[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 175 (Friday, September 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23590]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6436-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for
Industrial Surface Coating of Large Appliances
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: New Source Performance
Standard (NSPS) for Industrial Surface Coating of Large Appliances, 40
CFR part 60, subpart SS, OMB Number 2060-0108, expiration 10/31/99. The
ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data
collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 12, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.S[email protected] or download a copy
of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA
ICR No. 0659.08.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Industrial
Surface Coating of Large Appliances, 40 CFR part 60, subpart SS, OMB
Number 2060-0108, EPA ICR Number 0659.08, expiration 10/31/99. This is
a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The NSPS for Surface Coating of Large Appliances were
proposed on December 24, 1980 and promulgated on October 27, 1982.
These standards apply to each large appliance surface coating operation
in which organic coatings are applied that commenced construction,
modification or reconstruction after December 24, 1980. Approximately
255 sources are currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated
that 26 sources per year will become subject to the standard while an
equal number will go off-line during this time period. It is further
assumed that there is an average of four affected facilities per plant.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under
this subpart, and this information is being collected to assure
compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart SS.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
initial reports when a source becomes subject; conduct and report on a
performance test; demonstrate and report on continuous monitor
performance; and maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected
facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions are required. These
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to
NSPS.
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
2 years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports,
and records. The estimated total cost of this ICR will be $3,961,155
over the next three years (including labor hours, operating &
maintenance costs, and start up costs; $1,320,385 per year x 3 years).
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. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part
9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register document required under 5
CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information
was published on January 1, 1999: no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual reporting and record keeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 23 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;
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: Owners/operators of the Large
Appliance Surface Coating Industry.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 294.
Frequency of Response: Initial, quarterly, and semiannual reports.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 29,564 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $618,000.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 0659.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0108 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460;
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: September 3, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director,
Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-23590 Filed 9-9-99; 8:45 am]
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