Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; See List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted in Section A

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; See List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted in Section A

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 seven continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICRs to

OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific

aspects of the information collections as described at the beginning of

Supplementary Information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Compliance,

Mail Code 2223A, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of

an ICR may be obtained without charge by calling the identified

information contact individual for each ICR in Section B of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. or download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific information on the

individual ICRs see Section B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For All ICRs

The following information collection activities are mandatory.

These ICRs are renewals of information collections associated with

Clean Air Act regulations. The EPA is charged to establish standards of

performance for new stationary sources. These New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS) under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, as amended,

reflect:

* * * application of the best technological system of continuous

emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of

achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health

and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator

determines has been adequately demonstrated [Section 111(a)(l)].

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated

technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator

review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years.

EPA is also charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended, to establish standards of performance for each category or

subcategory of major sources and area sources of hazardous air

pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources

of hazardous air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of

emission reduction:

In addition, Section 114(a) states that:

* * * the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to

any requirement of this Act to (A) establish and maintain such

records, (B) make such reports, (C) install, use and maintain such

monitoring equipment or methods (in accordance with such methods at

such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the

Administrator shall prescribe), (D) sample such emissions, (E) keep

records on control equipment parameters, production variables or

other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is

impractical, (F) submit compliance certifications, and (G) provide

such other information as he may reasonably require.

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An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required

to respond to, a collection 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;

(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 automated collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

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.

A. List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted.

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

seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the

following seven continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB):

(1) NSPS Subpart Dc, Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam

Generating Units; EPA ICR Number 1564.05, and OMB Control Number 2060-

0202, expires March 31, 2000.

(2) NSPS subpart KK, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants, EPA ICR

No. 1072.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0081; expires April 30, 2000.

(3) NSPS subpart FFF, Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and Printing,

EPA ICR No. 1157.06, OMB No. 2060-0073, expires April 30, 2000.

(4) NSPS subpart OOO, Nonmetallic Mineral Processing; EPA ICR No.

1084.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0050, expires March 31, 2000.

(5) NSPS subpart PPP, Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing; EPA ICR

No. 1160.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0114, expires March 31, 2000.

(6) NESHAP Subpart M, Dry Cleaning Facilities/Perchloroethylene (PCE),

EPA ICR Number 1415.04, and OMB Control Number 2060.0234 expires 2/28/

00.

(7) NESHAP subpart DD, Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations, EPA ICR

Number 1717.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0313, expires March 31, 2000.

B. Contact Individuals for ICRs

(1) NSPS Subpart Dc, Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam

Generating Units; Chris Oh (202) 564-7004, [email protected], EPA

ICR Number 1564.05, and OMB Control Number 2060-0202, expires March 31,

2000.

(2) NSPS subpart KK, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants, Deborah

Thomas at (202)564-5041, [email protected] EPA ICR No. 1072.06,

OMB Control No. 2060-0081; expires April 30, 2000.

(4) NSPS subpart OOO, Nonmetallic Minerals Processing; Gregory Fried,

(202)564-7016/(202) 564-0050 (fax), F[email protected], EPA ICR

No.1084, OMB Control No.2060-0050, expires March 31, 2000.

(5) NSPS subpart PPP, Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing Plants;

Gregory Fried, (202)564-7016/(202) 564-0050 (fax),

F[email protected], EPA ICR No.1160.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0114,

expires March 31, 2000.

(6) NESHAP (National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants)

for Perchloroethylene (PCE) Dry Cleaning Facilities Subpart M

Recordkeeping and Reporting, Joyce Chandler, 202-564-7073, fax 202-564-

0009, [email protected]; EPA ICR No.1415.04, OMB Control No.

2060.0234 expires February 28, 2000.

(7) NESHAP (National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants)

subpart DD, Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations, Walter Derieux,

(202) 564-7067, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1717.02, OMB

Control Number 2060-0313, expires March 31, 2000.

