[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51781-51783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17363]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2004-0037; FRL-7963-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Natural Gas 
Transmission and Storage (Renewal), ICR Number 1789.05, OMB Number 
2060-0418

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this document 
announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. 
This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2005. Under OMB 
regulations, the Agency may

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continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 30, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OECA-
2004-0037, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by 
e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Enforcement and Compliance Docket 
and Information Center, Mail Code 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Chadwick, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, 2223A, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-7054; 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 December 1, 2004 (69 FR 69909), 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-2004-0037, which is available for public viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket and 
Information Center Docket is: (202) 566-1752. 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. When 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. 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, confidential business 
information (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: NESHAP for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage (Renewal)
    Abstract: This information collection request addresses Clean Air 
Act information collection requirements in standards published at 40 
CFR part 63, subpart HHH, which have mandatory recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements. These regulations were proposed on February 6, 
1998, promulgated on June 17, 1999, and apply to major 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 (if there is no local distribution company). 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, 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 15 
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 those that transport or store natural gas prior to 
entering the pipeline to a local distribution company or to a final end 
user (if there is no local distribution company).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 830.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, Semi-annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 757 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $61,087, which includes $0 annualized 
capital/startup costs, $0 annual O&M costs, and $61,087 annual labor 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 176 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to the calculation of the 
industry technical labor hours at a higher level relative to total 
labor hours than in the active ICR.


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    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05-17363 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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