[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18792-18793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7210]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0059; FRL-8551-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Solvent Extraction for 
Vegetable Oil Production (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1947.04, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0471

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 May 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0059, 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; 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 March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), 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-2007-0059, which is 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 3334, 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, Confidential Business Information (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 Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production 
(Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1947.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0471.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2008. 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

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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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production 
were proposed on May 26, 2000 (65 FR 34252), and promulgated on April 
21, 2001.
    These standards apply to any existing, reconstructed, or new 
vegetable oil production process, which are defined as a group of 
continuous process equipment used to remove oil from oilseeds through 
direct contact with an organic solvent such as n-hexane. The term 
``oilseed'' refers to the following agricultural products: corn germ, 
cottonseed, flax, peanut, rapeseed (source of canola oil), safflower, 
soybean, and sunflower. A vegetable oil production process is only 
subject to the regulation if it is a major source of hazardous air 
pollutant (HAP) emissions, or is collocated with other sources that are 
individually or collectively a major source of HAP emissions.
    Notification reports are required upon the construction, 
reconstruction, or modification of any vegetable oil production 
processor. Also required is one-time-only initial notification for 
existing, new and reconstructed sources, and notification of an actual 
startup date. Annual compliance reports are required, along with a 
deviation report, an immediate startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) 
report, and a periodic SSM report. Affected entities must retain 
reports and records for five years.
    Owners or operators of solvent extraction for vegetable oil 
production facilities subject to the rule must maintain a file of these 
measurements, and retain the file for at least five 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. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGG, as 
authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required 
information consists of emissions data and other information that have 
been determined to be private.
    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 Number 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 185 
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: Solvent extraction for vegetable oil 
production.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 101.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, initially and occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 39,385.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,512,947 in labor costs. There are 
no annualized capital/startup and annual O&M costs associated with this 
ICR.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours or 
cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall 
burden.
    Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there 
is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in 
the previous ICR are used in this ICR and there is no change in burden 
to industry.

    Dated: March 31, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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