[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38905-38906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18479]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6400-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, NESHAP National Emission Standard for 
Inorganic Arsenic Emissions From Glass Manufacturing Plants

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: ICR for NESHAP Subpart N, 
National Emission Standard for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass 
Manufacturing Plants, OMB Control Number 2060-0043, expiration date 
July 31, 1999. 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 19, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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. 1081.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: ICR for NESHAP Subpart N, National 
Emission Standard for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass 
Manufacturing Plants, OMB Control Number 2060-0043, EPA ICR Number 
1081.06, expiration date July 31, 1999. This is a request for extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: These standards apply to each glass melting furnace that 
uses commercial arsenic as a raw material. This subpart does not apply 
to pot furnaces. Also, rebricking is not considered construction or 
modification

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for the purposes of 40 CFR 61.05. This information is being collected 
to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 61, subpart N. The EPA is charged 
under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to establish 
standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major 
sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants. These standards 
are applicable to new or existing sources of hazardous air pollutants 
and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. Owners or 
operators of the affected facilities described are subject to the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the NESHAP general 
provisions and the requirements of 40 CFR part 61, subpart N. The 
regulation requires initial notifications including construction, 
modifications, CMS demonstration, and performance testing. Owners or 
operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and 
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of 
an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system 
is inoperative. Monitoring requirements specific to NESHAP subpart N, 
National Emission Standard for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass 
Manufacturing Plants provide information on the operation of the 
missions control device and compliance with the emission limit. Records 
and reports of approved control device bypass are required. Arsenic 
emission estimates and semiannual reports of uncontrolled Arsenic 
emission rates are required. These notifications, reports, and records 
are essential in determining compliance. All requirements are mandatory 
under 40 CFR part 61, subpart N. Any owner or operator subject to the 
provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, 
and retain the file for at least 2 years following the date of such 
measurements, reports, and records.
    Approximately 47 sources are currently subject to the standard. 
There continues to be on growth in this industry, and it is estimated 
that no new sources will become subject to the standard in the next 
three years. All reports are sent to the delegated State or Local 
authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the 
reports are sent directly to the EPA Regional Office.
    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 01/05/99 
(64 FR 499); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 157 
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 
maintain 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.
    Respondnets/Affected Entities: Owners and Operators of Glass 
Manufacturing Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 47.
    Frequency of Response: Initial and semiannual.
    Estimate Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,769 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $164,500.
    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. 1081.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0043 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;
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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.

    Dated: July 14, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18479 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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