[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49682-49683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25131]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5896-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources Ammonium Sulfate 
Manufacturing Plants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Standards of Performance for 
New Stationary Sources --Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing Plants-- NSPS 
Subpart PP (OMB# 2060-0032). 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 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No.1066.02

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing 
Plants (OMB Control No. 2060-0032; EPA ICR No 1066.02). This is a 
request for reinstatement without change of a previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from 
ammonium sulfate manufacturing plants cause or contribute to air 
pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health 
or welfare. Owners/operators of ammonium sulfate manufacturing plants 
must make the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date 
of construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; and the notification of the date of the 
initial performance test. The recordkeeping requirements for ammonium 
sulfate plants consist of the occurrence and duration of all start-ups 
and malfunctions, the initial performance tests results, amount of 
ammonium sulfate feed material, and the pressure drop across the 
emission control system. Records of startups, shutdowns and 
malfunctions shall be noted as they occur. Records of the performance 
test should include information necessary to determine the conditions 
of the performance test, and performance test measurements (including 
pressure drop across the emission control system) and results. The 
continuous monitoring system (CMS) shall record pressure drop across 
the scrubbers continuously and automatically.
    In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to 
protect public health, adequate reporting and recordkeeping is 
necessary. In the absence of such information enforcement personnel 
would be unable to determine whether the standards are being met on a 
continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.
    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 Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on March 5, 
1997. No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 91.2 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

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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: Ammonium sulfate manufacturing 
facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 182 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
    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. 1066.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0032 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE 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 17, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25131 Filed 9-22-97; 8:45 am]
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