Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations, OMB Control Number 2060-0283, expiration date

December 31, 1997. 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 November 24, 1997.

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

2740, or download off the Internet from http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm

and refer to EPA ICR No. 1666.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NESHAP Subpart O: National Emission Standards for Hazardous

Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations (OMB Control No. 2060-0283; EPA ICR No. 1666.03)

expiring 12/31/97. This is a request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: The Agency is required under section 112(d) of the Clean

Air Act, as amended, to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants

listed in section 112(b).

In the Administrator's judgement, ethylene oxide (EO) emitted from

commercial EO sterilization and fumigation operations causes, or

contributes significantly to air pollution that may reasonably be

anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Consequently, the

NESHAP for EO emissions have been developed for this source category.

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Certain records and reports are necessary to enable the

Administrator to: (1) identify new, modified, reconstructed, and

existing sources subject to the standards and (2) ensure that the

standards, which are based on maximum achievable control technology

(MACT) and generally available control technology (GACT), are being

achieved.

The NESHAP for Commercial Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations were promulgated on December 6, 1994. These

standards apply to new and existing commercial EO sterilization and

fumigation facilities that use air pollution control devices that are

in operation after promulgation of the NESHAP.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must

submit one-time reports of start of construction, anticipated or actual

startup dates, and physical or operation changes to existing

facilities. In addition, owners or operators of existing commercial EO

sterilization and fumigation operations will submit one-time reports of

actual annual EO use. Owners or operators of new commercial EO

sterilization and fumigation operations will submit one-time reports of

estimated annual EO use.

Reports of initial emissions testing are necessary to determine

that the applicable emission limit is being met. The owner or operator

of a commercial EO sterilization and fumigation operation that uses an

air pollution control device to meet the emission limit is required to

maintain records of the site-specific monitoring parameters as well as

daily and monthly inspections of the control device.

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 record of a source's initial

capability to comply with the emission standard. 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 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 6/18/97 (62 FR 33068); no

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 75

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: Commercial Ethylene Oxide

Sterilization and Fumigation Operations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 98.

Frequency of Response: Daily, Monthly, and Semi-annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,328 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $228,000.

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. 1666.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0283 in any

correspondence.

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

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

(or E-Mail Farmer.S[email protected])

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: October 17, 1997.

Richard Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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