[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10997]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6972-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NSPS New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
for Municipal Incinerators

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 E: New Source 
Performance Standards (NSPS) for Incinerators. OMB Control Number 2060-
0040, expiration date April 30, 2001. 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 June 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1058.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0040, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
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. 1058.07 For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Ann Kline (202-564-0119).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS Subpart E: New Source Performance Standards for 
Incinerators, OMB Control No. 2060-0040; EPA ICR No. 1058.07, expiring 
April 30, 2001. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Incinerators were promulgated on December 23, 1971. These standards 
apply to incinerators that charge more than 45 megagrams per day (50 
tons per day) of solid waste for the purpose of reducing the volume of 
the waste after promulgation of NSPS subpart E in 1971. Solid waste is 
defined as refuse that is more than 50 percent municipal type waste. 
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart E.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
one-time-only notifications including: (1) Notification of any physical 
or operational change to an existing facility which may increase the 
regulated pollutant emission rate; (2) notification of the initial 
performance test, including information necessary to determine the 
conditions of the performance test; and (3) performance test 
measurements and results. Owners or operators are also required to 
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, 
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or 
any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. 
Monitoring requirements specific to NSPS Subpart E provide information 
on daily charging rates and hours of operation. Any owner or operator 
subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these 
measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the 
date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records
    The control of emissions of particulate matter from municipal 
incinerators requires not only the installation of properly designed 
equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. 
Certain records and reports are necessary to enable the Administrator 
to: (1) Identify existing, new, and reconstructed sources subject to 
the standards; (2) determine a source's initial capability to comply 
with the emission standard; and (3) ensure that the standards are being 
achieved. These records and reports are required under subpart E and 
the General Provisions of 40 CFR part 60. Owners or operators of 
affected facilities must provide certain notifications and reports on 
startup and initial performance. Owners or operators of affected 
facilities also must record certain operation and maintenance and 
retain files of this information for at least two years following the 
date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless a currently valid OMB 
control number is displayed. 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 August 17, 
2000 (65 FR 50196); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 89 
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 Municipal 
Incinerators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 96.
    Frequency of Response: Daily, Monthly, and Semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,544 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $240,000.
    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1058.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0040 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 24, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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