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OMB Control No: 2060-0110	ICR Reference No: 202211-2060-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-2060-005
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1604.13
Title: NSPS for Secondary Brass/Bronze Production, Primary Copper/Zinc/Lead Smelters, Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants and Ferroalloy Production Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subparts M,P,Q,R,S, Z) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/28/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/28/2022
Terms of Clearance: ln accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. As terms of clearance, however, the Agency is asked to ensure that clear and complete instructions exist for the forms included in this collection as part of its renewal request. Screenshots of the form must be included in the document for review. In addition, supporting statement A should use the standard 18 question SS-A format. More information can be found at https://pra.digital.gov/clearance-process/supporting-statement/.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	24	0	83
Time Burden (Hours)	2,008	0	3,882
Cost Burden (Dollars)	107,100	0	127,000

Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart M) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after June 11, 1973. These standards apply to the following facilities in secondary brass or bronze production plants: reverberatory and electric furnaces of 1,000 kg or greater production capacity and blast (cupola) furnaces of 250 kg/hr or greater production capacity. Furnaces from which molten brass or bronze are cast into the shape of finished products, such as foundry furnaces, are not considered to be affected facilities. The NSPS for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart P) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after October 16, 1974. These standards apply to the following facilities in primary copper smelters: dryer, roaster, smelting furnace, and copper converter. The NSPS for Primary Zinc Smelters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Q) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after October 16, 1974. These standards apply to the following facilities in primary zinc smelters: roaster and sintering machines. The NSPS for Primary Lead Smelters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart R) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after October 16, 1974. These standards apply to the following facilities in primary lead smelters: sintering machine, sintering machine discharge end, blast furnace, dross reverberatory furnace, electric smelting furnace, and converter. The NSPS for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart S) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after October 23, 1974. These standards apply to the following facilities in primary aluminum reduction plants: potroom groups and anode bake plants. The NSPS for Ferroalloy Production Facilities (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Z) apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that commenced either construction or modification after October 21, 1974. These standards apply to the following facilities in ferroalloy production plants: electric submerged arc furnaces which produce silicon metal, ferrosilicon, calcium silicon, silicomanganese zirconium, ferrochrome silicon, silvery iron, high-carbon ferrochrome, charge chrome, standard ferromanganese, silicomanganese, ferromanganese silicon, or calcium carbide; and dust-handling equipment. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. .

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 etseq. Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 20487	04/08/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 72990	11/28/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	24	83	-59
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,008	3,882	-1,874
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	107,100	127,000	-19,900

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR is due to an adjustment(s). The decrease in burden is not due to a program change. Based on information collected by the Agency, all facilities subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart S are complying with MACT Subpart LL for potroom groups and anode back furnaces as an alternative to the NSPS requirements. In addition, the MACT rule requirements for anode bake plants are more stringent and superseded the NSPS requirements for such affected facility. We assume all facilities subject to this NSPS will continue to comply with the MACT instead; therefore, this ICR adjusts the burden for Subpart S to reflect no respondents. In addition, Capital/Startup vs. O&M costs have decreased due to the same reasons as stated above.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,230

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Muntasir Ali 919 541-0833

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