Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources Lime Manufacturing Plants

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request, Standards of Performance for New Stationary

Sources Lime Manufacturing Plants

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: NSPS Subpart HH, Standards of

Performance for New Stationary Sources--Lime Manufacturing Plants, OMB

Control Number 2060-0063, expiration date 12/31/99. 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 December 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (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.

1167.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: NSPS Subpart HH, Standards of

Performance for New Stationary Sources--Lime Manufacturing, OMB Control

Number 2060-0063, EPA ICR No. 1167.06, expiration date 12/31/99. This

is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Lime

Manufacturing Plants were proposed on May 3, 1977 and promulgated on

April 26, 1984. These standards apply to each rotary lime kiln used in

lime manufacturing, which commenced construction, modification or

reconstruction after May 3, 1977. The standards do not apply to

facilities used in the manufacture of lime at kraft pulp mills. The

purpose of this NSPS is to control the emissions of particulate matter

from lime manufacturing plants, specifically from the operation of the

rotary lime kilns. The standards limit particulate emissions to 0.30

kilogram per megagram (0.60 lb/ton) of stone feed, and limit opacity to

15% when exiting from a dry emission control device. This information

is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart

HH.

There are three types of reporting requirements for owners or

operators of facilities under this NSPS; (1) notifications (e.g.,

notice for new construction or reconstruction, anticipated and actual

startup dates, initial performance test, and demonstration of the CMS);

(2) a report on the results of the performance test; and (3) semiannual

reports of instances of occurrence and duration of any startup,

shutdown, or malfunctions. The purpose of the notifications are to

inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject

to this standard. Performance tests are conducted to ensure that the

new plants operate within the boundaries outlined in the standard. The

semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on

source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.

Under this standard the data collected by the affected industry is

retained at the facility for a minimum of two years and made available

for inspection by the Administrator.

The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from lime

manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/

operators of lime manufacturing plants must notify EPA of construction,

modification, startups, shutdowns, malfunctions and performance test

dates, as well as provide reports on the initial performance test and

annual excess emissions. The industry costs associated with the

information collection activity in the standards are capital costs and

O&M costs associated with continuous emissions monitoring and labor

costs associated with recordkeeping and reporting. In order to ensure

compliance with the standards promulgated to protect public health,

adequate reporting and recordkeeping 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.

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

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of information was published on June 4, 1999.

Burden Statement: The initial burden regarding notifications (40

CFR 60.7) and performance testing (40 CFR 60.8) for a new source

subject to this subpart is estimated to average 349.8 hours. The annual

public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of

information on existing facilities is estimated to average 41 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/Operators of Lime

Manufacturing Plants.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.

Frequency of Response: Semi-annually, Initial.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,190.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $95,000.

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. 1167.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0063 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: October 25, 1999.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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