[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 242 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78483-78484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32032]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6917-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Control Technology Determinations for Constructed and 
Reconstructed Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed and continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Control technology 
determinations for constructed and reconstructed major sources of 
hazardous air pollutants, EPA ICR #1658.02, OMB #2060-0284, expiration 
date February 28, 2001. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before Feburary 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments on this ICR to Ms. Pamela J. Smith, 
Information Transfer and Program Integration Division (MD-12), Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. Interested 
persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without charge by contacting Ms. 
Smith at (919) 541-0641 or E-mail ``[email protected]'' and refer to 
EPA ICR Number 1658.02.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Kaufman at (919) 541-0102 and E-
mail ``[email protected].''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those who must submit an application for a permit to construct or 
reconstruct a major source of hazardous air pollution, permitting 
agencies who review the permit applications, and EPA staff who review 
some permitting authority decisions.
    Title: Information Collection Request for 40 CFR Part 63 
Regulations Governing Constructed and Reconstructed Major Sources, EPA 
ICR Number 1658.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0284, Expiration date 
February 28, 2001.
    Abstract: Section 112(g)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 
1990 requires that maximum achievable control technology (MACT) 
standards be met by constructed or reconstructed major sources of 
hazardous air pollutants. Where no applicable emission limit has been 
set, the MACT determination shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
    In order to receive a construction permit for a constructed or 
reconstructed major source, the applicant must conduct the necessary 
research, perform the appropriate analyses and prepare the permit 
application with documentation to demonstrate that their project meets 
all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Specific 
activities and requirements are listed and described in the Supporting 
Statement for the ICR.
    Permitting agencies, either State, local or Federal, review the 
permit application to affirm the proposed constructed or reconstructed 
major source will comply with the Clean Air Act (Act) and applicable 
regulations. The permitting Agency then provides for public review of 
the proposed project and issues the permit based on its consideration 
of all technical factors and public input. The EPA, more broadly, 
reviews a fraction of the total applications and audits the State and 
local programs for their effectiveness. Consequently, information 
prepared and submitted by the source is essential for the source to 
receive a permit, and for Federal, State and local environmental 
agencies to adequately review the permit application and thereby 
properly administer and manage the section 112(g) programs.
    To facilitate adequate public participation, information is 
submitted by sources as a part of their permit application and should 
generally be a matter of public record. See sections 165(a)(2) and 
110(a)(2)(C), (D), and (F) of the Act. Notwithstanding, to the extent 
that the information required for the completeness of a permit is 
proprietary, confidential, or of a nature that it could impair the 
ability of the source to compete in the marketplace, that information 
is collected and handled according to EPA's policies set forth in title 
40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 
Information

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(see 40 CFR part 2). See also section 114(c) of the Act.
    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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The reporting and recordkeeping burden was 
estimated as follows:
    Number of Respondents: 3877.
    Frequency of Response: 1 per respondent.
    Burden hours per response:
    Industry: 150 hours.
    Permitting Agencies: 80 hours.
    Estimated total annual hour burden:
    Industry: 581,521 hours.
    Permitting Agencies: 310,144 hours.
    Estimated Annualized Cost Burden: $6750. 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.

    Dated: December 4, 2000.
Steven J. Hitte,
Acting Director, Information Transfer and Program Integration Division.
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