Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2001 / Notices 20987

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Who is affected by this action? You

are affected by this action if you are an

owner or operator of a ‘major’ source, as

defined by any title of the Clean Air Act,

and are required to apply for and obtain

an operating permit under title V of the

Clean Air Act as amended by the Clean

Air Act Amendments of 1990 (the Act).

Title: 40 CFR part 64 Compliance

Assurance Monitoring (CAM) Program,

OMB Control Number 2060–0376, EPA

ICR Number 1663.02 expiring

September 30, 2001.

Abstract: The Act contains several

provisions directing us to require

owners or operators to conduct

monitoring and to certify that they are

complying with applicable

requirements. These provisions are set

forth in both title V (operating permits

provisions) and section 114 of title I

(enforcement provisions) of the Act.

Title V directs us to implement

monitoring certification requirements

through the operating permits program.

Section 504(b) of the Act allows us to

prescribe by rule, methods and

procedures for determining compliance

and states that continuous emission

monitoring systems need not be

required if other methods or procedures

provide sufficiently reliable and timely

information for determining

compliance. Under section 504(c), each

operating permit must ‘‘set forth

inspection, entry, monitoring,

compliance, certification, and reporting

requirements to assure compliance with

the permit terms and conditions.’’

Section 114(a)(3) requires us to

promulgate rules on enhanced

monitoring and compliance

certifications. Section 114(a)(1) of the

Act provides additional authority

concerning monitoring, reporting, and

recordkeeping requirements. That

section provides the Administrator with

the authority to require any owner or

operator of a source to install and

operate monitoring systems and to

record the resulting monitoring data.

Regulations to implement these

authorities were promulgated at 62 FR

54900 (October 22, 1997).

In accordance with section 503(e) of

the Act, monitoring information to be

submitted by source owners and

operators as part of their monitoring

reports and compliance certifications

shall be available to the public, except

as entitled to protection from disclosure

as allowed in section 114(c) of the Act.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a request for collection of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless the request

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The OMB control numbers for

EPA’s regulations, including the control

number for the CAM program, are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

We are soliciting comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

Agency functions, 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 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 appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The expected

impact of the 40 CFR Part 64

Compliance Assurance Monitoring

program for the 3 years from October 1,

2001 until September 30, 2004 is the

same as that derived for the original

1997 ICR. The CAM Rule will incur an

average annual burden of approximately

49 thousand hours, at an average annual

cost of approximately $2.7 million in

2001 dollars. This includes an

annualized capital and O&M cost of

$123 thousand that will be incurred by

major sources.

The CAM burden for sources means

the total time, effort, or financial

resources expended by persons to

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or

provide monitoring information to or for

a Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; compile

CAM plans; and develop, acquire, and

install monitoring systems for the

purposes of collecting, validating,

verifying, and reporting compliance

assurance monitoring data. Annualized

capital and O&M costs for monitoring

programs are also included in the cost

burden calculations. The CAM program

potentially affects 24,650 large

pollutant-specific units plus 110,560

other pollutant-specific units

nationwide. The annual burden for

sources total about 8,300 hours for large

pollutant-specific units and

approximately 37,000 hours for other

pollutant-specific units.

The annual CAM burden to

permitting authorities is about 3,300

hours for large pollutant-specific units

and 9,000 hours for other pollutantspecific units. There is no Federal

burden or cost incurred by this rule.

During the period of this ICR,

permitting authorities will be revising

CAM plans for sources whose permits

have already been issued, renewing

CAM plans for sources whose 5-year

permit term will expire, and reviewing

semi-annual compliance monitoring

reports for all permitted sources.

Sources will primarily be interacting

with the permitting authority on

preparing their semi-annual CAM

reports, carrying out their compliance

assurance monitoring, preparing CAM

reports, and reporting CAM data as

necessary to the permitting authority.

Dated: March 29, 2001.

W. Fred Dimmick,

Acting Director, Emissions, Monitoring and

Analysis Division.

[FR Doc. 01–10432 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6968–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Superfund Site

Evaluation and Hazard Ranking

System

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):

• Superfund Site Evaluation and

Hazard Ranking System; ICR #1488.05;

OMB Control Number: 2050–0095;

Expiration Date: September 30, 2001.

