[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36232-36233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17686]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6119-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries

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) reinstatement has been forwarded to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: National 
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum 
Refineries (OMB Control Number 2060-0340), which expired July 31, 1996. 
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 August 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by email at [email protected], or download off the 
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1692.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries (OMB Control No. 
2060-0340; EPA ICR No. 1692.03) expired 7/31/96. This is a request for 
a reinstatement of a collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: On August 18, 1995, EPA promulgated a regulation under 
section 112 of the Clean Air Act (Act) for petroleum refineries that 
emit Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP). This regulation was published in 
60 FR 43244, August 18, 1995, and is codified at 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart CC.
    The information being requested includes a one-time report of start 
of construction, anticipated and actual start-up dates, and physical or 
operational changes to existing facilities; notification of compliance 
status reports; periodic reports; and event triggered (e.g., 
notification of installation of a new control device or reconstruction 
of an existing control device, notification of an intent to perform a 
performance test) reports. The periodic reports provide information on 
monitored control device parameters when they are outside of 
established ranges and on instances where inspections revealed 
problems. Records (e.g., parameter monitoring data, records of annual 
storage vessel inspections) are required to be maintained on-site for a 
minimum of 5 years.
    Effective enforcement of the standards is necessary due to the 
hazardous nature of benzene (a known human carcinogen) and the other 
HAP's emitted from petroleum refineries. The required records and 
reports are necessary: (1) to enable EPA to identify new and existing 
sources subject to the standards, and (2) to assist EPA and State 
agencies to which enforcement has been delegated in determining 
compliance with the standards. The EPA uses the reports to identify 
facilities that may not be in compliance with the standards. Based on 
reported information, EPA can decide which facilities should be 
inspected and what records or specific emission sources should be 
inspected at each facility. The required records also provide an 
indication as to whether facility personnel are operating and 
maintaining control equipment properly.
    In order to retain effective enforcement (section 114 of the Act) 
of the petroleum refinery NESHAP (section 112 of the Act) response to 
this information collection is mandatory.
    The ICR reinstatement does not include any burden for third-party 
or public disclosures not previously reviewed and approved by OMB. Any 
information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of 
confidentiality is made 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 part 2; 40 FR 
36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 39999, September 28, 1978; 
43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978, 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
    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 March 10, 
1998 (63 FR 11675); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,494 
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 and operators of petroleum 
refineries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 165.

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    Frequency of Response: semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 493,136 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $570,000.
    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. 1692.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0340 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: June 25, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-17686 Filed 7-1-98; 8:45 am]
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