[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 125 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38888-38889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13930]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0315; FRL-10011-70-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid 
Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Commercial and 
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (EPA ICR Number 
2384.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0662), to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through August 31, 2020. Public comments were 
previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 6, 2019 during a 
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, 
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may 
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond 
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0315, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the

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proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this 
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 
CFR part 60, subpart CCCC) were proposed on November 30, 1999, 
promulgated on December 01, 2000, and most-recently amended on: 
February 7, 2013; June 23, 2016; and April 16, 2019. The 2013 amendment 
re-established emission limits and expanded the rule to cover these 
CISWI subcategories: energy recovery units; waste burning kilns; 
incinerators; and small, remote incinerators. The 2016 amendment 
finalized reconsiderations to certain aspects to the 2013 amendment and 
finalized actions on the following four topics: the definition of 
``continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) data during startup and 
shutdown periods;'' the particulate matter (PM) limit for the waste-
burning kiln subcategory; the fuel variability factor (FVF) for coal-
burning energy recovery units (ERUs); and the definition of ``kiln.'' 
The 2019 amendments further clarified implementation of the 2016 
standards, including certain testing and monitoring issues and 
inconsistencies, and editorial corrections and errors within the rules 
that required clarification or correction. These regulations apply to 
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units that 
either commenced construction after June 4, 2010, or commenced 
reconstruction or modification after August 7, 2013. This information 
is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart 
CCCC.
    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.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of commercial 
and industrial solid waste incineration (CISWI) units that commenced 
construction after June 4, 2010 or commenced reconstruction or 
modification after August 7, 2013.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60 
Subpart CCCC).
    Estimated number of respondents: 11 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 1,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $970,000 (per year), which includes $769,000 
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the 
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The 
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because there is a 
small increase in the number of sources subject to the rule due to 
continued, albeit low-growth, within the industry. This ICR reflects 
the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. We have adjusted 
the burden to reflect the increased number of existing respondents that 
perform annual performance tests, annual monitoring, refresher 
training, and report parameter exceedances. In addition, there are a 
small number of new facilities that are in the initial compliance 
phase, whose costs include purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting 
performance tests and establishing recordkeeping systems. The overall 
result is an increase in burden hours and costs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-13930 Filed 6-26-20; 8:45 am]
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