Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to obtain

a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at 202-260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Nitric Acid

Plants (Subpart G)--Information Requirements. (EPA ICR No. 1056.05; OMB

Control No. 2060-0019). This is a renewal of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: Owners or operators of nitric acid plants must provide

EPA, or the delegated State regulatory authority, with one-time

notifications and reports, and must keep records, as required of all

facilities subject to the general NSPS requirements. In addition,

facilities subject to this subpart must install, calibrate, maintain,

and operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS) for the measurement

and recording of nitrogen oxides emissions, and must notify EPA or the

State regulatory authority of the date upon which demonstration of the

CMS' performance commences. Owners or operators must submit semiannual

reports of excess nitrogen oxides emissions and of monitoring system

performance. The notifications and reports enable EPA or the delegated

State regulatory authority to determine that best demonstrated

technology is installed and properly operated and maintained and to

schedule inspections.

Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 9 hours per response for

reporting, and 175 hours per recordkeeper annually. The estimated

reporting burden includes the time needed to review instructions,

search existing data sources, gather the data needed and review the

collection of information.

Respondents: Owners and operators of nitric acid plants.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 30.

Estimated No. of Responses Per Respondent: 2.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5,800 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Once and semiannually.

Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of

the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, to:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information

Policy Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. and

Mr. Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: September 28, 1994.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-24415 Filed 10-3-94; 8:45 am]

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