[Federal Register: November 3, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 212)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7582-1; Docket ID Numbers: OECA-2003-0138 to OECA-2003-0146]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on
Nine Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
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 nine existing, approved,
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continuing Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of renewing the ICRs.
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 January 2, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier service. Follow the detailed instructions
as provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Section I.B.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact individual for each ICR is
listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Section II.C.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of the ICR Supporting Statement and Other
Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established official public dockets for these
ICRs as follows:
(1) NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart GG), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0146.
(2) Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments and Containers (40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC, and
40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC), Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0142.
(3) NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG),
Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0143.
(4) NESHAP for Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart L), Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0144;
(5) NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ, Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0145.
(6) NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart C), Docket ID
Number OECA-2003-0138.
(7) NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart LL), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0139.
(8) NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Production (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart W), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0140.
(9) NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart O), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0141.
The official public docket for each ICR consists of the documents
specifically referenced in the ICR, any public comments received, and
other information related to each ICR. Although a part of the official
docket, the public docket does not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. The official public docket for each ICR is the collection
of materials that is available for public viewing at the Enforcement
and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and
Information Center Docket is (202) 566-1514.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this document electronically
through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' listings at
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/.
to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. After entering the system, select ``search,'' then key
in the docket identification number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI, and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through
the docket facility identified in Section I.A.1. EPA intends to work
toward providing electronic access to all of the publicly available
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket,
visit EPA Dockets online or see 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier service. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider late comments in formulating a final decision. If
you wish to submit CBI or information that is otherwise protected by
statute, please follow the instructions in Section I.C. Do not use EPA
Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Include this contact information on the outside of any
disk or CD-ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the
disk or CD-ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you
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in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or
needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To
access EPA's electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page,
select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' After
entering the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID
Number. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA
will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to docket.oeca@epa.gov. Provide the Docket ID Number when submitting your
comments. In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic
public docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail
address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-
mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket.
iii. Disk or CD-ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Section I.A.1. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to the EPA Docket Center using the
address provided in Section I.A.1.; Attention: Docket ID Number
(provide number).
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier Service. Deliver your comments to
address provided in Section I.A.1; Attention: Docket ID Number (provide
number). Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation as identified in Section I.A.1.
C. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail.
Send or deliver information identified as CBI only to the contact
individuals listed in Section II.C.; Attention: Docket ID Number
(provide number). You may claim information that you submit to EPA as
CBI by marking any part or all of that information as CBI. If you
submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI, and then identify within the disk or CD ROM the specific
information that is CBI. Information so marked will not be disclosed
except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
the person identified under the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
D. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
(1) Explain your views as clearly as possible.
(2) Describe any assumptions that you used.
(3) Provide any technical information and/or data you used that
support your views.
(4) If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at your estimate.
(5) Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
(6) Offer alternatives.
(7) Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
(8) To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
docket identification number in the subject line on the first page of
your response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date,
and Federal Register citation related to your comments.
E. In What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens
of the proposed collections of information.
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
(4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
or electronic collection technologies 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.
II. ICRs To Be Renewed
A. For All ICRs
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 the Agency's
information collections are displayed at 40 CFR Part 9.
These information collection requirements are mandatory. The
records required by New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) must be
retained by the owner or operator for at least two years, the records
required by
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the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
must be retained by the owner or operator for at least five years, and
the records required by the air emission standards at 40 CFR Part 264,
Subpart CC, and 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC, must be retained by the
owner for three years. In general, the required information consists of
emissions data and other information deemed not to be private.
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.
The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently
approved ICRs listed in this notice. Where applicable, the Agency
identified specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent
with the concept of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
B. List of ICRs 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 nine existing, approved, continuing ICRs to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB):
(1) NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart GG); Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0146; EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 1687.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0314;
expiration date May 31, 2004.
(2) Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments and Containers (40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC, and
40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC); Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0142; EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 1593.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0318;
expiration date July 31, 2004.
(3) NSPS Standard of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart GG); Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0143; EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 1071.08; OMB Control Number 2060-0028;
expiration date July 31, 2004.
(4) NESHAP for Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart L); Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0144;
EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1080.11; OMB Control Number 2060-0185;
expiration date August 31, 2004.
(5) NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ); Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0145;
EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1136.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0172;
expiration date September 30, 2004.
(6) NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart C), Docket ID
Number OECA-2003-0138; EPA Preliminary ICR Number 0193.08; OMB Control
Number 2060-0092; expiration date September 30, 2004.
(7) NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart LL), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0139; EPA Preliminary ICR
Number 1767.04; OMB Control Number 2060-0360; expiration date September
30, 2004.
(8) NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Production (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart W), Docket ID Number OECA 2003-0140; EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 1681.05; OMB Control Number 2060-0290;
expiration date September 30, 2004.
