Agency Information Collection Activities

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities

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 EPA is planning to submit the

following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Requests

(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting

the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on

specific aspects of the proposed information collections as described

below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Mail

code 2223A OECA/OC/METD, Washington, D.C. 20460. A copy of these ICR's

may be obtained without charge from Sandy Farmer (202) 260-2740. This

information may also be acquired electronically through the Enviro$en$e

Bulletin Board, 703-908-2092 or the Enviro$en$e WWW/Internet Address,

http//wastenot.inel.gov./envirosense/. All responses and comments will

be collected regularly from Enviro$en$e.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NSPS subpart D and NSPS subpart Da,

Ted Coopwood, (202) 564-7058 FAX (202) 564-0050 or Chris Oh, (202) 564-

7004; NSPS subpart BB, Maria DiBiase Eisemann at (202) 564-7016, FAX

(202) 564-0050, NESHAP subpart N, NSPS subpart CC and NSPS subpart HH,

Scott Throwe at (202) 564-7013, FAX (202) 564-0050; NSPS subpart MM,

Suzanne Childress at (202) 564-7018, FAX (202) 564-0050, NSPS subpart

RR, and Arsenic in Wood Preserving, Seth Heminway, (202) 564-7017, fax:

(202) 564-0050, E-mail:

Heminway.Seth@ EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.;

NSPS subpart SS, NSPS subpart TT, and NSPS subpart WW, Gregory R.

Waldrip, 202-564-7024 (telephone)/202-564-0050 (facsimile)/

[email protected] (Email); NSPS subpart GGG, and NESHAP

subpart M, Tom Ripp (202) 564-7003; NSPS subpart HHH, Belinda

Breidenbach, (202) 564-7022, fax (202) 564-0050; NSPS Subparts III and

NNN, Jeffery KenKnight at (202) 564-7033 or via E-mail

(KENKNIGHT.JEFFERY@ EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV); NSPS subpart KKK/LLL, Dan

Chadwick, (202) 564-7054, FAX (202) 564-0050; NESHAP subpart E, Jane M.

Engert, tel: (202) 564-5021; FAX: (202) 564-0050; e-mail:

[email protected]; MACT subpart L, Maria Malave at (202) 564-

7027 or via e-mail (MALAVE.MARIA@ EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.) or send a fax to

(202) 564-0050; MACT NESHAP subpart M, Karin Leff at (202) 564-7068.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NSPS Subpart D; Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generators

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those fossil-fuel-fired Steam Generators for which construction is

commenced after August 17, 1971.

Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Fossil-Fuel-

Fired Steam Generators for Which Construction is Commenced after August

17, 1971 (Subpart D)--Information Requirements (EPA ICR No. 1052.04;

OMB No, 2060-0026). This is a request for extension of a currently

approved information collection.

Abstract: Owners or operators of fossil-fuel-fired steam generating

units which is capable of combusting more than 73 megawatts heat input

of fossil fuel and is not covered under Subpart Da, must provide EPA,

or the delegated State regulatory authority with the following one-

time-only reports (specified in 40 CFR 60.7): Notifications of the

anticipated and actual date of start up, notification of the date of

construction or reconstruction, notification of any physical or

operational changes to an existing facility which may increase the

emission rate of any regulated air pollutant, notification of the date

upon which demonstration of the continuous monitoring system

performance commences, notification of the date of the initial

performance test, and results of the performance test.

Owners and operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any start up, shutdown, or malfunction in

the operation of an effected facility, or malfunction in the operation

of the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and

records are required in general of all sources subject to NSPS.

In addition to reporting and recordkeeping requirements, facilities

subject to this subpart must install, calibrate, maintain, and operate

a continuous monitoring system (CMS) to monitor SO2, NOX and

opacity (specified in 40 CFR 60.45), and must notify EPA or the State

regulatory authority of the date upon which demonstration of the CMS

performance commences. Owners or operators must submit quarterly

reports indicating whether compliance was achieved, and their

assessment of monitoring system performance (specified in 40 CFR 60.7).

The notifications and reports enable EPA or the delegated State

regulatory authority to determine that best demonstration technology is

installed and properly operated and maintained and to schedule

inspections.

To ensure compliance with these standards, the required records and

reports are necessary to enable the Administrator: (1) To identify new,

modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the standard; (2) to

ensure that the emission limits are being achieved; and (3) to ensure

that emission reduction systems are being operated and maintained

properly. In the absence of such information collection requirements,

enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether standards

are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act

and in accordance with any applicable permit.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

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The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1992 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be no new

effected facilities because new utility boilers constructed after

September 18, 1978 are subject to Subpart Da, and boilers constructed

after June 19, 1986 are subject to Subpart Db. Approximately 660

sources are currently subject to the standard. For the performance test

, it was estimated that it would take: 3440 person-hours to gather the

information to write the initial reports and to conduct the initial

performance tests. However, there are no new sources. For the 660

sources subject, it was estimated that it would take: 2640 person-hours

to fill out quarterly and semiannual emission reports and 60,225

person-hours to check, maintain, and operate continuous emission

monitors (assuming a source operates 365 days per year).

The average annual burden to industry over the past three year

period from recordkeeping and reporting requirements had been estimated

at 62,865 person-hours. The respondents costs was calculated on the

basis of $14.50 plus 110 percent overhead. The average annual burden to

industry over the past three years was estimated to be $1,914,236.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart Da; Electric Utility Steam Generating Units

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for which construction is

commenced after September 18, 1978.

Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Electric Utility

Steam Generating Units (Subpart Da)--Information Requirements (EPA ICR

No. 1053.04; OMB No. 2060-0023). This is a request for extension of a

currently approved information collection.

Abstract: Owners or operators of Electric Utility Steam Generating

Units capable of combusting more than 73 megawatts heat input of fossil

fuel must provide EPA, or the delegated State regulatory authority with

the following one-time-only reports: Notifications of the anticipated

and actual date of start up, notification of the date of construction

or reconstruction, notification of any physical or operational changes

to an existing facility which may increase the emission rate of any

regulated air pollutant, notification of the date upon which

demonstration of the continuous monitoring system performance

commences, notification of the date of the initial performance test,

and results of the performance test.

Owners and operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any start up, shutdown, or malfunction in

the operation of an effected facility, or malfunction in the operation

of the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and

records are required in general of all sources subject to NSPS.

In addition to reporting and recordkeeping requirements specified

in 40 CFR 60.7, facilities subject to this subpart must install,

calibrate, maintain, and operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS)

to monitor SO2, NOx and opacity (specified in 40 CFR 60.7 and

40 CFR 60.47a), and must notify EPA or the State regulatory authority

of the date upon which demonstration of the CMS performance commences

(specified in 40 CFR 60.47a). Owners or operators must submit quarterly

reports indicating whether compliance was achieved, and their

assessment of monitoring system performance (specified in 40 CFR

60.49a). The notifications and reports enable EPA or the delegated

State regulatory authority to determine that best demonstration

technology is installed and properly operated and maintained and to

schedule inspections.

To ensure compliance with these standards, the required records and

reports are necessary to enable the Administrator: (1) To identify new,

modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the standard; (2) to

ensure that the emission limits are being achieved; and (3) to ensure

that emission reduction systems are being operated and maintained

properly. In the absence of such information collection requirements,

enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether standards

are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act

and in accordance with any applicable permit. An Agency may not conduct

or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of

information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part

9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1992 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be seven

new effected facilities each year and

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there was an average of 71 sources in existence for the three years

covered by the ICR. For the new sources, it was estimated that it would

take: one person-hours to read the instructions, 502 person-hours to

gather the information to write the initial reports and 171 person-

hours to conduct the initial performance tests and reference method 9

test (assuming that 20% of the tests must be repeated). For all

sources, it was estimated that it would take : 32 person-hours to fill

out quarterly and semiannual emission reports and 182 person-hours to

check, maintain, and operate continuous emission monitors (assuming a

source operates 365 days per year).

The average annual burden to industry over the past three year

period from recordkeeping and reporting requirements had been estimated

at 19,597 person-hours. The respondents costs was calculated on the

basis of $14.50 plus 110 percent overhead. The average annual burden to

industry over the past three years was estimated to be $596,733.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS subpart BB: Kraft Pulp Mills

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Subpart BB, Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp Mills.

Title: NSPS Subpart BB, Standards of Performance for Kraft Pulp

Mills. OMB Control Number: 2060-0021, Expiration date: September 30,

1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with Subpart BB, New

Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills. In the

Administrator's judgement, particulate matter and Total Reduced Sulfur

(TRS) from kraft pulp mills cause or contribute to air pollution that

may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, New Source Performance Standards have been promulgated for

this source category as required under Section 111 of the Clean Air

Act.

The control of emissions of particulate matter and TRS requires not

only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the

proper operation and maintenance of that equipment. These standards

rely on the capture of pollutants vented to a control device.

