[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 240 (Thursday, December 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65388-65389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31557]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5664-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review;NSPS 
for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) for the NESHAP for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional 
Steam Generating Units 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 
cost and burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual data 
collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer, United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, 202-260-2740, and refer to the EPA ICR 
No. 1564.04

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Small 
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units--40 CFR Part 
60, Subpart Dc, OMB No. 2060-0202, Expiration Date: 9/30/96.
    This is request for a reinstatement of a previously approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The NSPS for Subpart Dc were proposed on June 9, 1989 and 
promulgated on September 12, 1990. These standards apply to steam 
generating units with a maximum design heat input capacity of 29 
megawatts (MW)(100 million Btu per hour (Btu/hr)) or less, but greater 
than or equal to 2.9 MW (10 million Btu/hr) commencing construction, 
modification or reconstruction after June 9, 1989. The pollutants 
regulated under this Subpart include sulfur dioxide (SO2) and 
particulate matter (PM).
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
the following one-time-only reports: Notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of demonstration of the 
continuous monitoring system (CMS); notification of the date of the 
initial performance test; and the results of the initial performance 
test.
    Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and 
records are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
    The standards require reporting of the results of the initial 
performance test to determine compliance with the applicable S02 
and/or PM standards. For units using a continuous emission monitoring 
system (CEMS) to determine compliance with the SO2 standard, the 
regulation requires submittal of the results of the CEMS demonstration.
    After the initial report, the standard for SO2 requires each 
affected facility to submit quarterly compliance reports. After the 
initial report, the standard for PM requires quarterly reports to be 
submitted to notify of any emissions exceeding the applicable opacity 
limit. If there are no excess emissions, a semiannual report stating 
that no exceedences occurred may be submitted.
    The recordkeeping requirements for small industrial-commercial-
institutional steam generating units consist of the occurrence and 
duration of any startup and malfunctions as described. They include the 
initial performance test results including information necessary to 
determine the conditions of the performance test, and performance test 
measurements and results, including the applicable sulfur

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dioxide and/or particulate matter results. Records of startups, 
shutdowns, and malfunctions should be noted as they occur. Any owner or 
operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file 
of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years 
following the date of such measurements.
    The reporting requirements for this type of facility currently 
include the initial notifications listed, the initial performance test 
results, and quarterly report of SO2 emissions, and instances of 
excess opacity. Semiannual opacity reports are required when there is 
no excess opacity. Semiannual excess emission reports and monitoring 
system performance reports shall include the magnitude of excess 
emissions, the date and time of the exceedence or deviance, the nature 
and cause of the malfunction (if known) and corrective measures taken, 
and identification of the time period during which the CMS was 
inoperative (this does not include zero and span checks nor typical 
repairs/adjustments).
    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 15. The Federal 
Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on 
this collection of information was published on July 15, 1996.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 23.5 
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 
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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Small Industrial-Commercial-
Institutional Steam Generating Units.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 319.
    Frequency of Response: 4.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 229,673 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $9,940,000.00.
    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. 1564.04 and OMB Control No. 2060-0202 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: December 6, 1996.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31557 Filed 12-11-96; 8:45 am]
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