[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8588-8593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2771]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6941-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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 thirteen continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICRs 
to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the information collections as described at the beginning of 
the Supplementary Information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Mail Code 2223A, 
Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of an ICR may be obtained without 
charge by calling the identified information contact individual for 
each ICR in Section B of the Supplementary Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific information on the 
individual ICRs see Section B of the Supplementary Information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For All ICRs

    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
are displayed in 40 CFR part 9.
    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 prior approved collection of information;
    (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 automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    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.
    In the absence of such information collection requirements, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are 
mandatory, and the records required by New Source Performance Standards 
(NSPS) must be retained by the owner or operator for at least two 
years; records required by the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) must be retained by the owner or 
operator for at least five years; and records required by the NESHAP 
Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards (NESHAP-MACT) must be 
retained by the owner or operator for at least five years. In general, 
the required information consists of emissions data and other 
information deemed not to be private. However, any information 
submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made 
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 
40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 
Information (See 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 
43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 
17674, March 21979).

A. List of ICRs Planned To be Submitted

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following thirteen Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB):
    (1) NSPS Subpart F: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Portland Cement Plants; EPA ICR Number 1051; OMB Number 2060-0025; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (2) NSPS Subpart UU: Asphalt Processing and Roofing; EPA ICR Number 
0661; OMB Number 2060-0002; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (3) NSPS Subpart BBB: Rubber Tire Manufacturing; EPA ICR Number 
1158; OMB Number 2060-0158; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (4) NESHAP Subpart C: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Beryllium; EPA ICR Number 0193; OMB Number 
2060-0092; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (5) NESHAP Subpart F: Vinyl Chloride; EPA ICR Number 0186; OMB 
Number 2060-0071; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (6) NESHAP Subparts F, G, H and I: The Hazardous Organic NESHAP 
(HON); EPA ICR Number 1414; OMB Number 2060-0282; expiration date 
February 28, 2001.
    (7) NESHAP Subpart V: Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources); 
EPA ICR Number 1153; OMB Number 2060-0068; expiration date August 31, 
2001.
    (8) NESHAP-MACT Subpart S: Pulp and Paper Production Source 
Category--Process Operations; EPA ICR Number 1657; OMB Number 2060-
0387; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (9) NESHAP-MACT Subpart W: Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon 
Polyamide Resin Production; EPA ICR Number 1681; OMB Number 2060-0290; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (10) NESHAP-MACT Subpart X: Secondary Lead Smelting; EPA ICR Number 
1686; OMB Number 2060-0296; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (11) NESHAP-MACT Subpart XXX: Ferroalloys; EPA ICR Number 1831; OMB 
Number 2060-0391; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (12) Source Compliance and State Action Reporting: EPA ICR Number 
0107; OMB Number 2060-0096; expiration date December 31, 2001.
    (13) Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Industry: EPA ICR Number 1854; no assigned OMB Number.

B. Contact Individuals for ICRs

    (1) NSPS Subpart F: Portland Cement Plants; Franklin Smith of the 
Data Systems and Information Management Branch at (301) 459-7092 or via 
E-mail to [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1051; OMB Number 2060-

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0025; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (2) NSPS Subpart UU: Asphalt Processing and Roofing; Franklin Smith 
of the Data Systems and Information Management Branch at (301) 459-7092 
or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 0661; OMB 
Number 2060-0002; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (3) NSPS Subpart BBB: Rubber Tire Manufacturing; Maria Malave of 
the Air, Hazardous Waste, and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-7027 or via E-
mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1158; OMB Number 2060-
0156; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (4) NESHAP Subpart C: Beryllium; Debbie Thomas of the Planning and 
Analysis Branch at (202) 564-5041 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 0193; OMB Number 2060-0092; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (5) NESHAP Subpart F: Vinyl Chloride; Scott Throwe of the Air, 
Hazardous Waste, and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-7013 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 0186; OMB Number 2060-0071; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (6) NESHAP Subparts F, G, H and I: the Hazardous Organic NESHAP 
(HON); Marcia Mia of the Air, Hazardous Waste, and Toxics Branch at 
(202) 564-7042 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 
1414; OMB Number 2060-0282; expiration date February 28, 2001.
    (7) NESHAP Subpart V: Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources); 
Rafael Sanchez of the Compliance Monitoring and Water Branch at (202) 
564-7028 or via E-mail to [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1153; 
OMB Number 2060-0068, expiration date August 31, 2001.
    (8) NESHAP-MACT Subpart S: Pulp and Paper Production Source 
Category--Process Operations; Scott Throwe of the Air, Hazardous Waste, 
and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-7013 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1657; OMB Number 2060-0387; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (9) NESHAP-MACT Subpart W: Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon 
Polyamide Resin Production; Sally Sasnett of the Sector Analysis and 
Implementation Branch at (202) 564-7074 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1681; OMB Number 2060-0290; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (10) NESHAP-MACT Subpart X: Secondary Lead Smelting; Debbie Thomas 
of the Planning and Analysis Branch at (202) 564-5041 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1686; OMB Number 2060-0296; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (11) NESHAP-MACT Subpart XXX: Ferroalloys; Maria Malave of the Air, 
Hazardous Waste, and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-7027 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1831; OMB Number 2060-0391; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    (12) Source Compliance and State Action Reporting: Mark Antell of 
the Data Systems and Information Management Branch at (202) 564-5003 or 
via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 0107; OMB Number 
2060-0096; expiration date December 31, 2001.
    (13) Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Industry: Marcia Mia of the Air, Hazardous Waste, and Toxics 
Branch at (202) 564-7042 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR 
Number 1854; no assigned OMB Number.