Owners or operators of kraft pulp mills subject to NSPS Subpart BB

are required to make initial notifications for construction, startup,

and performance testing. They must also report the results of a

performance test, and demonstration of a continuous monitoring system

if applicable. After the initial recordkeeping and reporting

requirements, semiannual excess emission reports are required.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or malfunction in the operation of

the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were 65

sources currently subject to the standards. It is estimated that 2

additional sources per year will become subject to the standard. The

current ICR estimates average annual burden to the industry to be

14,996 person hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the

basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current

ICR also estimates the average annual burden to the industry is

$456,297.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents to write the reports for;

notification of construction or reconstruction, notification of

physical or operational changes, notification of anticipated startup,

notification of actual startup, notification of initial performance

test, notification of demonstration of CMS. Initial performance tests

are allocated 370 burden hours. It is assumed that 20% of all affected

facilities will have to repeat performance tests. The ICR allocates

four hours for Method 9.

The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 30 minutes to enter

records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will

operate 350 days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded

350 times a year. Sources which have excess emission are required to

submit excess emission reports. These reports are allocated 16 burden

hours with an average of 2 reports per year. There is no additional

third party burden relevant to this ICR.

These estimates include the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart CC: Glass Manufacturing Plants

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Subpart CC, Standards of Performance for Glass Manufacturing Plants.

Title: NSPS Subpart CC, Standards of Performance for Glass

Manufacturing Plants. OMB Control Number: 2060-0054, Expiration date:

August 31, 1996

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with Subpart CC, New

Source Performance Standards for Glass Manufacturing Plants. This

information notifies the Agency when a source becomes subject to the

regulations, and

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informs the Agency that the source is in compliance when it begins

operation. In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter from

glass manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that

may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, New Source Performance Standards have been promulgated for

this source category as required under Section 111 of the Clean Air

Act.

The control of emissions of particulate matter requires not only

the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the proper

operation and maintenance of that equipment. These standards rely on

the capture of pollutants vented to a control device.

Owners or operators of glass manufacturing plants subject to NSPS

Subpart CC are required to make initial notifications for construction,

startup, and performance testing. They must also report the results of

a performance test, and demonstration of a continuous monitoring system

if applicable. After the initial recordkeeping and reporting

requirements, semiannual excess emission reports are required but only

from sources with modified processes. It is estimated that seventy five

percent of sources will have modified processes.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or malfunction in the operation of

the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were 25

sources currently subject to the standards. It is estimated that 1.7

additional sources per year will become subject to the standard. The

current ICR estimates average burden to the industry to be 2212 person

hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of $14.50

per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current ICR also estimates

the average annual burden to the industry is $67,369.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents to write the reports for;

notification of construction or reconstruction, notification of

physical or operational changes, notification of anticipated startup,

notification of actual startup, notification of initial performance

test, notification of demonstration of COM. Initial performance tests

are allocated 160 burden hours. It is assumed that 20% of all affected

facilities will have to repeat performance tests. Sources which have

modified processes are required to submit semiannual excess emission

reports. Excess emission reports are allocated 8 burden hours and 2

reports per year.

The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 15 minutes to enter

records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will

operate 250 days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded

250 times a year. This estimate includes the time needed to review

instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and

systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and

providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to

be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or

otherwise disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart HH: Lime Manufacturing Plants

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Subpart HH, Standards of Performance for Lime Manufacturing Plants.

Title: NSPS Subpart HH, Standards of Performance for Lime

Manufacturing Plants. OMB Control Number: 2060-0063, Expiration date:

October 31, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with Subpart HH, New

Source Performance Standards for Lime Manufacturing Plants. In the

Administrator's judgement, particulate matter from lime manufacturing

plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be

anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source

Performance Standards have been promulgated for this source category as

required under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

The control of emissions of particulate matter requires not only

the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the proper

operation and maintenance of that equipment. These standards rely on

the capture of pollutants vented to a control device.

Owners or operators of lime manufacturing plants subject to NSPS

Subpart HH are required to make initial notifications for construction,

startup, and performance testing. They must also report the results of

a performance test, and demonstration of a continuous monitoring system

if applicable. After the initial recordkeeping and reporting

requirements, semiannual excess emission reports are required.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or malfunction in the operation of

the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond,

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including through the use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other

forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were 32

sources currently subject to the standards. It is estimated that 2

additional sources per year will become subject to the standard. The

current ICR estimates average annual burden to the industry to be 3031

person hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of

$14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current ICR also

estimates the average annual burden to the industry is $92,297.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents to write the reports for;

notification of construction or reconstruction, notification of

physical or operational changes, notification of anticipated startup,

notification of actual startup, notification of initial performance

test, notification of demonstration of COM. Initial performance tests

are allocated 280 burden hours. It is assumed that 20% of all affected

facilities will have to repeat performance tests. The ICR allocates

four hours for Method 9. These are all one time only burdens.

The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 15 minutes to enter

records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will

operate 250 days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded

250 times a year. Sources which have excess emission are required to

submit excess emission reports. These reports are allocated 8 burden

hours with an average of 2 reports per year. There is no additional

third party burden relevant to this ICR.

These estimates include the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart MM; Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

Operations

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Subpart MM, Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty

Truck Surface Coating Operations.

Title: NSPS Subpart MM, Standards of Performance for Automobile and

Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations. OMB Control Number: 2060-

0034, Expiration Date: October 31, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with Subpart MM, New

Source Performance Standards for Automobile and Light Duty Truck

Surface Coating Operations. In the Administrator's judgement, VOC

emissions from auto mobile and light duty truck surface coating

operations cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably

endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source Performance

Standards have been promulgated for this source category as required

under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

The control of emissions of VOC requires not only the installation

of properly designed equipment, but also the proper operation and

maintenance of that equipment. These standards rely on the capture of

pollutants vented to a control device.

Owners or operators of surface coating operations for automobile

and light duty trucks subject to NSPS Subpart MM are required to make

initial notifications for construction, startup, and performance

testing. They must also report the results of a performance test, and

demonstration of a continuous monitoring system if applicable. After

the initial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, semiannual excess

emission reports are required. Owners or operators are also required to

maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup,

shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or

malfunction in the operation of the air pollution control device, or

any periods during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These

notifications, reports and records are required in general, of all

sources subject to NSPS.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were 38

sources currently subject to the standards. It is estimated that 3

additional sources per year will become subject to the standard. The

current ICR estimates average annual burden to the industry to be 2174

person hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of

$14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current ICR also

estimates the average annual burden to the industry is $66,198.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents to write the reports for;

notification of construction or reconstruction, notification of

physical or operational changes, notification of anticipated startup,

notification of actual startup, notification of initial performance

test. Initial performance tests are allocated 180 burden hours. It is

assumed that 20% of all affected facilities will have to repeat

performance tests.

The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 15 minutes to enter

records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will

operate 250 days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded

250 times a year. Sources which have excess emissions are required to

submit excess emission reports. These reports are allocated 8 burden

hours with an average of 2 reports per year. There is no additional

third party burden relevant to this ICR.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart RR; Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label

Affected entities: Facilities affected by this action are those

that are subject to the Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standard

subpart RR, which applies to facility owners and operators who

manufacture pressure sensitive tape and labels and whose facilities

were built, modified or reconstructed after December 30, 1980.

Title: ``NSPS for Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Surface Coating

(subpart RR)--information requirements,'' OMB control number: 2060-

0004, Expiration date 10/31/96.

Abstract: This ICR contains record keeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with subpart RR, New

Source Performance Standards for facilities that manufacture pressure

sensitive tape and labels. In the Administrator's judgement volatile

organic compounds (VOC's) from this industry contribute to air

pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health

and welfare. Therefore, this NSPS was promulgated under Clean Air Act

(CAA) section 111 for this source category. EPA is granted the

authority to require facilities to provide information concerning their

air emissions under CAA sections 111(a) and 114(a).

Owners and operators of the affected facilities must make the

following onetime-only reports: notification of the date of

construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and

actual dates of initial start-up; notification of any physical change

to an existing facility that may increase the regulated pollutant

emission rate; notification of initial performance test and the results

of the initial performance test. Owners or operators are also required

to maintain records of the occurrences and duration of any start-up,

shut-down or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or

any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These

notifications, reports and records are required, in general, of all

sources subject to NSPS.

Monitoring requirements specific to these coating operations

consist of maintaining a calendar month record of all coatings used and

their VOC content, the amount of solvent applied and recovered when a

solvent recovery device is used, temperature of exhaust gases if

thermal incineration is used, temperature of exhaust gases both

upstream and downstream of the catalyst bed if catalytic incineration

is used and an indication that a hood or enclosure device to capture

fugitive emissions is operational. Any affected facility that inputs to

the coating process 45 Mg of VOC or less per 12 month period is not

subject to the emission limits of 40 CFR Sec. 60.442, however, the

effected facility shall maintain a 12 month record of the amount of

solvent applied in the coating at the facility.

When thermal or catalytic incineration is performed, the owner or

operator shall keep records of each three-hour period during which the

incinerator temperature averaged more than 38 degrees celsius below the

temperature of the most recent performance test. Records of this

information shall be kept at the source for a period of two years.

