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 #1084.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: New Source Performance Standard for Nonmetallic Mineral

Processing Plants (EPA ICR #1084.04; OMB #2060-0050).

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 nonmetallic mineral processing plants, at 40 CFR 60.674-

60.676. 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, must provide

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

construction or reconstruction, (2) notification of anticipated and

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

the initial performance test of the wet scrubber and a copy of the test

results, (4) notification of demonstration of the continuous monitoring

system, and (5) notification that the CMS data will be used during the

initial performance test.

Owners and operators of facilities that were constructed or

reconstructed, or modified prior to September 1, 1983 are exempt from

this New Source Performance Standard. Owners or operators of exempted

facilities may replace a piece or pieces of equipment with equal or

smaller size piece(s) that perform the same function (provided that

they do not replace the entire production line) without falling subject

to this NSPS. An exemption report, however must be submitted to the

Administrator describing: (1) Size and age of existing facility and the

size of the new facility, (2) a description of the control device used

on the existing facility, and a list of all facilities using the

control device.

Owners and operators of all affected facilities must provide EPA,

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

semiannually, of instances when scrubber pressure drop and liquid flow

rate differ by more than 30% from the rates recorded during the most

recent performance test; and (2) any physical or operational change to

their facility which may increase the 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) daily CMS readings; and (3) initial

performance test conditions, measurements, and results.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 78 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: Facilities in fixed or portable nonmetallic mineral

processing plants.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 84.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,572.

Frequency of Collection: Semiannual reporting for existing

facilities, 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 information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden, (please refer to EPA ICR #1084.04 and OMB #2060-0050) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1084.04, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

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

20460.

and

Chris Wolz, OMB #2060-0050, Office of Management and Budget, Office of

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

DC 20503.

Dated: June 26, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-16183 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]

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