Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Grain Elevators

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for

Grain Elevators

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: New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS) Subpart DD, Grain Elevators, OMB No. 2060-0082,

expires November 30, 1999. 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 October 27, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)

260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.S[email protected] or download a copy

of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA

ICR No. 1130.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NSPS Subpart DD (OMB Control No. 2060-0082; EPA ICR

No.1130.06) expiring 11/30/99. This is a request for extension of the

expiration date of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 60.300, et

seq., subpart DD, New Source Performance

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Standards for Grain Elevators. This information notifies EPA when a

source becomes subject to the regulations, informs the Agency if a

source is in compliance.

In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter emissions from

grain elevators cause or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for this source category, as required

under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

Particulate emissions from grain elevators are the result of grain

drying and grain handling operations, including loading and unloading.

These standards rely on the proper operation of particulate control

devices such as baghouses and equipment such as shed doors and spouts

designed to reduce particulate emission during grain unloading and

loading.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities subject to NSPS

Subpart DD must make the following one-time-only reports: notification

of the date of construction or reconstruction; notification of the

anticipated and actual dates of startup; notification of any physical

or operational change to an existing facility that may increase the

rate of emission of the regulated pollutant; notification of the date

of the initial performance test; and the results of the initial

performance test, including information necessary to determine the

conditions of the performance test and performance test measurements

and results, including particulate matter concentration and opacity.

Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the

occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the

operation of an affected facility, as well as the nature and cause of

the malfunction (if known) and corrective measures taken. These

notifications, reports and records are required, in general, of all

sources subject to NSPS. Without such information, enforcement

personnel would be unable to determine if the standards are being met.

Approximately 118 sources are currently subject to the standard.

EPA estimates that three additional sources will become subject to the

standard in each of the next three years.

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 June 4,

1999 (64 FR 30011); no comments were received.

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 1764, March 23, 1979).

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.1

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: Entities potentially affected by

this action are each truck unloading station, truck loading station,

barge and ship unloading station, barge and ship loading station,

railcar loading station, railcar unloading station, grain dryer, and

all grain handling operations at any grain terminal elevator or any

grain storage elevator subject to NSPS Subpart DD.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 121.

Frequency of Response: Initial.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 250.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $0.

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 1130.06 and OMB Control No.2060-0082 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: September 21, 1999.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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