The record keeping requirements for the surface coating industry of

pressure sensitive tape and labels consist of the occurrence and

duration of any start-up and malfunctions as described. They include

the initial performance test results including information necessary to

determine conditions of the performance test, and performance test

measurements and results including, for affected facilities complying

with the standard without the use of add-on controls, a weighted

average of the mass of solvent used per mass of coating solids applied;

the weighted average mass of VOC per mass of coating solids applied at

facilities controlled by a solvent recovery device; and the weighted

average mass of VOC per mass of coating solids applied being used at a

facility controlled by a solvent destruction device; and the results of

the monthly performance and records of operating parameters. Records of

start-ups, shutdowns, and malfunctions should be noted as they occur.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall

maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least

two years following the date of such measurements and records.

The reporting requirements for this industry currently include the

initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results,

quarterly reports of excess VOC emissions, and semiannual reports when

no excess emissions are recorded. Semiannual monitoring system results

shall include temperature variances of the control device, the date and

time of the deviance, the nature and cause of the malfunction (if

known) and corrective measures taken, and identification of the time

period during which the continuous monitoring system was inoperative.

Notifications inform the Agency or delegated authority about when a

source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority can

then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are

properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are needed as

these are the Agency's record of a source's initial capability to

comply with the emissions standard. The semiannual reports are used for

problem identification, and a check on source operation and

maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

This collected information is used by the Agency to efficiently

monitor industry compliance with NSPS. In the absence of collecting

such information, continuous monitoring of compliance with the

standards could be ensured only through continuous on-site inspections

by regulatory agency personnel, which would be extremely costly.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Data submitted to EPA that is deemed Confidential Business

Information will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set

forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--Confidentiality of

Business Information (see 40 CFR 2).

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

Burden Statement: The reporting requirements for this information

collection consist of performance testing, notifications and VOC

emission reporting. EPA estimates that each initial performance test

will take 60 hours to complete and that 45 new or modified facilities

will be required to conduct the tests each year and that about 20

percent will fail and have to re-test. In addition, there are monthly

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performance tests which take approximately 1 hour to conduct, for a

total of 12 hours per year per facility. These are conducted to ensure

that the pollution control systems are working. In terms of the

notification requirements, EPA estimates that on average it takes two

hours to prepare the four different notifications for a new plant,

notification of construction, anticipated start-up, actual start-up,

initial performance test, and submission of the initial performance

test.

Each facility is required to report on a semiannual basis the

amount of emissions that the facility emitted in excess of the emission

standard. Assuming that a facility would submit one report a year for

excess emissions in addition to the required semiannual emission report

a facility would spend about 5 hours preparing each report for a total

of 10 hours per year. For those facilities using incineration (assume

80 percent of all facilities) to control emissions, exhaust gas

temperature reports would be submitted semiannually and would take

approximately 4 hours to prepare for a total of 8 hours per facility.

The emissions recordkeeping takes approximately 15 minutes per day and

assuming that the facility is operational for 250 days a year the time

expended on this activity would be 62 hours and 30 minutes. An existing

facility that is in compliance will spend about 92 hours and 30 minutes

complying with the standard. A facility that is new or that has been

modified will spend an additional 68 hours complying with the

performance test and notifications for new facilities. EPA assumes the

average wage is $14.95 per hour plus 110 percent overhead, which equals

$30.45. Thus, plants that are in compliance and that are not new or

newly modified will spend about $2,817 for compliance with the

information collection requirements. Newly built or modified plants

will spend about $4,668 to comply with the information collection

requirements. EPA estimates that there were 504 affected facilities at

the time of the previous ICR renewal plus the average number of

facilities to come on-line over the following three years, 45

facilities, totalling 549 sources that are subject to the standard. The

total industry annual burden according to EPA's estimate is 54,921

hours or $1,672,346.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart SS; Large Appliance Surface Coating

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

each large appliance surface coating line in which organic coatings are

applied and for which construction, modification or reconstruction

commenced after December 24, 1980. A surface coating line includes the

coating application station(s), flash-off area, and curing oven.

Title: NSPS for Industrial Surface Coating: Large Appliances -

Information Requirements; OMB NO.: 2060-0108; Expiration date: October

31, 1996.

Abstract: The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air

Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for new

stationary sources that reflect:

* * * application of the best technological system of continuous

emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of

achieving such emissions reduction, of any nonair quality health and

environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator

determines has been adequately demonstrated [Section 111(a)(1)].

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated

technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator

review, and, if appropriate revise such standards every four years. In

addition, Section 114(a) states that:

* * * the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to

any requirement of this Act to (A) establish and maintain such

records, (B) make such reports, install, use and maintain such

monitoring equipment or methods (in accordance with such methods at

such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the

Administrator shall prescribe), and (D) provide such other

information, as he may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from the large appliance

surface coating industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, an NSPS was promulgated for this source category.

The control of VOC emissions from large appliance coating

operations requires not only the installation of properly designed

equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment.

VOC emissions from the coating of large appliances result from the

application and curing or drying of organic coatings on the surface of

each large appliance part or product. These standards rely on the

reduction of VOC emissions through either a capture system and

incinerator or a capture system and solvent recovery system.

Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or

operators to demonstrate compliance with the standards. This

information is used to monitor effective operation of the capture

system and control devices, thus ensuring continuous compliance with

the standards. The semiannual reporting requirement for no exceedances

of the monitoring parameters provides a good indication of a source's

compliance status.

The information collected from record keeping and reporting

requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of

sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. An Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are

listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate record

keeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement

personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards are being

met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.

Owners/operators of affected facilities must report excess

emissions and deviations in operating parameters on a quarterly basis.

Where no exceedances have occurred during a particular quarter, a

report stating this shall be submitted semi-annually.

Notification of construction and startup indicates to enforcement

personnel when a new affected facility has been constructed and

therefore is subject to the standards. The information generated by the

monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements described above

is used by the Agency to ensure facilities affected by the NSPS

continue to operate the control equipment used to achieve compliance

with the NSPS.

The Agency has calculated individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry. The

individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed

to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork

Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions

have been identified.

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The record keeeping and reporting requirements burden are as

follows: Read Instructions--26 hours; Notification of construction or

reconstruction--52 hours; Notification of anticipated date of initial

startup--52 hours; Notification of actual date of initial startup--52

hours; Initial Performance Test--1,560 hours; Repeat Performance Test--

312 hours; Monthly performance test--3528 hours; Report performance

test--3,675 hours; Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate

temperature monitoring device--1,880 hours; Identify and record

incinerator combustion temperature; Identify and record excess

emissions--3675 hours; Records of operating parameters--18,375.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry are

consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The only type of industry costs associated with the information

collection activity in the standards are labor costs. The labor

estimates in the table were derived from standard estimates based on

EPA's experience with other standards. The average annual burden to

industry over the next three years from these record keeping and

reporting requirements is estimated at 29,512 person-hours for 268

existing facilities. It is estimated that each year 26 new sources will

replace existing sources. No growth in facilities is expected during

the next three years. The respondent costs have been calculated on the

basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead. The average annual

burden to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to

be $898,641. This estimate includes the time needed to review

instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and

systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying

information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and

providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any

previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to

be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources;

complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or

otherwise disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart TT; Metal Coil Surface Coating

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

each metal coil surface coating operation in which organic coatings are

applied and for which construction, modification or reconstruction

commenced after January 5, 1981. A metal coil surface coating operation

means the application system used to apply an organic coating to the

surface of any continuous metal strip with thickness of 0.15 millimeter

(mm) (0.0006 in.) Or more that is packaged in a roll or coil.

Title: NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating, Subpart TT--Information

Requirements; OMB NO.: 2060-0107; Expiration date: October 31, 1996.

Abstract: The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air

Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for new

stationary sources that reflect:

* * * application of the best technological system of continuous

emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of

achieving such emissions reduction, of any nonair quality health and

environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator

determines has been adequately demonstrated [Section 111(a)(1)].

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated

technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator

review, and, if appropriate revise such standards every four years. In

addition, Section 114(a) states that:

* * * the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to

any requirement of this Act to (A) establish and maintain such

records, (B) make such reports, install, use and maintain such

monitoring equipment or methods (in accordance with such methods at

such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the

Administrator shall prescribe), and (D) provide such other

information, as he may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from the metal coil

surface coating industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, an NSPS was promulgated for this source category.

The control of VOC emissions from large appliance coating

operations requires not only the installation of properly designed

equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment.

VOC emissions from the coating of metal coils result from the

application and curing or drying of organic coatings on the coil or

roll surface. These standards rely on the reduction of VOC emissions

through either a capture system and incinerator or a capture system and

solvent recovery system.

Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or

operators to demonstrate compliance with the standards. This

information is used to monitor effective operation of the capture

system and control devices, thus ensuring continuous compliance with

the standards. The semiannual reporting requirement for no exceedances

of the monitoring parameters provides a good indication of a source's

compliance status.

The information collected from record keeping and reporting

requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of

sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. An Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are

listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate record

keeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement

personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards are being

met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.

Owners/operators of affected facilities must report excess

emissions and deviations in operating parameters on a quarterly basis.

Where no exceedances have occurred during a particular quarter, a

report stating this shall be submitted semi-annually.

