[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63840-63847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30609]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5657-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards for Subparts K, Kb, 
S, T, U, V, W, X, and AAA and NESHAP Subparts F, G, H, and I

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 document announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Requests 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting 
the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of 
Compliance. People interested in getting copies of or making comments 
about these ICRs should direct inquiries or comments to the Office of 
Compliance, Mail Code 2224A, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460. 
Information may also be acquired electronically through the Enviro$en$e 
Bulletin Board, (703) 908-2092 or the Enviro$en$e WWW/Internet Address, 
http//wastenot.inel.gov./envirosense/. All responses and comments will 
be collected regularly for Enviro$en$e

.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For NSPS Subparts K and Kb: Everett 
Bishop of the Manufacturing Energy, and Transportation Division (mail 
code 2223A), telephone (202) 564-7032, facsimile (202) 564-0050 or e-
mail Bishop.E[email protected]; for NSPS Subpart S: Jane Engert of 
the Manufacturing Energy, and Transportation Division (mail code 
2223A), telephone (202) 564-5021, facsimile (202) 564-0050 or e-mail 
[email protected].; for NSPS Subparts T, U, V, W, and X: 
Steve Howie, telephone (202) 564-4146, facsimile (202) 564-0085 or 
Cletis Mixon, telephone (202) 564-4153, facsimile (202) 564-0085, of 
the Agriculture and Ecosystems Division, Agriculture Branch (mail code 
2225A); for NSPS Subpart AAA: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., of the Wood 
Heater Program, telephone (202) 564-7021, facsimile (202) 564-0039 or 
e-mail [email protected].; and for NESHAP Subparts F, G, 
H, and I, the Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON): Marcia Mia of the 
Chemical, Commercial Services and Municipal Division, (mail code 
2224A), telephone (202) 564-7042, facsimile (202) 564-0009 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NSPS Subpart K: Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels Supplementary 
Information

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which maintain storage vessels containing petroleum liquids which 
have a storage capacity greater than 151,412 liters (40,000 gallons) 
that commenced construction, reconstruction or modification after June 
11, 1973 and prior to May 19, 1978. Exemptions to this Subpart are for 
those storage vessels for petroleum or condensate stored, processed, 
and/or treated at a drilling and production facility prior to custody 
transfer. This document is to begin the process of reissuing an OMB 
number for an information collection request that has lapsed.
    Title: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Petroleum 
Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart K, ICR Control Number 
1797.01.
    Abstract: The ICR contains recording and recordkeeping requirements 
under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart K, that apply to Petroleum Liquid Storage 
Vessels. In the Administrator's judgment volatile organic compound 
(VOC) emissions from petroleum storage vessels cause or contribute to 
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS have been promulgated for this 
source category.
    The control of VOC emissions from petroleum storage vessels 
requires properly operated and maintained equipment. VOC emissions are 
the result of evaporation of volatile organic liquids contained in the 
vessels. These standards rely on the owner or operator to equip their 
storage vessels with a floating roof, a vapor recovery system or their 
equivalents.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate 
recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Generally, this information will be readily available because 
it is needed for plant records. As a result, there should be no 
additional burden from these requirements.
    The format of the rule is the collecting and maintaining of 
prescribed information. An owner or operator shall maintain a record of 
the petroleum liquid stored, the period of storage and the maximum true 
vapor pressure of that liquid during the storage period. Determining 
the vapor pressure may be ascertained by nomographs contained in API 
Bulletin 2517 or from liquid samples taken from a storage vessel, if 
specified by the Administrator.
    Initial notifications are required by the General Provisions at 40 
CFR section 60.7. These initial reports include notification of 
construction or modification, reconstruction, startup, shutdown, or 
malfunction. Due to the time frames established under Subpart K, there 
can be no new notices for construction. Subpart K, itself, does not 
require further notifications to the Agency.
    Information generated by notifications and recordkeeping is used by 
the Agency to ensure that facilities affected by the NSPS continue to 
operate the control equipment used to achieve compliance. Notification 
of construction and startup indicated to the Agency that an affected 
facility was being constructed and therefore subject to the standards. 
If the information were not collected, the Agency would have no means 
for ensuring that compliance with the NSPS was achieved and maintained 
by the sources subject to the regulation. Under these circumstances, an 
owner or operator could elect to reduce operating expenses by not 
installing, maintaining, or otherwise operating the control technology 
required by the standards. In the absence of the recordkeeping 
requirements, the standards could be enforced only through continuous 
onsite inspection by regulatory agency personnel. Consequently, not 
collecting

