[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 81321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32730]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0228; FRL-9940-71-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Petroleum Refineries for Which 
Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 14, 
2007 (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Petroleum Refineries 
for which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced after 
May 14, 2007 (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ja) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
2263.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0602) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2015. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 
32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 28, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0228, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Owners and operators of affected facilities are required 
to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements for the 
general provisions of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, as well as the 
specific requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ja. This includes 
submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic 
reports and results, and maintaining 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 reports are used by EPA to determine compliance 
with the standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Petroleum refineries constructed, 
reconstructed, or modified after May 14, 2007.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart Ja).
    Estimated number of respondents: 150 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 64,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $22,100,000 (per year), includes $15,700,000 
annualized capital and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment decrease in the 
number of responses, capital costs, and O&M costs as currently 
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is 
not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost 
estimates for the renewal of this ICR occurred because we assumed that 
all refineries are now in full compliance with the rule initial flare 
compliance requirements since the standard has been in effect for more 
than three years. The active ICR reflects those burdens and costs 
associated with the initial activities for refineries that included 
purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting performance test(s) and 
establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR renewal addresses the 
burden and costs for existing refineries to comply with the ongoing 
compliance requirements, including continuously monitoring of 
pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports.
    There is an increase in the respondent labor hours since we assumed 
all respondents are now required to comply with the flare ongoing rule 
requirements each year compared to one third per year in the active 
ICR. In addition, the labor burden calculation in the renewal includes 
additional hours associated with managerial and clerical work since the 
active ICR did not break down these types of labor costs, which also 
contribute to labor burden increase.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-32730 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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