Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5690-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;

Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and

Printing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) for New Source Performance Standards for Flexible Vinyl and

Urethane Coating and Printing 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 March 24, 1997.

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

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1175.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NSPS for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing

(OMB Control No. 2060-0073 expiration date 4/30/97; EPA ICR

No.1175.05). This is a request for extension of a currently approved

collection.

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 * * * and

energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately

demonstrated [Section 111(a)(1)].

In addition, Section 114(a) requires that any owner or operator

subject to any Subpart to establish and maintain records, make reports,

install, use and maintain monitoring equipment or methods as required,

and provide other information as EPA may deem necessary.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from flexible vinyl

and urethane coating and printing industry cause or contribute to air

pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health

or welfare. Therefore, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) were

promulgated for this source category. The NSPS for the Flexible Vinyl

and Urethane Coating and Printing Industry were proposed on January 18,

1983, and promulgated on June 29, 1984. These standards apply to each

rotogravure printing line used to print or coat flexible vinyl or

urethane products, and for which construction, modification or

reconstruction commenced after the date of proposal. Volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under this Subpart. The

standards restrict the use of inks to those with a weighted average VOC

content of less than 1.0 kilogram VOC per kilogram of ink solids,

unless the source can otherwise reduce emissions to the atmosphere by

85 percent.

The information requested as part of this rule include one-time-

only notifications; records about the initial performance test, changes

in the operation of the facility, and exceedences of parameters; and

semiannual reports of those exceedances.

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, and

note the operating conditions (temperature of exhaust gases, VOC

concentrations, and temperature across the catalytic bed) 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.

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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 08/30/96

(61 FR 45959).

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 36.75

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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Each applicable (modified, etc.)

rotogravure printing line printing/coating flexible vinyl or urethane

products plant.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.

Frequency of Response: 2/per facility/per year.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 514.5 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $21,012.65.

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.1175.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0073 in any

correspondence. Send to the following addresses:

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

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

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

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

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 97-4118 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]

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