This information collection is being conducted by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) to assist the EPA Administrator, as required by sections 112(d)(6), and 112(f) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to determine the current affected population of secondary aluminum production processes and to reevaluate emission standards for this source category. The information from this ICR would also be made available to the public.
This is a one-time information collection. Currently, information necessary to identify secondary aluminum production facilities is available from EPA's National Emissions Inventory (NEI). The NEI does not contain all of the information (equipment, capacity, materials processed, emissions collection and control systems, regulatory alternatives used, and emission test data) necessary to characterize secondary aluminum production NESHAP affected sources for purposes of regulatory analyses. Although some of the needed information may be included in Title V or state air emission permits, most permits do not contain all of the information needed and are not readily available from any single source. Furthermore, there are no readily available sources for previously conducted performance test results that will provide data for emissions of the variety of pollutants under consideration. To obtain this information, EPA is soliciting information with a survey, under authority of CAA section 114, from all affected units. EPA intends to administer the survey in electronic (spreadsheet) format. The survey will be sent to all companies that own or operate secondary aluminum manufacturing facilities.
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:
(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;
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.