[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10855]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6333-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Standards of Performance for Petroleum
Refineries
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 document 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
Petroleum Refineries OMB Control No. 2060-0022, expiring 6/30/99. 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 June 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone
at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or
download a copy of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr
and refer to EPA ICR No. 1054.07.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries (OMB No.
2060-0022; EPA ICR No. 1054.07, expiration 6/30/99). This is a request
for revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter,
carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxides emissions from petroleum refineries
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated
to endanger public health or welfare. In order to assure compliance
with the emissions standards, adequate monitoring and recordkeeping is
necessary. If the information required by the standards were not
collected, the Agency would have no means for ensuring that compliance
with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by sources subject to the
regulation. The information collected is also used for targeting
inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in
court. The information collected is required under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart J and records of the information are required to be maintain
for at least two years. 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 document required under 5 CFR
1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was
published on 9/04/98 (63 FR 47280). No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25
hours per response (normal data collection) and 346 (performance test
burden). 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 or operators of Petroleum
Refineries.
Estimated Number of Responses: 197.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly, Semi-annually.
Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 19,045.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital/ O&M Cost Burden: $123,500.
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. 1054.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0022 in any
correspondence.)
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Policy, 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: April 26, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10855 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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