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Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on Seven Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
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[Federal Register: January 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 20)]
[Notices]
[Page 4421-4425]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7135-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on
Seven Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
AGENCY: United States 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 EPA is planning to submit the
seven continuing Information Collection Requests (ICRs) listed in
Section A of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collections
as described at the beginning of the Supplementary Information provided
in this notice.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 1, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Compliance Assessment and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code
2223A, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of a specific ICR may be
obtained without charge by calling the identified information contact
person listed in Section B under Supplementary Information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific information on an
individual ICR, contact the person listed in Section B under
Supplementary Information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For All ICRs
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who respond through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other forms of information technology.
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;
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.
In the absence of such information collection requirements,
enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the
standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean
Air Act. Consequently, these information collection requirements are
mandatory, and the records required by New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) must be retained by the owner or operator for at least two
years; records required by the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) must be retained by the owner or
operator for at least five years; and records required by the NESHAP
Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards (NESHAP-MACT) must be
retained by the owner or operator for at least five years. In general,
the required information consists of emissions data and other
information deemed not to be private. However, any information
submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title
40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business
Information (See 40 CFR Part 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended
by 43 FR 39999, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44
FR 17674, March 2, 1979).
The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently
approved ICRs. Where applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks
and made assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of the
Paper Work Reduction Act.
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Section A: List of ICRs To Be Submitted for OMB Approval
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following seven continuing ICRs to OMB.
(1) NESHAP Subpart BB: National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer
Operations; EPA ICR Number 1154.06; OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration
date May 31, 2002.
(2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB
Number 2060-0418; expiration date July 31, 2002.
(3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; EPA
ICR Number 1788.03; OMB Number 2060-0417; expiration date July 31,
2002.
(4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); EPA
ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022; expiration date August 31,
2002.
(5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG);
EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-0067; expiration date October
31, 2002.
(6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol
Production; EPA ICR Number 1811.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0415;
expiration date July 31, 2002.
(7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); EPA ICR Number 1557.05; OMB Number 2060-
0220; expiration date September 30, 2002.
Section B: Contact Person for Individual ICRs
(1) NESHAP Subpart BB: Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer
Operations; Rafael Sanchez of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-
7028 or via E-mail at sanchez.rafael@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1154.06;
OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration date May 31, 2002.
(2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); Dan Chadwick of the Office
of Compliance at (202)-564-7054 or via E-mail at chadwick.dan@epa.gov;
EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB Number 2060-0418; expiration date July 31,
2002.
(3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; Dan
Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-mail at
chadwick.dan@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1788.03; OMB Number 2060-0417;
expiration date July 31, 2002.
(4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); Dan
Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-mail at
chadwick.dan@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022;
expiration date August 31, 2002.
(5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG);
Dan Chadwick of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7054 or via E-
mail at chadwick.dan@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-
0067; expiration date October 31, 2002.
(6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol
Production; Joanne Berman of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-
7064, or via E-mail to berman.joanne@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number 1811.03;
OMB Control Number 2060-0415; expiration date July 31, 2002.
(7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); Tracy Back of the Office of Compliance at
(202) 564-7076 or via E-mail at back.tracy@epa.gov; EPA ICR Number
1557.05; OMB Number 2060-0220, expiration date September 30, 2002.
Section C: Summaries of Individual ICRs
(1) NESHAP Subpart BB: National Emissions Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Benzene Emissions from Bulk Transfer
Operations; EPA ICR Number 1154.06; OMB Number 2060-0182; expiration
May 31, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
bulk transfer operations that have benzene emissions which are
addressed by the standards at 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart BB. These
standards apply to the total of all loading racks which transfer a
liquid which is at least 70 percent benzene by weight into tank trucks,
railcars, or marine vessels. It also addresses benzene production
facilities and bulk terminals. Specifically exempt from this regulation
are loading racks at which only the following are loaded: benzene-laden
waste (addressed under 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart FF), gasoline, crude
oil, natural gas liquids, petroleum distillates (e.g., fuel oil,
diesel, or kerosene), or benzene-laden liquid from coke by-product
recovery plants. In addition, any affected entity that loads only
liquid containing less than 70 weight-percent benzene, or whose annual
benzene loading is less than 1.3 million liters of 70 weight-percent or
more benzene, is exempt from the regulatory requirements except for the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements at Section 61.305(i).
Abstract: The Administrator has determined that emissions of
benzene from bulk transfer operations cause or contribute to air
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health
or welfare. This information is being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart BB. Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must make one-time only notifications to the Administrator.
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. Semiannual reports of excess
emissions are required. These notifications, reports, and records are
essential in determining compliance.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 54 with 216
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 7,889 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 4 times per year, and 37 hours were
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and
recordkeeping cost burden associated with continuous emission
monitoring in the previous ICR; therefore, there are no capital, or
operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
(2) NESHAP Subpart HHH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Transmission
and Storage (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH); EPA ICR Number 1789.03; OMB
Number 2060-0418; expiration July 31, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of facilities in the natural gas transmission and
storage industry. Of the total estimated population of 2,200 facilities
in this industry, it is estimated that 7 existing facilities will be
subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH.
