[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36061-36062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17475]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5852-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Agency Information Collection Activities, New 
Source Performance Standards for Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids

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 Petroleum Storage 
Liquid Vessels. 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 August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1797.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Agency Information Collection Activities, New Source 
Performance Standards for Petroleum Storage Liquid Vessels, Subpart K, 
40 CFR 60; EPA ICR No. 1797.01. This is a request for reinstatement, 
with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.
    Abstract: Owners/Operators subject to NSPS Subpart K are required 
to record the petroleum liquid stored, the period of storage and 
maximum true vapor pressure of that liquid, plus any malfunctions or 
shut downs of the tank during the respective storage period of the 
liquid.
    Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or 
operators to demonstrate the means of complying with the applicable 
standard. Under this standard, the data collected and recorded is 
retained at the facility for a minimum of two years and made available 
to the Administrator either on request or by inspection.
    The information generated by the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements are used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected 
by the NSPS continue to operate in compliance with the NSPS.
    The information collected from the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of 
sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. Collection of this 
information is authorized at 40 CFR 60.7 and 60.110. Any information 
submitted to the Agency, for which a claim of confidentiality is made, 
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 
40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 
Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 
43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 
17674, March 23, 1979). 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 12/2/96 (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 3 to 
7 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: Storage Vessels of Petroleum 
Liquids; constructed/reconstructed or modified between 6/11/73 and 5/
19/78.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 220.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 678 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $23,746.
    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.

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Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1797.01 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 26, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-17475 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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