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[FR Doc No: 94-6670]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-4850-5]

 

Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 21, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to obtain a 
copy of this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

    Title: New Source Performance Standard for Volatile Organic Storage 
Vessels-subpart Kb (40 CFR part 60)-(EPA ICR No. 1132.04; OMB No. 2060-
0074). This is a request for renewal of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: Owners or operators of facilities that use organic liquid 
storage vessels must provide EPA or the delegated State regulatory 
authority with the following one-time-only reports: notification of the 
date of construction or reconstruction, notification of the anticipated 
and actual dates of startup, and notification of any physical or 
operational change to an existing facility which may increase the 
regulated pollutant emission rate.
    Owners or operators of tanks equipped with a fixed roof or an 
internal floating roof (IFR) must perform visual inspections of the 
roof and seals prior to filling the vessel with volatile organic liquid 
(VOL) and at least once every 12 months thereafter. An internal 
inspection, in which the tank is emptied and degassed, is required at 
least every 10 years.
    Owners or operators of tanks equipped with an external floating 
roof (EFR) must perform seal gap measurements of the gap area and 
maximum gap width between the primary seal and the wall of the storage 
vessel within 60 days of the initial fill and at least every 5 years 
thereafter, and between the secondary seal and the wall of the storage 
vessel initially and at least once per year thereafter. They must 
perform visual inspections of the roof, seals and fittings each time 
the vessel is emptied and degassed.
    Owners or operators of vessels equipped with closed vent systems 
must submit, for the Administrator's approval, an operating plan 
describing system design, operation, and maintenance specifications, 
and an inspection plan for the system. If the owner or operator 
installs a flare, a report showing compliance with the visible emission 
General Provisions must be furnished to the Administrator.
    The owner or operator must keep records of inspections and seal gap 
measurements, and maintain records for at least 2 years of the type of 
VOL stored, the period of storage, and the maximum true vapor pressure 
of that VOL. Owners or operators of vessels equipped with an IFR or EFR 
must submit a report describing the control equipment and certify that 
the control equipment meets the specifications of the regulation. 
Owners or operators of EFR vessels must submit seal gap measurement 
reports for the primary seal and the secondary seal. Additional reports 
must be submitted in the event the vessel is determined to be out of 
compliance with the standards. These reports must identify the vessel, 
the nature of the defects, and the date the vessel was emptied or 
repaired. Owners or operators must report periods when a pilot light is 
absent from a flare.
    The notifications and reports enable EPA or the delegated State to 
determine that best demonstrated technology is installed and properly 
operated and maintained and to schedule inspections.
    Burden Statement: The burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 3.9 hours per response for reporting and 63.5 
hours per recordkeeper annually. This estimate includes the time needed 
to review instructions, develop a recall plan, create and gather data, 
and review and store the information.
    Respondents: Owners or operators of facilities that use volatile 
organic storage vessels.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 857.
    Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 19.4.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 119,002.
    Frequency of Collection: Initial notifications, periodic reports 
describing equipment defects, gap measurements and excedences, and 
semiannual reports of pilot flame absence from flare.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden to:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy 
Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

and

Mr. Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 11, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-6670 Filed 3-21-94; 8:45 am]
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