C. Individual ICRs

(1) NSPS Subpart Dc, Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam

Generating Units; EPA ICR Number 1564.05, and OMB Control Number 2060-

0202, Expires March 31, 2000

Affected Entities: Entities affected by this action are those steam

generating units for which construction, modification, or

reconstruction is commenced after June 29, 1989, and that has a maximum

design heat input capacity of 29 megawatts (MW) (100 million Btu per

hour (Btu/hr)) or less, but greater than or equal to 2.9 MW (10 million

Btu/hr).

Abstract: NSPS for Subpart Dc were proposed on June 9, 1989 and

promulgated on September 12, 1990. These standards apply to steam

generating units with a maximum design heat input of 29 megawatt (MW)

(100 million Btu per hour (Btu/hr)) or less, but greater than or equal

to 2.9 MW (10 million Btu/hr) commencing construction, modification, or

reconstruction after the date of proposal. The pollutants regulated

under this subpart include sulfur dioxide (SO2) and

particulate matter (PM). Owners or operators of the affected facilities

described must provide EPA or delegated State regulatory authority with

the following one time-only reports specified in 40 CFR 60.7):

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 which may increase the regulated pollutant emission rate;

notification of demonstration of the continuous monitoring system

(CMS); notification of the date of the initial performance test; and

the results of the initial performance test. 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, or any period during which the monitoring system is

inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are required, in

general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

The standards require reporting of the results of the initial

performance test to determine compliance with the applicable

SO2 and/or PM standards. For units using a continuous

emission monitoring system (CEMS) to determine compliance with the

SO2 standard, the regulation requires submittal of the

results of the CEMS demonstration. After the initial report, the

standard for SO2 requires each affected facility to submit

quarterly compliance reports.

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After the initial report, the standard for PM requires quarterly

reports to be submitted to notify of any emissions exceeding the

applicable opacity limit. If there are no excess emissions, a

semiannual report stating that no exceedances occurred may be

submitted.

The recordkeeping requirements for small industrial-commercial-

institutional steam generating units consist of the occurrence and

duration of any startup and malfunctions as described. They include the

initial performance test results including information necessary to

determine the conditions of the performance test, and performance test

measurements and results, including the applicable sulfur dioxide and/

or particulate matter results. Records of startups, shutdowns, and

malfunctions should be noted as they occur. Any owner or operator

subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these

measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the

date of such measurements.

The reporting requirements for this type of facility currently

include the initial notifications listed, the initial performance test

results, and quarterly report of SO2 emissions, and

instances of excess opacity. Semiannual opacity reports are required

when there is no excess opacity. Semiannual excess emission reports and

monitoring system performance reports shall include the magnitude of

excess emissions, the date and time of the exceedances or deviance, the

nature and cause of the malfunction (if known) and corrective measures

taken, and identification of the time period during which the CMS was

inoperative (this does not include zero and span checks nor typical

repairs/adjustments).

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.

Where applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made

assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of burden under

the Paper Reduction Act. The estimate was based on a assumption that

there would be 71 new affected facilities each year, and that there

were approximately 425 sources in existence for the three years covered

by the ICR. The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping

requirements for facilities subject to Subpart Dc are summarized by the

following information.

The reporting requirements are as follows: read instruction (1

person-hour); initial performance test (for 10-30 million Btu/hr: 8

person-hours) (for 30-100 million Btu/hr: 330 person-hours). Sources

are required to write reports on: notification of construction/

reconstruction (2 person-hours), notification of physical/operational

change (8 person-hours), notification of anticipated startup (2 person-

hours), notification of initial performance test for CEM (2 person-

hours), Quarterly continuous compliance report, for SO2 (16

person-hours), Quarterly reports of fuels fired (2 person-hours),

Excess opacity emission reports, for quarterly (16 person-hours), for

semi annually (16 person-hours). Recordkeeping requirements include the

following: maintaining records of start-ups, shutdowns, and

malfunctions (1.5 person-hours), and measurements (1.5 person-hours).

