[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10855]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6333-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Standards of Performance 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) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards of Performance for 
Petroleum Refineries OMB Control No. 2060-0022, expiring 6/30/99. 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 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.S[email protected] or 
download a copy of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr 
and refer to EPA ICR No. 1054.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries (OMB No. 
2060-0022; EPA ICR No. 1054.07, expiration 6/30/99). This is a request 
for revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter, 
carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxides emissions from petroleum refineries 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare. In order to assure compliance 
with the emissions standards, adequate monitoring and recordkeeping is 
necessary. If the information required by the standards were not 
collected, the Agency would have no means for ensuring that compliance 
with the NSPS is achieved and maintained by sources subject to the 
regulation. The information collected is also used for targeting 
inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in 
court. The information collected is required under 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart J and records of the information are required to be maintain 
for at least two years. 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 9/04/98 (63 FR 47280). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 
hours per response (normal data collection) and 346 (performance test 
burden). 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 Petroleum 
Refineries.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 197.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, Semi-annually.
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 19,045.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital/ O&M Cost Burden: $123,500.
    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. 1054.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0022 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: April 26, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-10855 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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