[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4421-4425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2235]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7135-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on 
Seven Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)

AGENCY: United States 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 
seven 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 April 1, 2002.

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:
    (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 ICRs. Where applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks 
and made assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of the 
Paper Work Reduction Act.

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Section A: List of ICRs To Be Submitted for OMB 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 seven continuing ICRs to OMB.
    (1) NESHAP Subpart BB: National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer 
Operations; EPA ICR Number 1154.06; OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration 
date May 31, 2002.
    (2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission 
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB 
Number 2060-0418; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; EPA 
ICR Number 1788.03; OMB Number 2060-0417; expiration date July 31, 
2002.
    (4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); EPA 
ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022; expiration date August 31, 
2002.
    (5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG); 
EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-0067; expiration date October 
31, 2002.
    (6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol 
Production; EPA ICR Number 1811.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0415; 
expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); EPA ICR Number 1557.05; OMB Number 2060-
0220; expiration date September 30, 2002.

Section B: Contact Person for Individual ICRs

    (1) NESHAP Subpart BB: Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer 
Operations; Rafael Sanchez of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-
7028 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1154.06; 
OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration date May 31, 2002.
    (2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission 
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); Dan Chadwick of the Office 
of Compliance at (202)-564-7054 or via E-mail at [email protected]; 
EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB Number 2060-0418; expiration date July 31, 
2002.
    (3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; Dan 
Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1788.03; OMB Number 2060-0417; 
expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); Dan 
Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-mail at 
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022; 
expiration date August 31, 2002.
    (5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG); 
Dan Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-
mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-
0067; expiration date October 31, 2002.
    (6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol 
Production; Joanne Berman of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-
7064, or via E-mail to [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1811.03; 
OMB Control Number 2060-0415; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    (7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); Tracy Back of the Office of Compliance at 
(202) 564-7076 or via E-mail at [email protected]; EPA ICR Number 
1557.05; OMB Number 2060-0220, expiration date September 30, 2002.

Section C: Summaries of Individual ICRs

    (1) NESHAP Subpart BB: National Emissions Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer 
Operations; EPA ICR Number 1154.06; OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration 
May 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
bulk transfer operations that have benzene emissions which are 
addressed by the standards at 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart BB. These 
standards apply to the total of all loading racks which transfer a 
liquid which is at least 70 percent benzene by weight into tank trucks, 
railcars, or marine vessels. It also addresses benzene production 
facilities and bulk terminals. Specifically exempt from this regulation 
are loading racks at which only the following are loaded: benzene-laden 
waste (addressed under 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart FF), gasoline, crude 
oil, natural gas liquids, petroleum distillates (e.g., fuel oil, 
diesel, or kerosene), or benzene-laden liquid from coke by-product 
recovery plants. In addition, any affected entity that loads only 
liquid containing less than 70 weight-percent benzene, or whose annual 
benzene loading is less than 1.3 million liters of 70 weight-percent or 
more benzene, is exempt from the regulatory requirements except for the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements at Section 61.305(i).
    Abstract: The Administrator has determined that emissions of 
benzene from bulk transfer operations cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. This information is being collected to assure compliance 
with 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart BB. Owners or operators of the affected 
facilities must make one-time only notifications to the Administrator. 
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. Semiannual reports of excess 
emissions are required. These notifications, reports, and records are 
essential in determining compliance.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 54 with 216 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 7,889 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 4 times per year, and 37 hours were 
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and 
recordkeeping cost burden associated with continuous emission 
monitoring in the previous ICR; therefore, there are no capital, or 
operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
    (2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission 
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB 
Number 2060-0418; expiration July 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners and operators of facilities in the natural gas transmission and 
storage industry. Of the total estimated population of 2,200 facilities 
in this industry, it is estimated that 7 existing facilities will be 
subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH.
    Abstract: The Administrator has determined that the emissions from 
oil and gas transmission and storage cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. All existing sources must comply with the requirements of 
40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH within three years of the effective date of 
the rule (June 17, 1999). All new sources must be in compliance with 
the natural gas transmission upon startup.

