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[FR Doc No: 94-9821]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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 May 23, 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 (NSPS) for Primary Aluminum 
Reduction Plants (Subpart S) Recordkeeping and Reporting 40 CFR Part 
60-(EPA ICR No. 1683.01; OMB No. 2060-0031). This is a request for 
renewal of a currently approved information collection.
    Abstract: Owners or operators of primary aluminum reduction plants 
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; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial 
performance test; and the results of the initial performance test. In 
addition, the owners or operators must report monthly performance test 
results that indicate missions exceeding specified limits. They must 
include reports describing operating and maintenance procedures and 
explaining excess emissions.
    Owners or operators of affected facilities are required to install, 
calibrate, maintain, and operate monitoring devices which determine the 
daily rate of aluminum and anode produced. Owners or operators must 
keep records of these monitoring measurements, maintaining them for at 
least 2 years. Owners or operators are also required to maintain 
records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or 
malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period 
during which the monitoring system is inoperative.
    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 87 hours per response for reporting and 88 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 primary aluminum reduction 
plants.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 8.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,900 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Initial notifications, periodic reports 
describing operating and maintenance procedures and explaining excess 
emissions.
    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: April 15, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-9821 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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