[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5983]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5440-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; OMB
No. 2060-0021 EPA No. 0622.05
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection
instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 11, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0662.054.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NSPS--Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing. OMB Control No. 2060-0012; EPA ICR No. 0662.05.
This is a request for a revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR Part 60.480,
subpart VV, VOC Equipment Leaks in SOCMI. This information is used by
the Agency to identify sources subject to the standards and to insure
that the best demonstrated technology is being properly applied. The
standards require periodic recordkeeping to document process
information relating to the sources' ability to identify and eliminate
leaking equipment. The standards apply to specific pieces of equipment
contained within a process unit in the SOCMI, including pumps in light
liquid service, compressors, pressure relief devices in gas/vapor,
light liquid or heavy liquid service, sampling connection systems,
open-ended valves or lines, valves in gas/vapor and light liquid
service, pumps and valves in heavy liquid service and flanges and other
connectors.
In the Administrator's opinion, VOC emissions from equipment leaks
in the SOCMI cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably
be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New
Source Performance Standards have been promulgated for this source
category as required under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one time only reports: notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction, notification of the anticipated and
actual date of startup, notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the emission rate of
any air pollutant to which the standard applies, and the unit
identification and number of valves, pumps compressors subject to the
standards. All semiannual reports are to include process unit
identification, number of components leaking and not repaired, dates of
process unit shutdowns and revisions so items submitted in the initial
semiannual report. The source is also required to notify the
Administrator of the election to use an alternative standard for valves
ninety days before implementing the provision.
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. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published on 12/08/95 (60 FR 63035) and no comments
were received.
Burden Statement: The estimated number of annual responses is 2482.
The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 94 hours per
respondent. This estimate 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: 1.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 2482.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 232,878 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Semiannual.
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. 0662.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0012 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: March 7, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-5983 Filed 3-12-96; 8:45 am]
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