[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61819-61820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30377]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5924-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines
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 notice 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 GG) for
Stationary Gas Turbines; OMB Control Number 2060-0028; expiring 1/31/
98. 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 19, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy
Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at
Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1071.06.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NSPS (Subpart GG) for Stationary Gas Turbines; OMB Control
Number 2060-0028; EPA ICR No. 1071.06; expiring 1/31/98. This is a
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: NSPS for stationary gas turbines (GG) were promulgated on
September 10, 1979 to regulate the emissions of Nitrogen Oxide
(NOX) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) into the ambient
air supply. The EPA is charged under section 111 of the Clean Air Act
of 1990, as amended, to establish these standards for new stationary
sources that reflect application of the best demonstrated technology.
In addition, section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act provides for
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for these
standards.
Owner/operators of affected facilities must make one-time only
reports which include the following notifications: date of
construction/reconstruction; anticipated and actual dates of start-up;
any physical or operational change which may increase the
SO2 or NOX emission rates; commencement date for
the continuous monitoring system performance demonstration; and date
and results of the initial performance test. Plant owner/operators must
also provide semi-annual reports of excess emissions, as promulgated in
the December 13, 1990 Federal Register (55 FR 51378).
Owner/operators must maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any start-up, shutdown, or malfunction in operations, or
any periods during which the monitoring system is inoperative.
Recordkeeping is also required to document process information
regarding the: sulfur and nitrogen content of the fuel; fuel:water
ratio; rate of fuel consumption; and ambient conditions. This latter
recordkeeping function involves daily measurements from the continuous
monitoring system to monitor ambient conditions, and to record the fuel
consumption and the ratio of water to fuel being fired in the turbine
only for plants which use water or steam injection to control
NOX emissions. There is generally no additional burden on
the owner/operator to provide this information because adequate
recordkeeping is required of plant operations.
It is important to note that if these data and reports are not
collected, the Agency has no means for ensuring that compliance with
the standards is being achieved and/or maintained by the new, modified,
or reconstructed sources which are subject to regulation. In the
absence of information collection requirements, compliance with the
standards could be ensured only through continuous on-site inspections
by regulatory agency personnel. Consequently, not collecting the
information would result in either greatly increased expenditures of
resources, or the inability to ensure compliance with the standards. In
addition to the purposes mentioned above, this kind of information is
used for targeting plants for inspections and as evidence when
compliance cases are taken to court.
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. Any
information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of
confidentiality is requested 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; FR
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42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979). The Federal
Register notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on
this collection of information was published on 8/20/97; No comments
were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51
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: Plant owner/operators of stationary
gas turbines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 625
Frequency of Response: Annual notification reports, and semi-annual
emission reports.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 76,681.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 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. 1071.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0028 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE 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 13, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-30377 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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