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.

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 June 8, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740,

please refer to EPA ICR #1602.02

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards

Development Under Title III (Section 112) of the Clean Air Act

Regulatory Development Program (EPA ICR #1602.02). This is a renewal of

an already existing information collection.

Abstract: Respondents are owners or operators of facilities

included on the list of source categories for which EPA plans to

initiate development of national emission standards for hazardous air

pollutants (NESHAP) under Section 112(d) of the amended Clean Air Act

within the next 3 years, as well as a limited number of source

categories for which NESHAP development studies are currently underway.

Depending on the number of facilities in an individual source category,

respondents would be required to complete one of two surveys. In those

source categories with 400 or fewer facilities, respondents would

complete a survey for maximum achievable control technology (MACT)

standards development. This survey is designed to obtain facility-

specific information on process types, emissions, controls, and factors

affecting costs to ensure that the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning

and Standards (OAQPS) has sufficient information to make subcategory

distinction and MACT floor decisions for each NESHAP. In those source

categories with more than 400 facilities, [[Page 24631]] respondents

would complete a screening survey. EPA would use the results of the

screening survey to develop a sample design that would be applied to

individual ICR's for the MACT standards development survey.

``Burden Statement: The public reporting burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average 8.5 hours per response for

completing the screening survey and 85 hours for completing the MACT

standards development survey. This estimate includes the time needed to

review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the data

needed and review the collection of information. Reporters would

complete and submit the surveys once. EPA would choose a new set of

6,903 respondents each year.

Respondents: Owners or operators of facilities which emit hazardous

air pollutants.

Estimated Annual No. of Respondents: 2,190 MACT Survey Respondents;

4,713 Screening Survey Respondents.

Estimated No of Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 226,210 hours.

Frequency of Collection: One time.

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

this information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,

(please refer to EPA ICR #1602.02 and OMB #2060-0239) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR # 1602.02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M St., S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20460

and

Cris Wolz, OMB # 2060-0239. Office of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20530.

Dated: May 3, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-11393 Filed 5-8-95; 8:45 am]

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