[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54514-54521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27110]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7091-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on 
the Fourteen Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs) Listed 
Under Supplementary Information, Section A

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 
fourteen continuing Information Collection Requests (ICRs) listed in 
section A of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collections 
as described at the beginning of the Supplementary Information provided 
in this notice.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division, Office of 
Compliance, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 
2223A, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of a specific ICR may be 
obtained without charge by calling the identified information contact 
person listed in section B under Supplementary Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific information on an 
individual ICR, contact the person listed in section B under 
Supplementary Information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For All ICRs

    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
are displayed in 40 CFR part 9.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:

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    (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;
    (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 respond through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other forms of information technology.
    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.
    In the absence of such information collection requirements, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are 
mandatory, and the records required by New Source Performance Standards 
(NSPS) must be retained by the owner or operator for at least two 
years; records required by the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) must be retained by the owner or 
operator for at least five years; and records required by the NESHAP 
Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards (NESHAP-MACT) must be 
retained by the owner or operator for at least five years. In general, 
the required information consists of emissions data and other 
information deemed not to be private. However, any information 
submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made 
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 
40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 
Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended 
by 43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 
FR 17674, March 2, 1979).
    The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently 
approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs). Where applicable, the 
Agency identified specific tasks and made assumptions, while being 
consistent with the concept of the Paper Work Reduction Act.

Section A: List of ICRs To Be Submitted for OMB Review and Approval

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following fourteen continuing Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    (1) NSPS Subparts Ea and Eb: NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors 
(Subparts Ea and Eb); EPA ICR Number 1506.09; OMB Control Number 2060-
0210; expiration date March 31, 2002.
    (2) NSPS Subpart LL: NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants 
(Subpart LL); EPA ICR Number 0982.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0016; 
expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (3) NESHAP-MACT Subpart TTT: NESHAP--Primary Lead Smelting; EPA ICR 
Number 1856.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0414; expiration date July 31, 
2002.
    (4) NESHAP-MACT Subpart CCC: NESHAP--Steel Pickling; EPA ICR Number 
1821.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0419; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (5) NESHAP-MACT Subpart LLL: NESHAP for the Portland Cement 
Manufacturing Industry; EPA ICR Number 1801.03; OMB Control Number 
2060-0416; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (6) NESHAP Subpart N: NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from 
Glass Manufacturing Plants (Part 61, Subpart N); EPA ICR Number 
1081.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0043; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (7) NSPS Subpart H: NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (Subpart H); EPA 
ICR Number 1057.09; OMB Control Number 2060-0041; expiration date 
August 31, 2002.
    (8) NSPS Subpart UUU: NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral 
Industries (Subpart UUU); EPA ICR Number 0746.05; OMB Control Number 
2060-0251; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (9) NSPS Subpart VV: NSPS for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in 
the Synthetic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)--40 CFR part 60, 
subpart VV; EPA ICR Number 0662.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0012; 
expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (10) NSPS Subparts N and Na: NSPS for Iron and Steel Plants--Basic 
Oxygen Furnaces (Subparts N and Na); EPA ICR Number 1069.07; OMB 
Control Number 2060-0029; expiration date September 31, 2002.
    (11) NSPS Subpart XX: NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (Subpart 
XX); EPA ICR Number 0664.07; OMB Number 2060-0006; expiration date 
September 30, 2002.
    (12) NSPS Subpart DDD: NSPS for the Polymer Manufacturing Industry 
(Subpart DDD); EPA ICR Number 1150.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0145; 
expiration date September 30, 2002.
    (13) NESHAP-MACT Subpart YY: National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants--Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology 
Standards; EPA ICR Number 1871.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0420; 
expiration date September 30, 2002.
    (14) NSPS Subpart CC: NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants (40 CFR 
part 60, subpart CC); EPA ICR Number 1131.07; OMB Control Number 2060-
0054; expiration date October 31, 2002.

Section B: Contact Person for Individual ICRs

    (1) NSPS Subparts Ea and Eb: NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors 
(Subparts Ea and Eb); Jonathan Binder of the Compliance Assistance 
Policy and Integration Branch at (202) 564-2516 or via E-mail to 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1506.09; OMB Control Number 
2060-0210; expiration date March 31, 2002.
    (2) NSPS Subpart LL: NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants 
(Subpart LL); Gregory Fried of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics 
Branch at (202) 546-7016 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA 
ICR Number 0982.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0016; expiration date July 
31, 2002.