(9) NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart O), Docket ID Number OECA-2003-0141; EPA Preliminary ICR Number
1063.09; OMB Control Number 2060-0035; expiration date September 30,
2004.
C. Contact Individuals for ICRs
(1) NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart GG); Leonard Lazarus of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-6369 or via E-mail at lazarus.leonard@epa.gov; EPA ICR
Number 1687.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0314; expiration date May 31,
2004.
(2) Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments and Containers (40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC, and
40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC); Dan Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054, or via E-mail at chadwick.dan@epa.gov; EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 1593.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0318;
expiration date July 31, 2004.
(3) NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG);
Rafael Sanchez of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7028, or via E-mail at sanchez.rafael@epa.gov; EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1071.08; OMB
Control Number 2060-0028; expiration date July 31, 2004.
(4) NESHAP for Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart L); Rafael Sanchez of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7028, or via E-mail at sanchez.rafael@epa.gov;
EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1080.11; OMB Control Number 2060-0185;
expiration date August 31, 2004.
(5) NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ); Dan Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054, or via E-mail at chadwick.dan@epa.gov;
EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1136.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0172;
expiration date September 30, 2004.
(6) NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart C); Learia
Williams of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-4113 or via E-mail at williams.learia@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 0193.08; OMB Control Number
2060-0092; expiration date September 30, 2004.
(7) NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart LL); Learia Williams of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-4113 or via E-mail at williams.learia@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1767.04;
OMB Control Number 2060-0360; expiration date September 30, 2004.
(8) NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Production (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart W); Learia Williams of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-4113 or via E-mail at williams.learia@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number
1681.05; OMB Control Number 2060-0290; expiration date September 30,
2004.
(9) NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart O); Learia Williams of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-4113 or via E-mail at williams.learia@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1063.09;
OMB Control Number 2060-0035; expiration date September 30, 2004.
D. Information for Individual ICRs
(1) NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart GG), EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1687.06, OMB
Control Number 2060-0314, expiration date May 31, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of aerospace manufacturing or rework facilities.
Abstract: The respondents are owners or operators of aerospace
manufacturing and rework facilities. Operations covered include:
Cleaning, primer and top coat application, depainting, chemical milling
maskant application, handling and storage of waste. 40 CFR Part 63
Subpart GG, was promulgated on September 1, 1996.
Affected facilities must comply with the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements at 40 CFR Part 63, General Provisions,
including: Initial notifications; performance tests; and startup,
shutdown, and malfunction
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reports. In addition, semiannual reports are required for cleaning
operations, primer and topcoat application operations, depainting
operations, and chemical milling maskant application operations
primarily involve periods of noncompliance. Annual reports are also
required for primer and topcoat application operations and depainting
operations, and for operations occurring outside the specified limits.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 2,869 with
16,402 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 3,737,400
hours. On the average, each respondent reported six times per year and
228 hours were spent preparing each response. Total estimated annual
reporting and recordkeeping cost burden was $561,000 of which the
annualized capital/startup costs were $240,000, and the operation and
maintenance costs were $321,000.
(2) Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments and Containers (40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC, and
40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1593.06; OMB
Control Number 2060-0318; expiration date July 31, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of facilities that treat, store or dispose of
hazardous waste in tanks, surface impoundments and containers.
Abstract: The Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface
Impoundments and Containers at 40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC and 40 CFR
Part 265, Subpart CC were proposed on July 22, 1991 (56 FR 33491), and
promulgated on December 6, 1994 (59 FR 62896). Amendments to this
Subpart were added on November 25, 1996 (61 FR 59931).
Records must be kept of tank, surface impoundment and container
inspections and an annual report is required. The information
collection is needed by the Agency to determine: (a) Whether a
hazardous waste contains sufficiently low concentrations of volatile
organics to allow the waste to be managed in a tank, surface
impoundment, or container without the use of emission controls, and (b)
for units requiring emission controls, whether the controls are being
properly operated and maintained.
The data collected by the affected facility is retained at the
facility for a minimum of three years.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 6,318 with
6,318 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 672,640
hours. Each respondent reported once per year and 106 hours were spent
preparing each response. The annual reporting and recordkeeping cost
burden was $1,460,000 for capital/startup expenses. There were no
annual operation and maintenance expenses.
(3) NSPS Standard of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart GG); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1071.08; OMB
Control Number 2060-0028; expiration date July 31, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of stationary gas turbines with heat input at peak
load equal or greater than 10.7 gigajoules per hour.
Abstract: The NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart GG) was promulgated on September 10, 1979. These standards
require initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports.
