[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7506-7507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4523]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5431-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for new Stationary Sources Metallic Mineral 
Processing Plants

No. OMB 2060-0016
No. EPA 0982.05
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 Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources--
Metallic Mineral Processing Plants (Subpart LL) described below has 
been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 

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(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 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0982.05 
and OMB No. 2060-0016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for Metallic Mineral Processing 
Plants (Subpart LL) OMB Control No. 2060-0016; EPA ICR No. 982.05). 
This is a request for revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from 
metallic mineral processing plants cause or contribute to air pollution 
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or 
welfare. Owners/operators of metallic mineral processing plants must 
notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, shut downs, date 
and results of initial performance test. Owners/operators with 
facilities using any wet scrubbing device shall install, calibrate, and 
maintain continuous monitoring devices to measure pressure drop and 
flow rate. Weekly records of the pressure drop and flow rate are to be 
maintained, and semi-annual reports are to be submitted when the 
pressure drop and flow rate differ 30% from the most recent performance 
test.
    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 September 
29, 1995 and no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2068 
hours per year. 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entitles: 20.5.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.5.
    Frequency of Response: 2.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 41.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2185 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $66,549.
    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. 0982.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0016 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
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 21, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4523 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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