    (3) NESHAP-MACT Subpart TTT: NESHAP-Primary Lead Smelting; contact 
Maria Malave of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch at (202) 
564-7027 or via E-mail to [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1856.03; 
OMB Control Number 2060-0414; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (4) NESHAP-MACT Subparts CCC: NESHAP-Steel Pickling; contact Maria 
Malave of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch at(202) 564-7027 
or via E-mail to [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1821.03; OMB 
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Number 2060-0419; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (5) NESHAP-MACT Subpart LLL: NESHAP for the Portland Cement 
Manufacturing; Gregory Fried of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics 
Branch at (202) 546-7016 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA 
ICR Number 1801.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0416; expiration date 
August 31, 2002.
    (6) NESHAP Subpart N: NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from 
Glass Manufacturing Plants (Part 61, Subpart N); Gregory Fried of the 
Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch at (202) 546-7016 or via E-mail 
at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1081.07; OMB Control Number 
2060-0043; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (7) NSPS Subpart H: NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (Subpart H); 
Marcia Mia of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-
7042 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1057.09; OMB 
Control Number 2060-0041; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (8) NSPS Subpart UUU: NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral 
Industries (Subpart UUU); Gregory Fried of the Air, Hazardous Waste and 
Toxics Branch at (202) 546-7016 or via E-mail at [email protected]; 
EPA ICR Number 0746.05; OMB Control Number 2060-0251; expiration date 
August 31, 2002.
    (9) NSPS Subpart VV: NSPS for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in 
the Synthetic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)-40 CFR part 60, 
subpart VV; Marcia Mia of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch at 
(202) 564-7042 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 
0662.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0012; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (10) NSPS Subparts N and Na: NSPS for Iron and Steel Plants-Basic 
Oxygen Furnaces (Subparts N and Na); Maria Malave of the Air, Hazardous 
Waste and Toxics Branch at (202) 564-7027 or via E-mail to 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1069.07; OMB Control Number 2060-
0029; expiration date September 31, 2002.
    (11) NSPS Subpart XX: NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (Subpart 
XX); Julie Tankersley of the Compliance Monitoring and Water Programs 
Branch at (202) 564-7002 or via E-mail to [email protected]; EPA 
ICR Number 0664.07; OMB Number 2060-0006; expiration date September 30, 
2002.
    (12) NSPS Subpart DDD: NSPS for the Polymer Manufacturing Industry 
(Subpart DDD); Sally Sasnett, of the Sector Analysis and Implementation 
Branch, (202) 564-7074 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR 
Number 1150.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0145; expiration date September 
30, 2002.
    (13) NESHAP-MACT Subpart YY: National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants-Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology 
Standards; Sally Harmon of the Air, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Branch 
at (202) 564-7012 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 
1871.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0420; expiration date September 30, 
2002.
    (14) NSPS Subpart CC: NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants (40 CFR 
part 60, subpart CC); Gregory Fried of the Air, Hazardous Waste and 
Toxics Branch at (202) 546-7016 or via email at [email protected]; 
EPA ICR Number 1131.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0054; expiration date 
October 31, 2002.

Section C: Summaries of Individual ICRs

    (1) NSPS Subparts Ea and Eb: NSPS for Municipal Waste Combustors 
(Subparts Ea and Eb); EPA ICR Number 1506.09; OMB Control Number 2060-
0210; expiration date March 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those municipal waste combustors (MWCs) subject to the standards at 40 
CFR part 60, subparts Ea and Eb for which: (1) Construction commenced 
after December 20, 1989 and on or before September 20, 1994, or (2) 
modification or reconstruction commenced after December 20, 1989 and on 
or before June 19, 1996. Entities potentially affected by this action 
under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Eb are those MWCs for which: (1) 
construction commenced after September 20, 1994, or (2) modification or 
reconstruction commenced after June 19, 1996. Both of these standards 
apply to MWCs with unit capacities greater than 225 megagrams per day.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that emissions from MWCs cause 
or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare. NSPS subparts Ea and Eb require 
owners and operators with unit capacity above 225 megagrams per day to 
notify the Agency of the date of construction or reconstruction, the 
anticipated and actual startup dates, and notification of any physical 
or operation change to an existing facility which may increase the 
regulated pollutant emission rate. Owners and operators are also 
required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of the 
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected 
facility. Facilities subject to subpart Ea must install continuous 
monitoring systems (CMS) to monitor specified operating parameters to 
ensure that good combustion practices are implemented on a continuous 
basis. Owners and operators must submit quarterly and annual compliance 
reports. In addition, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 
facilities subject to subpart Eb include information on cadmium, lead 
and mercury pollutants, and fugitive ash emissions testing and MWC 
siting requirements.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 40 with 212 
responses per year. The annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden 
for this collection was estimated to be 70,730 hours. On the average, 
each respondent reported 5.3 times per year and 334 hours were spent 
preparing each response. The total annual reporting and recordkeeping 
cost burden for this collection was $563,010. This represented a 
$240,000 burden associated with capital/startup cost and a $323,010 
burden associated with the annual operation and maintenance cost.
