Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-4850-5]

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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 1994.

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

copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: New Source Performance Standard for Volatile Organic Storage

Vessels-subpart Kb (40 CFR part 60)-(EPA ICR No. 1132.04; OMB No. 2060-

0074). This is a request for renewal of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: Owners or operators of facilities that use organic liquid

storage vessels must provide EPA or the delegated State regulatory

authority with the following one-time-only reports: notification of the

date of construction or reconstruction, notification of the anticipated

and actual dates of startup, and notification of any physical or

operational change to an existing facility which may increase the

regulated pollutant emission rate.

Owners or operators of tanks equipped with a fixed roof or an

internal floating roof (IFR) must perform visual inspections of the

roof and seals prior to filling the vessel with volatile organic liquid

(VOL) and at least once every 12 months thereafter. An internal

inspection, in which the tank is emptied and degassed, is required at

least every 10 years.

Owners or operators of tanks equipped with an external floating

roof (EFR) must perform seal gap measurements of the gap area and

maximum gap width between the primary seal and the wall of the storage

vessel within 60 days of the initial fill and at least every 5 years

thereafter, and between the secondary seal and the wall of the storage

vessel initially and at least once per year thereafter. They must

perform visual inspections of the roof, seals and fittings each time

the vessel is emptied and degassed.

Owners or operators of vessels equipped with closed vent systems

must submit, for the Administrator's approval, an operating plan

describing system design, operation, and maintenance specifications,

and an inspection plan for the system. If the owner or operator

installs a flare, a report showing compliance with the visible emission

General Provisions must be furnished to the Administrator.

The owner or operator must keep records of inspections and seal gap

measurements, and maintain records for at least 2 years of the type of

VOL stored, the period of storage, and the maximum true vapor pressure

of that VOL. Owners or operators of vessels equipped with an IFR or EFR

must submit a report describing the control equipment and certify that

the control equipment meets the specifications of the regulation.

Owners or operators of EFR vessels must submit seal gap measurement

reports for the primary seal and the secondary seal. Additional reports

must be submitted in the event the vessel is determined to be out of

compliance with the standards. These reports must identify the vessel,

the nature of the defects, and the date the vessel was emptied or

repaired. Owners or operators must report periods when a pilot light is

absent from a flare.

The notifications and reports enable EPA or the delegated State to

determine that best demonstrated technology is installed and properly

operated and maintained and to schedule inspections.

Burden Statement: The burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 3.9 hours per response for reporting and 63.5

hours per recordkeeper annually. This estimate includes the time needed

to review instructions, develop a recall plan, create and gather data,

and review and store the information.

Respondents: Owners or operators of facilities that use volatile

organic storage vessels.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 857.

Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 19.4.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 119,002.

Frequency of Collection: Initial notifications, periodic reports

describing equipment defects, gap measurements and excedences, and

semiannual reports of pilot flame absence from flare.

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

the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden to:

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: March 11, 1994.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-6670 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]

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