Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (Renewal)

Courtney Kerwin
Environmental Protection Agency
27 January 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4654-4655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01295]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0329; FRL-10004-74-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing (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 Rubber Tire 
Manufacturing (EPA ICR Number 1158.13, OMB Control Number 2060-0156) 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 March 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 not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection

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of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 26, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0329, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, 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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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.

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: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.

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, EPA 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 Rubber 
Tire Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBB) apply to existing and 
new facilities with the following processes: Undertread cementing 
operations, sidewall cementing operations, tread end cementing 
operations, bead cementing operations, green tire spraying operations, 
Michelin-A operations, Michelin-B operations, and Michelin-C automatic 
operations. Affected facilities include those that commenced 
construction, modification, or reconstruction after January 20, 1983. 
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart BBB.
    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 or operators of the rubber 
tire manufacturing industry.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart BBB).
    Estimated number of respondents: 41 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, semiannually, and 
annually.
    Total estimated burden: 17,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,070,000 (per year), includes $16,400 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours 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.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-01295 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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