[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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