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 July 31, 1995.

for further information contact: For further information, or a copy of

this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA

ICR #1062.05.

SUPPLENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: New Source Performance Standards for Coal Preparation Plants

(EPA ICR #1062.05; OMB #2060-0122).

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, regulating

emissions from coal preparation plants, at 40 CFR 60.253. The EPA will

use the information to direct monitoring, inspection, and enforcement

efforts, thereby ensuring compliance with the NSPS.

Under this ICR owners and operators of new facilities, estimated at

18 facilities per year, must provide EPA with: (1) notification of

construction or reconstruction, (2) anticipated and actual dates of

facility start-up, and (3) notification of demonstration of the

continuous monitoring system.

Owners and operators of 352 existing facilities must notify EPA of

any physical or operational change to an existing facility which may

increase the

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regulated pollutant emission rate. All facilities must maintain records

on the facility operation that document: (1) The occurrence and

duration of any start-ups, shutdowns, and malfunctions; (2)

measurements of particulate matter emissions; (3) pressure drops across

any scrubber system; and (4) the initial performance test results of

the continuous monitoring system demonstration. All subject facilities

must maintain records related to compliance for 2 years.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 65 hours per response, including

time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,

gathering the data needed, completing the collection of information and

maintaining records.

Respondents: Owners or operators of coal preparation plants.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 325.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 23,390 hours.

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly, semi-annually, annually and

one-time notifications.

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

this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #1062.05 and OMB #2060-0122) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1062.05, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

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

20460.

and

Troy Hillier, OMB #2060-0122, Office of Management and Budget, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 26, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-16179 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]

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