Notification of construction and startup indicates to enforcement

personnel when a new affected facility has been constructed and

therefore is subject to the standards. The information generated by the

monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements described above

is used by the Agency to ensure facilities affected by the NSPS

continue to operate the control equipment used to achieve compliance

with the NSPS.

The Agency has calculated individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry. The

individual burdens are expressed under standardized

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headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the

Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major

assumptions have been identified.

The record keeeping and reporting requirements burden are as

follows: Read instructions--6 hours; Report of initial performance

test--360 hours; Repeat of performance test--72 hours; Notification of

construction or reconstruction--12 hours; Notification of anticipated

data of initial startup--12 hours; Notification of actual date of

initial startup--12 hours; Emission Reports--1,450 hours; Temperature

reports--744 hours; Monthly performance test--1,392 hours; Record

operating parameters--7,250.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry are

consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The only type of industry costs associated with the information

collection activity in the standards are labor costs. The labor

estimates in the table were derived from standard estimates based on

EPA's experience with other standards. The average annual burden to

industry over the next three years from these record keeping and

reporting requirements is estimated at 11,310 person-hours for 116

existing facilities. It is estimated that each year 3 new sources will

be required to meet these reporting requirements. The respondent costs

have been calculated on the basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110 percent

overhead. The average annual burden to industry over the next three

years of the ICR is estimated to be $344,390. This estimate includes

the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and

utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting,

validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining

information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the

existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and

requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of

information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of

information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart WW; Beverage Can Surface Coating

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

each facility with beverage can surface coating lines: each exterior

base coat operation, each overvarnish coating operation, and each

inside spray coating operation and for which construction, modification

or reconstruction commenced after November 26, 1980. A surface coating

line includes the coating application station(s), flash-off area, and

curing oven.

Title: NSPS for the Beverage Can Surface Coating Industry--

Information Requirements; OMB No.: 2060-0001; Expiration date: October

31, 1996.

Abstract: The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air

Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for new

stationary sources that reflect:

* * * application of the best technological system of continuous

emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of

achieving such emissions reduction, of any nonair quality health and

environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator

determines has been adequately demonstrated [Section 111(a)(1)].

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated

technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator

review, and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years. In

addition, Section 114(a) states that:

* * * the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to

any requirement of this Act to (A) establish and maintain such

records, (B) make such reports, install, use and maintain such

monitoring equipment or methods (in accordance with such methods at

such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the

Administrator shall prescribe), and (D) provide such other

information, as he may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from the beverage can

surface coating industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, an NSPS was promulgated for this source category.

The control of VOC emissions from beverage can surface coating

lines requires not only the installation of properly designed

equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment.

VOC emissions from the coating of beverage can surfaces result from the

application and curing or drying of organic coatings on the surface of

each beverage can part or product. These standards rely on the

reduction of VOC emissions through either a capture system and

incinerator or a capture system and solvent recovery system.

Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or

operators to demonstrate compliance with the standards. This

information is used to monitor effective operation of the capture

system and control devices, thus ensuring continuous compliance with

the standards. The semiannual reporting requirement for no exceedances

of the monitoring parameters provides a good indication of a source's

compliance status.

The information collected from record keeping and reporting

requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of

sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. An Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are

listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate record

keeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement

personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards are being

met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.

Owners/operators of affected facilities must report excess

emissions and deviations in operating parameters on a quarterly basis.

Where no exceedances have occurred during a particular quarter, a

report stating this shall be submitted semiannually.

Notification of construction and startup indicates to enforcement

personnel when a new affected facility has been constructed and

therefore is subject to the standards. The information generated by the

monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements described above

is used by the Agency to ensure facilities affected by the NSPS

continue to operate the control equipment used to achieve compliance

with the NSPS.

The Agency has calculated individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry. The

individual burdens are expressed under standardized

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headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the

Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major

assumptions have been identified. The record keeping and reporting

requirements burden are as follows: Read instructions--2 hours; Report

of initial performance test--120; Repeat of performance test--120

hours; Notification of construction or reconstruction--4 hours;

Notification of anticipated date of initial startup--4 hours;

Notification of actual date of initial startup--4 hours; Notification

of initial performance test--4 hours; VOC emission reports--263 hours;

Temperature reports--136 hours; Monthly performance test--252 hours;

Records of operating parameters--1,916 hours.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The individual burdens for each of the record

keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry are

consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The only type of industry costs associated with the information

collection activity in the standards are labor costs. The labor

estimates in the table were derived from standard estimates based on

EPA's experience with other standards. The average annual burden to

industry over the next three years from these record keeping and

reporting requirements is estimated at 2,729 person-hours for 21

existing facilities. It is estimated that each year 2 new sources will

replace existing sources with no net increase in facilities required to

report. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of

$14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead. The average annual burden to

industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be

$83,098. This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart GGG; Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

process units at petroleum refineries that commenced construction,

modification, or reconstruction after January 4, 1983. Affected process

units include each group of equipment assembled to produce intermediate

or final products from petroleum, unfinished petroleum derivatives, or

other intermediates.

Title: Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in

Petroleum--Refineries NSPS Subpart GGG, OMB Number 2060-0067, expires

August 31, 1996.

Abstract: Owners or operators of the affected facilities described

must make the following one-time-only reports: notifications of the

anticipated and actual date of startup, notification of the date of

construction or reconstruction, notification of any physical or

operational change to an existing facility which may increase the

emission rate of any regulated air pollutant, notification of the date

of the initial performance test, and results of the performance tests.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

Semiannual reports are required to measure compliance with the

standards of NSPS Subpart VV. Monthly monitoring of equipment in VOC

service shall take place as specified in Subpart VV Section 60.485(b).

If no leaks are detected for two successive months, monitoring may be

performed once per quarter. If a leak is detected, the equipment shall

be monitored monthly until a leak is not detected for two successive

months. Also, leak location shall be recorded in a log, and this

information shall be kept available for at least two years. Leaks shall

be repaired within 15 days and the date of successful repair shall be

recorded in the log.

Semiannual reports shall be submitted itemizing information for

each month. All reports are to be sent to the delegated State or local

authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the

reports are sent directly to the EPA Regional office. Notifications are

used to inform the agency or delegated authority when a source becomes

subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the

source to check if the standard is being met. Performance test results

are needed as these are the Agency's record of a sources initial

capacity to meet the standard. The semi annual reports are used for

problem identification, as a check on source operations and

maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

In the Administrator's judgement, VOC emissions from process units

cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated

to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source Performance

Standards have been promulgated for this source category as required

under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

The control of emissions of VOC from process units requires not

only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the

proper operation and maintenance of that equipment so that emissions

can be minimized. VOC emissions from process units are the result of

equipment leaks. These standards rely on the maintenance of the

equipment and adequate monitoring.

To ensure compliance with these standards, adequate recordkeeping

and reporting is necessary. In the absence of such information

collection requirements, enforcement personnel would be unable to

determine whether the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as

required by the Clean Air Act and in accordance with any applicable

permit.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

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validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1993 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

appropriate, the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be three

new affected facilities each year and that there was an average of 25

sources in existence at the start of the three years covered by the

ICR. For the new sources, it was estimated that it would take: three

person-hours to read the instructions (one hour per respondent), 24

person-hours to gather the information to write the initial reports (8

hours per respondent) and 86 person-hours (18 hours per respondent) to

conduct the initial performance tests (assuming that 60% of the tests

must be repeated). For all sources, it was estimated that it would

take: 480 person-hours (16 hours per respondent) to fill out the excess

emission reports, and 3,285 person-hours (109.5 hours per respondent)

to enter information for records of operating parameters (assuming a

source operates 365 days per year and that it takes 0.3 hours per

occurrence).

The annual average annual burden to industry over the past three

year period from recordkeeping and reporting requirements had been

estimated at 3,878 person-hours. The respondents costs was calculated

on the basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead. The average

annual burden to industry over the past three years was estimated to be

$118,085.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes

of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and

maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;

adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable

instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to

a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review

the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the

information.

NSPS Subpart HHH: Synthetic Fiber Production

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)

Subpart HHH, Standards of Performance for Synthetic Fiber Production.

These standards apply to solvent spun synthetic fiber process that

produces more than 500 megagrams of fiber per year and commenced

construction or reconstruction after November 23, 1982. These standards

do not apply to any facility that uses the reaction spinning process to

produce spandex fiber or the viscose process to produce rayon fiber.

This standard does not apply to modified sources.

Title: NSPS Subpart HHH, Standards of Performance for Synthetic

Fiber Production. OMB Control Number: 2060-0059, EPA #1156.

Expiration date: October 31, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with Subpart HHH, New

Source Performance Standards for Synthetic Fiber Production. In the

Administrator's judgment, VOCs from synthetic fiber production plants

cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated

to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source Performance

Standards have been promulgated for this source category as required

under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

The control of emissions of VOCs requires not only the installation

of properly designed equipment, but also the proper operation and

maintenance of that equipment. These standards rely on the capture of

pollutants vented to a control device.

