[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61871-61872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29766]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6474-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for
Surface Coating of Metal Furniture
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: New Source Performance
Standard (NSPS) for Surface Coating of Metal Furniture, 40 CFR part 60,
subpart EE, OMB Control Number 2060-0106, EPA No. 0649.07, expiration
date 1/31/2000. 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 15, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by E-Mail 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. 0649.07.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Surface Coating
of Metal Furniture, OMB Control Number 2060-0106, EPA ICR Number
0649.07, expiration date 1/31/2000. This is a request for extension of
a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The NSPS for Surface Coating of Metal Furniture were
proposed on November 28, 1980 and promulgated on October 29, 1982.
These standards apply to each metal furniture surface coating operation
in which organic coatings are applied (greater than 3,842 liters of
coating per year) that commence construction, modification or
reconstruction after November 28, 1980. Approximately 553 sources are
currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated that 30 sources
per year will become subject to the standard while an equal number will
go off-line during this time period. It is further assumed that there
is an average of four affected facilities per plant. Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under this subpart, and
this information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
part 60, subpart EE.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
initial reports when a source becomes subject to, conducts and reports
on a performance test, demonstrates and reports on continuous monitor
performance, and maintains records of the occurrence and duration of
any start up, shut down, or malfunction in the operation of an affected
facility. Semiannual reports of excess missions are required. These
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to
NSPS.
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
2 years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports,
and records. The estimated total cost of the ICR will be $3,480,531
over the next three years (including labor hours, operating &
maintenance costs, and start up costs). 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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on January 5,
1999 (64 FR 499); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 63
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
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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: Owner/Operators of Metal Furniture
Coating Plants Estimated Number of Respondents: 553.
Frequency of Response: Initial, Quarterly, and Semiannual Reports.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 101,070.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $1,120,000.
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. 0649.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0106 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: November 8, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-29766 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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