In addition, owners or operators are 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 and operators of stationary
gas turbines subject to the standard must submit a one-time-only
notification of construction/reconstruction, anticipated and actual
startup date, initial performance test date, physical or operational
changes, and demonstration of a continuous monitoring system. Owners
and operators also must provide a report on initial performance test
results, monitoring results and excess emissions. Records must be
maintained of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, periods when the
continuous monitoring system is inoperative, sulfur and nitrogen
content of the fuel, fuel-to-water ratio, and rate of fuel consumption.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 775 with
1,650 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 93,439
hours. On the average, each respondent reported two times per year and
57 hours were spent preparing each response. The responses were
prepared semiannually. There were no capital/startup costs or operation
and maintenance costs associated with continuous emission monitoring in
the previous ICR.
(4) NESHAP for Benzene Emissions from Coke By-Product Recovery
Plants (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart L); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1080.11;
OMB Control Number 2060-0185; expiration date August 31, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners or operators of coke by-product recovery plants.
Abstract: The NESHAP Standard for Benzene Emissions from Coke By-
Product Recovery Plants (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart L) was promulgated
September 14, 1989, and revised on September 19, 1991, to allow the use
of carbon absorbers and vapor incinerators as alternative means of
complying with the standards for process vessels, storage tanks and
tar-intercepting sumps. The use of carbon absorbers and vapor
incinerators instead of gas blanketing, the control technology on which
the original standards were based, is now optional.
The General Provisions at 40 CFR Part 61 are applicable to storage
vessels and include notification of construction or reconstruction,
initial source report, notification of physical/operational changes,
and notification of the anticipated and actual startup dates. The
initial source report is the only report that was required from
existing sources. Owners or operators of vessels equipped with the
specified controls are required to submit, along with the notifications
required by the General Provisions, a report that describes the control
equipment used to comply with the standard. Owners or operators of the
affected facilities described must also make the following one-time-
only reports: Notification of construction or modification;
notification of the anticipated and actual dates of startup; initial
compliance reports; notification of emission tests; report following an
emission test; and notification of a monitoring system performance
test. In addition, sources are 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 any NESHAP.
Reporting requirements specific to benzene coke by-product recovery
plants include a semiannual report by affected facilities. The
semiannual reports include results of leak monitoring and performance
tests. Respondents also are required to submit semiannual reports of
measurements for sources subject to a no detectable emissions limit and
semiannual reports
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summarizing the results of the leak detection and repair programs
implemented at the plant. One report would incorporate information for
both process equipment and fugitive sources.
Recordkeeping and reporting requirements specific to benzene coke
by-product recovery plants for leak detection and repair of fugitive
emission sources are those provisions specified under 40 CFR 61,
Subpart V. The collections under Subpart V for equipment leaks were
approved by OMB under the ICR at OMB Control Number 2060-0068. The only
difference in the equipment leak requirements of Subpart V and this
standard relates to the exhausters. Exhausters are subject to quarterly
monitoring requirements. However, quarterly monitoring is not required
if the exhauster is equipped with a seal system that has a barrier
fluid, the exhauster seal is loaded and vented to a control device, or
a leakless exhauster is used. Exhausters are subject to the same
recordkeeping and reporting provisions as other equipment subject to
Subpart V.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 40 with 76
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 7,083 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported two times per year and 93 hours were
spent preparing each response. There were no capital/startup costs or
operation and maintenance costs associated with the previous ICR. It
should be noted that the burden associated with the standard at 40 CFR
Part 61, Subpart Y, will not be included in the forthcoming ICR, but
has been consolidated with ICR 1854, OMB Control Number 2060-0443. This
will reduce the overall burden for this ICR.
(4) NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ); EPA Preliminary ICR Number
1136.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0172; expiration date September 30,
2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners or operators of petroleum refinery wastewater systems.
Abstract: The NSPS for VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery
Wastewater Systems (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ) were proposed on May
4, 1987, and promulgated on November 23, 1988. These standards apply to
refinery wastewater systems: individual drain systems, oil-water
separators, and aggregate facilities commencing construction,
modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make initial
notification and 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 notifications, reports and records are required, in
general, of all sources subject to NSPS standards.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 160 with 320
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 36,866 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported two times per year and 115 hours were
spent preparing each response. The responses were prepared
semiannually. The annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden was
$57,000, of which the capital/startup costs were $1,000 and the
operation and maintenance costs were $56,000.
(6) NESHAP for Beryllium (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart C); EPA
Preliminary ICR Number 0193.08; OMB Control Number 2060-0092;
expiration date September 30, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
extraction plants, ceramic plants, foundries, incinerators, and
propellant plants which process beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium
oxide, beryllium alloys, or beryllium-containing waste, also machine
shops which process beryllium, beryllium oxides, or any alloy when such
alloy contains more than five percent beryllium by weight.
