoring device. We are assuming that the cost for operation and maintenance of a temperature monitor is negligent. The total respondent cost is calculated by adding the capital start up costs and the annual operations and maintenance costs. Since there are no capital costs, the average annual burden to respondents over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 150,000. 9 ( iii) Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs Capital/ Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs ( A) Continuous Monitoring Device ( B) Startup Cost ($) for One Affected Facility ( C) No. of New Affected Facilities to Startup ( D) Total Startup ( B X C) ( E) Annual O& M Costs ($) for One Affected Facility ( F) No. of Affected Facilities with O& M ( G) Total O& M ( E X F)

continuous particulate monitor 0 0 0 7,500 20 $ 150,000 The capital/ startup costs for this ICR are zero. This is the total of column D. This cost is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14 ( a): Total annualized capital/ startup costs. The numbers in block 14 of the OMB 83 I form are rounded to show the cost in thousands of dollars.

The total operation and maintenance ( O& M) costs for this ICR are $ 150,000. This is the total of column G. This cost is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14 ( b), Total annual costs ( O& M). The numbers in block 14 of the OMB 83 I form are rounded to show the cost in thousands of dollars.

The total respondent non labor costs have been calculated as the addition of the capital/ startup costs, and the annual operation and maintenance costs. The average annual cost for capital/ startup and, operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 150,000. This cost is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14 ( c), Total annualized cost requested. The numbers in block 14 of the OMB 83 I form are rounded to show the cost in thousands of dollars.

6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost The only costs to the Agency are user costs associated with analysis of the reported information. Publication and distribution of the information are part of the AIRS program. Examination of records to be maintained by the respondents will occur as part of the periodic inspection of sources, which is part of EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program.

The average annual Agency cost during the 3 years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 44,301 ( see attached Table 1). This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate at a GS 12, Step 1, times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses for a total of $ 36.98. This rate is from OPM's " 2001 General Schedule" which excludes locality rates of pay. Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 1. Annual Agency Burden and Cost. 10 6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs Respondent Universe Regulation Citation ( A) No. of New Sources/ Year ( B) No. of Initial Reports for New Sources ( C) No. of Existing Sources ( D) No. of Reports for Existing Sources ( E) Total Annual Responses ( AxB)+( CxD)

Section 63.549 ( Notification of reconstruction) 1 * 1* 1 Sections 63.550( b), and 63.10 ( Semiannual reports) 23 2 46 Sections 63. ( Notification of operational change_) 23 1 ** 23 TOTAL 70 * We assume that although no new plants will be constructed, one new furnace or affected facility will be rebuilt. ** All facilities will make a major adjustment once a year.

The number of total respondents is 23 since we assume that no new plants will be constructed over the three year period. It is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13 a.

The " Total Annual Responses" is 70. This number is the sum of the Total Annual Responses for each regulation citation in column E of the Respondent Universe table. It is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13 ( b). The total annual labor costs for respondents are $ 876,004. This number is not shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 13 ( c), only the burden hours are reflected in block 13 ( c). Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 2. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost.

The total annual capital and O& M costs to the regulated entity are $ 150,000. This number is shown on the OMB 83 I form in block 14 ( c). These costs are detailed in section 6( b)( iii), Capital/ Start up vs. Operating and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs.

6( e) Respondent Burden And Cost Table Refer to Table 2, attached.

6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden There is no increase in burden hours to sources subject to this rule when compared to the most recently approved ICR, however, the cost for recordkeeping and reporting requirements has increase due to an increase in labor rates as indicated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 11 6( g) Burden Statement 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; 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. 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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Ms. Susan Auby, Collection Strategies Division ( Mail Code 2822), Office of Environmental Information, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C. 20460 0001; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Include the EPA ICR number and OMB Control Number in any correspondence.

Part B of the Supporting Statement This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.