[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
report any
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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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