[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54630-54631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27852]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5912-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for Tanks, 
Surface Impoundments and Containers

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 
Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments and Containers, 
40 CFR part 264, subpart CC and 40 CFR part 265, subpart CC, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0318, expiring on November 30, 1997. 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 November 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, or download off the Internet from http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, 
and refer to EPA ICR No. 1593.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Air Emission Standards for 
Tanks, Surface Impoundments and Containers, 40 CFR part 264, subpart CC 
and 40 CFR part 265, subpart CC, (OMB Control Number 2060-0318; EPA ICR 
No. 1593.03) expiring on November 30, 1997. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The collection of this information is used by the EPA to 
ensure that appropriate environmental rules are being complied with and 
that emission control devices are properly operated and maintained. 
Reports required under this collection authority are used by the Agency 
to monitor compliance as well as targeting treatment, storage and 
disposal facilities for inspection. Section 3004(n) of the Hazardous 
and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) directed the EPA to promulgate 
regulations for monitoring and control of air emissions from treatment, 
storage and disposal facilities, as necessary, to protect human health 
and the environment. An agency

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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 June 18, 1997 (62 FR 33074); 
no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 77 
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: Owners and operators of facilities 
that treat, store or dispose hazardous wastes in tanks, surface 
impoundments and containers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,393.
    Frequency of Response: 1 plus on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 726,022 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $2,925,000.
    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. 1593.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0318 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. 
(or E-Mail Farmer.S[email protected])

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: October 10, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-27852 Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am]
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