Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plants (Subpart PPP), OMB#2060-0114, EPA #1160.05

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5680-6]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Wool Fiberglass

Insulation Manufacturing Plants (Subpart PPP), OMB#2060-0114, EPA

#1160.05

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507(a)(1)(D), this notice announces that the Information Collection

Request (ICR) for Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources--

Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plants--NSPS Subpart PPP (OMB

#2060-0114) described below has been forwarded to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and

cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No.1160.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Standards of Performance for Wool Fiberglass Insulation

Manufacturing Plants (OMB Control No.2060-0114; EPA ICR No 1160.05,

expiring 4/30/97). This is a request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from wool

fiberglass insulation manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air

pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health

or welfare. Owners/operators of wool fiberglass insulation

manufacturing plants must notify EPA of construction, modification,

startups, shut downs, date and results of initial performance test and

provide semiannual reports of excess emissions.

In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to

protect public health, adequate reporting and 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

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

listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register

Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this

collection of information was published on August 30, 1996, in Federal

Register Vol 61, Number 170. No comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1410

hours per response. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: 20.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.

Frequency of Response: 2.

Estimated Number of Responses: 40.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1410 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $49,350.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the

accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods

for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of

automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please

refer to EPA ICR No. 1160.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0114 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503

Dated: January 21, 1997.

Joseph Retzer, Director,

Regulatory Information Division.

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