[Federal Register: February 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0054; FRL-8531-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0186.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0071
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 which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0054, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
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 March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), 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-2007-0054, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 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 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 (202) 566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566-1752.
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, Confidential Business Information (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: NESHAP for Vinyl Chloride (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0186.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0071.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2008.
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: The National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Vinyl Chloride (VC) were proposed on December
24, 1975, promulgated on October 21, 1976, and
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amended on June 7, 1977, September 30, 1986, September 23, 1988, and
December 23, 1992. These standards apply to exhaust gases and
oxychlorination vents at ethylene dichloride (EDC) plants; exhaust gas
at vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plants; and exhaust gases, reactor
opening losses, manual vent valves, and stripping residuals at
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plants. The standards also apply to relief
valves and fugitive emission sources at all three types of plants.
In the Administrator's judgment, vinyl chloride emissions from
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene dichloride (EDC), and vinyl chloride
monomer (VCM) plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may
reasonably be anticipated to result in an increase in mortality or an
increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness.
Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen which causes a rare cancer
of the liver. In order to ensure compliance with the standard, adequate
recordkeeping and reporting is necessary. This information enables the
Agency to: (1) Ensure that facilities that are affected continue to
operate the control equipment and use proper work practices to achieve
compliance; (2) notification of startup indicates to enforcement
personnel when a new facility has been constructed and is thus subject
to the standards; and (3) provides a means for ensuring compliance.
The standards require daily measurements from the continuous
monitoring system and of the reactor pressure and temperature.
Establishment of a continuous monitoring program is a high priority of
the Agency. The continuous monitoring system monitors VC emissions from
the stack to judge compliance with the numerical limits in the
standards. The parameters are used to judge the operation of the
reactor so that the source and EPA will be aware of improper operation
and maintenance. The standards implicitly require the initial reports
required by the General Provisions of 40 CFR 61.7 and 61.9. These
initial reports include application for approval of construction or
modification, and notification of startup. The standards also require
quarterly reporting of vinyl chloride emissions from stripping, reactor
openings, and exhausts. Reports must be submitted within 10 days of
each valve discharge and manual vent valve discharge.
The owner/operator must make the following one-time-only reports:
Application for approval of construction or modification; notification
of startup; application of a waiver of testing (if desired by source);
and an initial report. The initial report includes a list of the
equipment installed for compliance, a description of the physical and
functional characteristics of each piece of equipment, a description of
the methods which have been incorporated into the standard operation
procedures for measuring or calculating emissions, and a statement that
equipment and procedures are in place and are being used. Generally,
the one-time-only reports are required of all sources subject to NESHAP
regulation.
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
five 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.
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
part 63, subpart W, and 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, as authorized in
section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required information
consists of emissions data and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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 Number for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 60
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: Vinyl Chloride.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and initially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,825.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,014,515, which is comprised of $0
annualized Capital Startup costs, $1,260,000 in annualized Operating
and Maintenance (O&M) costs, and $754,515 annualized Labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden.
Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden
to industry.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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