[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52310-52311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25135]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6444-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
Sources Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities

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 I, Standards of 
Performance for New Stationary Sources--Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0083 expiration date January 31, 2000. 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 28, 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. 1127.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Subpart I, Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
Sources--Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities, OMB Control Number 2060-0083, EPA 
ICR No. 1127.06, expiration date January 31, 2000. This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Owners/operators of hot mix asphalt facilities must 
notify EPA of construction, modification, or reconstruction of a new or 
existing facility and submit a notification and the results of an 
initial performance test. In addition, a facility subject to this NSPS 
must record any startups, shutdowns or malfunctions and maintain these 
records on-site for two years. The only type of industry costs 
associated with the information collection activity in the standards 
are labor costs. In order to ensure compliance with the standards 
promulgated to protect public health, adequate reporting and 
recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act.
    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.
    Burden Statement: The initial burden regarding notifications (40 
CFR 60.7) and performance testing (40 CFR 60.8) for a new source 
subject to this subpart is estimated to average 40.6 hours. The annual 
public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 
information on existing facilities is estimated to average 34 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 hot mix asphalt 
facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3290.
    Frequency of Response: Initial.

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    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,890 hours.
    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. 1127.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0083 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 22, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-25135 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]
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