[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35615-35616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16946]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Sewage Treatment Plants

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: New Source Performance 
Standards (NSPS) for Sewage Treatment Plants, Subpart O; OMB Control 
No. 2060-0035; EPA ICR No. 1063.08; expiration date June 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 August 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1063.08 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0035, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

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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. 1063.08. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Kelli A. Smith at (202) 564-2257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
    Title: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Sewage Treatment 
Plants, Subpart O (OMB Control No. 2060-0035; EPA ICR No. 1063.08) 
expiring June 30, 2001. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR part 60.150, 
et. seq., Subpart O, New Source Performance Standards for sewage sludge 
treatment plant incinerators.
    The control of emissions of particulate matter from sewage 
treatment plant incinerators requires not only the installation of 
properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of 
that equipment. Particulate matter emissions from sewage treatment 
plant incinerators are the result of the physical and chemical 
characteristics of the sludge feed and fuel use, the excess air rate, 
the temperature profile within the incinerator, the pressure drop 
across the control device, and operating procedures. These standards 
rely on the reduction of particulate matter emissions by wet scrubbers.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate 
recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such information, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards, that are protective of public health, are being met on a 
continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.
    These standards require initial notification reports with respect 
to construction, modification, reconstruction, startups, shutdowns, and 
malfunctions. The standards also require reports on initial performance 
tests and semiannual reports of noncompliance.
    Under the standard, the data collected by the affected industry is 
retained at the facility for a minimum of two (2) years and made 
available for inspection by the Administrator.
    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 September 
15, 2000 (65 FR 55955); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 31 
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 Sewage Sludge 
Treatment Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 154.
    Frequency of Response: semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,089.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O &M Cost Burden: $5,845,000.
    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. 1063.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0035 in any 
correspondence.

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