[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15092]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5837-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards for Primary Aluminum 
Reduction Plants

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: Standards of Performance for 
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (NSPS Subpart S), OMB Control Number 
2060-0031 Expiration Date: 7/31/97. 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 July 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No.1683.02 (Previously numbered 1067.05).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Primary Aluminum Reduction 
Plants (OMB Control No. 2060-0031; EPA ICR No. 1683.02 (Previously 
numbered 1067.05). This is a request for an extension of a currently 
approved ICR.
    Abstract: Primary aluminum reduction plants emit particulate 
matter, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hydrogen 
fluoride and sulfur dioxide in quantities that the Administrator 
believes cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Consequently, New 
Source Performance Standards for primary aluminum reduction plants were 
promulgated. Affected facilities are required to meet total fluoride 
emission limits as well as opacity limits. Unless approved for less 
frequent testing, owners or operators must conduct monthly performance 
tests to verify compliance with the standards, and maintain daily 
records of production, raw material feed rates, and cell or potline 
voltages. 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 (61 FR 63840). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 
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: Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,365 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. 1067.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0031 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: June 4, 1997.

Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-15092 Filed 6-9-97; 8:45 am]
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