[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59684-59685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29151]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5916-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; NSPS 
for Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems

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 document 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 Refinery 
Wastewater Systems,OMB Control Number 2060-0172, expiration date 12/31/
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 December 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or a copy of the ICR, 
call Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, or download off the Internet 
at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to EPA ICR No. 1136.05

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: NSPS Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems (OMB Number 2060-
0172; EPA ICR Number 1136.05,expiring 12/31/97). This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The promulgated standards require record keeping to 
document information relating to equipment specifications, work 
practices, and design criteria. Information must be recorded in 
sufficient detail to enable owners or operators to demonstrate 
compliance with the standards. Owners or operators are required to keep 
records of design and operating specifications of all equipment 
installed to comply with the promulgated standards, such as traps, 
covers, roof seals, control devices, and other equipment. This 
information is used to ensure that equipment design and operating 
specifications are attained. Generally, this information will be 
readily available because it is needed for construction purposes. As a 
result, there should be no specific burden from this requirement.
    The standards also require the owner or operator to design and 
operate the closed vent and control device systems in a manner which 
will ensure at least an overall 95 percent control efficiency. Owners 
or operators will ensure compliance by monitoring operational or 
process parameters associated with the control devices. A semiannual 
report must be submitted to document compliance with the standards. 
This requirement results in a small burden to the plant, but this 
requirement is the minimum needed to ensure compliance with the 
standards. For refineries using a flare as a control device, an initial 
performance test is required, which includes notification of the test 
date and reporting of test results to EPA. Apart from flares, no 
performance tests are required under these standards.
    The standards do not include control requirements for air flotation 
systems. As a result, no inspections or associated record keeping must 
be performed for these facilities. The standards do require semiannual 
visual inspections of the roofs and access doors for oil-water 
separators. Semiannual visual inspection of junction box covers must 
also be conducted. A portable hydrocarbon analyzer is required to 
detect VOC emission where an oil-water separator or closed drain system 
is vented to a control device. The standards require records of these 
inspections. In addition, process drains must be periodically inspected 
for the presence of water in p-leg traps and seal pots. The standards 
require monthly inspections of drains in active service, and weekly 
inspections of inactive drains, or alternatively, semiannual 
inspections of inactive drains that are tightly capped or plugged. 
Records of these inspections are required where a water seal is dry or 
otherwise breached or a problem is identified. These records are needed 
to ensure continuing proper use of the required equipment (Clean Air 
Act section 111(h)(1)).
    Additional reports are required by the General Provisions of 40 CFR 
60.7. These initial reports include notification of construction or 
modification, reconstruction, and start-up, shutdown, or malfunction.
    The standards also require a semiannual certification that all of 
the required inspections are being carried out in accordance with the 
installation of the equipment required by the standards. Semiannual 
reports include a summary of the information required by the record 
keeping requirements, such as inspection dates, inspection results, and 
remedial action taken.
    Under the rule, the data collected by the affected industry is 
retained at the facility for a minimum of 2 years and made available 
for inspection as requested by the Administrator. Owners

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or operators are also required to submit semiannual certification 
reports to enforcement personnel indicating that all emission detection 
tests and visual inspections are carried out. When excess emissions are 
detected or a problem is identified, the appropriate corrective action 
taken by the plant must be documented in the report.
    The information generated by the monitoring, record keeping and 
reporting requirements described above is used by the Agency to ensure 
that facilities affected by the NSPS continue to implement their work 
practices and procedures used to achieve compliance with the NSPS. 
Specifically, after start-up, a certification that the equipment 
necessary to comply with the standards has been installed will ensure 
the use of best demonstrated technology. Notification of construction 
and start-up will indicate to enforcement personnel when a new affected 
facility has been constructed and is therefore subject to the 
standards.
    The semiannual summary of visual inspections and emission detection 
tests will be used as an indication that the work practices and 
procedures called for by these standards are being followed on a 
regular basis. This is especially important in the case of water seal 
controls where a drop in water levels can result in increased emissions 
unless checked regularly.
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on June 18, 
1997 (62 FR 33069).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 47 
hours per response including a performance test and 18 hours per 
response not including the performance test. 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 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/Operators of Petroleum 
Refinery Wastewater Systems
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 114.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 14,269 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $65,000.
    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. 1136.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0172 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 29, 1997.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-29151 Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
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