[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 11432-11433] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-6211] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5708-5] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Standards of Performance for Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: NSPS for Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels, Subparts AA and AAa, OMB Control Number 2060-0038, expiration date 4/30/97. 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 April 11, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260- 2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1060.08. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels, Subparts AA and AAa; OMB No. 2060-0038; Agency ICR No. 1060.08, expiration date 4/30/97. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The Administrator may require owners and operators subject to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements, as specified in Section 114(a) of CAA. 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. The information collected is used for inspection purposes to determine if the pollution control devices used by the affected industries are properly installed and operated and the standards are being met. Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's records of a source initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. 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 August 30, 1996 (FR 45960). No comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 18.70 hours. 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: Owner/operators of Electric Arc Furnaces & Argon-Oxygen Decarbarization Vessels. Estimated Number of Respondents: 65. Frequency of Response: initial reports and semiannual reports. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 34,082 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $536,100. 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. 1060.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0038 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 [[Page 11433]] Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: March 5, 1997. Joseph Retzer, Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 97-6211 Filed 3-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE: 6560-50-P