[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29989-29990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14582]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6105-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NSPS for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt 
Roofing Manufacturers

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 UU: Asphalt 
Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers; OMB Control Number 2060-
0002; expiring 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 July 2, 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. 0661.06

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers; 
OMB Control Number 2060-0002, ICR 0661.06, expiring July 31, 1998. This 
is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR part 60, New 
Source Performance Standards (NSPS), subpart UU. The respondents of the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements are asphalt processing and 
roofing manufacturers (SIC Codes 2911, 2951, and 2952) which commenced 
construction, modification, or reconstruction after November 18, 1980, 
or May 26, 1981 as appropriate.
    The control of emissions of particulate matter from asphalt 
processing and asphalt roof manufacturing requires not only the 
installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and 
maintenance of that equipment. Particulate matter emissions from 
asphalt processing and asphalt roof manufacturing are the result of 
materials handling, fuel combustion, and storage. These standards rely 
on the reduction of particulate matter emissions by pollution control 
devices such as electrostatic precipitators, high velocity air filters, 
or afterburners.
    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.
    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 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 by 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on December 2, 
1997 (62 FR 63703-63712); comments were received from the Asphalt 
Roofing Manufacturers Association.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 182 
hours per

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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: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt 
Roofing Manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 86.
    Frequency of Response: Initial start-up.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,629 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $3,210,000.
    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 Number 0661.06 and OMB Control Number 2060-0002, 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: May 27, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Regulatory Information Division.
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