[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14583]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[AD-FRL-6105-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards
Development Under Title III (Section 112) of the Clean Air Act
Regulatory Development Program
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB): Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Standards Development under Title III (section 112) of the Clean Air
Act Regulatory Development Program, EPA ICR Number 1602.02, OMB Control
Number 2060-0239. This is the second extension of the information
collection which was approved for use through August 8, 1998. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 3, 1998.
ADDRESSES: An electronic version of the Information Collection Request
is available through the Office of Air and Radiation's (OAR) Technology
Transfer Network Web site (TTNWeb). The TTNWeb is directly accessible
from the Internet via the World Wide Web at the OAR Policy and Guidance
Information Web site, ``http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/'', under the
Federal Register Notices section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy McDonald at (919) 541-5402,
Organic Chemical Group, Emission Standards Division (MD-13), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711. The Facsimile Number is (919) 541-3470 and the E-mail Address is
mcdonald.randy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are those which are included on the list of
source categories for which EPA plans to initiate development of
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) under
section 112 of the amended Clean Air Act within the next 3 years.
Title: Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards
Development under the Clean Air Act Regulatory Development Program (OMB
Control Number 2060-0239, EPA ICR #1602.02), expiring August 8, 1998.
Abstract: Depending on the number of facilities in an individual
source category, respondents would be required to complete one of two
surveys. In those source categories with 400 or fewer facilities,
respondents would complete a survey for MACT standards development.
This survey is designed to obtain facility-specific information on
process types, emissions, controls, and factors affecting costs to
ensure that the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards has
sufficient information to make subcategory distinction and MACT floor
decisions for each NESHAP. In those source categories with more than
400 facilities, respondents would complete a screening survey. EPA
would use the results of the screening survey to develop a sample
design that would be applied to individual ICR's for the MACT standards
development survey. The EPA is also asking the respondent to provide
corporate, facility and product level sales information. This
information is necessary to perform a small business analysis to meet
the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. The EPA considers the
sales information to be readily available to the respondent; therefore,
the burden hours estimated for each respondent has not been changed.
The EPA's authority to gather information is presented in section 114
of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7414). If any information
is submitted to EPA for which a claim of confidentiality is made, the
information will be safeguarded according to EPA policies set forth in
Title 40, Chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business
Information (see 40 CFR Part 2). 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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The average annual reporting burden for 870
facilities is 74,000 hours for the MACT standards development survey
and 17,000 hours for the screening survey from 2,000 facilities. The
estimated burden hours per response is 85 hours for the MACT standards
survey and 8.5 hours for the screening survey. The total average annual
burden is 91,000 hours. The labor cost is calculated from technical,
managerial, and clerical staff estimates. The total cost of the ICR to
respondents is $2,431,700 for the MACT standards development survey and
$573,000 for the screening survey. There is no capital cost burden
associated with this collection. 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.
Dated: May 27, 1998.
Richard D. Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-14583 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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