[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52502-52503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25306]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6446-4]


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

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 Surface Coating of Beverage Cans, 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart WW, OMB Number 2060-0001, expiration 1/31/00. 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 29, 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. 0663.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Surface Coating 
of Beverage Cans, 40 CFR part 60, subpart WW, OMB Number 2060-0001, 
expiration 1/31/00. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The NSPS for Surface Coating of Beverage Cans were 
proposed on November 26, 1980, and promulgated on August 25, 1983. 
These standards apply to each beverage can surface coating operation in 
which organic coatings are applied (exterior base coat operations, over 
varnish coating operations, and inside spray coating operations) that 
commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after November 
26, 1980. Approximately 18 sources are currently subject to the 
standard, and it is estimated that 2 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

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regulated under this subpart, and this information is being collected 
to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart WW.
    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 $370,767 over 
the next three years (including labor hours, operating & maintenance 
costs, and start up costs; $123,589  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 public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 29 
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 Beverage can 
Surface Coating Industry.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, Quarterly, and Semiannual Reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,092 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $50,000
    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. 0663.07, and OMB Control No. 2060-0001 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 23, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-25306 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]
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