[Federal Register: April 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 21259-21260]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0706; FRL-8307-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Secondary Brass and
Bronze Production, Primary Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters,
Primary Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants, and
Ferroalloy Production Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1604.08, OMB
Control Number 2060-0110

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR that is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2006-0706, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-0296; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58853), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0706, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is located at in the EPA
Headquarters Library, Room 3334, and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER> and the telephone number
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov
 to submit or view public comments, access the index

listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in
the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public
viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA receives them and without

change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov
.

    Title: NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production, Primary
Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters, Primary
Aluminum Reduction Plants, and Ferroalloy Production
Facilities(Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1604.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0110.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) renewal is
being submitted for the NSPS for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production
(40 CFR part, subpart M), Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR part 60,
subpart P), Primary Zinc Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart Q), Primary
Lead Smelters (40 CFR part 60, subpart R), Primary Aluminum Reduction
Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart S), and Ferroalloy Production
Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart Z. The affected entities are
subject to the General Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart A and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions
specified 40 CFR part 60, subparts M, P, Q, R, S and Z. Owners and
operators of affected facilities subject to NSPS must notify EPA of
construction, reconstruction, anticipated and actual startup dates, and
results of performance tests. Records of performance test results,
shutdowns, and malfunctions must be maintained. These notifications,
reports, and records are essential in determining compliance; and are
required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 169
hours per response. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Secondary brass and bronze
production facilities, primary copper/zinc/lead smelters, primary
aluminum reduction plants and ferroalloy production facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: Initially and semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,914.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $442.450 which includes $0 annualized
capital startup costs, $131,600 in annualized Operation and Maintenance
costs (O&M), and $310,850 annualized labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.

    Dated: April 12, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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