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the information results in (1) greatly increased resource requirements 
for enforcement agencies or (2) the inability to enforce the standards.
    NSPS Subpart K required notification to the Agency of any affected 
facility. Afterwards, the only requirements were to install appropriate 
equipment, a floating roof, vapor recovery system or their equivalents 
and then to maintain the following information, record of the petroleum 
liquid stored, maximum true vapor pressure of the liquid stored and the 
storage period for each petroleum liquid.
    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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: It is estimated that 150 Respondents are affected 
by Subpart K. The estimated reporting burden is 2.5 hours/respondent/
year for recordkeeping. The frequency for collecting this information 
depends on the number of times in a year the petroleum storage tank is 
emptied and refilled. The estimate for this is once a year. Respondent 
costs generally can be calculated on the basis of $14.50 per hour, plus 
110 percent overhead.
    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 estimate 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.

NSPS Subpart Kb: Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels 
Supplementary Information

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which maintain volatile organic liquid (VOL) storage vessels, 
including petroleum storage vessels, which have a storage capacity 
greater than or equal to 40 cubic meters that commenced construction, 
reconstruction or modification after July 23, 1984. Exemptions to 
Subpart Kb are for vessels at coke oven by-product plants, pressure 
vessels designed to operate in excess of 204.9 kPa and without 
emissions to the atmosphere, vessels permanently attached to mobile 
vehicles, vessels with a design capacity less than or equal to 
1,589.874 m3 used for petroleum or condensate stored, processed, 
or treated prior to custody transfer, vessels located at bulk gasoline 
storage plants, storage vessels located at gasoline service stations 
and vessels used to store beverage alcohol.
    Title: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Volatile 
Organic Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0074, expiring on June 3, 1997.
    Abstract: The ICR contains reporting, recording, and recordkeeping 
requirements under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb, that apply to VOL 
Storage Vessels. In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from 
VOL storage vessels cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Therefore, NSPS have been promulgated for this source category.
    The control of emissions of VOC from storage vessels requires not 
only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the 
operation and maintenance of that equipment. VOC emissions are the 
result of evaporation of volatile organic liquids contained in the 
vessels. These standards rely on the enclosure of the tanks by fixed or 
floating roofs, or a vapor recovery system or equivalent control 
device.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate 
recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Generally, this information will be readily available because 
it is needed for plant records. As a result, there should be no 
additional burden from these requirements.
    The format of the rule is that of an equipment standard. A 
performance test is not required because conducting a performance test 
is not feasible for floating roofs. Floating roofs are subject to 
visual inspections and periodic measurements. Flares must meet the 
General Provisions at section 60.18(f). An alternative means of 
limiting emissions is permitted if it can meet the emissions 
limitations required in Sec. 60.112b. For the equipment to be 
permitted, a person or company must notify the Administrator who must 
then publish the information in the Federal Register and hold a public 
hearing. The submittal of information must include an actual emissions 
test that uses a full-size or scale model storage vessel that 
accurately collects all VOC emissions from a given control device and 
that accurately simulates wind and accounts for other emission 
variables such as temperature and barometric pressure. Also, the 
submittal must include an engineering evaluation that the Administrator 
determines is an accurate method of determining equivalence. (60.114b).
    Owners or operators of tanks equipped with a fixed roof and 
internal floating roof (IFR) shall perform visual inspections of the 
roof and seals prior to filling the vessel with VOL and at least once 
every 12 months thereafter. As an alternative to annual inspections, 
double-sealed systems may be visually inspected internally every 5 
years and each time the vessel is emptied and degassed. An internal 
inspection, in which the tank is emptied and degassed, is required at 
least every 10 years.
    Owners or operators of tanks equipped with an external floating 
roof (EFR) shall perform seal gap measurements of the gap area and 
maximum gap width between the primary seal and the wall of the storage 
vessel (within 60 days of the initial fill

