[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30677-30678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8306]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0035; FRL-8175-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Publicly Owned 
Treatment Works (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1891.04, OMB Control Number 
2060-0428

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 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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 29, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0035, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
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: Gregory Fried, MC-2223A, Office of 
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 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 May 6, 2005, (70 FR 24020), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0035, which is

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available for public viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov, in 
person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket 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 is 
(202) 566-1927.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure 
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1891.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0428.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2006. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Respondents subject to subpart VVV are owners or 
operators of waste water treatment processes and operations in the 
publicly owned treatment works (POTW) source category.
    All ``new'' sources must be in compliance with the subpart VVV upon 
startup or the promulgation date, whichever is later. Owners and 
operators of affected sources are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 
Part 63, Subpart A, the General Provisions, unless the regulation 
specifies otherwise.
    For ``new'' sources constructed or reconstructed after the 
effective date of the relevant standard, subpart VVV requires that the 
source submit an application for approval of construction or 
reconstruction. The application is required to contain information on 
the air pollution control that will be used for each potential HAP 
emission point.
    The information in the initial notification and the application for 
construction or reconstruction will enable enforcement personnel to 
identify the number of sources subject to the standards and to identify 
those sources that are already in compliance.
    Generally, respondents are required to submit one-time reports of 
(1) start of construction for new facilities and (2) anticipated and 
actual start-up dates for new facilities. All records are to be 
maintained by the source for a period of at least five years.
    The subpart VVV also requires ``new'' affected sources to submit a 
notification of compliance status. This notification must be signed by 
a responsible company official who certifies its accuracy and certifies 
that the source has complied with the standards. The notification of 
compliance status must be submitted within 180 days after the 
compliance date for the affected source.
    Emission and control requirements for ``existing'' industrial POTWs 
are specified by the appropriate NESHAP(s) for the industrial user. In 
addition, there are no control requirements for ``existing'' non-
industrial POTW treatment plants. Therefore, there are no subpart VVV 
recordkeeping or reporting requirements for ``existing'' sources 
covered by this ICR.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.15 
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 which have subsequently changed; 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 or operators of publicly 
owned treatment works.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, on occasion, semiannual and annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burdens: 14.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no annualized capital or O&M 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 202 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to a correction. It is 
assumed that there are six (6) affected sources subject to subpart VVV, 
all of which are ``existing'' sources. Existing sources are only 
required to submit semiannual reports. The previous ICR also included 
burden associated with developing a design analysis and recordkeeping 
associated with equipment inspection and equipment monitoring, which 
are not required for existing sources.

    Dated: May 17, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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