C. Individual ICRs

    (1) NSPS Subpart F: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Portland Cement Plants; EPA ICR Number 1051; OMB Number 2060-0025; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
Subpart F, owners and operators of portland cement plants with the 
following facilities: kilns, clinker coolers, raw mill systems, raw 
mill dryers, raw material storage, clinker storage, finished product 
storage, conveyor transfer points, bagging and bulk loading and 
unloading facilities.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that PM emissions from portland 
cement plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably 
be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/operators 
of portland cement plants must notify EPA of construction, 
modification, startups, shut downs, date and results of initial 
performance test and excess emissions.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 7,968 person-hours for the three years 
following the approval of that ICR. Two hundred seventy-nine of these 
person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden 
was estimated at $941,720. This is based on an estimated 113 
respondents and a frequency of response of 2 times per year.
    (2) NSPS Subpart UU: Asphalt Processing and Roofing; EPA ICR Number 
0661; OMB Number 2060-0002; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
Subpart UU, owners and operators of saturators and asphalt storage 
facilities at asphalt roofing plants, and each asphalt storage tank and 
each blowing still at asphalt processing plants, petroleum refineries, 
and asphalt roofing plants.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that PM emissions from asphalt 
processing and asphalt roof manufacture cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. Owners/operators of these regulated facilities must notify 
EPA of construction, modification, startups, shut downs, date and 
results of initial performance test and excess emissions.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 15,629 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Three hundred of these person hours 
were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden was estimated 
at $3,210,000. This is based on an estimated 86 respondents and a 
frequency of response of once per year.
    (3) NSPS Subpart BBB: Rubber Tire Manufacturing; EPA ICR Number 
1158; OMB Number 2060-0158; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
Subpart BBB, include the following facilities in rubber tire 
manufacturing plants: each undertread cementing operations, sidewall 
cementing operations, each tread end cementing operation, each bead 
cementing operation, each green tire spraying operation, each Michelin-
A operation, each Michelin-B operation, and each Michelin-C-automatic 
operation.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that VOCs emissions from rubber 
tire manufacturing cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/
operators of rubber tire manufacturing plants must notify EPA of 
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shut downs, date and results of initial performance test and excess 
emissions.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 18,651 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Ten thousand ninety-five of these 
person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden 
was estimated at $1,152,730. This is based on an estimated 31 
respondents and a frequency of response of twice per year.
    (4) NESHAP Subpart C: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Beryllium; EPA ICR Number 0193; OMB Number 
2060-0092; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to the NESHAP Subpart C, owners and operators 
of extraction plants, foundries, incinerators, propellent plants, and 
machine shops which process beryllium ore, beryllium, beryllium oxide, 
beryllium alloys, or beryllium-containing waste.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that HAP emissions from sources 
associated with the production of Beryllium and many of its compounds 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/operators of affected 
beryllium facilities must notify EPA of construction, modification, 
startups, shutdowns, date and results of the initial performance test 
and provide semiannual reports of excess emissions. They must also 
develop startup, shutdown, malfunction plans and develop a quality 
control plan for their continuous monitoring system. Affected 
facilities also must provide notification of compliance status and 
report quarterly monitoring exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 2,232 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Two hundred forty of these person hours 
were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden was estimated 
at $115,352. This is based on an estimated 33 respondents and frequency 
