[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47796-47797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18411]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, NESHAP: Natural Gas Transmission and Storage 
Facilities

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: Title: NESHAP: Natural Gas 
Transmission and Storage Facilities (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHH); OMB 
Control Number 2060-0418; 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 August 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1789.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0418, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
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) 566-1672, by e-mail at [email protected] 
or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1789.03. 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:   
    Title: NESHAP: Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities (40 
CFR part 63, subpart HHH), OMB Control Number 2060-0418, EPA ICR Number 
1789.03, expiration date July 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 HHH were

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proposed on February 6, 1998 and promulgated on June 17, 1999. These 
regulations apply to the following facilities in 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart HHH: facilities that are major sources or area sources of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) that transport or store natural gas 
prior to entering the pipeline to a local distribution company or to a 
final end user, and that commences 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 HHH.
    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 measurements, and retain the file for at 
least 5 years following the date of such measurements, 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; 01/30/02 
no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 19 
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 Natural Gas 
Transmission andStorage Facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion, Semi-Annually, Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 581 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $0.
    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. 1789.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0418 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: July 10, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-18411 Filed 7-19-02; 8:45 am]
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