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and at least every 5 years thereafter) and between the secondary seal 
and the wall of the storage vessel (initially and at least once per 
year thereafter). They shall perform visual inspections of the roof, 
seals and fittings each time the vessel is emptied and degassed.
    Owners or operators of vessels equipped with closed vent systems 
are required to submit, for the Administrator's approval, an operating 
plan describing system design, operation, and maintenance 
specifications, and an inspection plan for the system. In the event the 
owner or operator has installed a flare, a report showing compliance 
with visible emission General Provisions shall be furnished to the 
Administrator.
    Initial notifications are required by the General Provisions at 40 
CFR section 60.7. These initial reports include notification of 
construction or modification, reconstruction, startup, shutdown, or 
malfunction. Subpart Kb includes notifications when a tank is filled or 
refilled and prior to seal gap measurements.
    The owner or operator of each storage vessel that is equal to or 
greater than 40 m3 (10,000 gal) in capacity shall, for the life of the 
source, keep readily accessible records showing the dimension of the 
vessel and an analysis showing the capacity of the storage vessel.
    Records shall be kept for at least 2 years of the type of VOL 
stored, the period of storage, and the maximum true vapor pressure of 
that VOL during the respective storage period for each storage vessel 
with: (1) a design capacity greater than or equal to 151 m3 (40,000 
gal) storing a liquid with a maximum true vapor pressure greater than 
or equal to 1.75 kPa (0.25 psia) or (2) a design capacity greater than 
or equal to 75 m3 (20,000 gal) but less than 151 m3 (40,000 gal) 
storing a liquid with a maximum true vapor pressure greater than or 
equal to 15.0 kPa (2.2 psia). In cases where vessels meet the criteria 
for size cut-offs but are typically below the vapor pressure cut-offs, 
the owner or operator shall notify the Administrator when the maximum 
true vapor pressure of the liquid exceeds the respective maximum true 
vapor pressure values for each volume range. Owners or operators of 
each vessel equipped with a closed-vent system and 95 percent effective 
control device are exempt from these requirements. Records must be kept 
of inspections and seal gap measurements.
    Owners or operators of each vessel storing a waste mixture of 
indeterminate or variable composition shall conduct semiannual physical 
testing for maximum true vapor pressure in cases where the vapor 
pressure of the anticipated liquid composition is above the cutoff for 
monitoring, but below the cutoff for control requirements.
    The owner or operator shall keep copies of all reports and records 
resulting from inspections for at least 2 years. Owners or operators of 
vessels equipped with an IFR or EFR are required to submit a report 
describing the control equipment and certify that the control equipment 
meets the specifications of the regulation. Owners or operators of 
external floating roof (EFR) vessels shall submit a seal gap 
measurement reports for the primary seal and the secondary seal. 
Additional reports are required only in the event the vessel is 
determined to be out of compliance with the standards. These reports 
shall identify the vessel, the nature of the defects, and the date that 
the vessel was emptied or repaired. Reports are required for periods 
when a pilot light is absent from a flare.
    Information generated by notifications, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities 
affected by the NSPS continue to operate the control equipment used to 
achieve compliance. Notification of construction and startup indicates 
to enforcement personnel when a new affected facility has been 
constructed and therefore is subject to the standards. If the 
information were not collected, the Agency would have no means for 
ensuring that compliance with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by 
the new, modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the regulation. 
Under these circumstances, an owner or operator could elect to reduce 
operating expenses by not installing, maintaining, or otherwise 
operating the control technology required by the standards. In the 
absence of the recordkeeping requirements, the standards could be 
enforced only through continuous onsite inspection by regulatory agency 
personnel. Consequently, not collecting the information results in (1) 
greatly increased resource requirements for enforcement agencies or (2) 
the inability to enforce the standards.
    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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: Based upon the last ICR, there were 857 
respondents with 10,455 storage vessels affected by this Subpart. The 
estimated burden is: One time notification or start up burden is 47 
hours/year/respondent; repeat requirements (seal and gap measurements) 
burden is 23 hours/year/respondent; recordkeeping requirements burden 
is estimated at 104 hours/respondent/year. Respondent costs generally 
can be calculated on the basis of $14.50 per hour, plus 110 percent 
overhead.
    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. These estimates include 
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.

