[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5859]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 the following Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Control Technology Determinations for 
Constructed and Reconstructed Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutant, 
EPA ICR No. 1658.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0373, expiration date 
February 28, 2001. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection its burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the 
actual date collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1658.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0373, 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. 1658.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Katherine Kaufman at 919-541-0102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Control Technology Determinations for Constructed and 
Reconstructed Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutant, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0373, EPA ICR Number 1658.03, expiration date February 28, 
2001. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 112(g)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 
1990 requires that maximum achievable control technology (MACT), 
determined on a case-by-case basis, be met by constructed or 
reconstructed major sources of hazardous air pollutants. In order to 
receive a permit to construct or reconstruct a 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. Permitting agencies, either State, local or 
Federal, review and approve or disapprove the permit application. 
Specific activities and requirements are listed and described in the 
Supporting Statement for the ICR.
    The information collected in the section 112(g) applications 
provides (for the purposes of compliance determination) documentation 
of the selection of a particular control technology for case-by-case 
MACT. Applications are reviewed by a state or local agency for which 
authority has been delegated by EPA to make the requisite 
determinations. In addition, EPA will review some applications as an 
oversight function.
    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 was published on December 15, 2000. No 
comments were received concerning the ICR renewal.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 153 
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: 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 92,210.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, 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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1658.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0373 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: February 27, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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