(2) NSPS Subpart KK, Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants, EPA ICR

No. 1072.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0081; Expires April 30, 2000

Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

lead-acid battery manufacturing plants that produce or have the

capacity to produce in one day (24 hours) batteries containing an

amount of lead equal to or greater than 6.5 tons. Specifically, the

affected facilities in each plant include grid casting, paste mixing,

three-process operations, lead oxide manufacturing, lead reclamation,

and other lead-emitting operations in lead acid battery manufacturing

plants that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction

after the date of proposal.

Abstract: The largest single use of lead in the United States is in

the manufacture of lead-acid, or secondary, storage batteries. Lead-

acid battery manufacturing plants emit lead particulates in quantities

that, in the Administrator's judgment, cause or contribute to air

pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. Consequently, New

Source Performance Standards were promulgated for this source category.

These standards rely on the proper installation, operation and

maintenance of particulate control devices such as electrostatic

precipitators or scrubbers.

In order to ensure compliance with the standards, adequate record-

keeping and reporting is necessary. This information enables the Agency

to: (1) Identify the sources subject to the standard; (2) ensure

initial compliance with emission limits; and (3) verify continuous

compliance with the standard. Specifically, the rule requires an

application for approval of construction, notification of startup,

notification and report of the initial emissions test, and notification

of any physical or operational change that may increase the emission

rate. In addition, sources are required to keep records of all

startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.

In the absence of such information collection requirements,

enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the

standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean

Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are

mandatory, and the records required by this NSPS must be retained by

the owner or operator for two years. In general, the required

information consists of emissions data and other information deemed 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 39999, September 8, 1978; 43

FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

Industry Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the

average annual burden to the industry over the next three years to meet

these record-keeping and reporting requirements was estimated at 320

person-hours. This is based on an estimated 48 respondents. The average

annual burden for reporting only is projected to be 128 person-hours.

EPA estimates a two hour burden for each of the following initial

notifications; notification of the date of construction or

reconstruction, notification of the date of actual startup, and

notification of the date of the performance test. The initial

performance tests requires 24 hours, and the Method 9 test 4 hours. The

Agency also assumes that 20% of all affected facilities will have to

repeat the performance test.

(3) NSPS Subpart FFF Supplementary Information NSPS Subpart FFF:

Standards of Performance for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating and

Printing Industry, EPA ICR Number 1157.06, OMB Number 2060-0073,

Expires April 30, 2000

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to NSPS Subpart FFF, or each rotogravure

printing line used to print or coat flexible vinyl or urethane

products, and for which construction, modification, or reconstruction

commenced after January 18, 1983.

Abstract: In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from

flexible vinyl and urethane coating and printing

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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.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described 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 which may increase the regulated

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

initial performance test. For those facilities using solvent recovery

systems, a notification of the date upon which demonstration of the

continuous monitoring system performance standards must be sent in.

The recordkeeping requirements will be different for each facility

based upon which method they use to meet the emissions standards. The

following listing includes all the recordkeeping requirements for all

methods. All of these requirements are not required for each facility.

The recordkeeping requirements for NSPS subpart FFF consist of the

initial performance test results and other information necessary to

determine the conditions of the performance test. 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. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of the part

shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at

least two years following the date of those records.