Abstract: The Administrator has determined that the emissions from
oil and gas transmission and storage cause or contribute to air
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health
or welfare. All existing sources must comply with the requirements of
40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHH within three years of the effective date of
the rule (June 17, 1999). All new sources must be in compliance with
the natural gas transmission upon startup.
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For sources constructed or reconstructed after the effective date,
these standards require each source to submit both an initial
notification and an application for approval of construction or
reconstruction which enables enforcement personnel to identify the
number of sources subject to the standards and to identify those
sources that are already in compliance.
Respondents also are required to submit one-time reports of: (1)
Start of construction for new facilities; (2) anticipated and actual
start-up dates for new facilities; and (3) physical or operational
changes to existing facilities.
These standards also require affected sources to submit a
compliance status report. This report must be signed by a responsible
company official who certifies its accuracy and certifies that the
source has complied with the relevant standards. Performance test or
design analysis results also are required in the compliance status
report. The notification of compliance status must be submitted within
180 days after the compliance date for the affected source.
Affected sources are also required by the standards to install
continuous monitoring systems (CMS) and to conduct a performance
evaluation of the CMS. The results of the performance evaluation must
be submitted to the EPA in the notification of compliance status
report. Periodic reports documenting excess emissions and parameter
monitoring exceedances must be submitted semi-annually when the CMS
data are used to demonstrate compliance and the facility experiences
excess emissions.
These standards also require owners or operators to develop
startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plans, documenting procedures
that will be taken in the case of an SSM. SSM reports also are required
to be submitted to demonstrate that the actions taken by an owner or
operator during an SSM comply with the SSM plan. When actions taken are
consistent with the plan, reports are required semiannually. When
actions taken are inconsistent with the plan, immediate reports are
required.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 7 with 23
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 213 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 3.2 times per year, and 9 hours were
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and
recordkeeping cost burden associated with continuous emission
monitoring in the previous ICR; therefore, there are no capital, or
operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
(3) NESHAP Subpart HH: NESHAP--Oil and Natural Gas Production; EPA
ICR Number 1788.03 OMB Number 2060-0417; expiration date July 31, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of facilities in the oil and natural gas
production industry subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH. Of the total
estimated population of 120,000 facilities, it is estimated that 440
existing facilities will be subject to the provisions of these
standards. In addition, it is estimated that 44 new facilities will be
subject to the provisions of these standards over the next three years.
Abstract: The Administrator has determined that the emissions from
oil and natural gas production cause or contribute to air pollution
that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or
welfare. All existing sources must be in compliance with the
requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH within three years of the
effective date (June 17, 1999) of the rule.
These standards require an affected source with an initial startup
date before the effective date to submit a one-time initial
notification. This initial notification must be submitted within one
year after the source becomes subject to these standards. For sources
constructed or reconstructed after the effective date of the relevant
standards, the source must submit an application for approval of
construction or reconstruction. The application is required to contain
information on the air pollution control technique that will be used
for each hazardous air pollutant emission point.
Respondents are also required to submit one-time reports regarding
the: (1) Initiation of construction for new facilities; (2) anticipated
and actual start-up dates for new facilities; and (3) physical or
operational changes to existing facilities.
These standards also require 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 these standards. Performance test or
design analysis results also are required to be included in the
compliance status report. The notification of compliance status must be
submitted within 180 days after the compliance date for the affected
source.
In addition, those affected sources required by these standards to
install a continuous monitoring system (CMS) may be required by the
Administrator to conduct a performance evaluation of the CMS. If
required, the results of the performance evaluation must be submitted
to the EPA in the notification of compliance status report. Periodic
reports documenting excess emissions and parameter monitoring
exceedances are also required to be submitted to the Administrator
semiannually when the CMS data is used to demonstrate compliance and
the facility experiences excess emissions.
Owners and operators must submit semiannual reports of the
monitoring results from the leak detection and repair program in
accordance with the equipment leak section of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
HH.
The oil and natural gas production NESHAP require owners or
operators to develop startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) plans.
SSM reports that document the actions taken by an owner or operator
during an SSM event to ensure compliance with the SSM plan must be
submitted. When actions taken are consistent with the plan, reports are
required semiannually. When actions taken are inconsistent with the
plan, immediate reports are required.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 484 with
3,328 responses per year. The annual industry reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information was 27,298
hours. On the average, each respondent reported 6.9 times per year, and
56 hours were spent preparing each response.
The annualized cost of capital equipment is $154,000. The operation
and maintenance cost was estimated at $190,000 per year. The total
annualized cost in the previous ICR was, therefore, $344,000.
(4) NSPS Subpart J: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart J); EPA
ICR Number 1054.08; OMB Number 2060-0022; expiration date August 31,
2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners or operators of petroleum refineries subject to 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart J.
Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, particulate matter,
carbon monoxide, and sulfur oxide emissions from petroleum refineries
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated
to endanger public health or welfare.
