[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12229-12230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5624]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6548-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations

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: Title: National Emission 
Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) For Off-Site Waste And 
Recovery Operations OMB Control Number 2060-0313, expiration date May 
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 April 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
Farmer.S[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1717.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Walter De Rieux at (202) 564-7067.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) For Off-Site Waste And Recovery Operations, OMB Control Number 
2060-0313, EPA ICR Number 1717.03, expiration date 5/31/2000. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP), were proposed on October 13, 1994 and promulgated 
on July 1, 1996. These standards provide for control of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP) emissions from selected facilities involved in waste 
management and recovery operations that are not subject to federal air 
standards under other subparts in 40 CFR part 63 commencing 
construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal 
if the facility is a ``major source'' of HAP emissions. Major source is 
defined in the general provisions to 40 CFR part 63 or the facility 
potential to emit is more than 10 tons per year for a single HAP or 
more than 25 tons per year for multiple HAP. In addition, subpart DD 
cross-references control requirements to be applied to specific types 
of affected sources: tanks-level 1, containers, surface impoundments, 
individual drain systems, oil-water separators and organic water 
separators, loading, transfer, and storage systems. This information is 
being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart DD. 
Organic HAP emissions are the pollutants regulated under this subpart.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
one-time-only notifications. 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, or 
any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. 
Semiannual reports of excess emissions (or reports certifying that no 
exceedances have

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occurred) are required. These notifications, reports, and records are 
essential in determining compliance; and are required, in general, of 
all sources subject to NESHAP.
    These standards rely on the control of organic HAP emissions by 
control technology. The required notifications are used to inform the 
Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the 
standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check 
if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, 
leaks are being detected and repaired and the standard is being met. 
Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's record of 
a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and 
serve as a record of the operating conditions under which compliance 
was achieved.
    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 October 29, 
1999 (64 FR 58396); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 162 
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 Off-Site Waste 
and Recovery Operations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and Semi-annually
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 162,050
    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. 
1717.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0313 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania, Ave., NW, 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: March 1, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director Collection Strategies Division.
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