[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7022-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
SourcesPhosphate Rock 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 Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Standards of Performance for New 
Stationary Sources--Phosphate Rock Plants--NSPS Subpart NN; (OMB 
Control Number 2060-0111), expiring August 31, 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 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR Number 1078.06 and OMB 
Control Number 2060-0111, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
and to the 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 Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 260-4901, by E-Mail at 
[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No.1078.06. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Stephen J. Howie, phone number 202-564-
4146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: ICR for NSPS Subpart NN--Phosphate Rock Plants Subject to 
New Source Performance Standards, OMB Control Number 2060-0111, EPA ICR 
Number 1078.06, expiring August 31, 2001. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Particulate matter emissions from phosphate rock plants 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were promulgated 
for this source category.
    The control of emissions of particulate matter from phosphate rock 
plants requires not only the installation of properly designed 
equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. 
Emissions of particulate matter from phosphate rock plants are the 
result of operation of the calciners, dryers, grinders, and ground rock 
handling and storage facilities. These standards rely on the capture of 
particulate emissions by a baghouse or wet scrubber.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate 
reporting and recordkeeping is necessary. In the absence of such 
information enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether 
the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the 
Clean Air Act.
    All reports are sent to the delegated State or local authority. In 
the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are 
sent directly to the EPA Regional Office. Notifications are used to 
inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject 
to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to 
check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and 
operated. Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's 
record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission 
standard and note the operating conditions (flow rate and pressure 
drop) under which compliance was achieved. The quarterly reports are 
used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and 
maintenance, and for compliance determinations. The standard also 
requires semiannual reporting of deviations from monitored scrubber 
pressures or opacity, as these are good indicators of the source's 
compliance status.
    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 97 
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: Phosphate Rock Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 31.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3002 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital/Startup & O&M Cost Burden: 
$326,450.
    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. 1078.06 and OMB Control No. 2060-0111 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 25, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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