[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26450]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5636-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 Standards of Performance for Onshore Natural Gas Processing 
Plants 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 November 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1086.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: [NSPS Subparts KKK (for VOC emissions) and LLL (for SO2 
emissions), Standards of Performance for Onshore Natural Gas Processing 
Plants], (OMB Control No. 2060-0120; EPA ICR No. 1068). This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Owners/Operators of Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants 
subject to Subparts KKK and LLL must notify EPA of construction, 
modification, startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, dates and results of 
initial performance tests. Owners/operators subject to these standards 
must make one-time-only reports of notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction and notification of the anticipated and 
actual startup dates. Owners/operators subject to these standards must 
also report on the notification of any physical or operational change 
that may cause emissions increases and are also required to maintain 
records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown or 
malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period in 
which the monitoring system is inoperable.
    Facilities subject to Subpart KKK must provide information on 
leaks, including the date when the leak was detected, the repair method 
used and other pertinent details. Facilities subject to Subpart LLL 
must submit information on excess SO2 emissions. Large facilities 
subject to Subpart LLL must install, calibrate, maintain and operate 
SO2 CEMS. These facilities would also have to submit the results 
of initial performance tests. Owners/operators of all affected 
facilities must report semiannually on the operating information 
contained in the records. This information is collected and used to 
ensure that the standards for VOC and SO2 emissions are being 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 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 (61 FR 13172).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 101 
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.
    Estimated Number of Affected Entities: 332.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannually and as needed.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 46,032 hours.
    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. 1086.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0120 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: October 9, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-26450 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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