    (2) NSPS Subpart LL: NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants 
(Subpart LL); EPA ICR Number 0982.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0016; 
expiration date July 31, 2001.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those metallic mineral processing plants subject to the standards at 40 
CFR part 60, subpart LL and include the following processes: each 
crusher and screen (open-pit mines); each crusher, screen, bucket, 
elevator, conveyor belt transfer point, thermal dryer, product 
packaging station, storage bin, enclosed storage area, truck loading 
and unloading station at a mill or concentrator which commenced 
construction, modification or reconstruction after August 24, 1992. The 
NSPS does not apply to facilities located in underground mines, or to 
facilities performing the beneficiation of uranium ore at uranium ore 
processing plants.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that particulate matter from 
metallic mineral processing plants cause, or contribute significantly 
to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must 
make initial notifications, including notification of any physical or 
operational change to an existing facility which may increase the 
regulated pollutant emission rate, notification of the demonstration of 
the continuous monitoring system (CMS), and

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notification of the initial performance test. 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 a monitoring system is 
inoperative.
    Semiannual emission reports and monitoring systems performance 
reports are required. The reports include a record of any exceedance, 
description of the nature and cause of the problem, corrective measures 
taken, and identification of the period during which any CMS was 
inoperative.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to industry was estimated to be 1,760 hours. The 
estimated number of existing sources subject to the NSPS for metallic 
mineral processing was 22. The total number of annual responses 
required by this regulation was estimated to be 44. Therefore, the 
frequency of response was 2.0 times per year with an average of 40 
hours spent preparing each response.
    The average annual operations and maintenance cost associated with 
this regulation was estimated to be $14,300. No capital costs were 
calculated because no new sources were expected to become subject to 
the standard over the three-year period covered by the ICR.
    (3) NESHAP--MACT Subpart TTT: NESHAP--Primary Lead Smelting; EPA 
ICR Number 1856.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0414; expiration date July 
31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those sinter machine, blast furnace, dross furnace, process fugitive, 
and fugitive dust sources at primary lead smelters subject to the 
standards at 40 CFR part 63, subpart TTT.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that emissions from primary 
lead smelters cause, or contribute significantly to air pollution that 
may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. All 
sources subject to this standard are required to submit: an initial 
report specifying the intended methods of compliance; a site-specific 
test plan prior to a performance test; certain Standard Operating 
Procedure Manuals; an initial statement of compliance that delineates 
the compliance methods chosen; a performance test report for lead 
compounds; and semiannual reports that include all monitoring results 
and a summary of any baghouse leak detector system alarms including a 
description of the corrective actions taken. Respondents must also 
submit reports, when applicable, regarding startup, shutdown, 
malfunctions, process changes, and construction or reconstruction.
    In addition to the records required by 40 CFR part 63, subpart A 
(General Provisions), all respondents must maintain records of 
production for unrefined lead, copper matte, and copper speiss; the 
date and times of bag leak detector system alarms and the corrective 
action taken; and of baghouse inspection and maintenance activities.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the reporting and 
recordkeeping hour burden for the information collection was 2,002 
hours per year based on 3 existing respondents. The frequency of the 
response, except for initial requirements, is semiannual. The number of 
responses in the currently approved ICR is 6. Therefore, the number of 
hours, on the average, to prepare each response was 334. On the OMB 83-
I Form in the previous ICR, 13 initial notification responses that were 
listed in the supporting statement were not shown in Block 13. So the 
correct number of responses for the previously approved ICR should have 
been 19 rather than 6.
    The total annual recordkeeping and cost burden over the three-year 
period of the previously approved ICR is approximately $40,500 with 
$35,000 attributed to capital/startup costs and $5,500 to operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs. Since no new sources are expected to startup 
over the next three years, the total projected annual recordkeeping and 
cost burden over the next three years is estimated to be $5,500 per 
year for O&M costs.
