Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 18, 2000 / Notices 20813

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6581–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; for ICRs NSPS

Subpart G, NSPS Subpart K, NSPS

Subpart PP, NSPS Subpart QQQ,

MACT–NESHAP Subpart N, MACT–

NESHAP Subpart O, MACT–NESHAP

Subpart N, MACT–NESHAP Subpart S,

MACT–NESHAP Subpart EE, MACT–

NESHAP Subpart III, MACT–NESHAP

Subpart MMM

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following ten continuing Information

Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

information collections as described at

the beginning of SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Mail Code 2223A,

Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of

an ICR may be obtained without charge

by calling the identified information

contact individual for each ICR in

Section B of the Supplementary

Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

specific information on the individual

ICRs see section B of the Supplementary

Information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

For All ICRs

The EPA is charged under section 111

of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to

establish standards of performance for

new stationary sources (NSPS

regulations) that reflect:

* * * application of the best technological

system of continuous emissions reduction

which (taking into consideration the cost of

achieving such emissions reduction, or any

nonair quality health and environmental

impact and energy requirements) the

Administrator determines has been

adequately demonstrated (Section 111(a)(l)).

The Agency refers to this charge as

selecting the best demonstrated

technology (BDT). Section 111 also

requires that the Administrator review

and, if appropriate, revise such

standards every four years.

For NESHAP or MACT–NESHAP

regulations the EPA is charged under

section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended, to establish standards of

performance for each category or

subcategory of major sources and area

sources of hazardous air pollutants.

These standards are applicable to new

or existing sources of hazardous air

pollutants and shall require the

maximum degree of emission reduction:

In addition, section 114(a) states that

the Administrator may require any

owner or operator subject to any

requirement of this Act to:

* * * (A) establish and maintain such

records; (B) make such reports; (C) install,

use, and maintain such monitoring

equipment, and use such audit procedures,

or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in

accordance with such procedures or

methods, at such locations, at such intervals,

during such periods, and in such manner as

the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep

records on control equipment parameters,

production variables or other indirect data

when direct monitoring of emissions is

impractical; (F) submit compliance

certifications in accordance with section

114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other

information as the Administrator may

reasonably require.

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 information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are

displayed in 40 CFR part 9.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

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.

The Agency computed the burden for

each of the recordkeeping and reporting

requirements applicable to the industry

for the currently approved Information

Collection Request (ICR). Where

applicable, the Agency identified

specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept

of burden under the Paper Work

Reduction Act.

A. List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted

In compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),

this notice announces that EPA is

planning to submit the following ten

continuing Information Collection

Requests (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

(1) NSPS Subpart G, Nitric Acid

Plants. EPA ICR No. 1056.06. OMB

Control No. 2060–0019. Expiration

November 30, 2000.

(2) NSPS Subpart K, Storage Vessels

for Petroleum Liquids for Which

Construction, Reconstruction, or

Modification Commenced after June 11,

1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978. EPA

ICR No. 1792. OMB Control No. 2060–

0009. Expiration September 30, 2000.

(3) NSPS Subpart PP, Ammonium

Sulfate Manufacturing Plants. EPA ICR

No 1066.03. OMB Control No. 2060–

0032. Expiration November 30, 2000.

(4) NSPS Subpart QQQ, Petroleum

Refinery Wastewater Systems. EPA ICR

No. 1136.04. OMB Control No. 2060–

0172. Expiration December 31, 2000.

(5) MACT–NESHAP Subpart N,

Chromium Emissions from Hard and

Decorative Chromium Electroplating

and Chromium Anodizing Tanks. EPA

ICR No. 1611. OMB Control No. 2060–

0327. Expiration December 31, 2000.

(6) MACT–NESHAP Subpart O,

Commercial Ethylene Oxide

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Sterilization and Fumigation

Operations. EPA ICR No. 1666.04. OMB

Control No. 2060–0283. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

(7) MACT–NESHAP Subpart S, Pulp

and Paper Industry. EPA ICR No.1805.

OMB Control No. 2060–0377. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

(8) MACT–NESHAP Subpart EE,

Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

Operations. EPA ICR No. 1678.03, OMB

Control No. 2060–0326. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

(9) MACT–NESHAP Subpart III,

Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.

EPA ICR No. 1783.02. OMB Control No.

2060–0357. Expiration January 31, 2000.

(10) MACT–NESHAP Subpart MMM,

Pesticide Active Ingredient (PAI)

Production. EPA No. 1807.01. OMB

Control No. 2060–0370. Expiration

November 30, 2000.

B. Contact Individuals for ICRs

(1) NSPS Subpart G, Nitric Acid

Plants. Sandi Jones, tel: (202) 564–7038;

FAX: (202) 564–0009; e-mail:

jones.sandra@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1056.06. OMB Control No. 2060–0019.