Recordkeeping specific to flexible vinyl and urethane coating

operations include: Recording the VOC content and amount of ink, any

diluent solvent, and ink used and recovered (if using the inventory

system) whenever emission control equipment is not used; the average

temperature of control device exhaust gases (during performance tests

of system using a thermal incinerator); the record made by the

continuous monitoring device for temperature for a thermal or catalytic

incinerator and for VOC concentration for solvent recovery systems; the

average temperature of each 3-hour clock period of printing operations

when the average temperature of the exhaust gases is more than 28

degrees C below the average temperature demonstrated during the most

recent performance test of the thermal incinerator; the average gas

temperature both upstream and downstream of the catalyst bed during

performance testing of units using a catalytic incinerator; the average

temperature for each 3-hour clock period of printing operation when the

average temperature of the gas stream before the catalyst bed is more

than 28 degrees C below the average temperature demonstrated during the

most recent performance test or the average temperature difference

across the catalytic bed is less than 80 percent of the average

temperature difference of the device during the most recent performance

test; the time periods of operation when emission control devices are

not being used; the average exhaust vent VOC concentration in parts per

million by volume (during the performance test for solvent recovery

systems); record the average exhaust vent VOC concentration for each 3-

hour clock period of printing operation when the average concentration

is greater than 50 ppm and more than 20 percent greater than the

average concentration value demonstrated during the most recent

performance test of the solvent recovery system.

The reporting requirements for this industry currently include the

initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and

the semiannual reports. These reports are needed if the weighted

average VOC is exceeded, if the average value of the exhaust vent VOC

concentration solvent recovery controls are exceeded, and if drops in

incinerator temperatures and drops in the average temperature of the

gas stream immediately before the catalyst bed or drops in the average

temperature across the catalyst bed occur. They are also needed when

the continuous monitoring device registers an exceedance.

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, 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.

Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for

the currently approved 1997 Information Collection Request (ICR). Where

appropriate, the Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept of burden under the Paper

Reduction Act.

This estimate is based on the assumption that there would be one

new affected facility over the three years of the existing ICR and that

there were approximately 8 sources in existence at the start of the

three years covered by the ICR. The annual burden of reporting and

recordkeeping requirements for facilities subject to Subpart FFF are

summarized by the following information. The reporting requirements are

as follows: Read Instructions (1 person-hour), Initial performance test

(280 person-hours). It is assumed that 20% of tests are repeated due to

failure. Estimates for report writing are: Notification of

construction/reconstruction (2 person-hours), Notification of

anticipated startup (2 person-hours), Notification of actual startup (1

person-hour), Notification of initial performance test (2 person-

hours), Report of performance test (included in reporting requirements

listed above), Semiannual report (4 person-hours). Records must be kept

for a period of two years. The average burden to industry over the

three years of the current ICR from these recordkeeping and reporting

requirements was estimated to be 73.5 person hours.

(4) NSPS Subpart OOO, Nonmetallic Mineral Processing; EPA ICR No.

1084.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0050, Expires March 31, 2000

Affected Entities: This standard applies to owners or operators of

new,

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modified, or reconstructed facilities at nonmetallic mineral processing

plants that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction

after August 1, 1985. Nonmetallic mineral processing includes the

following affected facilities: each crusher, grinding mill, screening

operation, bucket elevator, belt conveyor, bagging operation, storage

bin, and enclosed truck or railcar loading station. This standard does

not apply to facilities located in underground mines; stand-alone

screening operations; operations that only involve recycled asphalt;

fixed sand gravel, or crushed stone plants with capacities of 25 tons

per hour or less; portable sand, gravel, or crushed stone plants with

capacities of 150 tons per hour or less; common clay or pumice plants

with capacities of 10 tons per hour or less. Additionally, when an

existing facility is replaced by a piece of equipment of equal or

smaller size it is not subject to the standard until all facilities in

a production line are replaced. Affected facilities in the plant

process that are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart F for Portland

Cement NSPS, or Subpart I, Asphalt Concrete Plants NSPS, are not

subject to this NSPS, Subpart OOO.

Abstract: Particulate matter is the pollutant regulated under this

standard. Respondents must submit the following one-time-only reports:

notification of the date of construction or reconstruction,

notification of the actual date of initial startup, notification of any

physical or operational change to an existing facility which may

increase the regulated pollutant emission rate, notification of

demonstration of the continuous emission monitor system (CMS) where the

CMS is required (wet scrubber), notification of the date of the initial

performance test, and the results of the initial performance test. Wet

mining/screening operations are exempt from all requirements of the

regulation, except an initial report and record describing the location

of these operations. The general provision requirement to submit a

notification of the anticipated date of initial startup is being waived

for respondents subject to this standard.