    (4) NESHAP-MACT Subpart CCC: NESHAP--Steel Pickling; EPA ICR Number 
1821.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0419; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: The entities affected by this standard are new 
and existing carbon steel pickling facilities which are subject to the 
standards at 40 CFR part 63, subpart CCC. The affected sources include 
batch and continuous pickling lines, acid regeneration plants, and acid 
storage tanks.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that emissions from steel 
pickling cause, or contribute significantly to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. In 
accordance with the 40 CFR part 63, subpart A (General Provisions), 
respondents must submit a one-time notification of applicability and a 
one-time report on the performance test results for the primary 
emission control device. Respondents must develop and implement a 
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Plan and submit semiannual reports 
for any occurrence where the procedures in the plan were not followed. 
Respondents are also required to submit semiannual reports for periods 
of operation during which the measured emissions exceeded that allowed 
by the standard and provide a written maintenance plan for each 
emission control device.
    Respondents must also demonstrate compliance with the hydrochloric 
acid and chorine emission limitations and the requirements for each 
pickling line and acid regeneration plant by performing annual 
performance tests and installing devices to measure/record control 
device outputs and acid regeneration plant operating parameters.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the total annual 
recordkeeping and reporting hourly burden was estimated at 23,190 
hours. This estimate was based on 70 respondents with 1 new affected 
facility becoming subject to the standard over the three-year period. 
Based on the supporting data provided in the supporting statement of 
the previous ICR, the total annual responses averaged 47 per year. 
However, the OMB 83-I Form indicates that the total annual number of 
responses is 23 which was improperly calculated when compared to the 
supporting statement. The frequency of response should have been 0.7 
responses per year rather than 0.3. Over the next three years, the 
reporting requirements will be semiannual, so the frequency of 
reporting will increase to 2.0 per respondent-year.
    The annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden was $15,687 per 
year. The capital/startup cost for monitoring devices was $8,217 
averaged over the first three years of the ICR. The annualized cost of 
capital equipment is based on 80 percent of facilities purchasing 
monitoring equipment, and on an equipment lifetime of 15 years, an 
interest rate of 7 percent, and a capital recovery factor of 0.11. The 
operation and maintenance costs were estimated at $7,470 per year 
(averaged over the three-year period).
    (5) NESHAP-MACT Subpart LLL: NESHAP for the Portland Cement 
Manufacturing Industry; EPA ICR Number 1801.03; OMB Control Number 
2060-0416; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those emission sources at new and existing portland cement plants 
subject to the standards at 40 CFR part 63, subpart LLL.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that emissions from portland 
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plants contribute significantly to air pollution that may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. The standard applies 
to each new, existing or reconstructed kiln, in-line kiln/raw mill and 
greenfield raw material dryer at portland cement plants, except for 
kilns and in-line kiln/raw mills that burn hazardous waste which are 
subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEE. In addition, the standard 
applies to each new, existing or reconstructed clinker cooler, raw 
mill, finish mill, raw material, clinker or finished product storage 
bin; conveying system transfer point; bagging system and bulk loading 
and unloading system at facilities which are major sources; and to each 
existing, reconstructed or new brownfield raw material dryer at 
facilities which are major sources.
    Respondents shall submit notifications and reports of the initial 
performance test results. Plants must develop and implement a Startup, 
Shutdown, and Malfunction Plan and submit semiannual reports of any 
event where the plan was not followed. Plants must develop and 
implement an operations and maintenance plan and conduct and report the 
results of an annual combustion system inspection. Semiannual reports 
for periods of operation during which the monitoring parameters are 
exceeded (or reports certifying that no exceedances have occurred) also 
are required.
    General requirements applicable to all NESHAP require records of 
applicability determinations; test results; exceedances; periods of 
startups, shutdowns, or malfunctions; monitoring records; and any other 
information needed to determine compliance with the applicable 
standard.
    Subpart LLL requires respondents to install (where feasible) 
continuous opacity monitors and temperature monitoring systems on kilns 
and in-line kiln raw mills, and total hydrocarbon continuous emission 
monitors (CEMs) on new greenfield kilns, in-line kiln/raw mills and raw 
material dryers. Owners and operators are also subject to a deferred 
requirement to install particulate matter CEMS. Respondents are also 
required to maintain records of specific information needed to 
determine that the standards are being achieved and maintained.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to industry for the last three years was estimated at 
77,331 hours per year for 36 respondents (i.e., sources). The total 
number of annual responses required by this regulation was estimated to 
be 954. Thus, the frequency of response was estimated to be 27 
responses per year with an average of 81 hours spent preparing each 
response.
    In the previously approved ICR, the total capital/startup cost 
associated with monitoring equipment was estimated at $1,432,000 per 
year. This corresponds to an average annualized capital cost of 
$750,000 per year for the three years following promulgation. Annual 
operation and maintenance costs averaged $682,000 per year.