Expiration November 30, 2000.

(2) NSPS Subpart K, Storage Vessels

for Petroleum Liquids for Which

Construction, Reconstruction, or

Modification Commenced after June 11,

1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978. Everett

Bishop tel: (202) 564–7032; FAX: (202)

564–0050; e-mail:

bishop.everett@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1792. OMB Control No. 2060–0009.

Expiration September 30, 2000.

(3) NSPS Subpart PP, Ammonium

Sulfate Manufacturing Plants. Stephen

Howie, tel: (202) 564–4146; FAX: (202)

564–0085; e-mail:

howie.stephen@epa.gov. EPA ICR No

1066.03. OMB Control No. 2060–0032.

Expiration November 30, 2000.

(4) NSPS Subpart QQQ, Petroleum

Refinery Wastewater Systems. Dan

Chadwick, tel: (202) 564–7054, Fax

(202) 564–0050, e-mail

chadwick.dan@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1136.04. OMB Control No. 2060–0172.

Expiration December 31, 2000.

(5) MACT–NESHAP Subpart N,

Chromium Emissions from Hard and

Decorative Chromium Electroplating

and Chromium Anodizing Tanks. Scott

Throwe, tel: (202) 564–7013, FAX: (202)

564–0050, e-mail: throwe.scott@epa.gov.

EPA ICR No. 1611. OMB Control No.

2060–0327. Expiration December 31,

2000.

(6) MACT–NESHAP Subpart O,

Commercial Ethylene Oxide

Sterilization and Fumigation

Operations. Jonathan Binder, tel: (202)

564–2516; FAX: (202) 564–0009; e-mail:

binder.jonathan@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1666.04. OMB Control No. 2060–0283.

Expiration December 31, 2000.

(7) MACT–NESHAP Subpart S, Pulp

and Paper Industry. Belinda

Breidenbach, tel: (202) 564–7022; FAX:

(202) 564–0050; e-mail:

breidenbach.belinda@epa.gov. EPA ICR

No.1805. OMB Control No. 2060–0377.

Expiration December 31, 2000.

(8) MACT–NESHAP Subpart EE,

Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

Operations. Steven Hoover, tel: (202)

564–7007; FAX: (202) 564–0050; e-mail:

hoover.steven@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1678.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0326.

Expiration December 31, 2000.

(9) MACT–NESHAP Subpart III,

Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.

Greg Fried, tel: (202) 564–7016; FAX:

(202) 564–0050; e-mail:

fried.gregory@epa.gov. EPA ICR No.

1783.02; OMB Control Number 2060–

0357. Expiration April 30, 2000.

(10) MACT–NESHAP Subpart MMM,

Pesticide Active Ingredient (PAI)

Production. Stephen Howie, tel: (202)

564–4146; FAX: (202) 564–0085; e-mail:

howie.stephen@epa.gov. EPA No.

1807.01. OMB Control No. 2060–0370.

Expiration November 30, 2000.

C. Individual ICRs

Nitric Acid Plants

(1) NSPS Subpart G, Nitric Acid

Plants. EPA ICR No. 1056.06. OMB

Control No. 2060–0019. Expiration

November 30, 2000.

Abstract: This ICR contains

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for

compliance with 40 CFR part 60,

subpart G, Standards of Performance for

Nitric Acid Plants. This information is

used by the Agency to identify sources

subject to the standards and to insure

that the best demonstrated technology is

being properly applied. The standards

require periodic recordkeeping to

document process information relating

to the sources’ ability to meet the

requirements of the standard and to note

the operation conditions under which

compliance was achieved.

In the Administrator’s judgment,

nitrogen oxides and particulate matter

emissions from nitric acid plants cause

or contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger

public health or welfare. Therefore,

NSPS were promulgated for this source

category.

Owners or operators of the affected

facilities described 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; notification of

demonstration of the continuous

monitoring system (CMS); notification

of the date of the initial performance

test; and the results of the initial

performance test. Owners or operators

are also required to maintain records of

the occurrence and duration of any

startup, shutdown, or malfunction in

the operation of an affected facility, or

any period during which the monitoring

system is inoperative. These

notifications, reports and records are

required, in general, of all sources

subject to NSPS.

Monitoring requirements specific to

nitric acid plants provide information

on nitrogen oxide emissions. The

owners or operators are required to

record the production rate of nitric acid

produced, the hours of operation of the

source, and the levels of nitrogen oxides

emitted into the atmosphere, and the

volumetric flow rate of the effluent gas.

Owners or operators of affected facilities

are required to install, calibrate,

maintain, and operate a continuous

monitoring system (CMS) for the

measurement and recording of nitrogen

oxides. All other information required

by this part recorded in a permanent

form suitable for inspection. The file

shall be retained for at least two years.