Respondents are also required to maintain records of the occurrence

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

of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring

system is inoperative. Owners or operators of facilities using a wet

scrubber must record the measurements of both the change in pressure of

the gas stream across the scrubber and the scrubbing liquid flow rate

and submit semiannual reports for occurrences when the measurements of

the scrubber pressure loss (or gain) and liquid flow rate differ by

more than 30 percent from the averaged determined during

the most recent performance test. All records shall be retained for at

least two years.

Burden Statement: There are 2500 sources subject to this standard.

It is estimated that 2 additional sources per year will become subject

to the standard. The current ICR estimates an average annual burden to

the industry of 6,586 person-hours. The following is a breakdown of

burden used in the ICR. EPA estimates a two hour burden for each of the

following notifications; notification of the date of construction or

reconstruction, notification of the date of actual startup, and

notification of the date of the performance test. EPA estimated a 330

hour burden for initial performance tests. The Agency also assumed that

20% of all affected facilities will have to repeat the performance

test.

EPA estimated that 84 of the existing 2500 facilities use wet

scrubbers. For these facilities, 8 burden hours are estimated for

semiannual scrubber malfunction reports. In addition, the daily

recordkeeping burden of scrubber operating parameters is estimated at

15 minutes daily. It is also assumed that 5 percent, or 42 facilities,

will have wet screening operations. It is estimated that these

facilities will incur a 20 minute annual burden to verify exemption

from this standard.

(5) NSPS Subpart PPP, Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing; EPA ICR

No. 1160.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0114, Expires March 30, 2000

Affected Entities: This standard applies to each rotary spin wool

fiberglass insulation manufacturing line for which construction,

modification or reconstruction commenced after February 2, 1984.

Abstract: This standard regulates particulate matter. Owners or

operators of the affected facilities described 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 which may increase the regulated pollutant emission

rate; and the notification of the date of the initial performance test.

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. These notifications, reports and

records are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.

Recordkeeping requirements specific to wool fiberglass insulation

manufacturers include continuous measurements of control device

operating parameters. Where a wet scrubbing control device is used, the

owner or operator of an affected facility must measure the gas pressure

drop across each scrubber and the scrubbing liquid flow rate to each

scrubber no less than once every four hours. Owners or operators who

comply using a wet electrostatic precipitator control device must

measure the primary and secondary current and voltage in each

electrical field and the inlet water flow rate no less than once every

four hours. Daily records of this information shall be kept at the

source for a period of two years.

The reporting requirements for this industry include the initial

notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and

semiannual reports of excess emissions. 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 records are needed as these are the Agency's

record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission

standard.

Burden Statement: There are 20 sources subject to this standard. It

is estimated that no additional sources will become subject to the

standard over the next three years. The current ICR estimates an

average annual burden to the industry of 1,410 person-hours. The

following is a breakdown of burden used in the ICR. EPA estimates a 15

minute burden for the daily measurements of the control devices. EPA

also estimates a four hour burden for each semiannual report of

exceedances of the control device operating parameters. In addition,

the operation and maintenance costs for particular matter monitoring

equipment is approximately $16,500 per year. Because no new sources are

anticipated for this source category over the past three years, the

capital startup costs, and the costs associated with performance

testing were zero.

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(6) NESHAP Subpart M, Dry Cleaning Facilities/Perchloroethylene (PCE),

EPA ICR Number 1415.04, and OMB Control Number 2060.0234 Expires

February 28, 2000

Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

those which are subject to NESHAP Subpart M, owners or operators of dry

cleaning facilities using Perchloroethylene (PCE) as a solvent.