Abstract: The NESHAP for Beryllium was proposed on December 7, 1971
(36 FR 23939) and promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8826). The
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements outlined in the
standard are similar to those required for other NESHAP standards.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities are required to
submit one-time-only notifications including: notification of any
physical or operational change to an existing facility which may
increase the regulated pollutant emission rate, notification of the
initial performance test, including information necessary to determine
the conditions of the performance test, and performance test
measurements and results.
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 essential in determining compliance, and are required of
all sources subject to NESHAP.
Specifically, most facilities subject to 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart C
will meet the standard by means of a one-time-only initial stack test.
However, those existing facilities that have elected to comply with an
alternative ambient air quality limit are required to operate a
continuous monitor in the vicinity of the affected facility. For those
complying by ambient monitoring, a monthly report of all measured
concentrations shall be submitted to the Administrator. All sources
subject to this standard are required to submit monthly reports and on-
occasion.
Burden Statement: In the most previously approved ICR, the
estimated number of respondents for this information collection was 33
with 166 responses per year, and the annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 2,232
hours. On the average, each respondent reported five times per year and
spent 13.4 hours preparing each response.
The total annualized cost over its expected useful life is
approximately $35,000, which is comprised of zero capital/startup costs
and operation and maintenance costs of approximately $35,000. It is
estimated that no additional sources are expected to become subject to
the standard over the next three years.
(7) NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart LL); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1767.04; OMB Control Number
2060-0360; expiration date September 30, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
new or existing potlines, paste production plants, or anode bake
furnaces associated with primary aluminum production and located at a
major source, and for each new pitch storage tank associated with a
primary aluminum reduction plant.
Abstract: The NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (40 CFR
Part 63, Subpart LL), was proposed on September 26, 1996, and
promulgated on October 7, 1997.
In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports according to the general
provisions specified in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A. 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
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inoperative. Section 63.850 of the final standard includes these
provisions, except that the existing performance specifications for
continuous emission monitors (CEMs) are not applicable to hydrogen
fluoride CEMs because such specifications have not yet been developed
for that device. In addition, all sources are required to submit
quarterly and semiannual reports.
Burden Statement: In the most previously approved ICR, the
estimated number of respondents for the information collection was 23
with 50 responses per year, and the annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 121,277
hours. On the average, each respondent reported two times per year and
spent 2,416 hours preparing each response.
The total annualized cost over its expected useful life is
approximately $117,000, which is comprised of zero capital/startup
costs and operation and maintenance costs of approximately $117,000. It
is estimated that no new sources per year will become subject to the
standard, but one existing source per year will add a new affected
facility.
(8) NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Production (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart W); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1681.05; OMB
Control Number 2060-0290; expiration date September 30, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
all existing, new, and reconstructed manufacturers of basic liquid
epoxy resins and epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon polyamide resins,
also known as wet strength resins.
Abstract: The NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide
Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart W), was promulgated on March 8,
1995, and amended on May 8, 2000.
In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports, and 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.
Burden Statement: In the most previously approved ICR, the
estimated number of respondents for this information collection was 13
with 29 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 4,525
hours. On the average, each respondent reported two times per year and
spent 156 hours preparing each response.
The total annualized cost over its expected useful life is
approximately $9,000, which is comprised of zero capital/startup costs
and operation and maintenance costs of approximately $9,000. It is
estimated that no additional sources will become subject to the
standard over the next three years.
(9) NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart O); EPA Preliminary ICR Number 1063.09; OMB Control Number
2060-0035; expiration date September 30, 2004.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
each incinerator that combusts wastes containing more than 10 percent
sewage sludge (dry basis) produced by municipal sewage treatment
plants, or each incinerator which charges more than 1000 kg (2205 lb.)
per day municipal sewage sludge (dry basis).
Abstract: The NSPS for Sewage Treatment Plants (40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart O) were promulgated on February 28, 1974, and amended October
6, 1975, November 10, 1977, October 6, 1988, and October 17, 2000. The
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements outlined in the
standards are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, NSPS for
sewage sludge treatment plant incinerators.
The control of emissions of particulate matter from sewage
treatment plant incinerators requires not only the installation of
properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of
that equipment.
These standards require initial notification reports with respect
to construction, modification, reconstruction, startups, shutdowns, and
malfunctions. The standards also require reports on initial performance
tests and semiannual reports of excess emissions are also required.
Burden Statement: In the most previously approved ICR, the
estimated number of respondents for this information collection was 154
with 294 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 9,089
hours. On the average, each respondent reported two times per year and
spent 31 hours preparing each response.
The total annualized cost over its expected useful life are
approximately $5,845,000. The total annualized capital/startup cost is
$700,000, and the annualized operation and maintenance costs are
approximately $5,145,000.
Dated: October 20, 2003.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 03-27555 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]
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