Burden Statement: The estimate was

based on the assumption that there are

approximately 30 sources subject to the

standards and there would be 1 new

affected facility each year. That would

account for an annual average of 32

affected facilities over each of the next

three years covered by the ICR. For new

sources, it was estimated that it would

take: 1 person hours to read the

instructions, 60 person hours to conduct

the initial performance tests (assuming

that 20% of the tests must be repeated),

and 7 person hours to gather the

information and write the initial reports.

For all sources, it was estimated that it

would take: 192 person hours to fill out

semiannual reports and 2,664 person

hours to enter information for records of

operating parameters. The annual

average burden to industry for the threeyear period covered by this ICR from

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements has been estimated at

2,941 person hours.

Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids

(2) NSPS Subpart K, Storage Vessels

for Petroleum Liquids for Which

Construction, Reconstruction, or

Modification Commenced after June 11,

1973, and Prior to May 19, 1978. EPA

ICR No. 1792. OMB Control No. 2060–

0009. Expiration September 30, 2000.

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Abstract: The New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) for

Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids,

subpart K was proposed on June 11,

1973 and promulgated on March 8, 1974

(39 FR 9308). These performance

standards apply to storage vessels of

petroleum liquids for which

construction, reconstruction, or

modification commenced after June 11,

1973, and prior to May 19, 1978.

Facilities subject to this subpart are

those that operate a storage vessel with

petroleum liquids which has a storage

capacity greater than 151,416 liters

(40,000 gallons), and for which

construction commenced after June 11,

1973, and prior to May 19, 1978; storage

vessel greater than 151,416 liters (40,000

gallons) but not exceeding 246,052 liters

(65,000 gallons), and commences

construction or modification after

March 8, 1974, and prior to May 19,

1978; and storage vessel that has a

capacity greater than 246,052 liters

(65,000 gallons), and commences

construction or modification after June

11, 1973, and prior to May 19, 1978.

There are approximately 220

respondents, reporting on

approximately 5,500 petroleum storage

vessels that are subject to this standard.

The number of respondents was from a

data pull of the Aerometric Information

Retrieval System (AIRS) Facility

Subsystem (AFS), discussions with

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Regional staff, and members of EPA’s

CSI project on petroleum refinery. Since

the applicability dates for this standard

are closed ended, there will be no

additional sources subject to the

requirements of NSPS subpart K. New,

modified, or reconstructed sources

would be subject to NSPS subpart Kb.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are

the pollutants regulated under this

standard. The standard limits VOC

emissions by maintaining necessary

information and the installation of

equipment, if required, i.e. floating roof,

vapor recovery or their equivalents. The

equipment is required when the true

vapor pressure of the stored petroleum

liquid is equal or greater than 78mm Hg

(1.5 psia), but not greater than 570mm

Hg (11.1psia).

Burden Statement: It is estimated that

150 Respondents are affected by subpart

K. The universe of sources subject to

this subpart is closed by its applicability

dates. The estimated reporting burden is

2.5 hours/respondent/year for

recordkeeping. The frequency for

collecting this information depends on

the number of times in a year the

petroleum storage tank is emptied and

refilled. The estimate for this is once a

year.

Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing

Plants

(3) NSPS Subpart PP, Ammonium

Sulfate Manufacturing Plants. EPA ICR

No 1066.03. OMB Control No.2060–

0032. Expiration November 30, 2000.

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 onetime-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 CMS shall record pressure

drop across the scrubbers continuously

and automatically.

Burden Statement: The annual burden

per each industry respondent is

estimated to consist of 91.25 hours per

year which reflects the time needed to

record the operating parameters of

emissions (flow and pressure drop

across the emissions control system).

This figure reflects 0.25 hours per day

multiplied by 365 days in a year.

No new sources or reconstruction of

existing sources are anticipated during

the next three years. If any new sources

or reconstruction were to occur, the onetime burden per new source is estimated

at 129 hours, including: 1 hour to read

instructions; 119 hours to perform four

Reference Method 9 tests; 2 hours for

notification of construction/

modification; 2 hours for notification of

anticipated startup; 1 hour for

notification of actual startup; 2 hours for

notification of initial performance test;

and 2 hours for notification of

demonstration of continuous monitoring

system. The annual public reporting and

recordkeeping burden for this collection

of information is estimated to average

87.5 hours per response.

Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems

(4) NSPS Subpart QQQ, Petroleum

Refinery Wastewater Systems. EPA ICR

No. 1136.04. OMB Control No. 2060–

0172. Expiration December 31, 2000.

Abstract: Entities potentially affected

by this action are those petroleum

refinery wastewater systems located in

petroleum refineries for which

construction, modification, or

reconstruction commenced after May 4,

1987. More specifically affected

facilities include individual drain

systems, oil-water separators and

aggregate facilities (individual drain

systems together with downstream

sewer lines and oil-water separators).