    (6) NESHAP Subpart N: NESHAP for Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from 
Glass Manufacturing Plants (Part 61, Subpart N); EPA ICR Number 
1081.07; OMB Control Number 2060-0043; expiration date August 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
each glass melting furnace that uses commercial arsenic as a raw 
material that is subject to the standards at 40 CFR part 61, subpart N.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that arsenic emissions from 
glass manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that 
may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Sources subject to NESHAP subpart N are required to demonstrate initial 
compliance through emission tests. In addition, a continuous monitoring 
system (CMS) for the measurement of the opacity of emissions from any 
control device must be installed and operated. The regulation also 
requires initial notifications for construction, modification, CMS 
demonstration, and performance testing. 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 this regulation 
provide information on the operation of the emissions control device 
and compliance with the emission limit. Records and reports addressing 
each approved control device bypass are required. Arsenic emission 
estimates and semiannual reports of uncontrolled arsenic emissions are 
also required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to industry over the past three years from these 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements was estimated at 6,769 hours 
per year with 47 sources subject to the standard. The total number of 
annual responses required by this regulation was estimated to be 43. 
The annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for the collection of 
information was estimated to average approximately 157 hours per 
response, and the frequency of response was estimated to be 0.9 
responses per year.
    In the previously approved ICR, there were no capital/startup costs 
because no new sources were expected to startup during the ICR renewal 
period. The annual operation and maintenance cost for the 47 existing 
sources was estimated to be $164,500.
    (7) NSPS Subpart H: NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants (Subpart H); EPA 
ICR Number 1057.09; OMB Control Number 2060-0041; expiration date 
August 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those contact sulfuric acid plants that burn elemental sulfur, 
alkylation acid, hydrogen sulfide, organic sulfides, mercaptans, or 
acid sludge subject to the standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart H. The 
standards do not address facilities where conversion to sulfuric acid 
is used primarily as a means of preventing emissions to the atmosphere 
of sulfur dioxide or other sulfur compounds.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgment, sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) and acid mist emissions from sulfuric acid plants 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare. Owners or operators of the 
affected facilities described must make the following one-time-only 
reports: notification of the date of construction or reconstruction; 
notification of the anticipated and actual dates of startup; 
notification of any physical or operational change to an existing 
facility which may increase the regulated pollutant emission rate; 
notification of demonstration of the continuous monitoring system 
(CMS); notification of the date of the initial performance test, and 
the results of the initial performance test. 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.
    The reporting requirements for this industry include the initial 
notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and 
semiannual reports of excess emissions. Excess emission reports shall 
include all three-hour periods (or the arithmetic average of three 
consecutive one-hour periods) during which the integrated average 
SO2 emission exceeded the applicable standard. Excess 
emission reports must include: the magnitude of excess emissions; 
conversion factors used; the date and time of commencement and 
completion of each excess emission time period; identification of 
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emissions occurring during startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions; the 
nature and cause of the malfunction and corrective measures taken; and 
identification of the time period during which the CEMS was 
inoperative.
    The reporting requirements include semiannual excess emission 
reports and monitoring system performance reports which include 
information regarding the exceedances of control device operating 
parameters; the date and time of the exceedance or deviance; the nature 
and cause of the malfunction and corrective measures taken; and 
identification of the time period during which the CMS was inoperative.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the projected 
hour burden was 24,823. The number of respondents was 106. The total 
number of annual responses was estimated to be 212 which is a reporting 
frequency of 2 times per year with an average of 117 hours spent 
preparing each response.
    The annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden was estimated to 
be $477,000 for the operation and maintenance of the required 
SO2 monitors.
    (8) NSPS Subpart UUU: NSPS for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral 
Industries (Subpart UUU); EPA ICR Number 0746.05; OMB Control Number 
2060-0251; expiration date August 31, 2002
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
each calciner or dryer at a mineral processing plant subject to the 
standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart UUU. The standards apply to new, 
modified and reconstructed calciners and dryers at mineral processing 
plants that process or produce any of the following minerals and their 
concentrates or any mixture of which the majority is any of the 
following minerals or a combination of these minerals: Alumina, ball 
clay, bentonite, diatomite, feldspar, fire clay, fuller's earth, 
gypsum, industrial sand, kaolin, lightweight aggregate, magnesium 
compounds, perlite, roofing granules, talc, titanium dioxide, and 
vermiculite. There are several applicability exceptions. Feed and 
product conveyors are not considered part of the affected facility. 
