[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 136 (Monday, July 15, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 36878-36879] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-17910] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5537-3] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) Kraft Pulp Mills; Reporting and Recordkeeping AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the New Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB) 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. 1055.05. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: New Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB), Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements OMB Control No: 2060-0021 EPA ICR No: 1055.05 This information collection is a revision of an approved collection. Abstract: New Source Performance Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills were developed to ensure that air emissions from these facilities do not cause ambient concentrations of particulate matter and Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) to exceed levels that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and the environment. In order to ensure compliance with the standards, adequate recordkeeping and reporting is [[Page 36879]] necessary. This information enables the Agency to: (1) Identify the sources subject to the standard; (2) ensure initial compliance with emission limits; and (3) verify continuous compliance with the standard. Responses are mandatory under 40 CFR Part 60. 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 March 26, 1996 [61 FR 13174]. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.6 hour 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/Affected Entities: 74. Estimated Number of Responses: 26,064. Frequency of Response: semi-annual. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 16,238 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. 1055.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0021 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. 96-17910 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M