of response of twelve times per year.
    (5) NESHAP Subpart F: Vinyl Chloride; EPA ICR Number 0186; OMB 
Number 2060-0071; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Subpart F, owners and operators of sources 
associated with the production of vinyl chloride, including but not 
limited to exhaust gases and oxychlorination vents at ethylene 
dichloride (EDC) plants; exhaust gases at vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) 
plants; and exhaust gases, reactors opening losses, manual vent valves 
and stripping residuals at polyvinyl chloride (PCV) plants. The 
standards also apply to relief valves and fugitive emission sources at 
all three types of plants.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that HAP emissions from sources 
associated with the production of vinyl chloride cause or contribute to 
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Owners/operators of affected vinyl chloride 
facilities must notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, 
shutdowns, date and results of initial performance test and provide 
semiannual reports of excess emissions. They must also develop startup, 
shutdown, malfunction plans and develop a quality control plan for 
their continuous monitoring system. Affected facilities also must 
provide notification of compliance status and report quarterly 
monitoring exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 16,159 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Three hundred seventy-two of these 
person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden 
was estimated at $579,947. This is based on an estimated 44 respondents 
and a frequency of response of two times per year.
    (6) NESHAP Subparts F, G, H and I: the Hazardous Organic NESHAP 
(HON); EPA ICR Number 1414; OMB Number 2060-0282; expiration date 
February 28, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to the HON with the exceptions listed in 40 CFR 
63.100(f). Respondents are owners or operators of processes in SOCMI 
industries, styrene-butadiene rubber production, polybutadiene 
production, chloride production, pesticide production, chlorinated 
hydrocarbon use in production of chemicals, pharmaceutical production, 
and miscellaneous butadiene use.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions in the synthetic organic chemical industry and other 
negotiated industries cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.
    Generally, respondents are required by law to submit one time 
reports of start of construction, anticipated and actual start-up 
dates, and physical or operational changes to existing facilities. In 
addition, Subpart G requires respondents to submit four types of 
reports: (1) Initial Notification, (2) Notification of Compliance 
Status, (3) Periodic Reports, and (4) several event triggered reports. 
The Initial Notification report identifies sources subject to the rule 
and the provisions which apply to these sources. The Notification of 
Compliance Status is submitted to provide the information necessary to 
demonstrate that compliance has been achieved. The Periodic Reports 
provide the parameter monitoring data for the control devices, results 
of any performance tests conducted during the period, and information 
on instances where inspections revealed problems. Subparts H and I 
require the source to submit an initial report detailing the equipment 
and process units subject to, and schedule for implementing each phase 
of, the standard. Owners and operators also have to submit semiannual 
reports of the monitoring results from the leak detection and repair 
program in the equipment leak standard. All records are to be 
maintained by the source for a period of at least 5 years. The Initial 
Notification is due 180 days before commencement of construction or 
reconstruction for new sources.
    The Notification of Compliance Status would be submitted 150 days 
after the source's compliance date for both new and existing sources.
    Generally, periodic reports would be submitted semiannually. 
However, if monitoring results show that the parameter values for an 
emission point are outside the established range for more than 1 
percent of the operating time in a reporting period, or the monitoring 
system is out of service for more than 5 percent of the time, the 
regulatory authority may request that the owner or operator submit 
quarterly reports for that emission point. After 1 year, semiannual 
reporting can be resumed, unless the regulatory authority requests 
continuation of quarterly reports.
    Other reports would be submitted as required by the provisions for 
each kind of emission point. The due date for these kinds of reports is 
tied to the event that precipitated the report itself. Examples of 
these special reports include requests for extensions of repair, 
notification of scheduled