Owners or operators of synthetic fiber production plants subject to

NSPS Subpart HHH are required to make initial notifications for

construction, startup, and performance testing. They must also report

the results of a performance test, and demonstration of a continuous

monitoring system if applicable. After the initial recordkeeping and

reporting requirements, excess emission reports are required quarterly.

Semiannual reports are filed if no excess emissions.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or malfunction in the operation of

the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS. NSPS

subpart HHH also requires semiannual reports of VOCs used, and reports

of excess fiber production.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were 25

sources currently subject to the standards. It is estimated that 1

additional source per year will become subject to the standard. The

current ICR estimates average annual burden to the industry to be 2325

person hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of

$14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current ICR also

estimates the average annual burden to the industry is $70,796.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents to write the reports for:

notification of construction or reconstruction, notification of

physical or operational changes, notification of anticipated startup,

notification of actual startup, notification of initial performance

test, notification of demonstration of COM. Initial performance tests

are allocated 72 burden hours. It is assumed that 20% of all affected

facilities will have to repeat performance tests. These are all one

time only burdens.

The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 15 minutes to enter

records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will

operate 250

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days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded 250 times a

year. Sources which have excess emission are required to submit excess

emission reports. These reports are estimated to take 8 hours. It is

assumed that each facility will submit one quarterly report every other

year in addition to the semiannual reports. There is no additional

third party burden relevant to this ICR.

These estimates include the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NSPS Subpart III and NNN; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing

Industry (SOCMI) Air Oxidation Unit Processes, and Distillation

Operations

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to the Standards of Performance of Volatile

Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from the Synthetic Organic Chemical

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) Air Oxidation Unit Processes, Subpart

III and Distillation Operations, Subpart NNN with the exceptions listed

in 40 CFR 60.660(c).

Title: NSPS for SOCMI Air Oxidation Unit Processes and Distillation

Operations, Subpart III and NNN, OMB number 2060-0197, expires August

31, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR Part 60.610,

Subpart III, Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from SOCMI Air

Oxidation Unit Processes and 40 CFR Part 60.660, Subpart NNN, Standards

of Performance for VOC from SOCMI Distillation Operations. This

information is used by the Agency to identify sources subject to the

standards and to insure that the best demonstrated technology is being

properly applied. The standards require periodic recordkeeping to

document process information relating to the sources' ability to meet

the requirements of the standard and to note the operation conditions

under which compliance was achieved.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from SOCMI air

oxidation unit processes and distillation operations cause or

contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to

endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for

this source category.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make

the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date of

construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and

actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational

change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated

pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial

performance test; and the results of the initial performance test.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports and

records are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

In addition, owners/operators of affected facilities are required

to record periods of operation during which the performance boundaries

are exceeded, results of flare pilot flame monitoring, all periods of

operation of a boiler or process heater, and to continuously record the

indication of vent stream flow to the control device. Records of

startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions should be noted as they occur.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall

maintain a file of all of these records, and retain the file for at

least two years following the date of such measurements and records.

The reporting requirements for this industry currently include the

initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and

semiannual reports. Semiannual reports shall include the following: all

exceedances of parameter boundaries; all periods during which the vent

stream is diverted from the control device or has no flowrate; all

periods when the boiler or process heater was not operated; all periods

in which the pilot flame of the flare was absent; and any recalculation

of the TRE index value.

All reports are sent to the delegated State or local authority. In

the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are

sent directly to the EPA Regional Office. Notifications are used to

inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject

to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to

check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and

operated and the standard is being met. Performance test reports are

needed as these are the Agency's records of a source's initial

capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating

conditions under which compliance was achieved. The semiannual reports

are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and

maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved ICR. Where appropriate, the Agency identified

specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent with the

concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The burden estimates for NSPS Subpart III:

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be 10 new

affected facilities each year and that there would be an annual average

of 75 affected facilities over each of the next three years covered by

the ICR. For new sources, it was estimated that it would take: 10

person hours to read the instructions, 600 person hours to conduct the

initial performance tests (assuming that 20% of the tests must be

repeated), and 70 person hours to gather the information and write the

initial reports. For all sources, it was estimated that it would take:

450 person hours to fill out semiannual reports and 6,305

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person hours to enter information for records of operating parameters.

The annual average burden to industry for the three-year period

covered by this ICR from recordkeeping and reporting requirements has

been estimated at 7,435 person hours. The respondents cost were

calculated on the basis of $21.00 per hour plus 110% overhead. The

total annual burden to industry is estimated at $327,884.

The burden estimates for NSPS Subpart NNN:

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be 236

new affected facilities each year and that there would be an annual

average of 1770 affected facilities over each of the next three years

covered by the ICR. For new sources, it was estimated that it would

take: 236 person hours to read the instructions, 16,992 person hours to

conduct the initial performance tests (assuming that 20% of the tests

must be repeated), and 1,625 person hours to gather the information and

write the initial reports. For all sources, it was estimated that it

would take: 10,620 person hours to fill out semiannual reports and

148,798 person hours to enter information for records of operating

parameters.

The annual average burden to industry for the three-year period

covered by this ICR from recordkeeping and reporting requirements has

been estimated at 178,271 person hours. The respondents cost were

calculated on the basis of $21.00 per hour plus 110% overhead. The

total annual burden to industry is estimated at $7,861,751.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources

expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and

verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and

disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to

comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;

train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;

search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;

and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. No additional third

party burden is associated with this ICR.

NSPS subparts KKK/LLL: Onshore Natural Gas Processing

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those onshore natural gas processing plants for which construction is

commenced after January 20, 1984. More specifically for Volatile

Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions affected facilities include

compressors in VOC service or inlet gas service, and process units. For

sulfur dioxide (SO2), the affected facilities include each sweetening

unit.

Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Onshore Natural

Gas Processing Plants/ Equipment Leaks of VOC (Subpart KKK) and

Emissions of SO2 (Subpart LLL)--Reporting and Recordkeeping (EPA ICR

No. 1086.03; OMB No, 2060-0120). This is a request for extension of a

currently approved information collection.

Abstract: Owners or operators of onshore natural gas processing

units must provide EPA, or the delegated State regulatory authority

with the following one-time-only reports (specified in 40 CFR 60.7):

Notifications of the anticipated and actual date of start up,

notification of the date of construction or reconstruction,

notification of any physical or operational changes to an existing

facility which may increase the emission rate of any regulated air

pollutant. For large facilities subject to Subpart LLL facilities must

provide notification of the date upon which demonstration of the

continuous monitoring system performance commences, notification of the

date of the initial performance test, and results of the performance

test.

Owners and operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any start up, shutdown, or malfunction in

the operation of an effected facility, or malfunction in the operation

of the air pollution control device, or any periods during which the

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and

records are required in general of all sources subject to NSPS.

Facilities subject to Subpart KKK shall provide information on

leaks from pressure relief devices, the date the leak was detected,

repair method used and other pertinent details. Facilities subject to

Subpart LLL must provide information on excess emissions of SO2.

In addition to reporting and recordkeeping requirements, large

facilities subject to Subpart LLL must install, calibrate, maintain,

and operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS) to monitor SO2

and must notify EPA or the State regulatory authority of the date upon

which demonstration of the CMS performance commences. Owners or

operators must submit semiannual reports indicating whether compliance

was achieved, and their assessment of monitoring system performance

(specified in 40 CFR 60.7). The notifications and reports enable EPA or

the delegated State regulatory authority to determine that best

demonstration technology is installed and properly operated and

maintained and to schedule inspections.

To ensure compliance with these standards, the required records and

reports are necessary to enable the Administrator: (1) To identify new,

modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the standard; (2) to

ensure that the emission limits are being achieved; and (3) to ensure

that emission reduction systems are being operated and maintained

properly. In the absence of such information collection requirements,

enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether standards

are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act

and in accordance with any applicable permit.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1993 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be 32 new

effected facilities subject to Subpart KKK and Subpart LLL per year.

Approximately 236 sources are currently subject to these standards. The

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annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping requirements for

facilities subject to Subpart KKK and Subpart LLL are summarized by the

following information. The reporting requirements for Subpart KKK are

as follows: Read instructions (1 person-hour), Notification of

construction (2 person-hours), Notification of reconstruction (2

person-hours), Notification of physical or operational changes (8

person-hours), Notification of anticipated start-up (2 person-hours),

Semi-annual reports (70 person-hours) (For each plant one report is

required for all compressors and one each for the three process units

that each plant is assumed to have), Recalibrate monitors (4 person-

hours), Method 21 performance evaluation (2 person-hours). The

reporting requirements for Subpart LLL are as follows: Read

Instructions (1 person-hour), Initial performance test (734 person-

hours), Demonstration of CMS (350 person-hours), Repeat of performance

test (734 person-hours), Write report (notification) (10 person-hours),

Write report (excess emissions) (16 person-hours). The recordkeeping

requirements for Subpart KKK are as follows: Filing and maintaining

records (240 person-hours). The recordkeeping requirements for Subpart

LLL are as follows: Determining SO2 reduction efficiency (2

person-hours) (These facilities are not expected to undergo frequent

startup or shutdown), Develop record system (20 person-hours),

Gathering information for records of startup, shut-down, malfunction,

etc. (0.5 person-hours) (Plants with design operating capacities less

than 2 LT/D are required to determine, record and maintain a file of

their designed operating capacity), Gathering information for records

of all measurements and information required by standard (1.5 person-

hours), Gathering information for records of capacity data (2 person-

hours). Records must be kept for a period of two years from data

collection.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NESHAP Subpart E; Mercury

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those stationary sources which process mercury ore to recover mercury,

use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal

hydroxide, and incinerate or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge.

