98-20507. Agency Information Collection Activities

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40904-40905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20507]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6133-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting 
the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collections as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance, 401 M Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20460, Mail code 2223A.
    Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without charge by 
calling Sandy Farmer of OPPE at [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Raia at [phone], Facsimile Number [phone], or 
Raia, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to NESHAP subpart GG: Aerospace Manufacturing 
and Rework Facilities (40 CFR Part 63 subpart GG).
    Title: NESHAP subpart GG: Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework 
Facilities, OMB Control Number 2060-0314, EPA number 1687.04, 
expiration date September 30, 1998.
    Abstract: The respondents are owners or operators of Aerospace 
Manufacturing and Rework Facilities. Operations covered include: 
cleaning, primer and top coat application,

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depainting, chemical milling maskant application, handling and storage 
of waste. The NESHAP regulation 40 CFR Part 63 subpart GG, was 
promulgated on September 1, 1996. An amendment to the final rule was 
published on March 27, 1998. Another amendment to this regulation will 
be published in July of 1998.
    The approximately 2869 affected facilities must comply with the 
Part 63 General Provisions recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
including: initial notifications; performance tests; and start-up, 
shut-down, malfunction reports. In addition there are recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements specific to the aerospace NESHAP including, 
semiannual and annual reports.
    The Administrator has determined that Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) 
and VOC emissions from Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare.
    In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to 
protect public health, adequate recordkeeping and reporting 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. Recordkeeping and 
reporting are mandatory under this regulation. Records must be 
maintained for 5 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.
    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 burden estimates for the previously approved 
ICR were 389,600 hours for cleaning, 574,900 hours for coating 
application, 15,200 hours for depainting, and 71,400 hours for handling 
and storage of waste. The March 1998 amendment reduced this burden by 
approximately 30,000 hours. The upcoming amendment is not expected to 
have a significant effect on burden. These numbers are for the entire 
affected industry of which there are 2869 affected sources. This 
estimate 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: July 27, 1998.
John B. Rasnic,
Director, Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation Division.
[FR Doc. 98-20507 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am]
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