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inspections for storage vessel and wastewater management units, process 
changes, and startup, shutdown, and malfunctions.
    Subparts H and I, the equipment leak standards, would require the 
submittal of an initial report and semiannual reports of leak detection 
and repair experiences and any changes to the processes, monitoring 
frequency and/or initiation of a quality improvement program. For new 
sources, the initial report shall be submitted with the application for 
construction, as under Subpart G. Every 6 months after the initial 
report, a report must be submitted that summarizes the monitoring 
results from the leak detection and repair program and provides a 
notification of initiation of monthly monitoring or implementation of a 
quality improvement program, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 1,727,724 person-hours for the three 
years following approval of that ICR. Five hundred twenty-three of 
these person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost 
burden was estimated at $98,460,900. This was based on 308 respondents.
    (7) NESHAP Subpart V: Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources); 
EPA ICR Number 1153; OMB Number 2060-0068; expiration date August 31, 
2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to NESHAP Subpart V, owners or operators of 
process units operating in volatile hazardous air pollutant (VHAP) 
service (those containing or contacting fluids (liquid or gas) 
consisting by weight of at least 10 percent VHAP).
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that VHAP emissions from sources 
associated with the operation of equipment in VHAP service: pumps, 
compressors, pressure relief devices, sampling connection systems, 
open-ended valves or lines, valves, flanges and other connectors, 
product accumulator vessels, and control devices or systems that 
contain or contact fluids (liquid or gas) consisting by weight of at 
least 10 percent VHAP, cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners 
or operators of the affected process units must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, startup, application of waiver of testing 
(if desired by source); application for equivalency (if desired by 
source), and an initial report. Owners or operators are also required 
to submit semiannual reports of the number of valves, pumps, and 
compressors for which leaks were detected, and explanations for any 
leak repair delays. Affected process units must be monitored to detect 
leaks by Method 21 of Appendix A of 40 CFR Part 60. The recordkeeping 
requirements of Sec. 61.246 apply to leaks detected from pumps, 
compressors, valves, flanges, and pressure relief devices. Pumps are 
checked visually each calendar week, and pertinent information on each 
unit is recorded in a log, required in Sec. 61.246(e). Compressor 
sensors are checked daily, and valves are monitored monthly. 
Recordkeeping requirements for these units are in effect only when a 
leak is detected (Secs. 61.242-3, 242-7). Action taken to repair leaks 
must also be recorded and kept on file in a readily accessible 
location. The standards also require semiannual reporting of fugitive 
emissions and leak detection.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 23,539 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Thirty of these person hours were for 
reporting only. The total annualized cost burden was estimated at 
$1,046,073. This is based on an estimated 200 respondents and a 
frequency of response of two times per year.
    (8) NESHAP-MACT Subpart S: Pulp and Paper Production Source 
Category--Process Operations; EPA ICR Number 1657; OMB Number 2060-
0387; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Subpart S, owners and operators of sources 
associated with the production of wood pulp, including but not limited 
to kraft, soda, sulfite, semi-chemical, mechanical, non-wood pulping, 
secondary fiber, or any combination of these types of pulping 
processes. Affected processes at the wood pulping sources include 
pulping, bleaching, and wastewater handling.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that HAP emissions from pulping, 
bleaching, and wastewater treatment processes cause or contribute to 
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Owners/operators of affected pulp and paper process 
operations must notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, 
shutdowns, date and results of initial performance test and provide 
semiannual reports of excess emissions. They must also develop startup, 
shutdown, malfunction plans and develop a quality control plan for 
their continuous monitoring system. Affected facilities also must 
provide notification of compliance status and report quarterly 
monitoring exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 53,924 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Two thousand seven hundred seventy-one 
of these person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized 
cost burden was estimated at $6,955,262. This is based on an estimated 
162 respondents and a frequency of response of twice per year.
    (9) NESHAP-MACT Subpart W: Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon 
Polyamide Resin Production; EPA ICR Number 1681; OMB Number 2060-0290; 
expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which manufacture polymers and resins from epichlorohydrin.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that HAP emissions from sources 
associated with epoxy and non-nylon resin production cause or 
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare. Owners/operators of affected 
polymers and resins production process operations must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, startups, shutdowns, date and results of 
initial performance test and provide semiannual reports of excess 
emissions. They must also develop startup, shutdown, malfunction plans 
and develop a quality control plan for their continuous monitoring 
system. Affected facilities also must provide notification of 
compliance status and report quarterly monitoring exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 4,525 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. One hundred twenty-four of these person 
hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden was 
estimated at $160,226. This is based on an estimated 13 respondents and 
a frequency of response of twice per year.
    (10) NESHAP-MACT Subpart X: Secondary Lead Smelting; EPA ICR Number 
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0296; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to NESHAP-MACT Subpart X, owners or operators 
of secondary lead smelters that operate furnaces to reduce scrap lead 
