[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]


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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.

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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.

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

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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]
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