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 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (M/S 5204–G), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Those interested

in obtaining a copy of the ICR without

charge, including electronic access, may

contact: Randy Hippen, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (M/S 5204–

G), Washington, DC 20460, Tel: (703)

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603–8829, or by E-mail

Hippen.Randy@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randy Hippen, Tel: (703) 603–8829;

Fax: (703) 603–9104; E-mail:

Hippen.Randy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those state

agencies, Indian Tribes, and U.S.

Territories performing Superfund site

evaluation activities.

Title: Superfund Site Evaluation and

Hazard Ranking System; EPA ICR No.

1488.05; OMB Control No. 2050–0095;

Expiring 9/30/01.

Abstract: Section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amends

the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) to

include criteria prioritizing releases

throughout the U.S. before undertaking

remedial action at uncontrolled

hazardous waste sites. The Hazard

Ranking System (HRS) is a model that

is used to evaluate the relative threats to

human health and the environment

posed by actual or potential releases of

hazardous substances, pollutants, and

contaminants. The HRS criteria take

into account the population at risk, the

hazard potential of the substances, as

well as the potential for contamination

of drinking water supplies, direct

human contact, destruction of sensitive

ecosystems, damage to natural resources

affecting the human food chain,

contamination of surface water used for

recreation or potable water

consumption, and contamination of

ambient air.

Under this ICR, the States will apply

the HRS by identifying and classifying

those releases that warrant further

investigation. The HRS score is crucial

since it is the primary mechanism used

to determine whether a site is eligible to

be included on the National Priorities

List (NPL). Only sites on the NPL are

eligible for Superfund-financed

remedial actions.

HRS scores are derived from the

sources described in this information

collection, including field

reconnaissance, taking samples at the

site, and reviewing available reports and

documents. States record the collected

information on HRS documentation

worksheets and include this in the

supporting reference package. States

then send the package to the EPA region

for a completeness and accuracy review,

and the Region then sends it to EPA

Headquarters for a final quality

assurance review. If the site scores

above the NPL designated cutoff value,

and if it meets the other criteria for

listing, it is then eligible to be proposed

on the NPL.

Burden Statement: Depending on the

number and type of activities

performed, burden for the collection of

site assessment information is estimated

to range from 10 to 1,900 hours per site.

The number of hours required to assess

a particular site depends on how far a

site progresses through the site

assessment process. Sites where only a

pre-CERCLIS screening action is

performed will typically require

approximately 10 hours, while sites that

progress to NPL listing based on an

integrated assessment approach may

require up to 1,900 hours. The burden

estimates include reporting activities

and minimal record keeping activities.

The States are reimbursed 100 percent

of their costs, except for record

maintenance. The ICR does not impose

burden for HRS activities on local

governments or private businesses.

Respondents: State agencies

performing Superfund site evaluation

activities.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 60

(States, U.S. Territories, and Indian

Tribes).

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 247,680.

Frequency of Collection: One time;

section 116(b) requires an HRS

evaluation within four years of the site’s

entry into the EPA CERCLIS database.

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 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 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 appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: EPA estimates 60

States, Indian Tribes, and U.S.

Territories will likely respond, each

averaging 24 actions per year. EPA

further estimates the average hours per

action will require 172 hours (based on

historic data for the type of site

assessment activities to be conducted).

Thus, the burden for all respondents is

estimated at 247,680 hours and

approximately $18,075,686 each year.

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.

Dated: April 12, 2001.

Larry G. Reed,

Acting Director, Office of Emergency and

Remedial Response.

[FR Doc. 01–10433 Filed 4–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6969–1]

Clean Air Act Federal Operating Permit

Program; Notice of Final Permit

Actions for Federal Operating Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of approval of final Clean

Air Act Title V Federal operating

permits.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII issued Clean Air Act Title

V federal operating permits to

applicants located on the following

reservations:

Southern Ute Indian Reservation

BP Amoco, Inc.

(1) Four Queens Central Facility Gas

Compressor Station, #V–SU–0008–

00.00;

(2) Salvador I/II Central Facility Gas

Compressor Station, #V–SU–0009–

00.00; Issue date March 27, 2000.