[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10753-10754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6244]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5441-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; New 
Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Municipal Waste Combustors 
(Subpart Ea) Reporting and Recordkeeping OMB No. 2060-0210 and EPA No. 
1506.07

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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: New Source Performance 
Standards for Municipal Waste Combustors (MWC) Subpart Ea--Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Requirements (EPA ICR No. 1506.07; OMB No. 2060-
0210), with expiration date of May 31, 1996. 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 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1506.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors Subpart Ea (OMB Control 
No. 2060-0210; EPA ICR No. 1506.07); Expiring May 31, 1969. This is a 
request for renewal of a currently approved information collection 
request.
    Abstract: These standards apply to municipal waste combustors (MWC) 
units with a capacity greater than 225 megagrams per day (250 tons per 
day) of municipal solid waste or refuse-derived fuel, for which 
construction, modification, or reconstruction commenced after December 
20, 1989 and until September 20, 1994. Owners or operators of such 
units must provide EPA, or the delegated State regulatory authority, 
with the one-time notifications and reports, and must keep records, as 
required of all facilities subject to the general NSPS requirements. In 
addition, facilities subject to this subpart must install continuous 
monitoring systems (CMS) to monitor specified operating parameters to 
ensure that good combustion practices are implemented on a continuous 
basis. Owners and operators must submit quarterly and annual compliance 
reports. The notification and reports enable EPA or the delegated State 
regulatory authority to determine the best demonstrated technology is 
installed and properly operated and maintained, and to schedule 
inspections. The responses to this information collection are mandatory 
under Clean Air Act section 111 and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ea. The 
responses are not anticipated to be kept confidential due to the nature 
of the information collected; however, any information submitted to the 
Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded 
according to the Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.
    In terms of capital costs, the reporting and recordkeeping cost 
burden in #14 of the OMB Form 83-1 is stated as zero. First, there are 
no anticipated capital/startup costs for NSPS Subpart Ea during the 
startup of a new MWC for the installation of equipment for monitoring 
and recordkeeping and other related costs. No additional MWCs will be 
subject to the NSPS Subpart Ea, since all MWCs commencing construction, 
modification or reconstruction after September 20, 1994 will be subject 
to the NSPS Subpart Eb.
    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 December 8, 
1995 (60 FR 63035). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 603 
hours per respondent 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

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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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 136.
    Frequency of Response: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,488 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $903,520.80.
    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. 1506.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0210 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 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: March 11, 1996.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-6244 Filed 3-14-96; 8:45 am]
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