[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78452-78454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32393]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2002-0005; FRL-7426-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Hot Mix Asphalt 
Facilities, ICR Number 1127.07, OMB Number 2060-0083

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: NSPS for Hot Mix Asphalt 
Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart I),

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(OMB Control Number 2060-0083, EPA ICR Number 1127.07). The ICR, which 
is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection 
and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 23, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Fried, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7016; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; E-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 20, 2002 (67 FR 41981), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OECA-2002-0005, which is available for public viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC) in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room 
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the ECDIC is (202) 566-1514. An 
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit 
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of 
the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket 
that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 
``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: (1) Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our 
preferred method), by E-mail to: [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2201T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) Mail your 
comments to OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The 
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be 
available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the 
official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is 
otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public 
docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For 
further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal 
Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 
31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: NSPS for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart 
I) (OMB Control Number 2060-0083, EPA ICR Number 1127.07). This is a 
request to renew an existing approved collection that is scheduled to 
expire on January 31, 2003. Under the OMB regulations, the Agency may 
continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Hot Mix 
Asphalt Facilities were proposed on June 11, 1973, and promulgated on 
July 25, 1977. These regulations apply to the following facilities in 
40 CFR part 60, subpart I: Dryers; systems for screening, handling, 
storing, and weighing hot aggregate; systems for loading, transferring, 
and storing mineral filler; systems for mixing hot mix asphalt; and the 
loading, transfer, and storage systems associated with emission control 
systems. The Administrator has judged that Particulate Matter (PM) 
emissions from hot mix asphalt facilities cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. Therefore, the purpose of this NSPS is to control the 
emissions of particulate matter (PM) from hot mix asphalt facilities. 
The standards limit particulate emissions to 90 milligrams per dry 
standard cubic meter (mg/DCM) and a 20% opacity. This information is 
being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart I. In 
order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to protect 
public health, adequate reporting and recordkeeping is necessary. 
Owners/operators of hot mix asphalt facilities must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, or reconstruction of a new or existing 
facility and submit a notification and the results of an initial 
performance test. In addition, a facility subject to this NSPS must 
record any startups, shutdowns or malfunctions. The purpose of the 
notifications is to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a 
source becomes subject to this standard. Performance tests are 
conducted to ensure that the new plants operate within the boundaries 
outlined in the standard. In the absence of such information, 
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the 
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean 
Air Act. Under this standard the data collected by the affected 
industry is retained at the facility for a minimum of two years and 
made available for inspection by the Administrator.
    The only type of industry costs associated with the information 
collection activity in the standards are labor costs.
    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, and are 
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 
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: Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,835.
    Frequency of Response: Initial and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 10,303 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Cost: $588,507.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 3,413 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to an increase in the number 
of existing facilities that will undergo modifications such that they 
will be required to submit notifications and conduct the appropriate 
performance tests required by the standard.

    Dated: December 10, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32393 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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