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monitor compliance with the asbestos

worker protection rule.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 763, subpart G). Respondents may

claim all or part of a notice confidential.

EPA will disclose information that is

covered by a claim of confidentiality

only to the extent permitted by, and in

accordance with, the procedures in

TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.

Burden statement: The burden to

respondents for complying with this ICR

is estimated to total 47,133 hours at a

cost of $2,394,000. These totals are

based on an average burden of

approximately 22.7 hours per response

for an estimated 2,080 respondents

making one or more responses annually.

These estimates include 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.

Title: PCB Notification and

Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities,

and Records of PCB Storage and

Disposal.

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.06,

OMB No. 2070-0112.

Approval expiration date: September

30, 1998.

Abstract: Section 6(e) of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) directs

EPA to regulate the marking, disposal,

manufacturing, processing, distribution

in commerce, and use of PCBs. EPA has

promulgated rules prescribing methods

for disposal of PCBs and criteria for the

storage and handling of PCBs prior to

disposal. These regulations require

persons who own or operate equipment

containing PCBs, or persons who own

and operate facilities that store or

dispose of PCB waste, to maintain

records and submit certain reports,

including third-party notifications, on

the handling and disposition of such

PCBs and PCB Items. This ICR addresses

the burden associated with such

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 761). Respondents may claim all or

part of a notice confidential. EPA will

disclose information that is covered by

a claim of confidentiality only to the

extent permitted by, and in accordance

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14

and 40 CFR part 2.

Burden statement: The burden to

respondents for complying with this ICR

is estimated to total 175,453 hours per

year with an annual cost of $7,337,200.

These totals are based on an average

burden ranging between approximately

1 hour and 428 hours per response,

depending upon the category of

respondent, for an estimated 50,955

respondents making one or more

responses annually. These estimates

include 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.

III. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this document,

as well as the public version, has been

established for this document under

docket number ‘‘OPPTS-00237’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 12 noon

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form addressing ICR No.

1246.06 must be identified by docket

control number ‘‘OPPTS-00237’’ and

administrative record number 192. All

comments and data in electronic form

addressing ICR No. 1446.06 must be

identified by docket control number

‘‘OPPTS-00237’’ and administrative

record number 193. Electronic

comments on this document may be

filed online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Information collection requests,

Reporting and recordkeeping.

Dated: May 13, 1998.

Lynn R. Goldman,

Assistant Administrator for Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; Graphic

Arts Industry Subject to New Source

Performance Standards

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: New

Source Performance Standards for the

Graphic Arts Industry, OMB Control

Number 2060–0105, expiration date 7/

31/98. 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 June 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR, call Sandy Farmer at

EPA, by phone at (202) 260–2740, by EMail at Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov

or download off the Internet at http://

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

EPA ICR No. 0657.06

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NSPS for Graphic Arts Industry

(OMB Control No. 2060–0105,

expiration date 7/31/98; EPA ICR No.

0657.06). This is a request for extension

of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The EPA is charged under

Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended, to establish standards of

performance for new stationary sources

that reflect:

* * * application of the best technological

system of continuous emissions reduction

which (taking into consideration the cost

* * * and energy requirements) the

Administrator determines has been
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adequately demonstrated [Section 111 (a)

(1)].

In addition, Section 114 (a) requires

that any owner or operator subject to

any Subpart to establish and maintain

records, make reports, install, use and

maintain monitoring equipment or

methods as required, and provide other

information as EPA may deem

necessary.

The New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS) for subpart QQ were

proposed on October 28, 1980, and

promulgated on November 8, 1982.

These standards apply to the following

facilities in NSPS Subpart QQ: each

publication rotogravure printing press

(not including proof presses)

commencing construction, modification

or reconstruction after the date of

proposal. This information is being

collected to assure compliance with 40

CFR Part 60, subpart QQ.

Owners or operators of the affected

facilities described have certain

notification, reporting, and record

keeping requirements under this rule.

One example of each is: a one-time-only

notification of the date of the

anticipated and actual dates of startup,

keep records of monthly emissions

calculations, and a report of the initial

performance test. 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 two years following the date of

such reports and records.

Approximately 21 facilities are

currently subject to the standard, and it

is estimated that an additional 3

facilities will become subject to the

standard in the next three years. It is

further assumed that less than half of

the existing facilities will be adding or

modifying a press during the three year

period. Therefore, there are 189 existing

presses subject to this standard and an

additional 10 affected units will be

added each year. This is based upon the

AIRS Facility Subsystem Report. 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. Information is entered

into the AIRS database.

The information requested as part of

this rule includes one-time-only

notifications; records about the initial

performance test, changes in the

operation of the facility, and the

exceeding of parameters; and semiannual reports of the exceeded results.

Notifications are used to inform the

agency or delegated authority when a

source becomes subject to the standard.

The reviewing authority may then

inspect the source to check if the

pollution control devices are properly

installed and operated and the standard

is being met. Performance test reports

are needed as these are the Agency’s

record of a source’s initial capability to

comply with the emission standard.

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 12/02/

97 (62 FR 63703). No comments were

received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and record keeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 60 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.

Respondents/Affected entities:

Owners/Operators of publication

Rotogravure printing presses.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

24.

Frequency of Response: On occasion,

Semi-Annually.

Estimated total Annual Hour Burden:

2988.

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. 0657.06 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0105 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: May 18, 1998.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6101–3]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request; National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination

System for the Water Quality Guidance

for the Great Lakes System

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:

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System Great Lakes Water

Quality Guidance (EPA ICR Number

1639.03; OMB Control Number 2040–

0180; expiration date June 30, 1998).

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 June 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone

at (202) 260–2740, by e-mail at

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No. 1639.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System Great Lakes Water

Quality Guidance (OMB Control No.

2040–0180; EPA ICR No.1639.03)

expiring June 30, 1998. This is a request

for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: Section 101 of the Great

Lakes Critical Programs Act (CPA)

amends Section 118 of the Clean Water

Act (CWA) and directs EPA to publish

water quality guidance for the Great

Lakes System. Provisions of the

Guidance are codified in 40 CFR Part

132. The Guidance establishes

minimum water quality criteria,

implementation procedures, and

antidegradation provisions for the Great

Lakes System.

Permitting authorities currently

require dischargers to provide

information such as the name, location,

and description of facilities to identify

the facilities that require permits. EPA

and authorized NPDES States store

much of this basic information in the