Owners or operators of the affected

facilities described must provide EPA,

or the delegated State regulatory

authority with the following one-timeonly reports (specified in 40 CFR

60.698). Notification of construction,

modification, startup, shutdown,

malfunction, and the date and results of

the initial performance test. Owners and

operators are also required to keep

records of design and operating

specifications of all equipment installed

to comply with the standards such as

water seals, covers, roof seals, and

control devices. Owners and operators

must submit semiannual certification

reports indicating that all emission

detection tests and visual inspections

required by the standards are carried

out. EPA or the delegated State

regulatory authority uses this

information to ensure that equipment

design and operating specifications are

met.

Burden Statement: The estimate was

based on the assumption that there

would be zero new effected facilities

subject to subpart QQQ per year.

Approximately 200 sources are

currently subject to these standards. The

annual burden of reporting and

recordkeeping for facilities subject to

subpart QQQ are summarized by the

following information. The reporting

requirements for all subpart QQQ

affected facilities are as follows: Read

instructions (1 person-hour),

Notification of construction (2 personhours), Notification of anticipated startup (2 person-hours), Notification of

actual start-up (2 person-hours),

Semiannual report (8 person-hours).

The reporting requirements for facilities

that have oil-water separators and

process drain systems are as follows:

Monthly inspection (2 person-hours),

Semiannual inspection (8 personhours), Performance test (330 personhours), Design specifications and

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compliance certifications (40 personhours). The recordkeeping requirements

for all subpart QQQ affected facilities

are; Time to enter information (1.5

person-hours).

Chromium Emissions From Hard and

Decorative Chromium Electroplating

and Chromium Anodizing Tanks

(5) NESHAP Subpart N, Chromium

Emissions from Hard and Decorative

Chromium Electroplating and

Chromium Anodizing Tanks. EPA ICR

No. 1611. OMB Control No. 2060–0327.

Expiration December 31, 2000.

Abstract: Entities potentially affected

by this action are owners/operators of

hard and decorative chromium

electroplating and chromium anodizing

operations. The Administrator has

judged that 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 deviations.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and record-keeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 516,186 person

hours. There are 5020 affected entities.

The burden estimates for the record

keeping and reporting requirements for

the Chrome Electroplating and

Anodizing NESHAP are initial

performance test—350 hours, initial

notification for construction/

reconstruction, anticipated startup,

actual startup, performance test—2

hours each, notification of physical or

operational change—8 hours, operation

and maintenance plan—10 hours,

compliance status reports—6 hours,

waiver application—6 hours,

maintaining monitoring data records for

wetting agents, foam blankets—0.25

hours, maintaining monitoring data

records for composite mesh pads,

packed bed scrubbers—0.5 hours, and

maintaining records of trivalent

chromium bath purchases—0.5 hours.

Commercial Ethylene Oxide

Sterilization and Fumigation Operations

(6) MACT–NESHAP Subpart O,

Commercial Ethylene Oxide

Sterilization and Fumigation

Operations. EPA ICR No. 1666.04. OMB

Control No. 2060–0283. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

Abstract: Entities potentially affected

by this action are those which are

subject to NESHAP subpart O, or

operators of new and existing

commercial ethylene oxide (EO)

sterilization and fumigation facilities

that use air pollution control devices

that are in operation after promulgation

of the NESHAP in 1994.

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.

Certain records and reports are

necessary to enable the Administrator

to: (1) identify new, modified,

reconstructed, and existing sources

subject to the standards; and (2) ensure

that the standards, which are based on

maximum achievable control

technology (MACT) and generally

available control technology (GACT),

are being achieved. These records and

reports are required under the General

Provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart A

(as authorized under sections 101, 112,

114, 116, and 301 of the Clean Air Act

as amended by Public Law 101–549

(U.S.C. 7401, 7412, 7414, 7416, 7601).

Owners or operators of affected

facilities must submit one-time reports

of start of construction, anticipated or

actual startup dates, and physical or

operation changes to existing facilities.

In addition, owners or operators of

existing commercial EO sterilization

and fumigation operations will submit

one-time reports of actual annual EO

use. Owners or operators of new

commercial EO sterilization and

fumigation operations will submit onetime reports of estimated annual EO use.

Reports of initial emissions testing are

necessary to determine that the

applicable emission limit is being met.

The owner or operator of a commercial

EO sterilization and fumigation

operation that uses an air pollution

control device to meet the emission

limit is required to maintain records of

the site-specific monitoring parameters

as well as daily and monthly

inspections of the control device. The

emissions test reports and other records

are used to determine that all sources

subject to these NESHAP are achieving

the standards.

