[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65310-65311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28015]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6893-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standard (NSPS Subpart 
SSS) for Magnetic Tape Coating 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: NSPS, Subpart SSS, for 
Magnetic Tape Coating Facilities, OMB Control Number: 2060-0171, 
expiration date: 11/30/2000. 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 December 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1135.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0171, 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 E-Mail at 
[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No.1135.07. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Anthony Raia in the Office of 
Compliance at 202-564-6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for Magnetic Tape Coating 
Facilities (OMB Control No.2060-0171; EPA ICR No 1135.07). Expiration 
date: 11/30/00. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Magnetic 
Tape Coating Facilities were proposed on January 22, 1986, and 
promulgated on October 3, 1988. These standards apply to each coating 
operation and each piece of coating mix preparation equipment for which 
construction, modification or reconstruction commenced after January 
22, 1986. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are the pollutants regulated 
under the standards.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
the following one time-only reports: notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial 
performance test (not required under section 60.393(a)); and the 
results of the initial performance test.
    Owners or operators also are required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility. These notifications, reports and 
records are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
    Monitoring requirements specific to these magnetic tape operations 
consist mainly of VOC measurements, including monthly records of VOC 
content of all coatings applied, total amount and percent VOC 
recovered, and the total amount of coating applied. In addition, 
facilities utilizing less solvent annually than the applicable

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cutoff shall make semiannual estimates of projected annual amount of 
solvent use and maintain records of actual solvent use.
    Each owner or operator of an affected magnetic tape coating 
operation shall install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a monitoring 
device that continuously indicates and records the concentration level 
of organic compounds in the outlet gas stream. Certain facilities will 
also be required to continuously measure and record either the 
combustion temperature of the incinerator (for those facilities 
controlled by a thermal incinerator) or the condenser exhaust 
temperature (for those facilities controlled by a condensation system).
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of demonstration of the 
continuous monitoring system (CMS); notification of the date of the 
initial performance test; and the results of the initial performance 
test.
    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 March 31, 
2000 (65 FR 17259). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 69 
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: Magnetic Tape Manufacturing.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3891 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and O&M Cost Burden: $93,000.
    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. 1135.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0171 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: October 19, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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