metal and lead compounds to elemental lead. The rule applies to 
secondary lead smelters that use blast, reverbretory, rotary, or 
electric smelting furnaces to recover lead metal from scrap lead, 
primarily from used lead-acid automotive-type batteries.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that HAP emissions from 
sources associated with secondary lead smelters cause or contribute to 
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Owners/operators of affected secondary lead smelters 
must notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, shutdowns, 
date and results of initial performance test and provide semiannual 
reports of excess emissions. They must also develop startup, shutdown, 
malfunction plans and develop a quality control plan for their 
continuous monitoring system. Affected facilities also must provide 
notification of compliance status and report quarterly monitoring 
exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 16,033 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Three hundred sixty-eight of these 
person hours were for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden 
was estimated at $720,000. This was based on an estimated 23 
respondents and a frequency of response of twice per year.
    (11) NESHAP-MACT Subpart XXX: Ferroalloys; EPA ICR Number 1831; OMB 
Number 2060-0391; expiration date September 30, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are subject to NESHAP Subpart XXX, owners and operators of 
all new and existing ferromanganese and silicomanganese production 
facilities that are major sources or are co-located at major sources.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that HAP emissions from ferroalloys 
production facilities, including metal HAP compounds and organic HAP 
compounds cause or contribute significantly to air pollution that may 
be reasonably anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/
operators of affected ferroalloy production operations must notify EPA 
of construction, modification, startups, shutdowns, date and results of 
initial performance test and provide semiannual reports of excess 
emissions. They must also develop startup, shutdown, malfunction plans 
and develop a quality control plan for their continuous monitoring 
system. Affected facilities also must provide notification of 
compliance status and report quarterly monitoring exceedances.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 1,684 person-hours for the three years 
following approval of that ICR. Ninety-six of these person hours were 
for reporting only. The total annualized cost burden was estimated at 
$46,875. This is based on an estimated 2 respondents and a frequency of 
response of two per year. There is currently only one facility subject 
to this subpart.
    (12) Source Compliance and State Action Reporting; EPA ICR Number 
0107; OMB Number 2060-0096; expiration date December 31, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those State, District, Commonwealth and territorial governments that 
make air compliance information available to EPA on a quarterly basis 
via input to the AIRS Facility Subsystem (AFS) of the Aerometric 
Information Retrieval System (AIRS).
    Abstract: Source Compliance and State Action Reporting is an 
activity whereby State, District, Commonwealth and territorial 
governments make air compliance information available to EPA on a 
quarterly basis via input to the AIRS Facility Subsystem (AFS) of the 
Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS). The information 
provided to EPA includes compliance determinations and compliance 
activities. EPA uses this information to assess progress toward meeting 
emission requirements developed under the authority of the Clean Air 
Act to protect and maintain the atmospheric environment and the public 
health. The ten EPA Regional Offices, and most of the State agencies, 
access the data in AIRS to assist them in the management of their air 
pollution control programs. This collection activity is authorized and 
required in the following subsections of regulations implementing the 
Clean Air Act under ``Subpart Q--Reports'' in 40 CFR Part 51: Sections 
51.323(c)(1), 51.323(c)(2), 51.324(a) and (b), and 51.327.
    In addition to renewal, this ICR will also be updated as necessary 
to take into account the revisions that are currently being considered 
for the Agency's Clean Air Act Stationary Source Compliance Monitoring 
Strategy (CMS). The goal of CMS is to provide national consistency in 
developing stationary source air compliance monitoring programs, while 
at the same time providing States/locals with flexibility to address 
local air pollution and compliance concerns. Based upon the draft CMS 
revision, there will be additional collection activity associated with 
facility identification; compliance evaluations; investigations; annual 
inspection plans; and the results of stack tests and Title V self-
certifications.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to covered entities to meet the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements was estimated at 59,364 person-hours for the 
three years following approval of that ICR. The total annualized cost 
burden was estimated as $1,886,407. This is based on an estimated 52 
respondents and a frequency of at least four times per year. The 
average annual burden for reporting per source per response for 
reporting activities is dependent upon the size of the State. A small 
State, having 400 major sources or less, spends an average 22 hours per 
quarter; a medium size State, having between 400 and 900 major sources, 
spends an average 195 hours per quarter; and a large State, having more 
than 900 major sources, spends an average 344 hours per quarter.
    (13) Consolidated Federal Air Rule for the Synthetic Organic 
Chemical Industry: EPA ICR Number 1854; no assigned OMB Number.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners or operators of plant sites subject to an identified referencing 
Subpart. Referencing Subparts include:
     Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels for Petroleum 
Liquids for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification 
Commenced After May 18, 1978, and Prior to July 23, 1984 (NSPS Subpart 
Ka); EPA ICR Number 1050; OMB Number 2060-0121.
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid 
Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which 
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced after July 23, 
1984 (NSPS Subpart Kb); EPA ICR Number 1332; OMB Number 2060-0074.
     Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the 
Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry (NSPS Subpart VV); 
EPA ICR Number 0662; OMB Number 2060-0012.