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Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make one-time
only notifications. Performance tests are also required to record the
source's initial capability to comply with the emission standards and
to ascertain the operating conditions under which compliance was
achieved. The owner or operator of an affected facility is also
required to install a continuous emission monitor (CEM) and record the
emission levels of opacity, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide or
hydrogen sulfide, and report all periods of excess emissions. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction of an affected
facility, or any period during which the CEM is inoperative. Quarterly
reports of excess emissions are also required.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 130 with 197
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 19,045 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 1.5 times per year, and 97 hours were
spent preparing each response. The annual reporting and recordkeeping
cost burden was $123,000 per year which covers the cost of operation
and maintenance of the CEM.
(5) NSPS Subpart GGG: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Subpart GGG);
EPA ICR Number 0983.06; OMB Number 2060-0067; expiration date October
31, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
owners and operators of petroleum refineries subject 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart GGG.
Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement emissions from petroleum
refineries cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart GGG was proposed on January 4, 1983, and promulgated on May 30,
1984. The standards under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG apply to volatile
organic compound (VOC) leaks, compressors and other petroleum refinery
equipment, such as valves, pumps, and flanges within a subject process
unit, that has commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction
after the proposed date.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make one-time
only notifications. 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.
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GGG references the compliance requirements
of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart VV. Owners or operators are required to
periodically (time period varies depending on equipment type and leak
history) record information identifying leaking equipment, repair
methods used to stop the leaks, and dates of repair. Semiannual reports
are required to measure compliance with the standards of 40 CFR Part
60, Subpart VV as referenced by 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GGG.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 48 with 108
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 6,137 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 2.3 times per year, and 57 hours were
spent preparing each response. There was no annual reporting and
recordkeeping cost burden associated with this information collection.
(6) NESHAP-MACT Subpart PPP: NESHAP for Polyether Polyol
Production; EPA ICR Number 1811.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0415;
expiration date July 31, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
those owners and operators of facilities which engage in the
manufacturing of polyether polyol (which also include polyether mono-
ols) that emit hazardous air pollutants (HAP) which are subject to 40
CFR Part 63, Subpart PPP.
Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, the pollutants emitted
from polyether polyols production cause or contribute significantly to
air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public
health.
Owners or operators of polyether polyols production facilities, to
which these standards apply, may choose one of the compliance options
described in the standards, or install and monitor a specific control
system that reduces HAP emissions to the compliance level. The
respondents must comply with the general provisions at 40 CFR Part 63,
Subpart A. These provisions include submitting the initial
notification, providing a precompliance report, notification of
compliance status, and semiannual reports. All respondents must submit
an annual report of compliance for process vents, storage tanks,
wastewater, and equipment leaks to the Agency that contains all the
information requested at Section 63.1439 of these standards.
Respondents must also submit semiannual reports containing the
information at Section 63.1439 of these standards.
If the owner or operator identifies any deviation resulting from a
known cause for which no federally-approved or promulgated exemption
exists, the required compliance report must include all records that
pertain to the periods during which such deviation occurred, as well as
the following: The magnitude of each deviation; the reason for each
deviation; a description of the corrective action taken for each
deviation, including action taken to minimize each deviation and action
taken to prevent recurrence; a copy of all quality assurance; and
documentation addressing any changes in monitoring protocol.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 79 with 158
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 36,163 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 2 times per year, and 229 hours were
spent preparing each response. The annual reporting and recordkeeping
cost burden was $253,000 per year which reflected the capital/startup
cost for monitoring devices.
(7) NSPS Subpart WWW: NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW); EPA ICR Number 1557.05; OMB Number 2060-
0220; expiration date September 30, 2002.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
municipal solid waste landfills for which construction, modification or
reconstruction commended on or after May 30, 1991 that are subject to
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW.
Abstract: The Agency has determined that methane, carbon dioxide,
and nonmethane organic gas compound emissions from municipal solid
waste landfills cause or contribute to air pollution that may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. These
standards require the installation of properly designed emission
control equipment, and the proper operation and maintenance of this
equipment. These standards rely on the capture and reduction of
methane, carbon dioxide, and nonmethane organic gas compound emissions
by combustion devices (boilers, internal combustion engines, or
flares).
Owners and operators of the affected facilities described must make
initial reports when a source becomes subject, conduct and report on
performance tests, provide annual or periodic reports
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with regard to emission rates, report on design plan changes, report on
equipment removal and closure, report on monitoring malfunctions and
exceedances, and provide a plot map showing the location of all subject
wells.
Burden Statement: In the previously approved ICR, the estimated
number of respondents for this information collection was 172 with 299
responses per year. The annual industry reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information was 3,379 hours. On the
average, each respondent reported 1.7 times per year, and 11 hours were
spent preparing each response.
The annualized cost of capital equipment is $79,000. The operation
and maintenance costs were estimated at $2,000 per year. The total
annualized cost requested is, therefore, $81,000.
Dated: January 23, 2002.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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