[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28508-28509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13854]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6102-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NESHAP for Epoxy Resins and Non-Nylon 
Polyamide Resin

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: National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Epoxy Resins and Non-nylon 
Polyamide Production, OMB Control Number 2060-0290, expiration date 
July 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 June 25, 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. 1681.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP for Epoxy Resin and Non-nylon Polyamide Resin 
Production, Subpart W, OMB Control No. 2060-0290; EPA ICR No. 1681.03 
expiring 07/31/98. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart W, 
regulating hazardous air pollutants from process vents, storage 
vessels, wastewater systems and equipment leaks. The standards require 
recordkeeping and reporting to document process information related to 
the source's ability to comply with the standards. This information is 
used by the Agency to identify sources subject to the standards and to 
insure that the maximum achievable control technology is being properly 
applied. Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990, requires 
that EPA establish standards to limit emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAPs) from stationary sources. The sources subject to these 
provisions emit the HAPs epichlorohydrin, and in lesser amounts, 
hydrochloric acid and methanol. In the Administrator's judgment, 
hazardous air pollutant emissions in this industry cause or contribute 
to air pollution that may be reasonably expected to endanger public 
health or welfare. Respondents are owners or operators of new and 
existing facilities that manufacture polymers and resins from 
epichlorohydrin. Source categories include basic liquid epoxy resin 
(BLR) producers and producers of epichlorohydrin-modified non-nylon 
polyamide resins, also known as wet strength resins (WSR).
    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 12/02/97 
(62 FR 63703); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 156 
hours per respondent. 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 or operators of new and 
existing facilities that manufacture polymers and resins from 
epichlorohydrin
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannually (some quarterly).
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4525 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $9,000.
    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. 1681.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0290 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.


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    Dated: May 18, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-13854 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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