[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42847-42848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21523]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6141-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing

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 for Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing (part 
61, subpart D), EPA #1125.02, OMB Control Number being requested. 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 September 10, 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. 1125.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP for Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing (subpart D) OMB 
Control Number to be assigned, EPA ICR Number 1125.02. This is a 
request for reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to control emissions of 
beryllium from beryllium rocket motor firing, through the controlled 
firing of the rockets and containment of the beryllium. Beryllium is a 
hazardous air pollutant and the standards rely on the capture and 
reduction of beryllium emissions or controlled firing so that a minimum 
ambient air standard is met. Notifications from the source inform the 
EPA when a rocket motor firing is planned. Inspections and test reports 
allow the agency to check compliance with the standards. The 
information generated by monitoring, record keeping and reporting is 
used by the EPA to ensure that the facility affected continues to 
operate in accordance with the standards.
    This is a reinstatement of a NESHAP rule that had previous lapsed. 
Under sections 40 CFR 61.40 TO 61.44, information collection is 
mandatory. The required information consists of emissions data and 
other information that have been determined not to be private. However, 
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 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

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    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 3/5/97 (43 
FR 10039); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 
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: Test site operators of Beryllium 
Rocket Motor Fuel Firings.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Response: once per test firing in 3 years. (1/3).
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8.33 hours/year.
    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. 1125.02 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, 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: August 5, 1998.
Stephen T. Vineski,
Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21523 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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