[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80934-80935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33128]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0228; FRL-9509-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Petroleum Refineries 
(Renewal)

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 January 26, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0228, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 
2822IT, 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, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; email 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 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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 both 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-2011-0228, 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) 566-1752.
    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: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2263.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0602.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011. 
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 regulations 
are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15, and are identified 
on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Abstract: For the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
Petroleum Refineries, the affected entities are subject to the General 
Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and any changes or 
additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart Ja. The affected facilities include: fluid catalytic cracking 
units, fluid coking units, delayed coking units, process heaters and 
other fuel gas combustion devices, and sulfur recovery plants. 
Emissions limitations would be used to control emissions of particulate 
matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOX), carbon monoxide (CO), 
sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and/
or reduced sulfur compounds (RSC). Work practice standards would apply 
to depressuring operations and flaring of fuel gases.
    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 60, subpart Ja, as 
authorized in sections 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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 59 
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.

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    Respondents/Affected Entities: Petroleum Refineries.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,142.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,873,880, which includes $197,720 in 
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $1,676,160 in operating and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the labor hours 
and cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. Consultations with 
the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) and trade 
associations revealed that there are approximately eighteen sources 
subject to the rule, with no new facilities expected to be constructed 
over the next three years of this ICR. Because there are no new sources 
with reporting requirements, no capital/startup costs are incurred. The 
only cost that is incurred is for the O&M of the monitoring equipment.

    Dated: December 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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