[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14569-14570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7874]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5451-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities NSPS, Bulk Gasoline
Terminals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) for NSPS Subpart XX, Bulk Gasoline Terminals described 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 burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0664.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NSPS subpart XX, Bulk Gasoline Terminals, OMB Control No.
2060-0006; EPA ICR No. 0664, expires March 31, 1996. This is a request
for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: 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 dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and the results of the initial performance test.
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. These notifications, reports and
records are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
Monitoring requirements specific to bulk gasoline terminals consist
mainly of identifying and documenting vapor tightness for each gasoline
tank truck that is loaded at the affected facility, and notifying the
owner or operator of each tank truck that is not vapor tight. The owner
or operator must also perform a monthly visual inspection for liquid or
vapor leaks, and maintain records of these inspections at the facility
for a period of two years.
The reporting requirements for this industry currently include not
only the initial notifications and initial performance test report
listed above. 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. Notifications are
used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes
subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the
source to ensure that the pollution control devices are properly
installed and operated. Performance test reports are needed as these
are the Agency's record of a source's initial capability to comply with
the emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which
compliance was achieved.
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 1/30/96 (61
FR 3029).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .13
hours per response. For reporting requirements it is estimated that it
will take one person-hour to read the instructions. The ICR uses 60
burden hours for the initial performance test this includes the burden
to write the report of the performance test. It is assumed that 20% of
all affected facilities will have to repeat performance tests.
The following is a breakdown used in the ICR. Burden is calculated
as two hours each for respondents to gather existing information and
write the reports for; notification of construction/modification,
notification of anticipated start-up, and notification of initial
performance test. The burden is calculated as one hour for respondents
to gather existing information and write a report for notification of
actual start-up. These are all one time only burdens. These
notifications, reports and records are required in general, of all
sources subject to NSPS. Approximately 40 sources are currently subject
to this NSPS standard. Because no growth in the industry is expected,
no additional sources are expected to become subject to this standard
over the next three years. Therefore, the only expected burden comes
from following recordkeeping requirements.
The recordkeeping burden--time to enter information--records of
start-up, shutdown, malfunction, or any periods during which the
monitoring system is inoperative is estimated to be one and one half
hours 50 times per year or about one occurrence per week.
The burden to enter records of tank identification numbers is 0.1
of an hour with the assumption it takes six minutes to enter each tank
truck identification number. It is estimated there will be
approximately 2,100 truck loadings per year based on six tank trucks
each day multiplied by 350 days per year. It is estimated that leak
detection records from monthly inspection of control equipment is one
person-hour every two years.
This estimate includes the time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the
purpose 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
[[Page 14570]]
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.
Respondent/Affected Entities: 40.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
Frequency of Response: Variable.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,420 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $347.739.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods of
minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated
collection techniques to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA
ICR No. 0664 and OMB Control No. 2060-0006 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 10503.
Dated: March 29, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-7874 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-M