Facilities subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart LL, Metallic Mineral 
Processing Plants are not subject to this standard. There are 
additional processes and process units listed in the standard which are 
not subject to the provisions of this subpart.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter 
released from calciners and dryers cause or contribute to air pollution 
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or 
welfare. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make one-
time only reports including notifications of facility startup, 
scheduling and results of the initial performance test; notification of 
any physical or operational change to an existing facility which may 
increase the regulated pollutant emission rate; and notification of the 
demonstration of the continuous monitoring system (CMS). 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. Performance tests are needed as these are the Agency's 
records of a source's initial capability to comply with emissions 
standards and note the operating conditions under which compliance was 
achieved.
    The monitoring requirements are outlined in Sec. 60.734 of the 
standard. They are dependant on the type of dryers or calciner. 
Specific calciners and dryers are required to install, calibrate, 
maintain, and operate a continuous monitoring system. Semiannual 
reports of excess emissions are required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the total annual 
burden to industry was estimated to be 6,019 hours. The total number of 
sources was estimated to be 155 and the total number of annual 
responses required by this regulation was estimated to be 310. The 
annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 
information was estimated to average 19 hours per response with a 
frequency of response estimated to be 2.0 responses per year. 
Approximately 5 new sources a year become subject to the standard.
    In the previously approved ICR, the capital/startup costs to comply 
with this standard were estimated at $20,000. This was based on 5 new 
sources per year multiplied by $4,000 per monitoring device. The annual 
operations and maintenance cost (O&M) was estimated at $97,500. 
Therefore, the average annual burden for capital/startup and O&M cost 
were, therefore, estimated to be $117,500.
    (9) NSPS Subpart VV: NSPS for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in 
the Synthetic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)--40 CFR part 60, 
subpart VV; EPA ICR Number 0662.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0012; 
expiration date August 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: The standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart VV 
apply to specific pieces of process unit equipment used in the 
synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing industry including pumps in 
light liquid service, compressors, pressure relief devices in gas/vapor 
service, sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, 
valves in gas/vapor service and light liquid service, pumps and valves 
in heavy liquid service, pressure relief devices in light liquid or 
heavy liquid service and flanges and other connectors.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement emissions from process 
unit equipment used in the synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing 
industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. The standard requires 
owners or operators of the affected facilities to make the following 
one-time only reports: notification of the date of construction or 
reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and actual date of 
startup; notification of any physical or operational change to an 
existing facility which may increase the emission rate of any air 
pollutant to which the standard applies; and the unit identification 
and number of components subject to the standards. All semiannual 
reports are to include process unit identification, number of 
components leaking and not repaired, dates of process unit shutdowns 
and revisions to items submitted in the initial semiannual report. The 
source is also required to notify the Administrator of the election to 
use an alternative standard for valves ninety days before implementing 
the provision.
    Burden: In the previous ICR, the hour burden for this ICR was 
estimated at 104,198 hours per year for 1120 respondents (1046 existing 
sources and 84 new sources). The number of annual responses was 2240. 
On average, each respondent must report 2.0 times per year with average 
time of 47 hours to prepare each response.
    The annual cost burden is estimated to be $18,000 per year for the 
capital/startup purchase of monitors to perform fugitive monitoring. 
There are no ongoing O&M costs for these monitors.
    (10) NSPS Subparts N and Na: NSPS for Iron and Steel Plants--Basic 
Oxygen Furnaces (Subparts N and Na); EPA ICR Number 1069.07; OMB 
Control Number 2060-0029; expiration date September 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
each basic oxygen process furnace (BOPF) in an iron and steel plant 
commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after the date 
of proposal of the standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart N and any top-
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metal transfer station or skimming station for which construction, 
reconstruction, or modification commenced after the date of proposal of 
the standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Na.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement emissions from basic 
oxygen furnaces cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Under 
40 CFR part 60, subparts N and Na, sources are required to meet 
monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements listed in the 
General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, subpart A). In addition, sources 
must maintain records of time and duration of each steel production 
cycle; time and duration of the rates or levels of any diversion of 
exhaust gases from the main stack; the various rates or levels of 
exhaust ventilation at each phase of the cycle through each duct of the 
secondary emission capture system; time and duration of the visible 
emission data sets; particulate matter concentration exiting the 
control device and discharge into the atmosphere; pressure loss through 
the venturi constriction of the scrubber continuously; and water supply 
pressure to the venturi scrubber control equipment continuously.
