[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61819-61820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30377]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5924-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NSPS for Stationary Gas Turbines

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 (Subpart GG) for 
Stationary Gas Turbines; OMB Control Number 2060-0028; expiring 1/31/
98. 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 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
Farmer.S[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1071.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: NSPS (Subpart GG) for Stationary Gas Turbines; OMB Control 
Number 2060-0028; EPA ICR No. 1071.06; expiring 1/31/98. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: NSPS for stationary gas turbines (GG) were promulgated on 
September 10, 1979 to regulate the emissions of Nitrogen Oxide 
(NOX) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) into the ambient 
air supply. The EPA is charged under section 111 of the Clean Air Act 
of 1990, as amended, to establish these standards for new stationary 
sources that reflect application of the best demonstrated technology. 
In addition, section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act provides for 
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for these 
standards.
    Owner/operators of affected facilities must make one-time only 
reports which include the following notifications: date of 
construction/reconstruction; anticipated and actual dates of start-up; 
any physical or operational change which may increase the 
SO2 or NOX emission rates; commencement date for 
the continuous monitoring system performance demonstration; and date 
and results of the initial performance test. Plant owner/operators must 
also provide semi-annual reports of excess emissions, as promulgated in 
the December 13, 1990 Federal Register (55 FR 51378).
    Owner/operators must maintain records of the occurrence and 
duration of any start-up, shutdown, or malfunction in operations, or 
any periods during which the monitoring system is inoperative. 
Recordkeeping is also required to document process information 
regarding the: sulfur and nitrogen content of the fuel; fuel:water 
ratio; rate of fuel consumption; and ambient conditions. This latter 
recordkeeping function involves daily measurements from the continuous 
monitoring system to monitor ambient conditions, and to record the fuel 
consumption and the ratio of water to fuel being fired in the turbine 
only for plants which use water or steam injection to control 
NOX emissions. There is generally no additional burden on 
the owner/operator to provide this information because adequate 
recordkeeping is required of plant operations.
    It is important to note that if these data and reports are not 
collected, the Agency has no means for ensuring that compliance with 
the standards is being achieved and/or maintained by the new, modified, 
or reconstructed sources which are subject to regulation. In the 
absence of information collection requirements, compliance with the 
standards could be ensured only through continuous on-site inspections 
by regulatory agency personnel. Consequently, not collecting the 
information would result in either greatly increased expenditures of 
resources, or the inability to ensure compliance with the standards. In 
addition to the purposes mentioned above, this kind of information is 
used for targeting plants for inspections and as evidence when 
compliance cases are taken to court.
    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. Any 
information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of 
confidentiality is requested 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 39999, September 8, 1978; FR

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42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979). The Federal 
Register notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on 
this collection of information was published on 8/20/97; No comments 
were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51 
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: Plant owner/operators of stationary 
gas turbines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 625
    Frequency of Response: Annual notification reports, and semi-annual 
emission reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 76,681.
    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. 1071.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0028 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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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: November 13, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-30377 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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