NSPS Subpart S: Primary Aluminum Supplementary Information

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
primary

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aluminum reduction plants that commenced construction, modification, or 
reconstruction after the date of proposal. The specific units to which 
this subpart applies are potroom groups and anode bake plants.
    Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Primary Aluminum 
Reduction Plants at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart S, OMB Control Number 2060-
0031, expiring July 31, 1997.
    Abstract: Primary aluminum processing activities result in 
emissions of gaseous hydrogen fluoride and particulate fluorides, 
alumina, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and sulfur 
dioxide. In the Administrator's judgment, emissions from these sources 
are in sufficient quantity to cause or contribute to air pollution that 
may endanger public health or welfare. Consequently, New Source 
Performance Standards were promulgated for this source category. These 
standards establish limits for both total fluoride emissions and 
visible emissions, and rely on the proper installation, operation and 
maintenance of particulate control devices such as electrostatic 
precipitators or scrubbers. Typically, primary aluminum plants are 
components of larger facilities that produce a variety of finished 
products. The primary aluminum source category, however, does not 
include holding furnaces, casting, or refining processes which are 
generally considered under the category of secondary aluminum.
    In order to ensure compliance with the standards, adequate 
recordkeeping and reporting is 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. Specifically, the rule requires an 
application for approval of construction, notification of startup, 
notification and report of the initial emissions test, and notification 
of any physical or operational change that may increase the emission 
rate. In addition, sources are required to keep records of all 
startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions.
    In the absence of such information collection requirements, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are 
mandatory, and the records required by this NSPS must be retained by 
the owner or operator for two years. In general, the required 
information consists of emissions data and other information deemed not 
to be private. 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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, 
Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 
36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 
FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The average annual burden to the industry over 
the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements is estimated at 874 person-hours. This is based on an 
estimated 7 respondents, with no new plants or potlines expected to be 
constructed in the next three years. The average annual burden for 
reporting only is projected to be 296 person-hours. Respondent costs 
generally can be calculated on the basis of $14.50 per hour, plus 110 
percent overhead.
    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 estimate 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.

NSPS Subparts T, U, V, W, X: Phosphate Fertilizer Supplementary 
Information

    Affected entities: This action affects entities which operate wet-
process phosphoric acid plants, super phosphoric acid plants, granular 
diammonium phosphate plants, and triple superphosphate plants. This 
action also affects entities which operate granular triple 
superphosphate storage facilities.
    Title: New source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the Phosphate 
Fertilizer Industry at 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts T, U, V, W, X, OMB 
Control Number 2060.0037, expiring June 30, 1997.
    Abstract: The NSPS for the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry were 
proposed in October 22, 1974, and promulgated on August 6, 1975. These 
standards apply to each wet-process phosphoric acid plant, each super 
phosphoric acid plant, each granular diammonium phosphate plant, and 
each triple superphosphate plant, having a design capacity of more than 
15 tons of equivalent phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) feed per 
calendar day. These standards also apply to granular triple 
superphosphate storage facilities. Specific affected facilities for 
each subpart are found at 40 CFR. 60.200, 60.210, 60.220, 60.230 and 
60.240.
    Phosphate fertilizer plant and phosphate bearing feed owner 
operators of phosphate fertilizer plants must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, start-ups, shutdowns, malfunctions, and 
dates and results of the initial performance test. Owner/operators must 
install, calibrate, and maintain monitoring devices to continuously 
measure/record pressure drop across scrubbers.
    Recordkeeping shall consist of: the occurrence and duration of all 
startups and malfunctions as described; initial performance tests 
results; amount of phosphate feed material; equivalent calculated 
amounts of P2O5, and pressure drops across scrubber system. 
Startups, shutdowns and malfunctions must be recorded as they occur. 
Performance test records must contain information necessary to 
determine conditions of performance test and performance test 
measurements. Equivalent P2O5 stored or amount of

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feed must be recorded daily. The CMS shall record pressure drop across 
scrubbers continuously and automatically.
    Reporting shall include: initial notifications listed and initial 
performance test results.
    The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary 
sources. These standards must reflect application of the best 
technological system of continuous emissions reductions. Such 
reductions should take into consideration the cost of achieving 
emission reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental 
impact and energy requirements.
    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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The reporting burden for this requirement is 
limited to initial notifications and reports of performance test 
results. No new sources are anticipated to occur during the period for 
which renewal is requested so no reporting burden is anticipated.
    The average total annual recordkeeping burden associated with this 
ICR is 962.5 hours. This figure reflects a per-respondent burden of 
87.5 hours, with a total of 11 respondents representing the industry. 
These figures are unchanged from the current ICR. The per-respondent 
annual burden consists of 0.25 hours per (daily) occurrence of time to 
enter information, times 350 operation days per year (as specified in 
the NSPS review document). All other burdens associated with 
recordkeeping under this ICR, including time necessary to read 
instructions, plan activities, and implement activities, are assumed to 
be included in the burden associated with startup of new facilities and 
not included in the annual recordkeeping. The numbers were derived from 
standard estimates based on the EPA's experience with other standards. 
Respondent costs generally can be calculated on the basis of $14.50 per 
hour, plus 110 percent overhead.
    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 estimate 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.

