[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55634-55635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28369]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5913-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Regulations Governing Constructed or 
Reconstructed Major Sources

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: Regulations Governing 
Constructed or Reconstructed Major Sources (EPA ICR No. 1658.02). 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 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, 
and refer to EPA ICR No. 1658.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Regulations Governing Constructed or Reconstructed Major 
Sources; EPA ICR No. 1658.02. This is a new collection.
    Abstract: Owners or operators of major sources of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs) who construct or reconstruct a source for which no 
maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standard has been set, 
must submit a one-time-only application to the permitting authority. No 
periodic reporting is required for this collection. Title V of the 
Clean Air Act (CCA) as amended in 1990 requires that MACT standards be 
met by constructed and reconstructed major sources of HAPs. This 
collection of information is mandatory under authority contained in 
section 112(g) of the CAA as amended in 1990 [42 U.S.C. 7401 (et. seq.) 
as amended by Pub. L. 101-549]
    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 April 1, 
1994 in the proposed rule ``Hazardous Air Pollutants: Proposed 
Regulations Governing Constructed, Reconstructed or Modified Major 
Sources' (59 FR 15504). A small number of comments were received 
concerning the ICR for the proposed rule. The comments fell into two 
general categories; estimated burden being too low and estimated number 
of sources being too low. Addressing these comments, EPA has made two 
significant changes to the rule. First, modified sources have been 
removed from the effected entities. Second the application process has 
been simplified by deleting the requirement that a detailed analytic 
determination of individual HAPs be conducted.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 150 
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: Major sources of HAPs for which a 
MACT standard has not been established.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per construction, reconstruction or 
modification.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 106,535 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. 1658.02 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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(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 17, 1997.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28369 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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