Title: National Emission Standard for Mercury (Part 61, Subpart E),

Reporting and Recordkeeping

OMB Control No: 2060-0097.

Expiration Date: 08/31/96.

Abstract: The inhalation of metallic mercury vapors is believed to

cause central nervous system injury and kidney damage in humans.

Consequently, a national emission standard was developed for mercury

ore processing facilities, mercury chlor-alkali plants, and sludge

incineration and drying plants. This standard was designed to ensure

that emissions from these facilities do not cause ambient

concentrations of mercury to exceed the inhalation effects limit of 1

microgram per cubic meter. In order to ensure compliance with the

standards, adequate recordkeeping and reporting is necessary. This

information enables the Agency to: (1) Identify the sources subject to

the standard; (2) ensure initial compliance with emission limits; and

(3) verify continuous compliance with the standard. Specifically, the

rule requires an application for approval of construction, notification

of startup, and a notification and report of the initial emissions

test. In addition, estimates of new emission levels must be reported

whenever a change of operation is made that would potentially increase

emissions. Sludge incineration and drying plants must also perform,

maintain records of, and report annual emissions tests. Mercury-cell

chlor-alkali plants must conduct a performance test on the hydrogen and

end-box ventilation streams and simultaneously monitor certain control

device and/or process parameters.

In the absence of such information collection requirements,

enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the

standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean

Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are

mandatory, and the records required by this NESHAP must be retained by

the owner or operator for two years. In general, the required

information consists of emissions data and other information deemed not

to be private. However, any information submitted to the agency for

which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according

to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2,

Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information. An Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are

listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The average annual burden to industry over the

next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is

estimated at 37,068 person-hours. This is based on an estimated 298

respondents. The average annual burden for reporting only is projected

to be 3,864 hours, with an average of 1.25 reports submitted per

affected facility, and a burden of 10.5 hours per response. Sludge

incineration and drying plants are required to submit a report of their

annual emission tests, while mercury-cell chlor-alkali plants must

submit semi-annual reports and notifications of any exceedences of

monitored parameters. All facilities must keep hourly records of

operating parameters, and mercury-cell chlor-alkali plants must also

record any mercury leaks or spills on a daily basis.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

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NESHAP Subpart M; Asbestos

Affected entities: The standard regulates the demolition and

renovation of facilities; the disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos

milling, manufacturing, and fabricating; the use of asbestos on

roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos

insulation and sprayed-on materials.

Title: NESHAP Subpart M--National Emission Standard for Asbestos,

OMB No. 2060-0101, expires August 31, 1996.

Abstract: Owners or operators of the affected milling,

manufacturing fabricating, waste disposal, and waste conversion

facilities described must make the following one-time-only reports:

notification of the date of construction or reconstruction;

notification of the anticipated and actual dates of startup;

notification of any physical or operational change to an existing

facility which may increase the regulated pollutant emission rate.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the

monitoring system is inoperative.

Therefore, the recordkeeping requirements for the facilities

mentioned above consist of the occurrence and duration of any startup

and malfunction as described. They include the initial performance test

results including information necessary to determine the conditions of

the performance test, the performance test measurements and results,

including monitoring each potential source of asbestos emissions for

visible emissions to the outside air and inspecting air cleaning

devices to ensure proper operation. Records of startups, shutdowns, and

malfunctions should be noted as they occur. Any owner or operator

subject to the provisions of this subpart shall maintain a file of

these measurements for at least two years following the date of such

measurements, maintenance reports, and records. The reporting

requirements for this industry currently include the initial

notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and

quarterly reports of instances when visible emissions are observed at

any time during the quarter.

Owners or operators of demolitions and renovations must notify EPA

in advance of the initiation of any asbestos removal work. The notice

provides information on the dates of operation, the nature of the

removal operation, the quantity of asbestos, and controls to be used.

The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to ensure

compliance with the standard. Demolitions and renovations tend to be

short projects, and it is difficult at best to determine compliance

with the standard once the project has been completed. Therefore, it is

important that the delegated authority be renotified as necessary when

information in the original notification changes. Additionally, without

renotification, the Agency or delegated authority may needlessly

inspect a demolition or renovation site where the project has been

delayed. The demolition and renovation standard requires that a

representative (such as a foreman or management-level person) trained

in the provisions of the standard be present at the facility. Evidence

that the required training has been completed is required in order to

ensure compliance with the provision of the standard. The regulation

requires asbestos removal contractors that claim exemption from the

wetting provisions because of freezing temperatures to take temperature

readings throughout the day and record the information. The provisions

require that all containers of asbestos waste be labeled including the

name of the waste generator and the location of where the waste was

generated. Owners or operators of demolitions and renovations are

required to prepare and maintain, for at least two years, records of

waste shipment as to its destination, the quantity of waste, the date

of shipment, and to furnish a copy of the record to disposal site

owners or operators. The regulation also requires that generators of

asbestos waste attempt to reconcile instances in which a signed copy of

the waste shipment record is not received from the disposal site and

that the generator notify EPA if delivery to the disposal site cannot

be confirmed.

Owners or operators of waste disposal sites are required to

document all asbestos waste shipments that are received and send a copy

of each record back to the generator. A record of the location and

quantity of asbestos in the landfill is required as well as noting the

presence and location of asbestos in the landfill property deed.

Disposal site owners or operators have to report to EPA any

discrepancies between the amount of waste designated on the waste

shipment record and the amount actually received, as well as instances

of improperly contained waste. Disposal sites are required to maintain

records for at least two years. An owner or operator of an operation in

which asbestos-containing materials are spray-applied must notify EPA

in advance of the spraying operation. The notice provides information

on the name and address of the owner or operator, location of the

spraying operation, and procedure to be followed.

In the Administrator's judgement, asbestos emissions from the

demolition or renovation of asbestos-containing structures; the

disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos milling, manufacturing, and

fabricating; the use of asbestos on roadways; the use of asbestos

insulation and spray materials; and the conversion of asbestos-

containing waste material into nonasbestos material cause or contribute

to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public

health or welfare. Therefore, a NESHAP was promulgated under Section

112 of the Clean Air Act for this source category. The control of

emissions of asbestos from the regulated sources requires not only the

installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and

maintenance of that equipment and following specified work practices.

These standards rely on the capture and reduction of asbestos emissions

by air cleaning equipment and specified work practices. Effective

enforcement of the standard is particularly necessary in light of the

hazardous nature of asbestos. In order to ensure compliance with the

standards, adequate recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such

information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether

the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the

Clean Air Act.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

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Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1993 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

appropriate the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the assumption that there was an average

of 83,500 sources of demolitions or renovations per year (completed by

approximately 7,000 contractors), and that 3,447 sources for milling,

manufacturing, fabricating and waste disposal were subject to the

standard. For demolitions and renovations, it was estimated that it

would take 7,000 person-hours (one hour per respondent) to read the

instructions, 304,500 person-hours (43.5 hours per respondent) to write

notifications (assuming that there are 120,240 renotifications at 0.25

person-hours per renotification) and excepted waste shipment record

reports, 49,420 person-hours (7.1 hours per respondent) to record

information and mark vehicles, and 81,951 person-hours (11.7 hours per

respondent assuming that one-third take refresher courses and that two-

thirds receive initial training) to train supervisors. For milling,

manufacturing, and fabricating, it was estimated that there was 430

respondents, and that it would take 430 person-hours (one hour per

respondent) to read the instructions, 45,709 person-hours (106.3 hours

per respondent)to record the information and mark vehicles, 1,333

person-hours (3.1 hours per respondent) to write the reports and

develop the record system. For waste disposal, it was estimated that

there were 3,017 respondents, and that it would take 3,017 person-hours

(one hour per respondent) to read the instructions, 68,626 person-hours

(22.75 hours per respondent) to create and gather the information, and

10,788 person-hours (3.6 hours per respondent) to write the reports.

The average annual burden to the industry over the past three year

period from recordkeeping and reporting requirements had been estimated

at 572,774 person-hours. The respondents costs were calculated on the

basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110 percent overhead. The average annual

burden to industry over the past three years was estimated to be

$17,440,968.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

NESHAP Subpart N; Inorganic Arsenic from Glass Manufacturing Plants

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to National Emission Standards for Hazardous

Air Pollutants (NESHAP), Subpart N, Standard for Inorganic Arsenic

Emissions from Glass Manufacturing Plants.

Title: Subpart N, Standard for Inorganic Arsenic Emission from

Glass manufacturing Plants. OMB Control Number: 2060-0043, Expiration

date: July 31, 1996.

Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for arsenic emissions from glass manufacturing

facilities were proposed on July 20, 1983 and promulgated on August 4,

1986 and amended to add an alternative test method on May 31, 1990.

