[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15476-15477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8185]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5805-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels
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: The New Source Performance
Standards (NSPS) for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR
Part 60, Subpart Kb, OMB Control Number 2060-0074, expiring on June 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 May 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1132.05.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Volatile
Organic Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb (OMB
Control Number
[[Page 15477]]
2060-0074, EPA ICR Number 1132.05) expiring on June 30, 1997. This is a
request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The notification of construction, reconstruction or
modification indicates when a storage vessel becomes subject to the
standards. The information generated by the inspecting, recordkeeping
and reporting requirements is used by the Agency to ensure that the
storage vessel affected by the NSPS continues to operate the control
equipment in a manner that helps achieve compliance with the NSPS.
Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or
operators to demonstrate the means of complying with the applicable
standards. Under this standard, the data collected by the affected
owner/operator is retained at the facility for a minimum of two years
and made available to the Administrator either on request or by
inspection.
The information generated by the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements are used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected
by the NSPS continue to operate in compliance with the NSPS.
The information collected from the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of
sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. Collection of this
information is authorized at 40 CFR 60.7 and 60.110b. Any information
submitted to the Agency, for which a claim of confidentiality is made,
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 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR
17674, March 23, 1979). 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 December 2, 1996 (61 FR 63841). No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 139
hours per respondent. 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 of storage vessels for
petroleum liquids and synthetic organic chemicals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
Frequency of Response: 1.5 times.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 126,141 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $6,253,000.
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. 1132.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0074 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 27, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-8185 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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