    Sources are also required to provide one-time initial 
notifications; and to report, on a semiannual basis, on the initial 
performance test results and any monitoring results that average more 
than 10% below the average level maintained during the most recent 
performance test.
    Burden Statement: For the previously approved ICR, the annual 
reporting and recordkeeping labor burden was 1,795 hours for 13 
responses from 11 sources subject to the standard. This estimate was 
based on 11 existing BOPF shops since we assumed that of the 25 
existing BOPF shops, only three of them were subject to subpart N 
because they were constructed after the date of proposal, and only 8 
sources were subject to Subpart Na because they had modifications 
related to hot metal transfer stations and skimming stations that met 
the NSPS definition for reconstruction or modification. We assumed that 
one new source became subject to NSPS, subparts N and Na, within the 
three-year period. The frequency of the response except for initial 
requirements is semiannual and the average number of hours spent 
preparing each response is 136.
    The total annualized cost burden over the three-year period in the 
previous ICR was estimated at $35,000. There are no capital/startup 
costs anticipated over the next three years because the Agency 
anticipates no new sources. However, annual operation and maintenance 
costs (O&M) for the monitoring equipment will, of course, continue. In 
the previously approved ICR, the O&M cost to the regulated entities was 
$17,400 per year.
    (11) NSPS Subpart XX: NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (Subpart 
XX); EPA ICR Number 0664.07; OMB Number 2060-0006; expiration date 
September 30, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those subject to the standards at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX which 
includes the owners and operators of bulk gasoline terminals (BGTs) 
which deliver liquid products into gasoline tank trucks. A BGT is any 
gasoline facility which receives gasoline by pipeline, ship or barge, 
and has a gasoline throughput greater than 75,700 liters per day. The 
affected facility includes the loading arms, pumps, meters, shutoff 
valves, relief valves, and other piping and valves necessary to fill 
delivery tank trucks.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that volatile organic chemical 
emissions from BGTs cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners 
or operators of BGTs must make the following one-time-only reports: 
notification of the date of construction or reconstruction; 
notification of the anticipated and actual dates of startup; 
notification of any physical or operational change to an existing 
facility which may increase the regulated pollutant emission rate; 
notification of the date of the initial performance test, and the 
results of the initial performance test.
    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.
    Monitoring requirements specific to bulk gasoline terminals consist 
mainly of identifying and documenting vapor tightness for each gasoline 
tank truck that is loaded at the affected facility, and notifying the 
owner or operator of each tank truck that is not vapor tight. The owner 
or operator must also perform a monthly visual inspection for liquid or 
vapor leaks.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 11,420 hours per year for 40 sources 
reporting annually. Therefore, the number of hours spent by the sources 
preparing each response was 286.
    There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs 
associated with this ICR.
    (12) NSPS Subpart DDD: NSPS for the Polymer Manufacturing Industry 
(Subpart DDD); EPA ICR Number 1150.06; OMB Control Number 2060-0145; 
expiration date September 30, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
subject to the standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDD which 
manufacture polypropylene, polystyrene or polyethylene terephthalate 
that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after 
January 10, 1989.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that emissions of volatile 
organic compounds from polymer manufacturing facilities cause or 
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial 
performance test, and the results of the initial performance test. 
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. The standards require periodic 
recordkeeping to document process information relating to the sources' 
ability to meet the requirements of the standard and to note the 
operation conditions under which compliance was achieved. In addition, 
owners/operators of the affected facilities are required to record 
periods of operation during which the performance standards are 
exceeded, results of flare pilot flame monitoring, all periods of 
operation of a boiler or process heater, and to continuously record the 
indication of any emission stream diverted away from the control 
device.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, approximately 105 
existing sources were assumed to be subject to the standard and an 
estimated additional 10 new sources were expected to become subject to 
the standard in each of the three years addressed by the ICR. The total 
number of annual responses was estimated to be 250 and the total annual 
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the recordkeeping and reporting requirements was 14,691. On average, 
each respondent must report 2.4 times per year and average of 59 hours 
was spent preparing each ICR. The total annual capital/startup cost was 
estimated at $30,000 and the estimated annual operation and maintenance 
cost was estimated at $735,000 for a total annual cost of $765,000.
    (13) NESHAP-MACT Subpart YY: National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants--Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology 
Standards; EPA ICR Number 1871.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0420; 
expiration date September 30, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those subject to the standards at 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY which 
produce acetal resins, acrylic and modacrylic fibers, hydrogen 
fluoride, and polycarbonate(s). The types of emission points regulated 
include storage vessels, process vents, transfer racks, and wastewater 
streams.