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    For sources constructed or reconstructed after the effective date, 
these standards require each source to submit both an initial 
notification and an application for approval of construction or 
reconstruction which enables enforcement personnel to identify the 
number of sources subject to the standards and to identify those 
sources that are already in compliance.
    Respondents also are required to submit one-time reports of: (1) 
Start of construction for new facilities; (2) anticipated and actual 
start-up dates for new facilities; and (3) physical or operational 
changes to existing facilities.
    These standards also require affected sources to submit a 
compliance status report. This report must be signed by a responsible 
company official who certifies its accuracy and certifies that the 
source has complied with the relevant standards. Performance test or 
design analysis results also are required in the compliance status 
report. The notification of compliance status must be submitted within 
180 days after the compliance date for the affected source.
    Affected sources are also required by the standards to install 
continuous monitoring systems (CMS) and to conduct a performance 
evaluation of the CMS. The results of the performance evaluation must 
be submitted to the EPA in the notification of compliance status 
report. Periodic reports documenting excess emissions and parameter 
monitoring exceedances must be submitted semi-annually when the CMS 
data are used to demonstrate compliance and the facility experiences 
excess emissions.
    These standards also require owners or operators to develop 
startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plans, documenting procedures 
that will be taken in the case of an SSM. SSM reports also are required 
to be submitted to demonstrate that the actions taken by an owner or 
operator during an SSM comply with the SSM plan. When actions taken are 
consistent with the plan, reports are required semiannually. When 
actions taken are inconsistent with the plan, immediate reports are 
required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 7 with 23 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 213 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 3.2 times per year, and 9 hours were 
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and 
recordkeeping cost burden associated with continuous emission 
monitoring in the previous ICR; therefore, there are no capital, or 
operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
    (3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; EPA 
ICR Number 1788.03 OMB Number 2060-0417; expiration date July 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners and operators of facilities in the oil and natural gas 
production industry subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH. Of the total 
estimated population of 120,000 facilities, it is estimated that 440 
existing facilities will be subject to the provisions of these 
standards. In addition, it is estimated that 44 new facilities will be 
subject to the provisions of these standards over the next three years.
    Abstract: The Administrator has determined that the emissions from 
oil and natural gas production cause or contribute to air pollution 
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or 
welfare. All existing sources must be in compliance with the 
requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH within three years of the 
effective date (June 17, 1999) of the rule.
    These standards require an affected source with an initial startup 
date before the effective date to submit a one-time initial 
notification. This initial notification must be submitted within one 
year after the source becomes subject to these standards. For sources 
constructed or reconstructed after the effective date of the relevant 
standards, the source must submit an application for approval of 
construction or reconstruction. The application is required to contain 
information on the air pollution control technique that will be used 
for each hazardous air pollutant emission point.
    Respondents are also required to submit one-time reports regarding 
the: (1) Initiation of construction for new facilities; (2) anticipated 
and actual start-up dates for new facilities; and (3) physical or 
operational changes to existing facilities.
    These standards also require affected sources to submit a 
notification of compliance status. This notification must be signed by 
a responsible company official who certifies its accuracy and certifies 
that the source has complied with these standards. Performance test or 
design analysis results also are required to be included in the 
compliance status report. The notification of compliance status must be 
submitted within 180 days after the compliance date for the affected 
source.
    In addition, those affected sources required by these standards to 
install a continuous monitoring system (CMS) may be required by the 
Administrator to conduct a performance evaluation of the CMS. If 
required, the results of the performance evaluation must be submitted 
to the EPA in the notification of compliance status report. Periodic 
reports documenting excess emissions and parameter monitoring 
exceedances are also required to be submitted to the Administrator 
semiannually when the CMS data is used to demonstrate compliance and 
the facility experiences excess emissions.
    Owners and operators must submit semiannual reports of the 
monitoring results from the leak detection and repair program in 
accordance with the equipment leak section of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 
HH.
    The oil and natural gas production NESHAP require owners or 
operators to develop startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plans. 
SSM reports that document the actions taken by an owner or operator 
during an SSM event to ensure compliance with the SSM plan must be 
submitted. When actions taken are consistent with the plan, reports are 
required semiannually. When actions taken are inconsistent with the 
plan, immediate reports are required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 484 with 
3,328 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 27,298 
hours. On the average, each respondent reported 6.9 times per year, and 
56 hours were spent preparing each response.
    The annualized cost of capital equipment is $154,000. The operation 
and maintenance cost was estimated at $190,000 per year. The total 
annualized cost in the previous ICR was, therefore, $344,000.
    (4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); EPA 
ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022; expiration date August 31, 
2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners or operators of petroleum refineries subject to 40 CFR Part 60, 
Subpart J.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter, 
carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxide emissions from petroleum refineries 
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 
to endanger public health or welfare.

