[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41406-41407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20245]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5549-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
NESHAP: Benzene Waste Operations

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 Information Collection Request 
(ICR) #1541.04 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 9, 1996.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1541.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: NESHAP: Benzene Waste Operations (OMB Control No. 2060-0183; 
EPA ICR No. 1541.05) expiring 8/31/96. This is a request for extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Any facility which manages a waste containing benzene 
must maintain records and submit reports to the Agency. There is a 
tiered threshold for burden. Facilities managing waste containing less 
than 1 megagram of benzene must simply certify to that affect and 
maintain documentation to support their finding. Facilities managing 
more than 1 megagram and less than 10 megagrams of benzene-containing 
waste must prepare an initial certification, test annually to verify 
that their waste stream still falls within this range and maintain 
documentation to support these findings. Facilities managing more than 
10 megagrams of waste must submit quarterly and annual reports 
documenting the results of continuous monitoring. The Agency uses this 
information to determine compliance and to select plants or processes 
for inspection.
    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 5/29/96 (61 
FR 26901); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 71 
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/Affected Entities: Chemical plants, petroleum 
refineries, coke by-product recovery plants, and commercial treatment, 
storage, and disposal facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
    Frequency of Response: quarterly, annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 17,028 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. 1541.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0183 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 31, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-20245 Filed 8-7-96; 8:45 am]
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