[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6833-6834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4012]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5429-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries; OMB No. 2060-0022, 
EPA No. 1054.06

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 Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for Petroleum Refineries described 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 burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual 
data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1054.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries (OMB No. 
2060-0022; EPA ICR No. 1054). This is a request for revision of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter, 
carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxides emissions from petroleum refineries 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare. In order to assure compliance 
with the emissions standards, adequate monitoring and recordkeeping is 
necessary. If the information required by the standards were not 
collected, the Agency would have no means for ensuring that compliance 
with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by sources subject to the 
regulation. The information collected is also used for targeting 
inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in 
court. The information collected is required under 40 C.F.R. Part 60 
Subpart J and records of the information are required to be maintained 
for at least two 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 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 9/29/95 (FR 60, No. 189 p 50572-73).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 
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; 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.
    Normal Data Collection:

    Estimated Hours/Response: 0.25.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 190.
    Frequency of Response: 350.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 16625.

    Performance Test Burden:

    Estimated Hours/Response: 345.7.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 2420.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 19,045 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $579,920.

    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. 1054 and OMB Control No. 2060-0022 in any 
correspondence.)

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 


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Information Division (2136), 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: February 15, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4012 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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