28462 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2001 / Notices

Transportation and Air Quality, Office

of Air and Radiation, Mail Code 6406J,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. A paper or

electronic copy of the draft ICR may be

obtained without charge by contacting

the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, (202) 564–

8987, fax: (202) 565–2085,

pastorkovich.anne_marie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are refiners,

importers, pipelines, petroleum

marketers and other distributors,

terminals, fuel oil dealers, fuel additive

manufacturers, retailers and wholesale

purchaser-consumers.

Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting

Requirements for the Fuel Quality

Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001

and Later Years.

Abstract: The pollution emitted by

diesel engines contributes greatly to our

nation’s continuing air quality

problems. On January 18, 2001, EPA

published a final rule that establishes

standards for heavy-duty engines and

vehicles and for highway diesel sulfur

control. New emissions standards for

these engines and vehicles will apply

starting with model year 2007. Since the

new technology developed requires low

sulfur diesel fuel [15 parts per million

(ppm) sulfur or less], the regulations

require the availability of this fuel

starting by no later than 2006, with all

highway diesel fuel required to meet the

15 ppm standard by 2010. See ‘‘Control

of Air Pollution from New Motor

Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and

Vehicle Standards and Highway Diesel

Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements,’’ 66

FR 5002 (January 18, 2001).

The diesel sulfur rule contains many

types of flexibility aimed at reducing

burdens on small businesses and those

faced with particular hardships. All

refiners producing highway diesel fuel

and all importers are able to take

advantage of the temporary compliance

option offered in the final regulations at

40 CFR 80.530. This option would

generally permit the refiner or importer

to continue to produce or import fuel

meeting a 500 ppm sulfur standard until

May 31, 2010 through the use of

marketable credits.

Diesel producers who market gasoline

in the geographic phase-in area defined

in the gasoline sulfur regulations may

receive additional flexibility under this

diesel fuel program (see 40 CFR 80.217

and 80.540). Refiners that seek and are

granted small refiner status may have

their choice of three options:

• 500 ppm option. A small refiner

may continue to produce and sell diesel

fuel meeting the 500 ppm sulfur

standard for four additional years, i.e.,

until June 1, 2010, provided that it

reasonably ensures the existence of

sufficient volumes of 15 ppm fuel in the

marketing area(s) that it serves.

• Small refiner credit option. A small

refiner that chooses to produce 15 ppm

fuel prior to June 1, 2010 may generate

and sell credits under the broader

temporary compliance option. Since a

small refiner has no requirement to

produce 15 ppm fuel under this option,

any fuel it produced at or below 15 ppm

sulfur would qualify for generating

credits.

• Diesel/gasoline compliance date

option. For small refiners that are also

subject to the gasoline sulfur program

(see 40 CFR subpart H), the refiner may

choose to extend the duration of its

applicable interim gasoline standards by

three years, provided that it produces all

of its highway diesel fuel at 15 ppm

sulfur beginning on June 1, 2006.

In addition, exemptions are possible

for research and development purposes.

The specific recordkeeping and

reporting requirements for this program,

and associated flexibilities, are

discussed below. For a more detailed

description of the diesel program, please

refer to the January 18, 2001 Federal

Register notice.

This Information Collection Request

(ICR) would make ICR additions to the

existing fuels regulations applicable to

diesel fuel under ICR number 1718.02,

which expires July 31, 2001. (ICR

number 1718.03 has been reserved for

its renewal.) The additional

requirements covered under this ICR

were included in the final rule

published in the Federal Register on

January 18, 2001.

The information under this ICR will

be collected by EPA’s Transportation

and Regional Programs Division, Office

of Transportation and Air Quality,

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), and

by EPA’s Air Enforcement Division,

Office of Regulatory Enforcement, Office

of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance (OECA). The information

collected will be used by EPA to

evaluate compliance with diesel sulfur

control requirements under the diesel

rule. This oversight by EPA is necessary

to ensure attainment of the air quality

goals of the diesel program. 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 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: It is estimated that

there will be 48,690 reports, 72,648

burden hours, and total costs (labor,

overhead and maintenance, purchased

services, and annualized capital costs)

of $9,208,880. This figure includes the

initial burden associated with learning

and adapting to the new requirements.

A large portion of this burden relates to

labor hours needed for start-up

programming needs (e.g. establishment

of new product codes and adapting

company databases to account for

credits and in order to generate

information in a format for annual

reports).

Dated: May 8, 2001.

Deborah K. Wood,

Acting Director, Transportation and Regional

Programs Division.

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AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

for Beryllium Rocket Motor Firing; 40

CFR Part 61, Subpart D

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 continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB):

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Beryllium

Rocket Motor Firing; 40 CFR part 61,

subpart D; EPA ICR Number 1125.03;

OMB Number 2060–0394; expiring

October 31, 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 July 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street S.W.,

Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,

Washington, D.C. 20460. A hard copy of

an ICR may be obtained without charge

by calling the identified information

contact individual.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elson Lim at (202) 564–7006 and FAX

(202) 564–0050, or by E-mail at

Lim.Elson@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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,

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 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

collection, 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.

ICR

In compliance with the Paperwork

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

this notice announces that EPA is

planning to submit the continuing

Information Collection Request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

Title: National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Beryllium

Rocket Motor Firing; 40 CFR part 61,

subpart D; EPA ICR Number 1125.03,

OMB Number 2060–0394, expiring

October 31, 2001.

Affected Entities: These standards

apply to sources that are rocket motor

test sites that use beryllium propellant.

Abstract: The National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(NESHAP) 40 CFR part 61, subpart D

was promulgated on April 6, 1973, and

amended on November 7, 1985, for this

source category. These standards

establish limits for beryllium. The rule

requires subject test sites to test ambient

air for beryllium during and after firing

a rocket motor. Samples are analyzed

within 30 days and results are reported

to EPA Region by registered letter by the

business day following the

determination and calculation. The rule

also requires continuous stack sampling

of beryllium combustion products

during and after firing a rocket motor,

and analysis and reporting within 30

days. In addition, other reporting

requirements include notification of

anticipated firing date; air quality

emissions and ambient air quality and

emission test reports. Recordkeeping

requirements include air sampling test

results, record of emission test results

and making these records available to

the Agency. Records are kept for a

period of two years for the air sampling

test results.

Burden Statement: In the currently

approved ICR, the total hours were

estimated to be 8.33 and the

recordkeeping and reporting burden was

estimated to be $299 per year. This

estimate was based on one test facility.

There are no capital and start-up cost for

this ICR. There is also no operation and

maintenance cost documented since no

new sources are anticipated to become

subject of these standards. There are no

costs for continuous emission

monitoring for this ICR and no known

information that may impact the burden

in the next ICR.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

Michael Stahl,

Director, Office of Compliance.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request;

Investigations Into Compliance of

Stationary Source With the Accidental

Release Prevention Program

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 the following Information

Collection Request (ICR) has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval: Investigations into Possible

Noncompliance of Stationary Sources

with the Accidental Release Prevention

Program established in 40 CFR Part 68,

EPA ICR No. 1956.01. 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, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1956.01 to the following

addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Collection Strategies Division (Mail

Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For a copy of

the ICR 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. 1956.01. For technical questions

about the ICR contact Silvia Palomo on

(312) 353–2172.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Investigations into Compliance

of Stationary Sources with the

Accidental Release Prevention Program