E7-12053. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Stationary Combustion Turbines (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1967.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0540

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES:

Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0776 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to [e-mail], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory Fried, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: [phone]; fax number: [phone]; e-mail address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58853), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.

EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID number EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0776, which is available for public viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Information Docket Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is [phone], and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Information Docket Center is [phone].

Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “docket search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

Title: NESHAP for Stationary Combustion Turbines (Renewal).

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1967.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0540.

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.

Abstract: These regulations apply to stationary combustion turbines located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants. On August 18, 2004, EPA stayed the effectiveness of two subcategories of turbines subject to these regulations: lean pre-mix gas-fired turbines and diffusion flame gas-fired turbines. Thus, only oil-fired stationary combustion turbines are currently subject to emission limits under these standards. In addition, these regulations apply only new sources that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the final rule. Owners or operators of oil-fired stationary combustion turbines subject to these regulations are required to submit initial notifications, conduct initial performance testing, submit periodic compliance reports, and maintain records to demonstrate continuous compliance. New gas-fired stationary combustion turbines are only required to submit an initial notification.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 8 (rounded) 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 which have subsequently changed; 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: New and Reconstructed Stationary Combustion Turbines Located at Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 31.

Frequency of Response: Initial and Semi-Annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 435.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $40,008, includes $0 annualized Capital Startup costs, $1,500 annualized Operating and Maintenance Costs (O&M), and $38,508 annualized Labor costs.

Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 2,013 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. The decrease in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to a change in the regulation. On August 18, 2004 (69 FR 51184), the EPA stayed the effectiveness of this standard for gas fired turbines. As a result, only new oil fired turbines located at major HAP sources are subject to emission standards under Subpart YYYY at this time. New gas fired units are only required to submit a one-time initial notification.

Dated: June 14, 2007.

Sara Hisel-McCoy,

Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.