[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5419]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5437-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam 
Generating Units/Information Collection Request Burden Analysis; OMB 
No. 2060-0072 EPA No. 1088.07

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 NSPS Subpart Db: Standards of Performance for 
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units 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 April 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1088.07 and OMB No. 2060-0072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: NSPS Subpart Db: Standards of 
Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating 
Units (OMB number 2060-0072; EPA ICR No. 1088.07). This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract; Owners/Operators of Steam Generating Units subject to 
Subpart Db must notify EPA of construction, modification, start-up, 
shut-downs, malfunctions, dates and results of initial performance 
tests. Owners/Operators of these Steam Generating Units would be 
required to keep records of design and operating specifications of all 
equipment installed to comply with the standards. This information is 
necessary to ensure that equipment design and operating specifications 
are met. 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 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 December 8, 
1995 (FR 63035); one written and two verbal comments were received 
concerning this information collection.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 
414,257 hours. 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 Entities: 696.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 696.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly and Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 414,257 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $12,614,000.
    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. 1088.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0072 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 28, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-5419 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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