[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10507-10508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3983]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0234; FRL-9512-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP 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 and amendments to the 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 March 23, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0234, to: (1) EPA online using 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 
2822T, 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, Office of Compliance 
Assessment and Media Programs Division (Mail Code 2227A), Office of 
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; 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 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-2011-0234, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or 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 either 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 
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Numbers 1692.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0340.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012. 
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: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Petroleum Refineries (40 CFR part 63, subpart 
CC) were proposed on July 15, 1994, promulgated on August 18, 1995, and 
most recently amended on October 28, 2009. These regulations apply to 
the following existing and new petroleum refining process units and 
emission points located at refineries that are major sources of 
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs): Miscellaneous process vents, storage 
vessels, wastewater streams and treatment operations, equipment leaks, 
gasoline loading racks, and marine vessel loading operations. These 
regulations also apply to storage vessels and equipment leaks 
associated with bulk gasoline terminals or pipeline breakout stations 
that are related to an affected petroleum refinery. New facilities 
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the 
date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure 
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC.
    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 
startup, 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. In addition,

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respondents are required to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements contained in the following rules: Either 40 CFR part 61, 
subpart VV or 40 CFR part 63, subpart H for equipment leaks (which 
includes an initial report and semiannual summaries of leak detection 
and repair); 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF for wastewater operations; 
portions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart R for gasoline loading racks; and 
40 CFR part 63, subpart Y for marine tank vessel loading operations.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall 
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 CC, 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 Numbers for the 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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 315 
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: Petroleum refineries plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 153.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, semiannually, occasionally, and 
quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 511,064 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: There are $62,671,642, which includes 
$60,288,291 in labor costs, $2,321,640 in annualized capital/startup 
costs, and $61,711 in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The increase in labor burden and cost to 
industry compared to the most recently approved ICR is due to several 
considerations. Firstly, burden from the recent ICR amendments, 
including the monthly sampling program and reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements for heat exchange systems, are incorporated into the 
overall estimate for this renewal ICR. This resulted in an increase in 
labor hours, as well as capital/startup costs and operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs. Secondly, labor rates are updated to be 
consistent with the most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics.
    There is also an increase in burden hours and costs to the Agency. 
Similarly, this is due to a program change, as well as the most updated 
labor rates.
    The combining of the previous ICR with EPA ICR number 2334.02, has 
attributed also to the increase in burden hours and costs.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-3983 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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