[Federal Register: October 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 198)] [Notices] [Page 55709] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14oc99-51] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6457-9 ] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Control Technology Determinations for Equivalent Emissions Limitations by Permit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Control Technology for Equivalent Emissions Limitations by Permit (OMB Control No. 2060-0266, EPA ICR No. 1648.02). 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 November 15, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by email at farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or download a copy of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ICR and refer to EPA ICR No. 1648.02 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Control Technology for Equivalent Emissions Limitations by Permit (OMB Control No. 2060-0266; EPA ICR No. 1648.02). This is a reinstatement, with change, of the previously approved ICR for the proposed rule for which approval has expired. Abstract: section 112(j) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 requires that if EPA fails to promulgate a standard for a category or subcategory of major sources on schedule, then 18 months after the scheduled date of promulgation, sources must submit a permit application. States (with approved title V operating permit programs) will issue permits containing emission limitations equivalent to what EPA would have promulgated. Complying sources must submit a complete section 112(j) permit application that satisfies the criteria of 40 CFR part 63 subpart B. The information collected in the application documents will be used by the State agency for the purposes of permit approval, compliance determination, and the selection of particular control technology on a case-by-case basis. The mandatory need and authority for this information collection is contained in section 112(j) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7401, et.seq., as amended by Pub. L. 101-549). Any confidential information submitted to a permitting authority will be safeguarded according to that agency's policies. The EPA will safeguard submitted confidential information according to policies in 40 CFR chapter I part 2 subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 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 listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 175 hours for industry and 90 hours for State/ local agencies 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: Pulp and paper combustions sources and State/ local agencies. Estimated Number of Respondents: 149. Frequency of Response: 1. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 19,743 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden (non-labor costs): $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. 1648.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0266 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 7, 1999. Richard Westlund, Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 99-26857 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P