[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 236 (Friday, December 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64738-64739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31125]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5660-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) Secondary 
Lead Smelters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L) Reporting and Recordkeeping

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507 
(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for the New Source Performance Standards for Secondary 
Lead Smelters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L) described below has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual 
data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1128.05.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: New Source Performance Standards for Secondary Lead Smelters 
(40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L), Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 
OMB Control No: 2060-0080, EPA ICR No: 1128.05.
    This information collection is a reinstatement, without change, of 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: New Source Performance Standards for Secondary Lead 
Smelters were developed to ensure that air emissions from these 
facilities do not cause ambient concentrations of lead and non-lead 
particulate matter to exceed levels that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health and the environment. Owners or operators of 
secondary lead smelters subject to NSPS must notify EPA of 
construction, reconstruction, modification, anticipated and actual 
startup dates, and results of performance tests. These facilities must 
also maintain records of performance test results, startups, shutdowns, 
and malfunctions. 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. Responses are mandatory 
under 40 CFR Part 60. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB 
control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 
48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on June 11, 1996 [61 FR 29551].
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: 23.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 23.
    Frequency of Response: 1/yr/respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 35 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $1,225.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1128.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0080 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

      and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    .Dated: November 27, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31125 Filed 12-5-96; 8:45 am]
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