[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14849]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5837-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Phosphate 
Fertilizer Industry

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
Sec. 3507(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) for Standards of Performance for New 
Stationary Sources --Phosphate Fertilizer Industry-- NSPS Subparts T, 
U, V, W, and X (OMB# 2060-0037, expiration date:6/30/97) described 
below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. 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 July 7, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No.1061.07

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Phosphate Fertilizer Industry 
(OMB Control No.2060-0037; EPA ICR No 1061.07 expiration date: 6/30/
97). This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that fluoride emissions from 
the phosphate fertilizer industry cause or contribute to air pollution 
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or 
welfare. Phosphate fertilizer plant and phosphate bearing feed owners/
operators of phosphate fertilizer plants must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, start-ups, shutdowns, malfunctions, and 
dates and results of the initial performance test. Owners/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 systems. 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 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.
    In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to 
protect public health, adequate reporting and 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.
    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 December 2, 
1996. No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 87.5 
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: Phosphate Fertilizer Industry.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 11.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 963 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
    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. 1061.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0037 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 0PPE 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: June 3, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-14849 Filed 6-5-97; 8:45 am]
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