[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57604-57605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24572]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6875-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NSPS, Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids 
for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced after 
June 11, 1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978

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: NSPS Subpart K, Storage 
Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, 
or Modification Commenced after June 11, 1973, and Prior to May 19, 
1978; OMB Control No. 2060-0442; Expiration November 30, 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 October 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1797.02 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0442, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by email at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1797.02. For technical 
questions about the ICR, contact: Everett Bishop at: (202) 564-7032; 
fax: (202) 564-0050; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: NSPS Subpart K, Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids for 
Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced after 
June 11, 1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978, OMB Control No. 2060-0442, 
EPA ICR No. 1797.02, expiring November 30, 2000.

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This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Storage 
Vessels for Petroleum Liquids, subpart K was proposed on June 11, 1973 
and promulgated on March 8, 1974 (39 FR 9308). These performance 
standards apply to storage vessels of petroleum liquids for which 
construction, reconstruction, or modification commenced after June 11, 
1973, and prior to May 19, 1978. Facilities subject to this subpart are 
not exceeding 246,052 liters (65,000 gallons), and commences 
construction or modification after March 8, 1974, and prior to May 19, 
1978; and storage vessel that has a capacity greater than 246,052 
liters (65,000 gallons), and commences construction or modification 
after June 11, 1973, and prior to May 19, 1978. There are approximately 
220 respondents, reporting on approximately 5,500 petroleum storage 
vessels that are subject to this standard.
    The Subpart K standards require the owner/operator to document the 
activities of, the storage period, the maximum true vapor pressure, and 
the type of petroleum liquid stored. This information is recorded only 
when a petroleum liquid is changed in the storage vessel. Under the 
standard, the data collected by the affected industry must be retained 
at the facility for a minimum of two years, and made available to the 
Administrator either on request or by inspection.
    The information generated by the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements described above will be used by the Agency to ensure that 
facilities affected by the NSPS continue to operate in compliance with 
the NSPS. Notification of construction, reconstruction and startup will 
indicate to enforcement personnel when a new affected facility has been 
constructed and, therefore, is subject to the current NSPS subpart Kb 
standards. The information collected from the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is 
of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. Information is 
required to be collected and maintained as follows: records are 
required to be retained for 2 years, section 60.2; owner/operator shall 
maintain a record of the petroleum liquid stored, the period of storage 
and the maximum true vapor pressure of that liquid during the 
respective storage period, section 60.113; filing a report for 
construction/reconstruction, section 60.7(a)(1) and filing a report on 
a physical or operational change, section 60.7(a)(4).
    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 April 18, 
2000, ( 65 FR 20813). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 170 
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 Storage Vessels 
for Petroleum Liquids.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 220.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 678 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and 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. 1797.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0442 in any 
correspondence.

     Dated: September 18, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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