Owners or operators of sources covered by these standards are

subject to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the

standards as well as those standards prescribed in the General

Provisions of the NESHAP.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make

the following one-time-only reports: application for approval of

construction or modification (new sources) or a source report (existing

sources or new sources with initial start-up preceding effective date

of standard); and notification of anticipated and actual dates of

start-up. Calculations estimating new emission levels must be reported

whenever a change of operation is made that would potentially increase

emissions. A detailed discussion of the requirements for each of the

above reports and the recordkeeping follows.

Owners or operators of any new source to which the standard applies

must submit an application for approval of construction. This

application must include the name and address of the applicant, the

location or proposed location of the source, and technical information

describing the source. The technical information should include the

proposed nature, size, design, operating design capacity, and method of

operation of the source, including a description of pollution control

equipment. The technical information should also include calculations

of emission estimates.

Any owner or operator of an affected source with an initial start-

up after the effective date of these standards must provide a

notification of anticipated and actual start-up dates. Deadlines for

these notifications are found at 40 CFR 61.09.

Sources subject to these standards are required to demonstrate

initial compliance through emission tests. In addition, a continuous

monitoring system for the measurement of the opacity of emissions from

any control device must be installed and operated. Records of

continuous emission monitoring (CEM) results and other data needed to

determine emission concentrations shall be maintained at the source and

made available for inspection for a minimum of two years.

A written report of each period for which emission rates exceeded

the emission limits is required semiannually. All reports are sent to

the delegated State or local authority. In the event that there is no

such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA

Regional office. Applications and source reports are sent directly to

the EPA Regional office. Applications and source reports are used to

inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject

to the standards, and the nature of that source. Notification of start-

up informs the reviewing authority at what date the source becomes

subject to the standards. The reviewing authority may then inspect the

source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed

and operated.

Reports, including calculations estimating any subsequent emission

levels, are necessary to keep the Agency informed about the source's

activities in terms of hazardous air pollutant emissions.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

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(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of the previous ICR there were

approximately 47 sources. No additional sources are expected to become

subject to the standard in the next three years. The current ICR

estimates average annual burden to the industry to be 6,769 person

hours. The respondent costs have been calculated on the basis of $14.50

per hour plus 110 percent overhead rate. The current ICR also estimates

the average annual burden to the industry is $206,116.

The following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR: Owners and

operators of glass melting furnaces seeking to comply with the emission

limits in the standards (rather than the percent reduction

requirements) are required to calculate arsenic emissions every 6

months for both the preceding and forthcoming 12 month periods for each

arsenic containing glass type to be produced during those periods. This

calculation takes into account changes in production rates, types of

glass produced, and other factors that might affect the uncontrolled

arsenic emissions. It is estimated that 43 of the 47 sources will

calculate mass balance and calculate an emissions estimate. The current

ICR estimates that it will take 8 hours to calculate mass balance and 8

hours to estimate emissions. Both calculations will take place twice

per year. The standards require that the rates and factors used in the

calculation be recorded. It is estimated that it will take 40 hours to

record this information. Should these calculations reveal that the

standards were exceeded during the preceding 12-month period, the owner

or operator is required to report this fact to the Administrator. It is

estimated that 2 of the 47 sources will have excess emissions once per

year and that it will take 16 hours to prepare the report. This

notification allows the Administrator to determine when a furnace has

emitted arsenic into the atmosphere in excess of the level prescribed

by the standards and to see that remedial action is taken.

In certain instances, such as periods during which maintenance of

the control device is performed, the owner or operator of a facility

may apply to the Administrator for approval to bypass the control

device for a limited period of time. This application not only informs

the Administrator of the owner or operator's intent to bypass the

control device, but also allows the Administrator to determine whether

the reasons for the bypass are adequate and whether steps are being

taken to minimize emissions during the bypass period. It is estimated

that 4 of the 47 sources will apply for a bypass waiver once per year

and it will take 6 hours to prepare the application.

These estimates include the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

MACT NESHAP Subpart L: Coke Oven Batteries

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those owners or operators of new and existing by-product and non-

recovery coke oven batteries.

Title: National Emission Standards for Coke Oven Batteries, Part

63, Subpart L; OMB No. 2060-0253; EPA No. 1362.03; expiration date:

October 30, 1996.

Abstract: The owners of new and existing coke oven batteries are

require to daily monitored coke oven emissions values by a certified

observer for each emission point and calculate the 30-run rolling

average. All respondents shall prepare a startup, shutdown, and

malfunction plan and a coke oven emission control work practice plan.

The work practice procedures in the plan (including associated

recordkeeping requirements) would be triggered by exceedances of an

applicable visible emission limitation for a regulated emission point.

If a malfunction occurred, respondents must notify the enforcement

agency and follow up with a written report. A report also would be

required if coke oven gas were vented through a bypass/bleeder stack

and not flared as required under the rule.

All respondents would be required to submit one-time notifications

to elect a compliance track and to certify initial compliance. If

applicable, respondents also would submit one-time notifications or

requests for (1) constructing a new, brownfield, or padup rebuild by-

product coke oven battery using a new recovery technology; (2)

restarting a cold-idle battery shutdown prior to November 15, 1990; (3)

obtaining an exemption from control requirements for bypass/bleeder

stacks by committing to permanent closure of a battery or using an

equivalent alternative control system for the stacks; and (4) obtaining

an alternative standard for coke oven doors on a battery equipped with

a shed. Respondents also would submit initial and semiannual compliance

certifications, maintain specified records, and provide copies of

records and reports upon request to the authorized union

representative.

Records and reports are necessary to enable the Administrator to

identify new, modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the

standards (and for batteries on the deferral route, which standards

would apply) and to ensure that the emission limitations, work practice

requirements, and other provisions of the national emission standards

are being implemented and achieved.

The information and data will be used by EPA and states to: (1)

identify batteries subject to the standards; (2) ensure that MACT and

LAER are properly applied; and (3) ensure that daily monitoring and

work practice requirements are implemented as required. Effective

enforcement of the standard is particularly necessary in light of the

hazardous nature of coke oven emissions.

Based on recorded and reported information, EPA and states can

identify compliance problems and what records or processes should be

inspected at the plant. The records the plants would maintain would

help indicate whether plants are in compliance with the standard,

reveal misunderstanding about how the standard is to be implemented,

and indicate to EPA whether plant personnel are operating and

maintaining their process equipment properly.

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements on the part of the

respondent are mandatory, required under Sections 112 and 114 of the

Clean Air Act as amended. All information submitted to the Agency for

which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according

to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2,

Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information (See 40 CFR 2; 41 FR

36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43

FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to

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respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently

valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations

are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The total annual hours were estimated to be

73,825 and the recordkeeping and reporting burden was estimated to

average 2,461 hours per respondent per year. The total annual cost was

estimated to average $2,519, 102 based on 30 respondents (29 by-product

plants with a total of 82 batteries and 1 non-recovery plant). Costs

were based on the following hourly rates: technical at $35, management

at $51, and clerical at $16.

This analysis was based on monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping

requirements that would be implement by all plants with existing and

new coke oven batteries. The following activities were addressed in

calculating the respondent burden: work practice plan; startup,

shutdown, malfunction plan; monitoring by certified observer;

certification program; monitor of oven pressure; work practices

procedures; notifications and written reports required (see discussion

that follows for assumptions); information gathering and recording; and

training. We made several assumptions for both by-product plants and

non-recovery plants in calculating the burden associated with this

regulation, as described below.

By-product plants are required to have daily performance tests for

each emission point on each battery conducted by a certified observer

provided by the state. Therefore, respondent will reimburse the State

through permit fees for all costs associated with daily inspections

using the formula provided in the standard. Other indirect costs

attributable to respondents would include the cost of observer

certification. It was assumed in this analysis that of the 29 by-

product plants only 10% would be required to implement the work

practice procedures, specified in the work practice plan, which is

require following the second independent exceedance of an applicable

visible emission limitation for an emission point. It was also assumed

in the analysis that 10% of the 29 plants would experience a venting

episode where emissions are released through bypass/bleeder stacks

without flaring and, therefore, require to submit a notification and

written report to EPA.

Non-recovery plants are not required to use a certified observer to

monitor the oven pressure to control emissions from coke oven doors.

They are subject to work practices for charging operation for which

they need to keep records.

Other general assumptions made in the burden estimate analysis

include: (1) one plant per year will submit a notification for

construction or reconstruction, use of new recovery technology, and

startup of cold-idle batteries; (2) enforcement agency will receive six

requests for an alternative door standard; (3) two plants would

permanently close batteries and would be require to submit a

notification; (4) all plants will submit initial compliance

certifications, semiannual compliance certifications, and a

notification as to election of a compliance track; (5) all plants would

install flares; (6) no requests for an alternative control system would

be submitted to the enforcement agency; and (7) 2 of the 30 existing

plants may experience malfunction and, therefore are require to submit

a notification and a written report to the enforcement agency.

This burden considered the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

MACT Subpart M; PCE Dry Cleaning Facilities

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to NESHAP Subpart M, owners or operators of dry

cleaning facilities using perchlorethylene (PCE) as a solvent.