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     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions from the Polymer Manufacturing Industry (NSPS Subpart DDD); 
EPA ICR Number 1150; OMB Number 2060-0145.
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound 
(VOC) Emissions From the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 
Industry (SOCMI) Air Oxidation Unit Processes (NSPS Subpart III); EPA 
ICR Number 0998; OMB Number 2060-0197.
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound 
(VOC) Emissions from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry 
Distillation Operations (NSPS Subpart NNN); EPA ICR Number 0998; OMB 
Number 2060-0197.
     Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Compound 
(VOC) Emissions from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry 
(SOCMI) Reactor Processes (NSPS Subpart RRR); EPA ICR Number 1178; OMB 
Number 2060-0269.
     National Emission Standard for Equipment Leaks (Fugitive 
Emission Sources) (NESHAP Subpart V); EPA ICR Number 1153; OMB Number 
2060-0068.
     National Emission Standard for Benzene Emissions from 
Benzene Storage Vessels (NESHAP Subpart Y); EPA ICR Number 1080; OMB 
Number 2060-0185.
     National Emission Standard for Benzene Emissions from 
Benzene Transfer Operations (NESHAP Subpart BB); EPA ICR Number 1154; 
OMB Number 2060-0182.
     National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air 
Pollutants from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for 
Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater 
(NESHAP/MACT Subpart G, the HON); EPA ICR Number 1414; OMB Number 2060-
0282.
     National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Equipment Leaks (NESHAP/MACT Subpart H, the HON); EPA 
ICR Number 1414; OMB Number 2060-0282.
    Abstract: This ICR contains a consolidation of recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements that are mandatory for compliance with the 
applicable Subparts listed above of 40 CFR part 60, 61, 63 & 65. Under 
an initiative issued on March 16, 1995 aimed at reinventing 
environmental regulation, President Clinton called on EPA to 
consolidate all federal air rules for an industry sector into a single 
rule, thereby enhancing understanding and eliminating duplicative or 
unnecessary compliance activities. The outcome of this for the 
synthetic organic chemical industry (SOCMI) was the Consolidated 
Federal Air Rule, or CAR. The CAR is an optional alternative compliance 
approach for plant sites that must comply with existing subparts in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CAR is a consolidation of major 
portions of 13 different New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 
pertaining to storage vessels, process vents, transfer racks, and 
equipment leaks as well as the general provisions for the three 
applicable parts (40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63). These subparts from 40 
CFR parts 60, 61, and 63 are referred to as referencing subparts 
because they have been amended to refer to the CAR as a compliance 
alternative. The referencing subparts include 40 CFR part 60 subpart 
Ka, 40 CFR part 60 subpart Kb, 40 CFR part 60 subpart VV, 40 CFR part 
60 subpart DDD, 40 CFR part 60 subpart III, 40 CFR part 60 subpart NNN, 
40 CFR part 60 subpart RRR, 40 CFR part 61 subpart V, 40 CFR part 61 
subpart Y, 40 CFR part 61 subpart BB, 40 CFR part 63 subpart F, 40 CFR 
part 63 subpart G, and 40 CFR part 63 subpart H.
    Compliance with the CAR is a voluntary alternative; sources may 
continue to comply with existing applicable rules or may choose to 
comply with the consolidated rule. The CAR, therefore, does not 
constitute additional requirements per se. Rather, the recordkeeping 
and reporting activities in the CAR would be carried out in place of 
existing requirements. Because the overall intent and effect of the CAR 
are to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting burden for plant sites, 
and because the CAR is an optional compliance alternative, there is 
effectively no additional burden incurred pursuant to the CAR. In an 
effort to account for the burden hours which may move from a 
referencing subpart in the CAR, it is the Agency's intent to 
consolidate the underlying ICR's for each of the referencing subparts 
into one ICR. This will allow the Agency to account for those sources 
which may opt to comply with the CAR without having to amend the ICR's 
for the referencing subparts upon each CAR renewal or to amend the CAR 
ICR upon each referencing Subpart renewal.
    Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry 
based on the totals of the currently approved ICRs. A consolidation of 
the referencing Subparts and the CAR results in a total annual burden 
of 1,750,398 person-hours at a cost of $111,707,233. The estimate was 
based on the assumption that there would be 324 SOCMI facilities (from 
the most recent HON ICR renewal) and that 25 percent of these 
facilities, or 81, would elect to comply with the CAR.

    Dated: January 26, 2001.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director Office of Compliance.
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