[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20626-20627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11140]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6004-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NSPS for Sewage Treatment Plant Incineration

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 Subpart O, Sewage 
Treatment Plant Incineration, OMB control Number 2060-0035, expires 
June 30, 1998. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected cost and burden; where appropriate, it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 1998.

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.1063.07

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Subpart O: Sewage Treatment Plant Incineration, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0035, ICR 1063.07, expiring June 30, 1998. This is 
a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR contains record keeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR Part 60.150, 
et seq., Subpart O, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for sewage 
sludge treatment plant incinerators. This information notifies EPA when 
a source becomes subject to the regulations, informs the Agency if a 
source is in compliance when it begins operation, and informs the 
Agency if the source remained in compliance during any period of 
operation. In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter 
emissions from sewage treatment plant incinerators cause or contribute 
to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for this source 
category.
    The control of emissions of particulate matter from sewage 
treatment plant incinerators requires not only the installation of 
properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of 
that equipment. Particulate matter emissions from sewage treatment 
plant incinerators are the result of the physical and chemical 
characteristics of the sludge feed and fuel use, the excess air rate, 
the temperature profile within the incinerator, the pressure drop 
across the control device, and operating procedures. These standards 
rely on the reduction of particulate matter emissions by wet scrubbers.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate record 
keeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement 
personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards, that are 
protective of public health, are being met on a continuous basis, as 
required by the Clean Air Act.

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    The standards require initial notification reports with respect to 
construction, modification, reconstruction, startups, shutdowns, and 
malfunctions. The standards also require reports on initial performance 
tests.
    Under the standard, the data collected by the affected industry is 
retained at the facility for a minimum of two (2) years and made 
available for inspection by the Administrator.
    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 December 2, 
1997 (62 FR 63703-63712); No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection is estimated to average 40 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/operators Sewage Sludge 
Treatment Plant Incinerators
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 114
    Frequency of Response: 2/year
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,089 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $4,690,000
    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. 1063.07, and OMB Control Number 2060-0035, in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PPE 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: April 21, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-11140 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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