NSPS Subpart AAA: New Residential Wood Heaters Supplementary 
Information

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which manufacture or sell new residential wood heaters.
    Title: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; New 
Residential Wood Heaters at 40 CFR 60, Subpart AAA, Sections 60.530 
through 60.539(b), OMB Control Number 2060-0161, expiring August 31, 
1997.
    Abstract: Information is supplied to the Agency under the 
applicable rule by emission testing laboratories, manufacturers and 
commercial owners (e.g., distributors, retailers).
    The information supplied by manufacturers to the Agency is used: 
(1) to ensure that the best demonstrated technology (BDT) is being used 
to reduce emissions from wood heaters, (2) to ensure that the wood 
heater tested for certification purposes is in compliance with the 
applicable emission standards, (3) to provide evidence that production-
line wood heaters have emission performance characteristics similar to 
tested models and (4) to provide assurance of continued compliance.
    Manufacturers submit a notification to the Agency stating the dates 
of certification testing, perform the certification testing at an 
accredited laboratory, supply detailed component drawings including 
manufacturing tolerances to the Agency, reapply for certification every 
five years, seal/store each tested model, and maintain all necessary 
certification test records.
    For each certified model line, manufacturers are required: (1) to 
submit biennially, a statement certifying that no material or 
dimensional changes have been made to the model line that affects 
emission performance; (2) to affix both permanent and temporary labels 
to each new wood heater manufactured; (3) to disclose, to the consumer, 
instructions for operation and maintenance of the wood heater; (4) to 
notify the Agency that a quality assurance emission test will be 
conducted within one week of the mailing; (5) to maintain, for each 
model line, records of certification test reports including raw field, 
laboratory, and instrument calibration data; and (6) to perform and 
document quality assurance parameter inspections conducted on assembly-
line wood heaters; (7) to perform and document emission audit tests 
performed on assembly-line wood heaters; (8) to maintain records of the 
quantity and model type of wood heaters produced and sold; (9) to 
maintain records and storage locations of all wood heaters exempt from 
certification requirements; and (10) to retain for the life of the 
model line wood heater units tested for certification purposes.
    Emission testing laboratories seeking accreditation are required: 
(1) to apply to the Agency for accreditation before conducting 
certification tests; (2) pass a standardized proficiency test; and (3) 
notify the Agency prior conducting the required test.
    The regulation requires currently accredited laboratories: (1) to 
participate in proficiency test programs on an annual basis, (2) to 
report within ten days the results of random compliance audits in the 
form of a preliminary test report, (3) to report to the Agency the 
failure of any manufacturer to submit a wood heater for testing, (4) to 
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interruptions or postponements in the testing schedule and advise the 
Agency of the new testing date; (5) to retain all certification test 
records and documentation; and (6) to retain all certification test 
records and associated documentation.
    Commercial owners are required to maintain records of previous 
owners of wood heaters to enable the Agency to confirm whether the 
stove should be categorized as a used stove or an affected facility.
    Most recordkeeping and reporting provisions of the rule consists of 
emissions-related data and other information not considered 
confidential. 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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 the 
Agency's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
    The agency would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: Previous ICRs used a combination of burden hours 
and/or dollar-cost figures. In these ICRs, burden hours were converted 
to dollar-cost figures using an average salary multiplier ($14.50 per 
hour plus 110 percent overhead) times the number of burden hours. The 
dollar-cost figures were then added to compute the overall dollar-cost 
figure. In this ICR, both burden hours and dollar-cost figures will be 
assigned to each regulatory burden.
    Based on the previous ICR, approved for use through August 31, 
1996, the total annual burden to regulated entities is 8,775 hours with 
a total dollar-cost of $1,349,673.38. The burden to manufacturers is 
6,861 hours and $1,291,423.00. The burden to testing laboratories is 
1,564 hours and $47,654.25, and the burden to retailers is 350 hours 
and $10,657.25.
    For manufacturers, the following hourly burden and cost estimates 
are used in the current ICR. A total of 50 manufacturers testing 1.33 
wood heaters per year, at a cost of 2 hours per wood heater with 
payment of $5,000 in fees to the testing laboratory. Applications, 
taking 8 hours each to prepare, are submitted at the rate of 1.33 per 
year. Biennial reporting occurs 0.50 times per year, at a cost of 2 
hours per report. It is estimated that manufacturers, on an annual 
basis, attach to production-line wood heaters, 4,000 permanent and 
4,000 temporary labels per year at a cost of $2 per permanent label, 
and $0.75 and 0.0083 hours per temporary label. It is also estimated 
that manufacturers create one owner's manual per year, taking 20 hours 
to prepare, perform quality assurance testing 0.80 times per year at a 
cost of $5,000 per wood heater and that it takes 2 hours to prepare the 
notification to the Agency. Emission test documentation is estimated to 
take 1 hour for each tested wood heater. Recordkeeping for research and 
development wood heaters is expected to take place once per year and 
take 2 hours to prepare. Eight hours of recordkeeping is estimated for 
each stove used in certification testing that is subsequently sealed 
and stored by the manufacturer.
    For emission testing laboratories, the following hourly burden and 
cost estimates are used in the current ICR. It is estimated that 1 new 
testing laboratory will apply for certification each year and that 
preparation of the application for certification will take 40 hours. 
The notice for initial proficiency testing for this laboratory will 
take 1 hour to prepare and the required initial proficiency test will 
take 135 hours to complete. For accredited testing laboratories, an 
annual demonstration of continuing proficiency is required and is 
estimated to take 135 hours. Rescheduling of proficiency tests are 
estimated to occur twice per year for each laboratory and take 2 hours 
to prepare the required notice to the Agency. It is estimated that 
currently certified test laboratories will spend 4 hours per week 
maintaining emission test records.
    For retailers, records of wood heaters previously owned by 
noncommercial owners are required to be maintained for 5 years. It is 
estimated that 875 retailers will create such records, 4 times a year 
at an expense of 0.100 hour per record.
    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. The above burden 
estimate(s) 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.

