[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46627-46628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22376]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7049-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
Sources; Rubber Tire Manufacturing

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: Standards of Performance for 
New Stationary Sources; Rubber Tire Manufacturing, Subpart BBB, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0156, expiration date September 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 October 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1158.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0156, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, 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 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. 1158.07. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Maria Malave at (202) 564-7027 or via 
E-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Rubber 
Tire Manufacturing, EPA ICR No. 1158.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0156, 
expiring September 30, 2001. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection..
    Abstract: NSPS Subpart BBB applies to affected facilities in rubber 
tire manufacturing plants that commence construction, modification or 
reconstruction after January 20, 1983.

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The affected facilities include: Each underthread cementing operation, 
each sidewall cementing operation, each tread end cementing operation, 
each bead cementing operation, each green tire spraying operation, each 
Michelin-A operation, each Michelin-B operation, each Michelin-C 
automatic operation. The rule establishes standards for volatile 
organic compounds (VOCs) use and emission limits.
    Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements allow the 
regulatory agencies to determine compliance with the standard. One time 
only reports are required to identify the affected facilities and the 
compliance method used. Notification of Method 25 performance is also 
required. Annual reports of Method 24 results to verify VOC content of 
water-based sprays would be required.
    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 in the Federal 
Register on February 1, 2001, (66 FR 8588). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 
167 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 rubber tire 
manufacturing plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 43.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and semiannual when a source has 
excess emissions.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 13,151 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $17,200.
    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. 1158.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0156 in any 
correspondence. .

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