[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31123]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5660-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Boilers and Industrial Furnaces
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: Information Requirements for
Boilers and Industrial Furnaces, (OMB Control Number: 2050-0073),
expiring January 30, 1997. 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 January 6, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1361.06.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Requirements For Boilers and Industrial
Furnaces: General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards, Specific Unit
Requirements, and Part B Permit Application and Modification
Requirements, (OMB Control No. 2050-0073; EPA ICR No. 1361.06) expiring
January 30, 1997. This is a request for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Abstract: On February 21, 1991 and August 25, 1992, EPA expanded
controls on hazardous waste combustion to regulate air emissions from
the burning of hazardous waste in boilers and industrial furnaces
(BIFs), which were previously unregulated. 40 CFR Part 266, Subpart H
established standards for the burning of hazardous waste in BIFs under
the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 40
CFR 270.22 established Part B application information requirements for
BIFs burning hazardous waste, and Sec. 270.66 established permit
requirements for BIFs. Owners and operators of BIF facilities must
comply with these regulations in addition to other regulations
applicable to all hazardous waste facilities.
EPA requires this mandatory information collection to demonstrate
that facilities meet necessary regulatory requirements and to ensure
that the environment is adequately protected. Regulations covering BIFs
and general hazardous waste facilities are promulgated under authority
of RCRA sections 1006, 2002, 3001 through 3007, 3010, and 7004, as
amended. 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 Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on July 29,
1996 (61 FR 39448); two comments were received. Because of the small
number of comments received, EPA consulted with industry on the hourly
burden estimates made in this ICR. These consultation responses were
incorporated into the ICR. A response to the comments and a summary of
the industry consultations are included in the docket (see docket
number F-96-FBIP-FFFFF).
Burden Statement: The average reporting and recordkeeping burdens
for facilities with new BIF units are approximately 2,303 hours and
2,408 hours per year, respectively. The average reporting and
recordkeeping burdens for facilities with newly permitted BIF units are
approximately 2,041 hours and 2,402 hours per year, respectively. The
average reporting and recordkeeping burdens for facilities with
existing permitted BIF units are approximately 472 hours and 2,374
hours per year, respectively. The average reporting and recordkeeping
burdens for facilities with existing interim status BIF units are
approximately 615 hours and 2,458 hours per year, respectively. 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: boilers and industrial furnaces.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 117.
Frequency of Response: on occasion, depending on requirement.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 145,759 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $50,241,119.
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. 1361.06 and OMB Control No. 2050-0073 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 25, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31123 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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