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 document announces that EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of

the information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance, 401 M Street SW, Washington,

DC 20460, Mail code 2223A. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the

ICR without charge by calling Sandy Farmer of OP at (202) 260-2740.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Raia at (202) 564-6045,

Facsimile Number (202) 564-0050, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY 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 displayed 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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Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to The National Emission Standard for Hazardous

Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface

Coating) (40 CFR part 63, subpart II).

Title: NESHAP subpart II: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface

Coating), OMB Control #2060-0330 and EPA ICR number 1712.02, expiration

date May 31, 1999.

Abstract: The respondents are owners or operators of Shipbuilding

and Ship Repair Facilities. Operations covered include: primer and top

coat application in manufacturing processes and in ship repair

processes. The NESHAP regulation 40 CFR part 63, subpart II, was

promulgated on December 15, 1995. The Administrator has determined that

Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)

emissions from Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities cause or

contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to

endanger public health or welfare. In order to ensure compliance with

the standards promulgated to protect public health, adequate record

keeping and reporting 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. Record keeping and reporting are mandatory under this

regulation. Records must be maintained for 5 years.

Burden Statement: 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.

Affected facilities must comply with the part 63 General Provisions

recordkeeping and reporting requirements including: initial

notifications; performance tests; and start-up, shut-down, malfunction

reports. In addition there are record keeping and reporting

requirements specific to the shipbuilding and repair NESHAP. Owners or

operators of shipbuilding and ship repair facilities to which this

regulation is applicable must choose one of the four compliance options

described in the final rule or install and monitor a specific control

system to control coating emissions and reduce HAP emissions to the

compliance level. The rule requires an initial one-time notification

from each respondent and subsequent notification every 6 months to

indicate their compliance status. At the time of the initial

notification each respondent is also required to submit an

implementation plan that describes compliance procedures. A respondent

is also required to keep necessary records of data to determine

compliance with the standards in the regulation. The data must be

recorded monthly. A report must be submitted semi-annually by each

respondent. There will be an estimated 100 respondents to the

information collection requirements.

The total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for this

collection averaged over the next 3 years is estimated to be $26,218

per year. The average burden, per respondent, is 772 hours per year.

Dated: May 14, 1999.

David N. Lyons,

Acting Director, Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation Division.

[FR Doc. 99-13541 Filed 5-26-99; 8:45 am]

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