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

Requests (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 July 5, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to ICR #193.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(NESHAP) for [[Page 29588]] Beryllium (Subpart C)--Information

Requirements (EPA ICR No. 193.05, OMB No. 2060-0092.)

Abstract: This ICR is for an extension of an existing information

collection in support of NESHAP requirements as established by the

Clean Air Act. Specifically, under 40 CFR 61.07-61.13 and 40 CFR 61.30-

61.34, owners or operators of sources subject to the NESHAP for

beryllium must demonstrate compliance through either an initial test of

stack emissions, or ambient air monitoring (unless a waiver of emission

testing is obtained under 40 CFR 61.13). The information collected will

be used by the EPA for monitoring, inspection, and enforcement efforts

directed at ensuring source compliance with the NESHAP.

Prior to commencement of operations, owners or operators of new

sources subject to this NESHAP must submit an application for approval

of construction that includes: (1) The name and address of the

applicant, (2) the location or proposed location of the source, and (3)

technical information describing the source. Once approved, the owners

or operators must notify EPA of the anticipated and actual start-up

dates at the source.

Owners and operators of new and existing sources conducting an

initial emission test must: (1) Notify EPA at least 30 days prior to

the date of the test, and (2) record and report the test results to

EPA.

Owners and operators of all existing facilities must report all

calculations estimating new emission levels whenever a change in plant

operations or modifications might elevate emission levels.

While owners or operators of new sources must conduct an initial

emission test, owners or operators of existing sources may, as an

alternative, seek approval from the EPA to conduct continuous

compliance monitoring. Owners or operators of existing sources seeking

EPA approval to perform continuous ambient air monitoring must submit a

report that includes: (1) A description of the locations and physical

characteristics of the sampling area, (2) the design, methods, and

techniques used in sampling and estimating emissions, (3) a description

of the process used to design the air sampling network, and (4) three

years of air quality monitoring data. If the request is granted, the

owner or operator must submit a monthly report on beryllium

concentrations measured at all sampling sites.

All sources must maintain records on: (1) Emission test results and

other data used to determine emissions, (2) control equipment

parameters, production variables or other indirect data. Sources that

have chosen to continuously monitor ambient air concentrations must:

(1) Record ambient concentrations at all sampling sites from the

continuous monitoring system.

Presently, only about 24 sources, out of an estimated 236 subject

to this NESHAP, conduct continuous compliance monitoring. The EPA does

not anticipate any expansion in the regulated community over the next

three years. Owners and operators of subject sources must maintain

records related to compliance for a two year period.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 8 hours per response including time

for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the collection of

information.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 12.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,235 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Monthly for ambient monitoring, on

occasion for initial emission testing.

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

this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA #193.05, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Regulatory Information Division, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC

20460

and

Chris Wolz, OMB #2060-0092, Office of Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC

20503.

Dated: May 25, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-13673 Filed 6-2-95; 8:45 am]

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