[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15476-15477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8185]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5805-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) 
for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels

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 following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: The New Source Performance 
Standards (NSPS) for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR 
Part 60, Subpart Kb, OMB Control Number 2060-0074, expiring on June 30, 
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 May 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1132.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Volatile 
Organic Liquid Storage Vessels at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb (OMB 
Control Number

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2060-0074, EPA ICR Number 1132.05) expiring on June 30, 1997. This is a 
request for an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The notification of construction, reconstruction or 
modification indicates when a storage vessel becomes subject to the 
standards. The information generated by the inspecting, recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements is used by the Agency to ensure that the 
storage vessel affected by the NSPS continues to operate the control 
equipment in a manner that helps achieve compliance with the NSPS.
    Information is recorded in sufficient detail to enable owners or 
operators to demonstrate the means of complying with the applicable 
standards. Under this standard, the data collected by the affected 
owner/operator is retained at the facility for a minimum of two years 
and made available to the Administrator either on request or by 
inspection.
    The information generated by the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements are used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected 
by the NSPS continue to operate in compliance with the NSPS.
    The information collected from the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of 
sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. Collection of this 
information is authorized at 40 CFR 60.7 and 60.110b. 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 December 2, 1996 (61 FR 63841). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 139 
hours per respondent. 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 of storage vessels for 
petroleum liquids and synthetic organic chemicals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
    Frequency of Response: 1.5 times.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 126,141 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $6,253,000.
    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. 1132.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0074 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: March 27, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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