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OMB Control No:
2060-0296
ICR Reference No:
201105-2060-004
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
200912-2060-004
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
1686.08
Title:
NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR part 63, subpart X) (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
06/29/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/19/2011
Terms of Clearance:
Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2013
01/31/2013
01/31/2013
Responses
70
0
70
Time Burden (Hours)
16,034
0
16,034
Cost Burden (Dollars)
150,000
0
150,000
Abstract:
The potential respondents are owners or operators of any existing or new affected source with secondary lead smelting operations. There are 14 facilities subject to the Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP. The NESHAP is applicable to any secondary lead smelting facility that is engaged in the production of lead metal from lead bearing scrap materials (mainly automobile lead acid batteries) and the affected sources are those that meet the criteria established in ?63.541 of the Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP. The proposed amendments would reduce the allowable plant-wide lead emission limit to 0.2 mg/dscm. To control fugitive emissions, the proposed amendments would require that facilities must have full enclosure of all processes with air inflow vented to control devices and would also need to implement comprehensive work practices to minimize fugitive dust emissions. As an alternative, facilities would have the option of monitoring lead air levels at or near the facility boundaries and ensure those levels remain at or below the lead NAAQS, and revise testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. The proposed amendments also include emission limits for total hydrocarbons (THC) for 2 furnace types, and emissions limits for dioxins based on Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) for 4 furnace types, and require pollution prevention (e.g., minimize plastics entering furnaces. Facilities will need to do stack tests annually for THCs and every 5 years for dioxins. All of the proposed amendments have a compliance date of 3 years from the promulgation date which will allow the facility to implement any changes necessary to meet the new and revised requirements. The proposed amendments require stack testing for lead compounds on an annual basis. With regard to the alternative option of monitoring air to address fugitive emissions, under the proposed amendments, continuous compliance monitoring for lead compounds would be required at locations that will be outlined in a monitoring plan to be prepared and submitted to the Administrator for approval.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401 et seq
Name of Law: Clean Air Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2060-AQ68
Proposed rulemaking
76 FR 29032
05/19/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR Part 63, subpart X)
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
For the proposed amendments to the Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP, the components of the total annual burden attributable to this ICR include reading the amendments to the NESHAP; conducting stack tests and calculating annual emissions; reporting stack emissions test results; developing and submitting a standard operating plan (SOP) to implement work practices to limit lead dust fugitive emissions, and to certify that the facility has and implements a plastics separation process.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$66,888
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Chuck French 919 541-7912 french.chuck@epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/19/2011
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