[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15841-15842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8528]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5989-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards, Standards of
Performance for Storage Vessels of Petroleum Liquids for Which
Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced After May 18,
1978 and Prior to July 23, 1984
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: Standards of Performance for
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior
to July 23, 1984, OMB Control Number 2060-0121 expiring on May 31,
1998. 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, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy Farmer at
EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at
Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1050.06.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for Petroleum
Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23, 1984, (OMB Control
Number 2060-0121; EPA ICR No. 1050.06) expiring on May 31, 1998. This
is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
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Abstract: In order to ensure compliance with these standards,
adequate recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such
information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether
the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the
Clean Air Act. Generally, this information will be readily available
because it is needed for plant records. As a result, there should be no
additional burden from these requirements.
The format of the rule is that of an equipment standard. A
performance test is not required because conducting a performance test
is not feasible for floating roofs. Floating roofs are subject to
visual inspections and periodic measurements. Flares must meet the
General Provisions at section 60.18(f). The owner/operator must notify
the date of construction or reconstruction no later than 30 days after
such date, notify 60 days prior to a physical or operational change to
an existing facility which may increase emissions, record occurrences
of any start-up, shutdown or malfunction, record gap measurements:
primary seals every five years, secondary seals every year, report
within 60 days if seal gap measurements exceed regulatory limits
(Sec. 60.112a), provide notice 30 days prior to seal gap measurement,
provide information on vapor recovery system including emissions data,
operations design and maintenance plan and record whenever the liquid
is changed, type of petroleum liquid, period of storage and maximum
true vapor.
Information generated by notifications, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities
affected by the NSPS continue to operate the control equipment used to
achieve compliance. Notification of construction and startup indicates
to enforcement personnel when a new affected facility has been
constructed and therefore is subject to the standards. If the
information were not collected, the Agency would have no means for
ensuring that compliance with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by
the new, modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the regulation.
Under these circumstances, an owner or operator could elect to reduce
operating expenses by not installing, maintaining, or otherwise
operating the control technology required by the standards. In the
absence of the recordkeeping requirements, the standards could be
enforced only through continuous onsite inspection by regulatory agency
personnel. Consequently, not collecting the information results in (1)
greatly increased resource requirements for enforcement agencies or (2)
the inability to enforce the standards.
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 12/02/97
(62 FR 63703); zero comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 115
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 of storage vessels
for petroleum liquids.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 183.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,954 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized 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. 1050.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0121 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 26, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-8528 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am]
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