[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15841-15842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8528]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5989-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards, Standards of 
Performance for Storage Vessels of Petroleum Liquids for Which 
Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced After May 18, 
1978 and Prior to July 23, 1984

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 
Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, 
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior 
to July 23, 1984, OMB Control Number 2060-0121 expiring on May 31, 
1998. 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 May 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: 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. 1050.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for Petroleum 
Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification 
Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23, 1984, (OMB Control 
Number 2060-0121; EPA ICR No. 1050.06) expiring on May 31, 1998. This 
is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Abstract: In order to ensure compliance with these standards, 
adequate recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such 
information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether 
the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the 
Clean Air Act. Generally, this information will be readily available 
because it is needed for plant records. As a result, there should be no 
additional burden from these requirements.
    The format of the rule is that of an equipment standard. A 
performance test is not required because conducting a performance test 
is not feasible for floating roofs. Floating roofs are subject to 
visual inspections and periodic measurements. Flares must meet the 
General Provisions at section 60.18(f). The owner/operator must notify 
the date of construction or reconstruction no later than 30 days after 
such date, notify 60 days prior to a physical or operational change to 
an existing facility which may increase emissions, record occurrences 
of any start-up, shutdown or malfunction, record gap measurements: 
primary seals every five years, secondary seals every year, report 
within 60 days if seal gap measurements exceed regulatory limits 
(Sec. 60.112a), provide notice 30 days prior to seal gap measurement, 
provide information on vapor recovery system including emissions data, 
operations design and maintenance plan and record whenever the liquid 
is changed, type of petroleum liquid, period of storage and maximum 
true vapor.
    Information generated by notifications, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities 
affected by the NSPS continue to operate the control equipment used to 
achieve compliance. Notification of construction and startup indicates 
to enforcement personnel when a new affected facility has been 
constructed and therefore is subject to the standards. If the 
information were not collected, the Agency would have no means for 
ensuring that compliance with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by 
the new, modified, or reconstructed sources subject to the regulation. 
Under these circumstances, an owner or operator could elect to reduce 
operating expenses by not installing, maintaining, or otherwise 
operating the control technology required by the standards. In the 
absence of the recordkeeping requirements, the standards could be 
enforced only through continuous onsite inspection by regulatory agency 
personnel. Consequently, not collecting the information results in (1) 
greatly increased resource requirements for enforcement agencies or (2) 
the inability to enforce the standards.
    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 12/02/97 
(62 FR 63703); zero comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 115 
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 of storage vessels 
for petroleum liquids.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 183.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 20,954 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. 1050.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0121 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: March 26, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-8528 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am]
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