[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78457-78458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2002-0006; FRL-7427-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission of EPA ICR 
No. 1130.07 (OMB No. 2060-0082) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request

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 Grain Elevators--
subpart DD, OMB Control No. 2060-0082, EPA ICR No. 1130.07, expiration 
date January 31, 2003. The ICR, which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost.

DATES: Additional Comments must be submitted on or before January 23, 
2003.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Harmon, Compliance 
Assistance and Sector Programs Division, Office of Compliance, 2224A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7049; fax number: 
(202) 564-7083; e-mail address: harmon.kenneth @ epa.gov. Refer to EPA 
ICR Number 1130.07.

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-2002-0006, which is available for public viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (EDIC) Docket 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., 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 of the EDIC 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 epa.gov">docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2201T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., 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 Grain Elevators--subpart DD (OMB Control No. 2060-0082; 
EPA ICR No. 1130.07). This is a request to renew a collection that is 
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2003. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of 
information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 60.300, et 
seq., subpart DD, New Source Performance Standards for Grain Elevators. 
This information notifies EPA when a source becomes subject to the 
regulations, informs the Agency if a source is in compliance.
    In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter emissions from 
grain elevators cause or contribute to air pollution that may 
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 
Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for this source category, as required 
under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.
    Controlling emissions of particulate matter from grain elevators 
requires not only the installation of properly designed equipment, but 
also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. Particulate 
emissions from grain elevators are the result of grain drying and grain 
handling operations, including loading and unloading. These standards 
rely on the proper operation of particulate control devices such as 
baghouses and equipment such as shed doors and spouts designed to 
reduce particulate emission during grain unloading and loading.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities subject to NSPS 
subpart DD 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 that may increase the 
rate of emission of the regulated pollutant; notification of the date 
of the initial performance test; and the results of the initial 
performance test, including information necessary to determine the 
conditions of the performance test and performance test measurements 
and results, including particulate matter concentration and opacity.
    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, as well as the nature and cause of 
the malfunction (if known) and corrective measures taken. These 
notifications, reports and records are required, in general, of all 
sources subject to NSPS. Without such information, enforcement 
personnel

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would be unable to determine if the standards are being met.
    The required information consists of emissions data and other 
information that have been determined 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 2; 41 FR 36902, 
September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 
42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 1764, March 23, 1979).
    Approximately 127 sources are currently subject to the standard. 
EPA estimates that three additional sources will become subject to the 
standard in each of the next three years.
    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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 
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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are each truck unloading station, truck loading station, 
barge and ship unloading station, barge and ship loading station, 
railcar loading station, railcar unloading station, grain dryer, and 
all grain handling operations at any grain terminal elevator or any 
grain storage elevator subject to NSPS subpart DD.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 132.
    Frequency of Response: 155 annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 259.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $14,811.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 9 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This slight increase in burden results from the 
slight growth in the number of regulated grain elevators.

    Dated: December 10, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32398 Filed 12-23-02; 8:45 am]
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