[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14965-14966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6859]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6562-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework 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: NESHAP Subpart GG: Aerospace 
Manufacturing and Rework Facilities, OMB Control Number 2060-0314, 
expiration date March 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 19, 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. 1687.05. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Anthony Raia at (202) 564-6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities 
(OMB Control No. 2060-0314, EPA ICR No. 1687.05) expiring 3/31/00. This 
is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information collection includes initial, semiannual 
and annual reports, and periodic record keeping necessary for the EPA 
to ensure compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework. Respondents are 
owners or operators of new and existing aerospace manufacturing and 
rework facilities that are in operation after promulgation of the 
NESHAP.
    In addition to the initial notification and notification of 
compliance status required by the General Provisions to 40 CFR part 63 
(subpart A), the final rule requires semiannual and annual reports. The 
final rule also requires that the results of any performance test 
required under section 63.7 of the General Provisions be reported no 
later than 30 days after the completion of the test. A permit 
application as required under title V of the Act may be used in lieu of 
the initial notification provided the same information is contained in 
the permit application as required for the initial notification.
    The General Provisions, 40 CFR 63.9 and 63.10, identify the type of 
information to be included in the initial notification, notification of 
compliance status, and other reports. The emissions test reports and 
other records must be kept at the facility for a minimum of 5 years and 
be made available to the Administrator upon request. The respondent's 
State or local agency can be delegated as the enforcement authority by 
the EPA and may also request these reports. The information is used to 
determine that all sources subject to the NESHAP are achieving the 
standards. The final rule adopts the general record keeping and 
reporting requirements contained in sections 63.7 through 63.10 of 40 
CFR part 63 and does not contain any conflicting requirements with 
section 63.10.
    For each cleaning solvent used for aerospace cleaning operations at 
the facility, the final rule will require a record of the name of the 
cleaning solvent and documentation that shows the organic HAP 
constituents of the solvent. For each cleaning solvent used in hand-
wipe aerospace cleaning operations that does not conform to the 
composition requirements, but does conform to the vapor pressure 
requirement, the information required to be recorded is the name of the 
aerospace cleaning solvent, the monthly usage of the cleaning solvent 
at each aerospace operation, the composite vapor pressure, the 
manufacturer's data sheets or other documentation of the vapor 
pressure, and any test reports and calculations performed to determine 
the composite vapor pressure. For each aerospace cleaning solvent that 
conforms to the composition requirements, the records that are required 
to be maintained are the name of the aerospace cleaning solvent, 
documentation demonstrating compliance with the composition 
requirements, and annual purchase records showing the annual volume 
purchased.
    For aerospace cleaning solvents that do not conform to either the 
composition or vapor pressure requirements and are used for the exempt 
cleaning operations, monthly records must be maintained of the name and 
volume of each cleaning solvent and the processes where these solvents 
were utilized. In addition, a record must be kept of all leaks from 
spray gun cleaners, including source identification, the date that the 
leak was discovered, and the date that the leak was repaired.
    The notification of compliance status will include an 
identification of each aerospace cleaning solvent used at the facility, 
a description of the procedures to be used to ensure that bags and 
containers are kept closed when not in use and that cleaning solvents 
are stored in closed containers, the name of each cleaning solvent that 
does not conform to the approved composition list, and the vapor 
pressure test results of each.
    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 
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required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection 
of information was published on 07/31/1998, one comment was received 
and evaluated.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52 
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 and operators of aerospace 
manufacturing or rework facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,402.
    Frequency of Response: start-up, and semi-annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 856,437 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $561,000.
    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 1687.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0314 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 13, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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