55246 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 205 / Thursday, October 23, 1997 / Notices

LIST OF CASES RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS

[Week of July 14 through July 18, 1997]

July 14, 1997 .......... Charles L. Wilkinson, III, Augusta, GA

30907.

VFA–0312 Appeal of an information request denial. If granted: The

June 11, 1997 Freedom of Information Request Denial

issued by Savannah River Operations Office would be

rescinded, and Charles L. Wilkinson, III would receive

access to certain DOE information.

July 14, 1997 .......... Janice C. Curry Gaithersburg, MD ...... VFA–0313 Appeal of an information request denial. If granted: The

June, 1997 Freedom of Information Request Denial issued by the Office of Environmental Management would

be rescinded, and Janice C. Curry would receive access to certain DOE information.

July 14, 1997 .......... Patriot Petroleum, Inc. Newburyport,

MA.

VEE–0045 Exception to the reporting requirements. If granted: Patriot

Petroleum, Inc., would not be required to file Form EIA

782B Reseller’s/Retailer’s Monthly Petroleum Product

Sales Report.

July 14, 1997 .......... Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

Newark, NJ.

VEE–0044 Exception to the Reporting Newark, NJ requirements. If

granted: Electric utilities are required to submit information on form EIA–860, Annual Electric Generator Report. The Energy Information Administration customarily

releases to the public information that is submitted on

this form, and it denied Public service Electric & Gas

Company’s request to maintain confidentiality of some

of that information (retirement date, heat rate, and summer and winter capability). The firm alleges that the release of this information would harm its competitive position, and has sought review of EIA’s determination

that this information should be released to the public. If

granted, the EIA would be required to keep the information confidential.

July 14, 1997 .......... Timothy E. Barton Miamitown, OH ...... VWA–0017 Request for Hearing under DOE Contractor Employee

Protection Program. If granted: Timothy E. Barton would

receive restitution under 10 C.F.R., part 708 for alleged

reprisals taken against him by management officials of

the R.E. Schweitzer Co. as a consequence of his having disclosed safety/health concerns to the DOE.

July 16, 1997 .......... Personnel Security Hearing ................. VSO–0165 Request for hearing under 10 C.F.R., part 710. If granted:

An individual employed by the Department of Energy

would receive a hearing under 10 C.F.R., part 710.

July 18, 1997 .......... Chamberlain Oil Co., Inc. Clontarf, MN VEE–0046 Exception to the Reporting Requirements. If granted:

Chamberlain Oil Co, Inc. would not be required to file

Form EIA–782B Reseller’s/Retailer’s Monthly Petroleum

Product Sales Report.

July 18, 1997 .......... Personnel Security Hearing ................. VSO–0166 Request for hearing under 10 C.F.R., part 710. If granted:

An individual employed by the Department of Energy

would receive a hearing under 10 C.F.R., part 710.

July 18, 1997 .......... W. L. McCullough Oak Ridge, TN ....... VFA–0314 Appeal of an information request denial. If granted: W. L.

McCullough would receive a response to his Freedom

of Information request from the Oak Ridge Operations

Office and access to certain DOE information.

[FR Doc. 97–28158 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5912–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review; National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chromium

Emissions From Hard and Decorative

Chromium Electroplating and

Chromium Anodizing Tanks

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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: 40 CFR part 63 Subpart N—

Chromium Emissions from Hard and

Decorative Chromium Electroplating

and Chromium Anodizing Tanks, OMB

Control Number 2060–0327, expiring

12/31/97. 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 November 24, 1997.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR, call Sandy Farmer at

EPA, (202) 260–2740, or download off

the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr/

icr.htm and refer to EPA ICR No.

1611.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Emission Standards for

Chromium Emissions from Hard and

Decorative Chromium Electroplating

and Chromium Anodizing Tanks (OMB

Control No.2060–0327; EPA ICR No

1611.03), expiring 12/31/97. This is a

request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: The Administrator has

judged that Hazardous Air Pollutants

(HAP) emissions from chromium

emissions from hard and decorative

chromium electroplating and chromium

anodizing tanks cause or contribute to

air pollution that may reasonably be

anticipated to endanger public health or

welfare. Owners/operators of affected

hard and decorative chromium

electroplating and chromium anodizing

operations must notify EPA of

construction, modification, startups,

shut downs, date and results of initial

performance test and provide reports of

excess emissions. They must also

develop startup, shutdown, malfunction

plans and develop an operation and

maintenance plan for their control

system. Affected facilities also must

provide notification of compliance

status and report monitoring

exceedances.

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 June 18,

1997 and no comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 15 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:

Operators of Hard and Decorative

Chromium Electroplating and

Chromium Anodizing Tanks.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

948.

Frequency of Response: 2.

Estimated Number of Responses:

1896.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

516,186 person hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $75,300,000.

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. 1611.03 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0327 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

(or E-Mail

Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov)

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: October 17, 1997.

Richard Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28137 Filed 10–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5913–1]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial

Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), 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:

Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for the National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(NESHAP) for Commercial Ethylene

Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation

Operations, OMB Control Number

2060–0283, expiration date December

31, 1997. 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 November 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call

Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–2740,

or download off the Internet from http:/

/www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1666.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NESHAP Subpart O: National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAP) for Commercial

Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and

Fumigation Operations (OMB Control

No. 2060–0283; EPA ICR No. 1666.03)

expiring 12/31/97. This is a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: The Agency is required

under section 112(d) of the Clean Air

Act, as amended, to regulate emissions

of hazardous air pollutants listed in

section 112(b).

In the Administrator’s judgement,

ethylene oxide (EO) emitted from

commercial EO sterilization and

fumigation operations causes, or

contributes significantly to air pollution

that may reasonably be anticipated to

endanger public health or welfare.

Consequently, the NESHAP for EO

emissions have been developed for this

source category.