Title: NESHAP Subpart M, Dry Cleaning Facilities/Perchloroethylene

(PCE), OMB number 2060-0234, expires October 31, 1996.

Abstract: The information collected is needed to determine which

sources are subject to the regulation and whether these sources are in

compliance with the standards. EPA is required under Section 112(d) of

the Clean Air Act (Act) to regulate emissions of 189 hazardous air

pollutants (HAPs) listed in Section 112(b) of the Act. One of these

pollutants, PCE, is emitted from dry cleaning facilities. In the

Administrator's judgment, PCE emitted from dry cleaning facilities

causes, or contributes significantly, to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger pubic health. Consequently,

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for

this source category have been developed. Certain records and reports

are necessary to enable the Administrator to identify sources subject

to the standards and to ensure that the standard, which is based on

maximum achievable control technology (MACT) or generally available

control technology (GACT), is being achieved. The Agency will use the

information to identify sources subject to the standards to ensure that

MACT or GACT is being properly applied, monitoring is being conducted

on a weekly basis to ensure that the emission control devices are being

properly operated and maintained on a continuous basis to reduce vented

PCE emissions, and leak detection and repair are being conducted on a

weekly basis to reduce fugitive PCE emissions.

The records and reports are necessary to enable the EPA to identify

facilities that may not be in compliance with the standard. Based on

reported information, the EPA can decide which facilities should be

inspected/receive compliance assistance, and what records or processes

should be inspected at these facilities. The records that the

facilities maintain would indicate to the EPA whether they are

operating and maintaining equipment properly to control vented

emissions and whether transfer emissions and other fugitive emissions

are being properly controlled. To minimize the burden, much of the

information the Agency needs to determine compliance would be recorded

and retained on site at the facility. Such information would be

reviewed by enforcement/compliance assistance personnel during an

inspection and would not need to be routinely reported to the EPA.

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The recordkeeping and reporting requirements under Subpart M are

mandatory under 40 CFR 63.324. These requirements are as follows:

5-year retention of records (40 CFR 63.324(d))

Records of solvent purchase per month (40 CFR 63.324(d)(1))

Records of calculation and result of yearly PCE consumption (40 CFR

63.324(d)(2))

Records of weekly or biweekly inspections (40 CFR 63.324(d)(3))

Records of dates of repair or purchase orders (40 CFR 63.324(d)(4))

Records of monitoring (40 CFR 64.324(d) (5) and (6))

Initial report requirements (all) (40 CFR 63.324.(a))

Report on compliance (40 CFR 63.324(b))

Report on facility status change to a major source (40 CFR 63.324(c))

Report on exceedance of low solvent consumption exemption level (40 CFR

63.324(c))

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: Since the dry cleaning industry is considered to

be comprised primarily of small businesses, the EPA took special steps

to ensure that the burdens imposed on small businesses were reasonable.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by

persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide

information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed

to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize

technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and

verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and

disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to

comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;

train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;

search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;

and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. No additional

third-party burden is associated with this ICR.

The individual burdens for each of the recordkeeping and reporting

requirements applicable to the industry are consistent with the concept

of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The annual burden

estimates for reporting and recordkeeping for an average respondent are

derived from estimates based on the EPA's experience with other

standards, and from discussions with industry representatives.

The previous ICR estimated the total annual burden to industry to

be $10,131,466. This was based on total annual burden of 1,282,577

person hours for all respondents. For an average dry cleaning facility,

the total annual hours were 70 and the total cost was $563. Costs were

determined based on management hours at $23.00/hr and employee hours at

$7.60/hour. In the current ICR, labor costs are assumed to be $21.00/

hour x 110% overhead, or approximately $41.00/hour.

In addition, this estimate was based on the assumption that there

will be 2,571 new affected facilities each year, but that the overall

number of facilities will remain constant as the new owners will take

over old existing facilities.

In estimating the burden associated with reporting requirements,

the following activities were taken into account: reading the

instructions, gathering information and writing the report. There are

four types of possible reports including: the initial report, solvent

consumption report, compliance method report, and report in exceeding

the consumption cutoff. Only new sources will have to comply with the

reporting requirements. For new sources, it is estimated that it would

take an average total of 1 person hour to read the instructions, 4

person hours to gather information for reports. It is estimated that it

would take new sources 4.25 person hours to write the required reports.

It is estimated that there would be 1 occurrence per respondent per

year for each of the above listed reporting burdens. The total cost for

new sources of complying with the reporting requirements is $21,211.00.

The recordkeeping requirements include the following activities:

reading instructions, planning activities, developing a record system,

entering the information, and training personnel. Records must be kept

on solvent consumption, weekly inspections and biweekly inspections,

including leak detection efforts. Only new facilities will have to plan

activities and develop a record system. It is estimated that it will

take each new source 4 person hours the first year they are in

operation to plan activities and develop a record system. It is

estimated that it will take new and existing sources 866 person hours

per year to complete the other recordkeeping requirements. It is

estimated that, for each of the 2,571 new sources, there will be 1

occurrence of planning activities their first year in operation and 3

occurrences of developing a record system that first year. For the

2,571 new sources and the 22,519 existing sources, there will be a

total of 78 occurrences per respondent per year of leak detection/

repair. There will be 90 total occurrences of entering information in

records and 2 occurrences of training personnel per respondent per

year. The total cost to new sources of complying with the recordkeeping

requirements is $61,644.00. The total cost to all existing sources to

comply with the record keeping requirements is $19,501,454.00.

Therefore, the total annual cost of complying with the recordkeeping

requirements for all sources is $19,563,098.00.

Wood Preserving Containing Arsenic

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those that treat wood with preservative formulations containing

arsenic. The Standard Industrial Code for the wood preserving industry

is 2491.

Title: Wood Preservatives--Submission of Information Regarding

Arsenic Exposure Levels in Wood Treatment Plants.

Abstract: This information collection provides wood treaters that

use arsenic formulations a way of exempting themselves from the FIFRA

pesticide label requirements, which dictate that all applicators of the

product wear NIOSH-approved respirators. This opportunity for

facilities to exempt themselves from the respirator requirements is

called the Permissible Exposure Limit Monitoring Program (PEL) and it

is incorporated in the final settlement of the ``Notice of Intent To

Cancel Registrations of Pesticide Products Containing Creosote,

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Pentachlorophenol (Including Its Salts) and Inorganic Arsenic'' which

is published in the July 1984 Federal Register, Vol. 49, No. 136, p.

28674. Facilities that choose to participate in the voluntary PEL can

do the following to exempt themselves from the respirator requirements.

First, the facility needs to conduct air monitoring for air-borne

arsenic. Facilities that have air-borne arsenic levels that are higher

than the permissible exposure limit would have to continue to require

plant personnel to wear respirators. If a facility's air-borne arsenic

levels are below the permissible exposure limit they are no longer

required to wear respirators. Depending on how close the levels are to

the permissible exposure limit, the facility is required to retest

periodically or fill out a checklist, which indicates if arsenic

exposure levels are likely to increase due to changes in the facility's

industrial process.

Participating facilities must submit the air monitoring test

results to EPA or if arsenic levels are low and testing is not required

then they can simply fill out the checklist and submit it to EPA. All

submissions must certify that the information provided is accurate.

EPA uses the certification and air monitoring data to determine if

the wood preserving facility is complying with the air-borne arsenic

levels set by the cancellation order, which was set to ensure that

plant personnel are not exposed to levels of arsenic that pose an

unacceptably high health risk. This data will also be used to monitor

which wood preserving facilities are participating in the PEL program

and thus could be exempt from the pesticide label requirement to wear a

respirator. Because the information that is submitted to EPA would not

be confidential business information the submittals from the facilities

will not be handled as such.

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on

those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,

permitting electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: This information collection assumes that of the

estimated 300 wood preserving plants that use arsenic formulation, 200

of these participate in the PEL program. The majority of the

participants, 150, have conducted monitoring in the past that has

demonstrated that arsenic levels are well below the permissible

exposure level. These facilities that are not required to test are

required to simply fill out and submit the 6 question PEL checklist,

which asks if the facility has changed their process and in doing so

may have increased the levels of air-borne arsenic. These 150 plants

will spend .75 hours on each submittal at a cost of $14.95 per hour in

wages and 110% in overhead for a total cost of $30.45 per hour. Thus

each facility will spend $22.84 for the annual submission.

Collectively, the 150 plants will spend $3,426 on filling out and

submitting the checklist.

EPA estimates that each of the approximately 50 plants that are

required to monitor during a given year will spend 17.5 hours on

preparing and conducting the tests. When calculating cost EPA assumes

an hourly wage of $14.95 with 110% added as overhead for a total hourly

cost of $30.45. Thus, a single facility will spend approximately $532

on each test. Collectively, the 50 plants that conduct monitoring will

spend $26,644 on monitoring. The total cost for monitoring and

submittal costs is $30,070.

This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;

develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,

processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously

applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to

respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete

and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information.

Dated: March 5, 1996.

Elaine Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 96-7279 Filed 3-25-96; 8:45 am]

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