[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20792]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7036-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR 
Part 63, Subpart Y)

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 continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Marine Tank Vessel Loading 
Operations (40 CFR part 63, subpart Y), EPA ICR Number 1679.04, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0289, Expiration Date: 2/28/02. Before submitting 
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Compliance Monitoring and Water Programs Branch, Office of 
Compliance, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 
2223A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., 
Washington DC 20460. A hard copy of this ICR may be obtained without 
charge by calling the identified information contact individual.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Lathrop at (202) 564-7057 and 
FAX at (202) 564-0050, or by E-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which load marine tank vessels.
    Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR part 63, 
subpart Y), EPA ICR Number 1679.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0289, 
Expiration Date: 2/28/02.
    Abstract: The respondents are owners and operators of new and 
existing marine tank vessel loading facilities that are in operation 
after promulgation of the federal standards and the NESHAP in 1995. 
There are an estimated 1,500 marine tank vessel loading facilities 
nationwide. Of these approximately 20 have annual gasoline throughput 
greater than 10 million barrels (bbl) or annual crude oil throughput 
greater than 200 million bbl. These facilities are required to control 
emissions of volatile organic compound and hazardous air pollutants 
under section 183(f) for the Clean Air Act. These facilities generally 
must install reasonably available control technology (RACT). There are 
20 such facilities. Excluding the 20, about 85 have annual HAP 
emissions of greater than 15 tons and must control emissions under 
section 112 (d). These facilities are subject to the National Emissions 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and require maximum available 
control technology (MACT). The number of new marine tank vessel loading 
facilities is expected to be low because no net new growth is predicted 
for this industry. Facilities required to install controls under these 
standards have to fulfill the applicable reporting and record keeping 
requirements of 40 CFR 63.560 (subpart Y). These include reports: (1) 
initial notification of applicability report; (2) notification of 
intent to do performance testing and monitoring system performance 
evaluation; (3) initial notification of compliance status; (4) 
operation and maintenance records, including inspection schedule; (5) 
monitoring records; and (6) annual reports of exceedences of the 
emissions limits. There are also annual reports of exceedences of 
monitoring values and description and timing of steps take to address 
the cause of exceedences. Facilities maintain documentation that the 
vessels they load are vapor tight. All information is made available to 
the Administrator or delegated state authority upon request for a 
minimum of 5 years. The records and reports allow the administrator to 
identify new, modified, reconstructed and existing facilities subject 
to the standards and ensure the standards are being achieved. Records 
and reports are required under the general provisions at 40 CFR part 
63, subpart A and 40 CFR 63.560.
    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 
Standard Industrial Classification Code for this industry is 4491, 
Marine Cargo Handling. The information is used by the Agency to assure 
existing sources are subject to the standards, to ensure the RACT and 
MACT are being applied correctly, and to ensure that the emissions 
control system used are properly operated. Based on records and reports 
the Agency can decide what facilities should be inspected. To minimize 
burden, much of the information is kept as records and would not be 
routinely reported to the Agency.
    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 proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (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 appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Burden Statement

    In the currently approved ICR, it is estimated that there are 105 
respondents and that the recordkeeping and reporting total annual 
burden is 28,131 hours. The estimated cost to the respondents is 
$999,273. Since the frequency of response is once per year (annual 
reporting), the average annual burden per response is 268 hours per 
year.
    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.

    Dated: August 6, 2001.
Lisa C. Lund,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
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