[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51968-51969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25046]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6444-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Grain Elevators

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 
Standards (NSPS) Subpart DD, Grain Elevators, OMB No. 2060-0082, 
expires November 30, 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 October 27, 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. 1130.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Subpart DD (OMB Control No. 2060-0082; EPA ICR 
No.1130.06) expiring 11/30/99. This is a request for extension of the 
expiration date of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 60.300, et 
seq., subpart DD, New Source Performance

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Standards for Grain Elevators. This information notifies EPA when a 
source becomes subject to the regulations, informs the Agency if a 
source is in compliance.
    In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter emissions from 
grain elevators 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, as required 
under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act.
    Particulate emissions from grain elevators are the result of grain 
drying and grain handling operations, including loading and unloading. 
These standards rely on the proper operation of particulate control 
devices such as baghouses and equipment such as shed doors and spouts 
designed to reduce particulate emission during grain unloading and 
loading.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities subject to NSPS 
Subpart DD must make the following one-time-only reports: notification 
of the date of construction or reconstruction; notification of the 
anticipated and actual dates of startup; notification of any physical 
or operational change to an existing facility that may increase the 
rate of emission of the regulated pollutant; notification of the date 
of the initial performance test; and the results of the initial 
performance test, including information necessary to determine the 
conditions of the performance test and performance test measurements 
and results, including particulate matter concentration and opacity.
    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, as well as the nature and cause of 
the malfunction (if known) and corrective measures taken. These 
notifications, reports and records are required, in general, of all 
sources subject to NSPS. Without such information, enforcement 
personnel would be unable to determine if the standards are being met.
    Approximately 118 sources are currently subject to the standard. 
EPA estimates that three additional sources will become subject to the 
standard in each of the next three 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 June 4, 
1999 (64 FR 30011); no comments were received.
    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 1764, March 23, 1979).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.1 
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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are each truck unloading station, truck loading station, 
barge and ship unloading station, barge and ship loading station, 
railcar loading station, railcar unloading station, grain dryer, and 
all grain handling operations at any grain terminal elevator or any 
grain storage elevator subject to NSPS Subpart DD.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 121.
    Frequency of Response: Initial.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 250.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M 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 1130.06 and OMB Control No.2060-0082 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: September 21, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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