[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43111-43112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16136]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7237-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; NESHAP Subpart HH: National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) From Oil and Natural Gas 
Production

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: NESHAP Subpart HH: National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) From Oil and 
Natural Gas Production; OMB Number 2060-0417; expiration date July 31, 
2002. 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 July 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing a respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to Susan Auby, Collection Strategies 
Division (Mail Code 2822T), Office of Environmental Information, United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; and to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Include the 
EPA ICR number 1788.03 and OMB Control Number 2060-0417 in any 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan Auby at 
EPA by phone at (202) 566-1672 by email at [email protected], or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No.1788.03. For technical questions about the ICR contact Dan 
Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Title: NESHAP Subpart HH: National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) From Oil and Natural Gas Production (OMB 
Control No. 2060-0417 ; EPA ICR No. 1788.03) expiring 7/31/2002. This 
is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP), for the regulations published at 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart HH were proposed on February 6, 1998, and promulgated on June 
17, 1999. These regulations apply to the following facilities in 40 CFR 
part 63, subpart HH: Facilities that are major sources or area sources 
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) that process, upgrade, or store 
hydrocarbon liquids prior to the point of custody transfer; or that 
process, upgrade, or store natural gas prior to the point at which 
natural gas enters the natural gas transmission and storage source 
category, or is delivered to a final end user, and that commence 
construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of 
proposal. Specifically exempted from this regulation are oil and 
natural gas production wells. This information is being collected to 
assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart HH. In general, all 
NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and 
periodic reports. Owners or operators are also required to maintain 
records of the occurrence and duration of any start-up, shutdown, or 
malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period 
during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, 
reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are 
required of all sources subject to NESHAP.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall 
maintain a file of these records, and retain the file for at least 5 
years following the date of such occurrences, maintenance reports, and 
records. All reports are sent to the delegated State or local 
authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the 
reports are sent directly to the EPA Regional Office.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on January 30, 
2002 (67 FR 4421). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 6.9 
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 and Operators of Oil and 
Natural Gas Production Facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 498.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion, Semi-Annually, Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 29,489 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and Operating & Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $567,093.
    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. 1788.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0417 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: June 13, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-16136 Filed 6-25-02; 8:45 am]
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