[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 136 (Monday, July 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17909]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5537-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generating Units; 
OMB No. 2060-0026; EPA No. 1052.05

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) for the fossil-fuel-fired 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 August 14, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1052.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam 
Generating Units (OMB No. 2060-0026; EPA ICR No. 1052.05) This is a 
request for revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In Administrator's judgment, nitrogen oxides (NOX), 
particulate matter (PM) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from 
fossil-fuel-fired steam generating units cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. In order to assure compliance with the emission 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 CFR Part 60 Subpart D 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 3/26/96 (FR 61, No. 59 pg 
13172-13173).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.3 
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.
    Respondents: owners and operators of fossil-fuel-fired steam 
generating units
    Estimated Hours/Response: 0.3 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 660.
    Frequency of Response: quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 62,865 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
    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. 1052.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0026 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: July 5, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-17909 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am]
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