Abstract: The information collected is needed to determine which

sources are subject to the regulation and whether these sources are in

compliance with the standards. EPA is required under Section 112(d) of

the Clean Air Act (Act) to regulate emissions of 189 hazardous air

pollutants (HAPs) listed in Section 112(b) of the Act. One of these

pollutants, PCE, is emitted from dry cleaning facilities. In the

Administrator's judgement, PCE emitted from dry cleaning facilities

causes, or contributes significantly, to the air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health. Consequently,

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) for

this source category have been developed. Certain records and reports

are necessary to enable the Administrator to identify sources subject

to the standards and to ensure that standard, which is based on maximum

achievable control technology (MACT) or generally achievable control

technology (GACT), is being achieved. The Agency will use the

information to identify sources subject to the standards to ensure that

MACT or GACT is being properly applied, monitoring is being conducted

on a weekly basis to ensure that the emission control devices are being

properly operated and maintained on a continuous basis to reduce vented

PCE emissions, and leak detection and repair are being conducted on a

weekly basis to reduce fugitive PCE emissions. The records and reports

are necessary to enable the EPA to identify facilities that may not be

in compliance with the standard. Based on reported information, the EPA

can decide which facilities should be inspected/receive compliance

assistance, and what records or processors should be inspected at these

facilities. The records that the facilities maintain would indicate to

the EPA whether they are operating and maintaining equipment properly

to control vented emissions and whether transfer emissions and other

fugitive emissions are being properly controlled. To minimize the

burden, much of the information the Agency needs to determine

compliance would be recorded and retained on site at the facility. Such

information would be reviewed by enforcement/compliance assistance

personnel during an inspection and would not need to be routinely

reported to the EPA.

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements under Subpart M are

mandatory under 40 CFR 63.324. These requirements include the 5 year

retention of records (40 CFR 63.324(d)). In addition to the general

provision requirements there are records of solvent purchase per month

(40 CFR 63.324(d)(1)), records of calculation and results of yearly PCE

consumption (40 CFR 63.324(d)(2)), records of weekly or biweekly

inspections (40 CFR 63.324(d)(3)), records of dates of repair or

purchase orders (40 CFR 63.324(d)(4)), records of monitoring (40 CFR

63.324(d)(5) and (6)), initial report requirements (all) (40 CFR

63.324(a)), report on compliance (40 CFR 63.324(b)), report on facility

status change to major source (40 CFR 63.324(c)), report on exceedance

of low solvent consumption exemption level (40 CFR 63.324(c)).

Burden Statement: Since the dry cleaning industry is considered to

be comprised primarily of small businesses, the EPA took special steps

to ensure that the burdens imposed on the small businesses were

reasonable. There are an estimated 25,090 affected facilities. The

previous ICR estimated the annual public reporting burden for this

collection of information as an average 9 hours per response for new

dry cleaning facilities and zero hours per response for existing dry

cleaning facilities. The public recordkeeping burden was estimated to

average 48 hours per respondent for a total 1,192,879 hours.

(7) NESHAP (National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Subpart DD, Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations, EPA ICR Number

1717.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0313, Expires March 31, 2000

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are

certain types of waste management facilities that are ``major

sources,'' as defined in section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), and

receive from other facilities wastes containing specific organic

compounds listed as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

Abstract: This ICR contains record keeping and reporting

requirements that are specifically authorized by Section 14 of the CA

(42 U.S.C. 7414) and set out in the NESHAP General Provisions. This

information is used by Agency to: (1) identify major sources and newly

constructed sources subject to the standards; (2) ensure that maximum

achievable control technol (MACT) is being properly applied; and (3)

ensure that the emission control devices are being properly operated

and maintained on a continuous basis. The records that the facility is

required to maintain would indicate to the Agency whether facility

personnel are operating and maintaining control of equipment properly.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make the

following one-time 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 which may increase the regulated pollution emission

rate; notification of the date of the initial performance test; and the

results of the initial performance test. 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, or any period during which the monitoring system is

inoperative. The standards require periodic record keeping to document

process information relating to the sources' ability to meet the

requirements of the standard and to note the operational conditions

under which compliance was achieved.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 208

hours per response.

Dated: October 4, 1999.

Bruce R. Weddle,

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 99-28041 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]

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