The recordkeeping requirements are:

(1) five year retention or records

(sections 63.360(a), 63.367(a), 63.7(g)(3),

63.10(b)(1)); (2) records of control

equipment maintenance, inspections,

malfunctions (occurrence, duration, and

corrections), continuous monitoring

systems malfunctions or in operations,

calibrations, and parameters,

measurements to demonstrate

compliance, performance test results,

daily and monthly inspections, and

documents supporting initial

notifications and notification of

compliance status (daily and monthly)

(sections 63.360(a), 63.367(a),

63.10(b)(2)(ii), (vi)–(xii), (xiv),

63.10(c)(1), (5), (8), (10)–(14)); (3)

emission testing (occurrence and

duration) (sections 63.360(a), 63.367(a),

63.10(b)(2)); and (4) records of EO use

(sections 63.362, 63.367(b) and (c)). The

reporting requirements are: (1)

notification and reports of startup,

construction or modification (sections

63.360, 63.366(a)–(c), 63.5(a), 63.5(b)(1),

(4)–(6), (d)(3)–(4), (e), 63.6(e), 63.9(a)–

(b)(1)(i), (b)(2)–(3), 63.10(d)(5)); (2)

notification and reports of emission and

performance tests and results (including

continuous monitoring system quality

control programs, performance

evaluations/summaries, and sitespecific test plans (sections 63.360(a),

63.366(a) and (c), 63.7(a)–(c), (e)–(h),

63.8(d)–(e), 63.9(e), (g)(1), 63.10(d)(1)–

(2), (e)(1)–(2)(i)); (3) notification and

report of compliance status, including

performance tests (sections 63.363(a),

63.363, 63.366(a)–(c), 63.9(h)); (4)

notification and report for waiver

applications (sections 63.360(a),

63.366(a) 63.9(h)); (5) notification and

reports for waiver applications (sections

63.360(a) 63.366(a), 63.7(h)); (6) request

for extension of compliance and

progress reports; (7) use of alternative

standards, including alternative

monitoring (sections 63.360,

63.366(b)(3), 63.7(b)–(c), (e)–(h), 63.8(f),

63.10(d)(1)–(2)); and (8) notification and

report of non-compliance, including

excess emissions (sections 63.360(a),

63.366(a), 63.10(e)(3)(i)–(iv), (vi)–(viii)).

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 241

hours per respondent per year. This

burden includes reading instructions

and reporting on the initial and repeat

performance tests. The annual public

report writing burden is estimated to

average 44 hours per respondent per

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year. This burden includes writing

reports on construction, reconstruction,

start-up, compliance status, and the

initial and repeat performance tests. The

annual public data entry burden is

estimated to average 12 hours per

respondent per year.

Pulp and Paper Industry

(7) MACT–NESHAP Subpart S, Pulp

and Paper Industry. EPA ICR No. 1805.

OMB Control No. 2060–0377. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

Abstract: Respondents are owners and

operators of new and existing sources at

kraft, soda, sulfite, and stand-alone

semichemical pulp mills that emit

hazardous air pollutants (HAP’s). There

are currently 122 kraft, 2 soda, 15

sulfite, and 14 stand-alone

semichemical pulp mills in the United

States. Of the 153 facilities that

comprise the source category, 149 are

expected to meet the applicability

criteria defined in the final rule. No new

facilities (pulp mills) are expected to be

constructed in the next 5 years;

however, approximately 20 new

recovery furnaces, 20 new smelt

dissolving tanks, and 15 new lime kilns

are expected to be constructed at

existing kraft pulp mills in the next 5

years. In addition, two new

semichemical combustion units and no

new soda or sulfite combustion sources

are expected to be constructed in the

next 5 years.

Owners or operators of combustion

sources at kraft, soda, sulfite, and standalone semichemical pulp mills to which

this regulation is applicable must install

and monitor a specific control system

that reduces HAP emissions to the

compliance level. Owners or operators

also would be required to install,

operate and maintain a continuous

monitoring system (CMS) for each

affected source. To ensure compliance

with the proposed particulate matter

(PM) and PM HAP standards, owners or

operators of kraft and soda recovery

furnaces and lime kilns equipped with

electrostatic precipitators (ESP’s) would

be required to maintain opacity levels

below a specified level. Owners or

operators of affected sources equipped

with control devices other than ESP’s

would be required to establish control

device or process operating parameter

ranges that indicate the control device

or process is being operated and

maintained in accordance with good air

pollution control practices. The control

device or process operating parameter

ranges would be established during the

initial performance test or subsequent

performance tests. Owners or operators

complying with the proposed total

gaseous organic HAP limit for new kraft

and soda recovery furnaces that use a

non-direct contact evaporator (NDCE)

recovery furnace with a dry ESP system

are exempt from monitoring

requirements for gaseous organic HAP’s

because the use of this equipment

ensures continuous compliance with the

emission limit.