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    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make one-time 
only notifications. Performance tests are also required to record the 
source's initial capability to comply with the emission standards and 
to ascertain the operating conditions under which compliance was 
achieved. The owner or operator of an affected facility is also 
required to install a continuous emission monitor (CEM) and record the 
emission levels of opacity, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide or 
hydrogen sulfide, and report all periods of excess emissions. Owners or 
operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and 
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction of an affected 
facility, or any period during which the CEM is inoperative. Quarterly 
reports of excess emissions are also required.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 130 with 197 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 19,045 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 1.5 times per year, and 97 hours were 
spent preparing each response. The annual reporting and recordkeeping 
cost burden was $123,000 per year which covers the cost of operation 
and maintenance of the CEM.
    (5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG); 
EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-0067; expiration date October 
31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
owners and operators of petroleum refineries subject 40 CFR Part 60, 
Subpart GGG.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement emissions from petroleum 
refineries cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 40 CFR Part 60, 
Subpart GGG was proposed on January 4, 1983, and promulgated on May 30, 
1984. The standards under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG apply to volatile 
organic compound (VOC) leaks, compressors and other petroleum refinery 
equipment, such as valves, pumps, and flanges within a subject process 
unit, that has commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction 
after the proposed date.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make one-time 
only notifications. 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.
    40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GGG references the compliance requirements 
of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart VV. Owners or operators are required to 
periodically (time period varies depending on equipment type and leak 
history) record information identifying leaking equipment, repair 
methods used to stop the leaks, and dates of repair. Semiannual reports 
are required to measure compliance with the standards of 40 CFR Part 
60, Subpart VV as referenced by 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GGG.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 48 with 108 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 6,137 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 2.3 times per year, and 57 hours were 
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and 
recordkeeping cost burden associated with this information collection.
    (6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol 
Production; EPA ICR Number 1811.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0415; 
expiration date July 31, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those owners and operators of facilities which engage in the 
manufacturing of polyether polyol (which also include polyether mono-
ols) that emit hazardous air pollutants (HAP) which are subject to 40 
CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, the pollutants emitted 
from polyether polyols production cause or contribute significantly to 
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health.
    Owners or operators of polyether polyols production facilities, to 
which these standards apply, may choose one of the compliance options 
described in the standards, or install and monitor a specific control 
system that reduces HAP emissions to the compliance level. The 
respondents must comply with the general provisions at 40 CFR Part 63, 
Subpart A. These provisions include submitting the initial 
notification, providing a precompliance report, notification of 
compliance status, and semiannual reports. All respondents must submit 
an annual report of compliance for process vents, storage tanks, 
wastewater, and equipment leaks to the Agency that contains all the 
information requested at Section 63.1439 of these standards. 
Respondents must also submit semiannual reports containing the 
information at Section 63.1439 of these standards.
    If the owner or operator identifies any deviation resulting from a 
known cause for which no federally-approved or promulgated exemption 
exists, the required compliance report must include all records that 
pertain to the periods during which such deviation occurred, as well as 
the following: The magnitude of each deviation; the reason for each 
deviation; a description of the corrective action taken for each 
deviation, including action taken to minimize each deviation and action 
taken to prevent recurrence; a copy of all quality assurance; and 
documentation addressing any changes in monitoring protocol.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 79 with 158 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 36,163 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 2 times per year, and 229 hours were 
spent preparing each response. The annual reporting and recordkeeping 
cost burden was $253,000 per year which reflected the capital/startup 
cost for monitoring devices.
    (7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); EPA ICR Number 1557.05; OMB Number 2060-
0220; expiration date September 30, 2002.
    Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
municipal solid waste landfills for which construction, modification or 
reconstruction commended on or after May 30, 1991 that are subject to 
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW.
    Abstract: The Agency has determined that methane, carbon dioxide, 
and nonmethane organic gas compound emissions from municipal solid 
waste landfills cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. These 
standards require the installation of properly designed emission 
control equipment, and the proper operation and maintenance of this 
equipment. These standards rely on the capture and reduction of 
methane, carbon dioxide, and nonmethane organic gas compound emissions 
by combustion devices (boilers, internal combustion engines, or 
flares).
    Owners and operators of the affected facilities described must make 
initial reports when a source becomes subject, conduct and report on 
performance tests, provide annual or periodic reports

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with regard to emission rates, report on design plan changes, report on 
equipment removal and closure, report on monitoring malfunctions and 
exceedances, and provide a plot map showing the location of all subject 
wells.
    Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated 
number of respondents for this information collection was 172 with 299 
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information was 3,379 hours. On the 
average, each respondent reported 1.7 times per year, and 11 hours were 
spent preparing each response.
    The annualized cost of capital equipment is $79,000. The operation 
and maintenance costs were estimated at $2,000 per year. The total 
annualized cost requested is, therefore, $81,000.

    Dated: January 23, 2002.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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