[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 92 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30402-30403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11816]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6605-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP)--Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate 
Fertilizers Production

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--Phosphoric Acid 
Manufacturing and Phosphate Fertilizers Production, 40 CFR part 63, 
subparts AA and BB, OMB No. 2060-0361, expiration 6/30/00. 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 June 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by

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E-Mail at [email protected] or download off the Internet at 
http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1790.02. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Stephen Howie, at 202-564-4146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NESHAP--Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and Phosphate 
Fertilizers Production OMB No. 2060-0361, ICR No. 1790.02, expiration 
6/30/00. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Owners/operators of affected phosphoric acid 
manufacturing and phosphate fertilizer production must submit one-time 
notifications (where applicable) and annual reports on performance test 
results. Semiannual reports for periods of operation during which the 
monitoring parameter boundaries established during the initial 
compliance test are exceeded (or reports certifying that no exceedances 
have occurred) also are required.
    Subparts AA and BB require respondents to install monitoring 
devices to measure the pressure drop and liquid flow rate for wet 
scrubbers. These operating parameters are permitted to vary within 
ranges determined concurrently with performance tests. Exceedances of 
the operating ranges are considered violations of the site-specific 
operating limits.
    The standards require sources to determine and record the amount of 
phosphatic feed material processed or stored on a daily basis. 
Respondents also maintain records of specific information needed to 
determine that the standards are being achieved and maintained.
    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 21, 
2000; no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 21.5 
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: Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and 
Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, Semi-Annually.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 193.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,143.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $ 66,000.
    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. 1790.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0361 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: May 2, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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