Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NESHAP for Marine Vessel Loading Operations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; NESHAP for Marine Vessel Loading 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 document announces that the following Information

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

and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National Emission Standards

for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Marine Vessel Loading Operations

(Subpart Y), OMB Control Number 2060-0289, expiration date 09/30/98.

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 September 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy

Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at

Farmer.S[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. #1679.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NESHAP for Marine Vessel Loading Operations (Subpart Y) OMB

Control Number 2060-0289, EPA ICR Number 1679.03, expiration date Sept.

30, 1998. This is a request for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: Respondents are owners or operators of new and existing

marine tank vessel loading facilities that are in operation which meet

the criteria set out in 40 CFR 63.560. There are an estimated 1,500

marine tank vessel loading facilities nationwide. Of these,

approximately 20 have annual gasoline throughput greater than 10

million barrel or annual crude oil throughput greater than 200 million

bbl and would be required to control emissions of volatile organic

compounds (VOC) and hazardous air pollutants (HAP) under section 183(f)

of the Clean Air Act (the Act). These facilities require the

application of reasonably available control technology (RACT).

Excluding the 20 facilities subject to RACT, approximately 85

facilities have annual HAP emissions of greater than 10 tons of each

individual HAP or 25 tons of the total HAP, which triggers the

requirement to control emissions of HAP under section 112(d) of the

Act. These facilities require the application of maximum achievable

control technology (MACT). No growth is predicted for this industry.

Facilities required to install controls under these standards would

have to fulfill the applicable reporting and recordkeeping requirements

of the General Provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y, listed in

section 4(b). The respondents must keep records of such

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things as operation and maintenance records, and monitoring records.

They must also submit a limited number of reports such as the annual

report of exceedances of the emission limits (ongoing compliance status

reports), and annual reports of Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions

control efficiencies. Information is made available to the Regional

Administrator of EPA or delegated State authority upon request. Records

must be maintained for a minimum of 5 years.

The review of this ICR was conducted by EPA Office of Compliance

and included surveying EPA Research Triangle Park, Regional offices and

other Federal Agencies with knowledge of this industry for information

on possible sources. In addition the first Federal Register Notice in

1998 sought information on sources from the public and industry. This

is a renewal for a NESHAP rule that has just been promulgated. Under

sections 40 CFR 63 Subpart Y, information collection is mandatory. The

required information consists of emissions data and other information

that have been determined 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 (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by

43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR

17674, March 23, 1979).

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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting

comments on this collection of information was published on March 5,

1998 (43 FR 10870); no comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 268

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: Owners or operators of new and

existing marine tank vessel loading facilities.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 105.

Frequency of Response: Occasionally.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 28,131.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.

This amount, 28,131 hours, are the annual hours for annual leak

checks, vapor tightness tests, record keeping on the findings, and for

annual reports on excess emissions, compliance status, and the annual

Hazardous Air Pollutant control report.

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. 1679.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0289 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of

Policy, 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: August 5, 1998.

Stephen T. Vineski,

Regulatory Information Division.

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