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.