[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49682-49683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25131]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5896-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources Ammonium Sulfate
Manufacturing Plants
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507(a)(1)(D)), this notice 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
New Stationary Sources --Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing Plants-- NSPS
Subpart PP (OMB# 2060-0032). 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 October 23, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No.1066.02
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Standards of Performance for Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing
Plants (OMB Control No. 2060-0032; EPA ICR No 1066.02). This is a
request for reinstatement without change of a previously approved
collection for which approval has expired.
Abstract: The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from
ammonium sulfate manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health
or welfare. Owners/operators of ammonium sulfate manufacturing plants
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; and the notification of the date of the
initial performance test. The recordkeeping requirements for ammonium
sulfate plants consist of the occurrence and duration of all start-ups
and malfunctions, the initial performance tests results, amount of
ammonium sulfate feed material, and the pressure drop across the
emission control system. Records of startups, shutdowns and
malfunctions shall be noted as they occur. Records of the performance
test should include information necessary to determine the conditions
of the performance test, and performance test measurements (including
pressure drop across the emission control system) and results. The
continuous monitoring system (CMS) shall record pressure drop across
the scrubbers continuously and automatically.
In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to
protect public health, adequate reporting and recordkeeping 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.
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 March 5,
1997. No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 91.2
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
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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: Ammonium sulfate manufacturing
facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 182 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
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. 1066.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0032 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 20503.
Dated: September 17, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25131 Filed 9-22-97; 8:45 am]
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