[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63809-63810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30407]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6479-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, NESHAP: Benzene Waste Operations
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
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Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: NESHAP, Benzene Waste
Operations, OMB Control Number 2060-0183, expiration date 2/29/2000.
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. 1541.06.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NESHAP: Benzene Waste Operations (OMB Control No. 2060-0183;
EPA ICR No. 1541.06) expiring 2/29/2000. This is a request for
extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Any facility which manages a waste containing benzene
must maintain records and submit reports to the Agency. There is a
tiered threshold for burden. Facilities managing waste containing less
than 1 megagram of benzene must simply certify to that affect and
maintain documentation to support their finding. Facilities managing
more than 1 megagram and less than 10 megagrams of benzene-containing
waste must prepare an initial certification, test annually to verify
that their waste stream still falls within this range and maintain
documentation to support these findings. Facilities managing more than
10 megagrams of waste must submit quarterly and annual reports
documenting the results of continuous monitoring. The Agency uses this
information to determine compliance and to select plants or processes
for inspection.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
one-time-only notifications. 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.
Monitoring requirements specific to Benzene Waste Operations provide
information on the operation of the vapor control device and compliance
with the standard. Quarterly reports of excess emissions are required.
These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to the
NESHAPs. 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 records. Approximately 240
sources are currently subject to the standard, and 120 of those are
estimated to have more than 10 Mg/yr of benzene in the waste. It is
estimated that no additional sources will become subject to the
standard in the next three years. The cost of this ICR will be 405,266
dollars. 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 6/4/99; no
comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 71
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 chemical plants,
petroleum refineries, coke by-product recovery plants, and commercial
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
Frequency of Response: quarterly, annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 17,028 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. 1541.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0183 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 9, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-30407 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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