NESHAP Subparts F, G, H, and I, the Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) 
Supplementary Information

    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to the HON with the exceptions listed in 40 CFR 
63.100(f).
    Title: NESHAP Subparts F, G, H, and I, the Hazardous Organic NESHAP 
(HON), OMB number 2060-0282, expiring May 31, 1997.
    Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR part 63.100, 
63.110, 63.160, and 63.190; subparts F, G, H, and I, respectively, for 
hazardous air pollutant emissions from process vents, storage vessels, 
transfer racks, wastewater and equipment leaks. This information is 
used by the Agency to identify sources subject to the standards and to 
insure that the maximum achievable control is being properly applied. 
The standards require periodic recordkeeping to document process 
information relating to the source's ability to comply with the 
standards. Respondents are owners or operators of processes in SOCMI 
industries, styrene-butadiene rubber production, polybutadiene 
production, chloride production, pesticide production, chlorinated 
hydrocarbon use in production of chemicals, pharmaceutical production, 
and miscellaneous butadiene use.

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    Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires that 
EPA establish standards to limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants 
(HAP's) from stationary sources. The sources subject to the proposed 
rule can potentially emit 149 of the 189 HAP's listed in Section 112. 
In the Administrator's judgment, hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions in the synthetic organic chemical industry and other 
negotiated industries cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Therefore, NESHAPs have been promulgated for this source category as 
required under section 112 of the Clean Air Act.
    Generally, respondents are required by law to submit one time 
reports of start of construction, anticipated and actual start-up 
dates, and physical or operational changes to existing facilities. In 
addition, Subpart G requires respondents to submit five types of 
reports: (1) Initial Notification, (2) Implementation Plan (note: on 
August 26, 1996, EPA proposed to eliminate the need for an 
Implementation Plan. No adverse comments were received and EPA plans to 
go final with that notice in December), (3) Notification of Compliance 
Status, (4) Periodic Reports, and (5) several event triggered reports. 
The Initial Notification report identifies sources subject to the rule 
and the provisions which apply to these sources. The Notification of 
Compliance Status is submitted to provide the information necessary to 
demonstrate that compliance has been achieved. The Periodic Reports 
provide the parameter monitoring data for the control devices, results 
of any performance tests conducted during the period, and information 
on instances where inspections revealed problems. Subparts H and I 
require the source to submit an initial report detailing the equipment 
and process units subject to, and schedule for implementing each phase 
of, the standard. Owners and operators also have to submit semiannual 
reports of the monitoring results from the leak detection and repair 
program in the equipment leak standard. All records are to be 
maintained by the source for a period of at least 5 years. The Initial 
Notification is due 180 days before commencement of construction or 
reconstruction for new sources.
    The Notification of Compliance Status would be submitted 150 days 
after the source's compliance date for both new and existing sources.
    Generally, Periodic Reports would be submitted semiannually. 
However, if monitoring results show that the parameter values for an 
emission point are outside the established range for more than 1 
percent of the operating time in a reporting period, or the monitoring 
system is out of service for more than 5 percent of the time, the 
regulatory authority may request that the owner or operator submit 
quarterly reports for that emission point. After 1 year, semiannual 
reporting can be resumed, unless the regulatory authority requests 
continuation of quarterly reports.