The respondents are subject to the

general NESHAP recordkeeping and

reporting requirements including those

associated with the initial notification

and the notification of compliance

status for the first 6 months following

the compliance date of the NESHAP and

every 6 months thereafter. In addition,

respondents would be required to

submit with the initial notification an

implementation plan that describes the

NESHAP compliance procedures the

mill plans to use and the associated

monitoring and recordkeeping

procedures. Respondents electing to

comply with the emission limit or

emission reduction requirements as

described in the proposed rule for pulp

and paper combustion sources must

record the average values of equipment

operating parameters as specified in

sections 63.864 and 63.866 of the

proposed rule.

Burden Statement: The burden hours

include 2 hours to read instructions. For

the required activities the initial

Performance Test requirements PM test

(Method 5 or 29) takes 217 hours, the

PM HAP test (Method 29 and 101a)

takes 447 hours, the TGO HAP (Method

308) takes 243 hours, and the TGO HAP

(Method 25A) takes 243 hours. It is

assumed that 20% will repeat the

performance test due to failure.

Performance Spec Test (certification)

and any repeat tests take 13 hours for

CMS and 36 hours for COMS.

Initial notifications including the

notification of construction/

reconstruction, notification of

anticipated startup, notification of

actual startup, notification of initial

performance test(s), notification of

initial CMS/COMS demonstration all

require two hours. The notification of

physical/operational changes takes eight

hours, and the notification of

compliance status four hours.

Recordkeeping Requirements include

records and documentation of

supporting calculations for compliance

determinations (8 hours), records of

compliant monitoring parameter ranges

(2 hours), and records certifying that an

NDCE recovery furnace equipped with a

dry ESP system is used to comply with

the total gaseous organic HAP standard

for kraft and soda recovery furnaces (2

hours). It is estimated that 40 hours are

needed to develop a record system, and

100 hours to develop a startup,

shutdown, and malfunction plan.

Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

Operations

(8) MACT–NESHAP Subpart EE,

Magnetic Tape Manufacturing

Operations. EPA ICR No. 1678.03, OMB

Control No. 2060–0326. Expiration

December 31, 2000.

Abstract: Entities potentially affected

by this action are those which are

subject to National Emission Standards

for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

Subpart EE, owners and operators of

new and existing magnetic tape

manufacturing operations located at

major sources of hazardous air

pollutants (HAP) as defined in section

112 of the Clean Air Act.

The Administrator has judged that the

HAP emissions from magnetic tape

manufacturing operations cause or

contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger

public health or welfare. Owners/

operators of affected magnetic tape

manufacturing operations must notify

EPA of construction, modification,

startups, shutdowns, date and results of

initial performance test and provide

semiannual reports of excess emissions.

They must also develop startup,

shutdown, malfunction plans and

develop a quality control plan for their

continuous monitoring system. Affected

facilities also must provide notification

of compliance status and report

quarterly monitoring exceedances. This

information enables the Agency to: (1)

Identify the sources subject to the

standard; (2) ensure initial compliance

with emission limits; and (3) verify

continuous compliance with the

standard.

In the absence of such information

collection requirements, enforcement

personnel would be unable to determine

whether the standards are being met on

a continuous basis, as required by the

Clean Air Act. Consequently, these

information collection requirements are

mandatory, and the records required by

this NESHAP must be retained by the

owner or operator for at least five years.

Burden Statement: In the previously

approved ICR, the average annual

burden to the industry over the next

three years to meet these record-keeping

and reporting requirements was

estimated at 7042 person-hours. The

total annualized cost burden was

estimated at $246,470. This is based on

an estimated 13 respondents and a

frequency of response of 2. The average

annual burden for reporting only is

projected to be 709 person-hours.

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Flexible Polyurethane Foam

(9) MACT–NESHAP Subpart III,

Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production.

EPA ICR No. 1783.02. OMB Control No.

2060–0357. Expiration January 31, 2000.

Abstract: Respondents are owners and

operators of new and existing facilities

that engage in the manufacture of

flexible polyurethane foam products

and emit hazardous air pollutants

(HAP’s). This includes facilities making

slabstock flexible polyurethane foam

(‘‘slabstock foam’’), rebond flexible

polyurethane foam (‘‘rebond foam’’),

and/or molded flexible polyurethane

foam (‘‘molded foam’’). All of the 176

facilities that comprise the source

category are expected to meet the

applicability criteria defined in the final

rule. Few facilities are expected to be

constructed in the next 5 years.

