[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39987-39988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18872]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6402-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, NSPS 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: NSPS Subpart CC, Glass 
Manufacturing Plants, OMB Control Number 2060-0054, EPA number 1131.06, 
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 23, 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. 1131.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Subpart CC, Glass Manufacturing Plants, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0054, EPA number 1131.06, expiration date July 31, 1999. 
This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for glass 
manufacturing plants were proposed on June 15, 1979 and promulgated on 
October 7, 1980, and amended October 19, 1984. Approximately 30 sources 
are currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated that no 
additional sources will become subject to the standard in the next 
three years. The standards do not apply to hand glass melting furnaces, 
glass melting furnaces designed to produce less than 4,550 kilograms of 
glass per day, or all-electric melters. Experimental furnaces are not 
subject to the emission standards at 40 CFR 60.292. The standards set 
particulate matter emission limits. There are separate limits for 
sources using ``modified-process'' glass melting furnaces. Modified-
process is defined as any technique designed to minimize emissions 
without add-on controls. Emission limits are specific for the type of 
glass produced, and are listed at section 60.292(a) and section 
60.293(b).
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
initial reports when a source becomes subject, conduct and report on a 
performance test, demonstrate and report on continuous monitor 
performance, maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any 
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected 
facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions are required. These 
notifications, reports, and records are required, in general, for all 
sources subject to NSPS. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
specific to glass manufacturing plants are detailed in the CFR. This 
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 
60, subpart CC.
    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 
two years following

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the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. 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.
    In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter emissions from 
glass manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that 
may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart CC.
    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 under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on January 5, 
1999. No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 6.5 
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: Owners and operators of Glass 
Manufacturing Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30
    Frequency of Response: Initial reports if there are new sources, 
and, semiannual excess emissions reports
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 398 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $174,000.
    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. 1131.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0054 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: July 19, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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