[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3647]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5689-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources NSPS Subpart KK--
Lead Acid Battery 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. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) for NSPS Subpart KK, lead acid battery manufacturing plants, 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 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 March 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1072.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: NSPS Subpart KK--Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants (OMB 
Control No. 2060.0081; EPA ICR No. 1072.05). This is a request for an 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Lead acid battery manufacturing plants emit lead 
particulates in quantities that, in the Administrator's judgment cause 
or contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or 
welfare. Consequently, New Source Performance Standards to limit 
particulate emissions were promulgated for this source category. The 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with this rule 
enable the Agency to: identify sources subject to the standard; ensure 
initial compliance with the emission limits; and verify continuous 
compliance. Responses to this collection of information are mandatory 
under the authority of Section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The 
required information consists of emissions data and other information 
that have been determined 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 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 
43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 
17674, March 23, 1979).
    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 August 30, 
1996 (61 FR 45959).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 
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. Under this standard, reporting requirements apply only to 
new sources. Since no new facilities are expected to commence operation 
over the next three years, there is no anticipated reporting burden to 
this industry. Recordkeeping is limited to start-up, shutdown and 
malfunction events.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or Operators of Lead Acid 
Battery Mfg Plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 82.
    Frequency of Response: 1 year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 123 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $4,310.
    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. 1072.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0081 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: February 10, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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