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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 1995.

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

please refer to EPA ICR #1051.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the New Source

Performance Standard (NSPS) for Portland Cement Industry (Subpart F)--

(EPA No. 1051.06, OMB No. 2060-0025).

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

collection in support of the Clean Air Act, as described under the

general NSPS at 40 CFR 60.7-60.8 and the specific NSPS, for particulate

and visible emissions from portland cement plants, at 40 CFR 60.60. The

information will be used by the EPA to direct monitoring, inspection,

and enforcement efforts, thereby ensuring facility compliance with the

NSPS.

Owners or operators of all new facilities subject to this NSPS must

provide EPA, or a delegated State or local authority, with: (1)

Notification of the date of construction or reconstruction, (2)

notification of the anticipated and actual dates of the start-up, (3)

notification of the date of initial performance test, and (4) a copy of

the initial performance test results. Owners and operators of new

facilities that must conduct continuous opacity monitoring (COM) will

be required to submit: (1) Notification of the COM system

demonstration, and (2) notification that COM system data will be used

during the initial performance test. Facilities that, as an

alternative, are permitted to conduct opacity observations using EPA

method 9 must notify EPA of the anticipated date for conducting these

observations.

Owners and operators of all facilities must provide EPA, or a

delegated State or local authority, with: (1) semiannual reports of

malfunctions and excess emissions; and (2) notification of any physical

or operational change to their facility which may result in an increase

in the regulated pollutant emission rate. All facilities must also

maintain records on the facility operation that document: (1) the

occurrence and duration of any start-ups, shutdowns, and malfunctions;

(2) initial performance test results; (3) all visible emissions from

continuous opacity monitoring (COM) or, where applicable, from daily

observations taken in accordance with EPA Method 9.

Presently there are an estimated 88 subject facilities with an

average annual growth of 4 new facilities over the next three years.

All subject facilities must maintain records related to compliance for

2 years.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for facilities subject to

this collection of information is estimated to average 3 hours per year

for each respondent, including time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining data, and

completing and reviewing the collection of information. Public

recordkeeping burden for each respondent is estimated to average 69

hours annually. The total annual public reporting burden is estimated

to be 6750 hours.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 94.

Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Frequency of Collection: Semiannual reporting for existing

facilities in non-compliance, with additional one-time reporting

requirements for new facilities. Daily recordkeeping for all

facilities.

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

this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #1051.06 and OMB #2060-0025) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1051.06, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

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

Washington, D.C. 20460.

and

Chris Wolz, OMB #2060-0025, Office of Management and Budget, Office of

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

D.C. 20503.

Dated: June 21, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-15878 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]

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