Owners or operators of flexible

polyurethane foam production facilities

must choose one of the compliance

options described in the rule or reduce

HAP emissions to below the compliance

level. The respondents are subject to

follow sections of subpart A relating to

NESHAP. For slabstock foam producers,

these requirements include those

associated with the initial notification

and the notification of compliance

status for the first six months, and every

six months thereafter. In addition,

respondents would be required to

submit with the initial notification a

precompliance report that describes the

HAP compliance procedures, and

recordkeeping procedures. Respondents

electing to comply with the slabstock

foam emission limitation using recovery

devices must measure and record

emissions as specified in section

63.1297–1 of the proposed rule. Molded

and rebond foam producers have only to

submit an initial compliance report.

If the owner or operator identifies any

deviation resulting from a known cause

for which no Federally-approved or

promulgated exemption from an

emission limitation or standard applies,

the compliance report shall also include

all records that the source is required to

maintain that pertain to the periods

during which such deviation occurred,

as well as the following: the magnitude

of each deviation; the reason for each

deviation; a description of the corrective

action taken for each deviation,

including action taken to minimize each

deviation and action taken to prevent

recurrence; and a copy of all quality

assurance activities performed on any

element of the monitoring protocol.

Owners or operators of slabstock

flexible polyurethane foam production

facilities must maintain a copy of all

HAP usage records onsite for a

minimum of 5 years. Upon request from

the regulating entity, facilities must

submit all reports (to EPA or the

respondent’s State or local agency,

whichever has been delegated

enforcement authority by EPA).

Burden Statement: EPA estimates a

total annual reporting and

recordkeeping burden for this collection

averaged over the first 3 years of

$571,765 and 17,796 burden hours per

year for the entire source category. The

average burden, per respondent, is 101

hours per year.

The rule requires an initial one-time

notification from each respondent and

subsequent notification every six

months to indicate their compliance

status. At the time of the initial

notification each respondent must

submit a precompliance report that

describes compliance procedures. A

respondent must also keep necessary

records of data to determine compliance

with the standards in the regulation.

Facilities would record this data

monthly. EPA estimates the initial

information collection requirements

affects 176 respondents.

Pesticide Active Ingredient

(10) MACT–NESHAP Subpart MMM,

Pesticide Active Ingredient (PAI)

Production. EPA No. 1807.01. OMB

Control No. 2060–0370. Expiration

November 30, 2000.

Abstract: These standards apply to

owners and operators of new and

existing facilities that engage in the

production of pesticide active

ingredients and emit hazardous air

pollutants (HAP’s). Specific affected

facilities for each subpart are found at

40 CFR 63.1360. Owners or operators of

PAI production facilities to which this

regulation applies must choose one of

the compliance options described in the

rule or install and monitor a specific

control system that reduces HAP

emissions to the compliance level. The

respondents are subject to sections of

subpart A of 40 CFR part 63 relating to

NESHAP. These requirements include

those associated with the applicability

determination; the notification that the

facility is subject to the rule; and the

notification of testing (control device

performance test and CMS performance

evaluation); the results of performance

testing and CMS performance

evaluations; startup, shutdown, and

malfunction reports; and semiannual or

quarterly summary reports and/or

excess emissions and CMS performance

reports. In addition to the requirements

of subpart A, many respondents are

required to submit a precompliance

plan and LDAR reports, and plants that

wish to implement emissions averaging

provisions must submit an emissions

averaging plan.

Respondents electing to comply with

the emission limit or emission reduction

requirements for process vents, storage

tanks, or wastewater must record the

values of equipment operating

parameters as specified in section

63.1367 of the rule.

If the owner or operator identifies any

deviation resulting from a known cause

for which no Federally-approved or

promulgated exemption from an

emission limitation or standard applies,

the compliance report shall also include

all records that the source is required to

maintain that pertain to the periods

during which such deviation occurred,

as well as the following: the magnitude

of each deviation; the reason for each

deviation; a description of the corrective

action taken for each deviation,

including action taken to minimize each

deviation and action taken to prevent

recurrence; and a copy of all quality

assurance activities performed on any

element of the monitoring protocol.

Owners or operators of PAI

production facilities subject to the rule

must maintain a copy of all monitored

equipment operating parameter values

that demonstrate compliance with the

standards. Records and reports must be

retained for a total of 5 years (2 years at

the site; the remaining 3 years of records

may be retained off-site). The files may

be maintained on microfilm, on a

computer or floppy disks, on magnetic

tape disks, or on microfiche.

Since many of the facilities

potentially affected by the proposed

standards are currently subject to new

source performance standards (NSPS),

the standards include an exemption

from the NSPS for those sources. That

exemption eliminates a duplication of

information collection requirements.