    Abstract: The Agency has judged that hazardous air pollutant (HAP) 
emissions from the production of acetal resins (AR), acrylic and 
modacrylic fibers (AMF), hydrogen fluoride (HF), and polycarbonate(s) 
(PC) production cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. The EPA 
chose to regulate the AR production, AMF production, HF production, and 
PC production source categories under one Subpart to streamline the 
regulatory burden associated with the development of separate 
standardmaking packages. All of these source categories have five or 
fewer major sources and have similar emission points and MACT control 
requirements. This subpart is referred to as the ``generic MACT 
standards--Subpart YY.''
    The Subpart YY generic MACT standards contain generic compliance, 
recordkeeping, reporting, startup, shutdown, and malfunction 
provisions, and also identify source category-specific control, 
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for the regulated 
production source categories. Subpart YY also points affected sources 
to meet control, testing, monitoring, inspection, recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements contained in other generic MACT subparts 
depending upon the type of emission unit and the control option 
selected. For example, the provisions of subpart SS are invoked for 
sources using closed vent systems, control devices, recovery devices, 
and where emissions are routed to a fuel gas system or process. 
Subparts TT and UU apply to equipment leaks. Subpart WW contains 
control, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for storage vessels. 
Recordkeeping and reporting burden associated with provisions of these 
other four generic subparts is accounted for in the subpart YY ICR for 
the generic MACT standards, as they apply to the AR production, AMF 
production, HF production, and PC production source categories.
    Monitoring, inspection, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements 
are used to assure and document compliance with the emission standards. 
Monitoring, inspection, recordkeeping and reporting requirements are, 
where appropriate, based on monitoring, inspection, recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements used in standards for sources similar to those 
regulated under the generic MACT. Additionally, the generic MACT 
standards subpart cross-references Secs. 63.1 through 63.5, and 
Secs. 63.12 through 63.15 of the General Provisions for this part, and 
has pulled some of the regulatory text contained in Secs. 63.6 through 
63.11 into the standard.
    As such, affected sources are required to submit applications for 
approval of construction or reconstruction, submit notification of 
initial startup, notification of compliance status, and periodic 
(semiannual reports), develop startup, shutdown, and malfunction plans, 
and submit startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports. Sources must 
keep records of information relating to their compliance status, such 
as calculations of emission rates, records of leak detection and 
repair, or records of control device operating parameters as monitored 
from continuous monitoring systems.
    Affected sources must also keep records pertaining to their 
assessment of applicability. These include total resource effectiveness 
calculations, flow rate records, total organic compound or HAP 
concentration records, and process change records. In cases where there 
are overlapping requirements for storage vessels, process vents, 
equipment leaks, or wastewater control, the source may choose which 
subpart to meet. In these cases, sources report their selection in the 
Notification of Compliance Status.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the average 
annual burden to the industry to meet the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated at 6,125 hours per year. The hourly burden 
is based on 10 respondents and 89 annual responses. On the average, 
each respondent must report 8.9 times per year and spend an average of 
69 hours preparing each response.
    There are no annual capital/startup costs associated with this ICR 
and the annual operation and maintenance cost was estimated to be 
$1,800 per year.
    (14) NSPS Subpart CC: NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants (40 CFR 
part 60, subpart CC); EPA ICR Number 1131.07; OMB Control Number 2060-
0054; expiration date October 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
each glass melting furnace at a glass manufacturing plant subject to 
the standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC. health or welfare. The 
standards do not apply to hand glass melting furnaces, glass melting 
furnaces designed to produce less than 4,550 kilograms of glass per 
day, or all-electric melters. Experimental furnaces are not subject to 
the emission standards.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter from 
glass manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that 
may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public. The standards set 
particulate matter emission limits. Owners or operators of the affected 
facilities must make initial reports when a source becomes subject; 
conduct and report on performance testing; demonstrate and report on 
continuous monitor performance; maintain records of the occurrence and 
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of 
an affected facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions are 
required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, approximately 30 
sources were estimated to be subject to the standard. It was estimated 
that no additional sources would become subject to the standard. The 
average annual burden to industry from the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements was estimated to be 398 hours. The total number of annual 
responses required by this regulation was estimated to be 61. 
Therefore, the frequency of response was estimated to be 2.0 responses 
per year and the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for 
this collection of information was estimated to average 6.5 hours per 
response.
    The annual operations and maintenance cost was estimated at 
$174,000. This is based on 30 existing sources multiplied by $5,800 per 
years for upkeep of the monitoring device.

    Dated: October 22, 2001.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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