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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1938.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0505

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[Federal Register: July 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 130)]
[Notices]
[Page 32915-32916]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0284; FRL-8929-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1938.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0505

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 August 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0284, to (1) EPA online using 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
28221T, 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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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-2008-0284, which is available for public viewing
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket 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, to 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 on 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
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1938.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0505.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2009.
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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills were
proposed on November 7, 2000, and promulgated on January 16, 2003.
These standards apply to each existing and new municipal solid waste
(MSW) landfills. This subpart applies to: An MSW landfill that has
accepted waste since November 8, 1987, or has additional capacity for
waste deposition; a major source, collocated with a major source; and
an area source landfill with a design capacity equal to or greater than
2.5 million megagrams (Mg) and 2.5 million cubic meters (m\3\) and has
estimated uncontrolled emissions equal to or greater than 50 megagrams
per year (Mg/yr) of nonmethane organic compounds (NMOC); or an MSW
landfill that has additional capacity for waste deposition, that
includes a bioreactor and is not permanently closed as of January 16, 2003.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities would be required to
submit semiannual compliance reports for control device operating
parameters, prepare a startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plan,
and prepare semiannual SSM reports.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart
must maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at
least five years following the collection 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.

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    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average five
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose and provide information either 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. All
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements that 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: Owners and operators of each
municipal solid waste landfill.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,121.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 18,234.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,489,039, which includes $1,472,039
in labor costs, $17,000 in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, and
no capital/startup costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in
this ICR as compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two
considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative
or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the overall
burden. It should be noted that there is a change in the labor cost
compared to the previous ICR. The change is due to a minor calculation
error. This ICR reflects the correction and updates the labor cost figure.
    The capital/startup costs are not included because this NESHAP does
not require MSW landfills to purchase or operate additional control
equipment or monitoring devices.

    Dated: July 2, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-16269 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
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