    Other reports would be submitted as required by the provisions for 
each kind of emission point. The due date for these kinds of reports is 
tied to the event that precipitated the report itself. Examples of 
these special reports include requests for extensions of repair, 
notification of scheduled inspections for storage vessel and wastewater 
management units, process changes, and startup, shutdown, and 
malfunctions.
    Subparts H and I, the equipment leak standards, would require the 
submittal of an initial report and semiannual reports of leak detection 
and repair experiences and any changes to the processes, monitoring 
frequency and/or initiation of a quality improvement program. For new 
sources, the initial report shall be submitted with the application for 
construction, as under Subpart G. Every 6 months after the initial 
report, a report must be submitted that summarizes the monitoring 
results from the leak detection and repair program and provides a 
notification of initiation of monthly monitoring or implementation of a 
quality improvement program, if applicable.
    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 Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity or the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    The EPA specifically would like comments on the following: (i) the 
estimated percentage of respondents filing electronically; (ii) the 
estimated percentage of respondents contracting out the leak detection 
and repair (LDAR) portion; (iii) an estimate of the annual cost of 
contracting out the LDAR program; and (iv) the model plant scenario, 
which consists of: 20 parameters to monitor at control devices 
throughout facility; 10 affected storage tanks of various capacities; 3 
affected major wastewater streams; 4 affected transfer rack operations; 
1 overall LDAR program for 2000 components; and 1 facility wide 
inventory of emission points, Group 1 and Group 2.
    Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for 
the currently approved ICR. Where appropriate, the Agency identified 
specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent with the 
concept of burden under the Paper Work Reduction Act.
    The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be 18 new 
affected facilities each year and that there would be 389 existing 
sources over each of the next three years covered by the ICR. For the 
new sources, it was estimated that it would take 250 person hours to 
read the instructions, 355 person hours to plan activities, 132 person 
hours for training, 4266 person hours for performance testing, 2943 
person hours to gather information, monitor and inspect, 40 person 
hours to process, compile and review, 557 person hours to complete 
reports, 489 person hours to record and disclose information, and 264 
person hours to store and file reports. For existing sources, it was 
estimated that it would take 83 person hours to read the instructions, 
79 person hours to plan activities, 21 person hours for training, 1767 
person hours for performance

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testing, 1693 person hours to gather information, monitor and inspect, 
20 person hours to process, compile and review, 406 person hours to 
complete reports, 454 person hours to record and disclose information, 
and 237 person hours to store and file reports.
    The annual burden to industry for the three year period covered by 
this ICR from recordkeeping and reporting requirements has been 
estimated at 2,321,399 hours. The respondents costs were calculated on 
a basis of $33/hr technical; $49/hr managerial, and $15/clerical; with 
a split of 0.05 managerial hours per technical hour and 0.10 clerical 
hours per technical hour. The total annual burden to industry is 
estimated at $74,587,566.
    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 estimate includes 
the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and 
use 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. No additional third 
party burden is associated with this ICR.

    Dated: November 22, 1996.
Bruce R. Weddle,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 96-30609 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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