[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23590]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6436-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for 
Industrial Surface Coating of Large Appliances

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: New Source Performance 
Standard (NSPS) for Industrial Surface Coating of Large Appliances, 40 
CFR part 60, subpart SS, OMB Number 2060-0108, expiration 10/31/99. 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 October 12, 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. 0659.08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Industrial 
Surface Coating of Large Appliances, 40 CFR part 60, subpart SS, OMB 
Number 2060-0108, EPA ICR Number 0659.08, expiration 10/31/99. This is 
a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The NSPS for Surface Coating of Large Appliances were 
proposed on December 24, 1980 and promulgated on October 27, 1982. 
These standards apply to each large appliance surface coating operation 
in which organic coatings are applied that commenced construction, 
modification or reconstruction after December 24, 1980. Approximately 
255 sources are currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated 
that 26 sources per year will become subject to the standard while an 
equal number will go off-line during this time period. It is further 
assumed that there is an average of four affected facilities per plant. 
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under 
this subpart, and this information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart SS.
    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; and 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 essential in determining 
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to 
NSPS.
    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, maintenance reports, 
and records. The estimated total cost of this ICR will be $3,961,155 
over the next three years (including labor hours, operating & 
maintenance costs, and start up costs; $1,320,385 per year x 3 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 January 1, 1999: no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual reporting and record keeping burden 
for this collection of information is estimated to average 23 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/operators of the Large 
Appliance Surface Coating Industry.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 294.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, quarterly, and semiannual reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 29,564 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $618,000.
    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. 0659.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0108 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: September 3, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director,
Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-23590 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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