Burden Statement: The estimated onetime burden to implement

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements is broken down into

several categories. All sources will face

an initial burden of 319 hours,

consisting of: 2 hours for reading

instructions; 13 hours for the CMS

performance evaluation test; 2 hours for

notification of the initial performance

test; 2 hours for notification of the CMS

performance test; 80 hours for

notification of compliance status (with

performance test); 40 hours to develop

a record system; 100 hours to develop

a startup, shutdown, and malfunction

plan; 40 hours to develop a QA/QC plan

for the CMS; and 40 hours to train

personnel.

New sources (an estimated 2 per year)

will face, in addition to the above

burden, a one-time burden of 10 hours

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for: 2 hours for notification of

construction; 4 hours for notification of

actual startup; 2 hours for notification of

initial performance test; and 2 hours for

notification of CMS performance

evaluation. Reconstructed sources (an

estimated one per year) will face a

burden of 10 hours per occurrence

broken out in the same manner. Ten

percent of all sources annually are

expected to be required to submit

notifications of process change for an

estimated burden of 8 hours per

occurrence.

Recurrent burden affecting all

respondents is estimated at 762 hours

per year. This is broken down as

follows: 188 hours for LDAR reporting

(40% of initial and annual monitoring

and repair labor); 78 hours to record

startup, shutdowns, and malfunctions;

320 hours to record continuous

monitoring data (one hour per day per

source times 320 operating days per

year); 96 hours to compile data; 32

hours to enter and verify data for

semiannual reports (16 hours per

occurrence times twice a year); 48 hours

for calibrating CMS.

In addition, there will be semiannual

reporting requirements for all plants,

differing in amount depending on

whether the plant experiences

exceedances. The estimated burden for

plants with no exceedances (estimated

at 90% of affected sources) is 16 hours

per respondent; the estimated burden in

the case of exceedances (10% of affected

sources) is 48 hours per respondent.

Finally, those existing sources opting

for an emissions averaging plan (10% of

existing sources only) is 20 hours per

respondent.

Dated: April 7, 2000.

Michael Stahl,

Acting Director, Office of Compliance.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6581–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Collection; Comment

Request; State Clean Air Act Section

507 Program Cooperative Agreement

Outreach Pilot Program Evaluation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following proposed Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): State

Clean Air Act Section 507 Program

Cooperative Agreement Demonstration

Outreach Pilot Program Evaluation, EPA

ICR No. 1958.01. Before submitting the

ICR to OMB for review and approval,

EPA is soliciting comments on specific

aspects of the proposed information

collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA Office of Policy

and Reinvention, Office of the Small

Business Ombudsman (2131), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen V. Brown, at EPA, by telephone

(202) 260–1390, via FAX on (202) 401–

2302, by e-mail at

brown.karen@epa.gov, or download off

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

and refer to EPA ICR No. 1958.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those in

certain small business sectors.

Title: State Clean Air Act Section 507

Program Cooperative Agreement

Demonstration Outreach Pilot Program

Evaluation; EPA ICR No. 1958.01).

Abstract: The EPA Office of the Small

Business Ombudsman was authorized

and funded by the fiscal year 1999 VA/

HUD & Independent Agencies

Appropriations Act to award grants or

cooperative agreements to ‘‘Strengthen

State Small Business Ombudsman

(SBO) and State Technical Assistance

Programs (SBAP) Created Under Section

507 of The Clean Air Act Amendments

(CAAA).’’ The ultimate objective of

these awards is to make improvements

and strengthen these programs. The

Congress further emphasized the

important role these programs can play

in promoting small business compliance

with emission limitations set under

State Implementation Plans to attain

National Ambient Air Quality

Standards. Under the Congressional

mandate EPA must report on ‘‘the grants

(cooperative agreements), their use and

effectiveness,’’ and also provide

Congress with an estimate of emission

reductions achieved by these projects

more generally. Thus, through a

competitive process, the ten State

cooperative agreement awardees, are

required to measure the results/impacts

of their innovative developmental work

and outreach efforts. In order to do this,

some, but not all, awardees will need to

solicit information from the small

business community that voluntarily

use these programs. This information

will be confidential. This is a ‘‘generic’’

information collection request (ICR) to

enable the 10 State SBO or SBAP

Programs to collect information on the

results/effectiveness of their projects so

that the States and EPA can better

understand which types of outreach

were most effective. State SBOs/SBAPs

and EPA are interested in judging the

results of various measurement methods

such as comment/response cards, onsite interviews, mailed/Internet-surveys/

on-site question-naires, and telephone

surveys.

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.

EPA would like to solicit comments

to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of future information to be

collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: There is not an

annual reporting burden as a result of

this ICR. Rather, it is a one-time

reporting burden which may occur

during various time phases and aspects

of some of the 10 State SBO/SBAP

outreach projects. 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;