[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 12548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5800]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6549-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, National Emission Standards for Shipbuilding 
and Ship Repair (Surface Coating)

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: NESHAP subpart II: 
Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating), OMB Control #2060-0330 
and EPA ICR number 1712.03, 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 10, 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.1712.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR call Anthony Raia (202) 564-6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP subpart II: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface 
Coating), OMB Control #2060-0330 and EPA ICR number 1712.03, expiration 
date May 31, 2000. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The respondents are owners or operators of Shipbuilding 
and Ship Repair Facilities. Operations covered include: primer and top 
coat application in manufacturing processes and in ship repair 
processes. The NESHAP regulation 40 CFR part 63, subpart II, was 
promulgated on December 15, 1995. The Administrator has determined that 
Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) 
emissions from Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities cause or 
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare. In order to ensure compliance with 
the standards promulgated to protect public health, adequate 
recordkeeping and reporting 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.
    These standards rely on the reduction of HAP emissions by using 
coatings which comply with the volatile organic compound (VOC) limits 
set forth in this MACT standard. In some cases, the control of 
emissions of HAP from surface coating at shipbuilding and repair 
facilities also requires the installation of properly designed 
equipment, and the operation and maintenance of that equipment. 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 standard is being 
met. The implementation plans from facilities 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. In addition, the semiannual 
reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source 
operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations. 
Recordkeeping and reporting are mandatory under this regulation. 
Records must be maintained for 5 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 in the Federal 
Register on May 27, 1999; no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 492 
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 Shipbuilding and 
Ship Repair Facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, Semiannual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 22,149.
    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.1712.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0330 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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