[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63808-63809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30406]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6479-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, NESHAP Subpart M, National Emission Standard
for Asbestos
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: NESHAP Subpart M, National
Emission Standard for Asbestos; OMB Control Number 2060-0101; expires
February 29, 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 22, 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. 0111.09.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NESHAP Subpart M National Emission Standard for Asbestos
(OMB Control No. 2060-0101; EPA ICR No. 0111.09) expiring February 29,
2000. This is a request for extension of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP), for Asbestos were proposed on January 10,1989 and
promulgated on November 20, 1990. The standards apply to the following
facilities: demolition and renovation of facilities; the disposal of
asbestos waste; asbestos milling, manufacturing and fabricating; the
use of asbestos on roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and
the use of asbestos insulation and sprayed-on materials. This
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part
61, subpart M.
Milling, Manufacturing, Fabricating, Waste Disposal and Waste
Conversion Facilities
Owners or operators of the affected milling, manufacturing,
fabricating, waste disposal, and waste conversion
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facilities described must make one-time-only notifications and are also
required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction. Record keeping includes the initial
performance test results including information necessary to determine
the conditions of the performance test, and performance test
measurements and results, including monitoring each potential source of
asbestos emissions for visible emissions to the outside air and
inspecting air cleaning devices to ensure proper operation. The
reporting requirements include the initial notifications listed, the
initial performance test results, and quarterly reports of instances
when visible emissions are observed. These notifications, reports and
records are required, in general, of milling, manufacturing,
fabricating, and waste disposal sources subject to the NESHAP Subpart
M. Notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority
when a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority
may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices
are properly installed and operated, and if the standard is being met.
The quarterly reports are used for problem identification, as a check
on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
Demolition and Renovation
Owners and operators of demolitions and renovations must notify EPA
in advance of the initiation of any asbestos removal work. The notice
provides information on the dates of operation, the nature of the
removal operation, the quantity of asbestos, and controls to be used.
The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to ensure
compliance with the standard. The demolition and renovation standard
requires that a representative trained in the provisions of the
standard be present at the facility. Evidence that the required
training has been completed is required. The provisions require that
all containers of asbestos waste be labeled including the name of the
waste generator and the location of where the waste was generated.
Owners or operators of demolitions and renovations are required to
prepare and maintain records of each waste shipment as to its
destination, the quantity of waste, and the date of shipment, and to
furnish a copy of the record to disposal site owners or operators. The
regulation also requires that the generators of asbestos waste attempt
to reconcile instances in which a signed copy of the waste shipment
record is not received from the disposal site and that the generator
notify EPA if delivery to the disposal site cannot be confirmed.
Owners and operators of waste disposal sites are required to
document all asbestos waste shipments that are received and send a copy
of each record back to the generator. A record of the location and
quantity of asbestos in the landfill is required as well as noting the
presence and location of asbestos in the landfill property deed.
Disposal site owners and operators have to report to EPA any
discrepancies between the amount of waste designated on the waste
shipment record and the amount actually received, as well as instances
of improperly contained waste. An owner or operator of an operation in
which asbestos-containing materials are spray-applied must notify EPA
in advance of the spraying operation. The notice provides information
on the name and address of the owner or operator, location of the
spraying operation, and procedures to be followed.
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, and records. 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. Responses to this information
collection are mandatory. Section 112 of the Clean Air Act as Amended
provides EPA with the authority for NESHAP Standards. 40 CFR part 61,
subpart M requires the collection and reporting of the emissions data/
work practice compliance. 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 6/4/99 (64 FR 107); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.7
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 Asbestos
Milling, Manufacturing and Fabricating Facilities
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,647.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, weekly, quarterly and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 362,159 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M 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. 0111.09 and OMB Control No. 2060-0101 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 15, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-30406 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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