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determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14710 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5517–6]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; New Source

Performance Standards for Subparts

DD, DDD, I, JJJ, L, and RRR

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

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). 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 August 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Enforcement and

Compliance Assurance, Office of

Compliance. People interested in getting

copies of or making comments about

these ICRs should direct inquiries or

comments to the Office of Compliance,

Mail Code 2224A, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Information

may also be acquired electronically

through the Enviro$en$e Bulletin Board,

(703) 908–2092 or the Enviro$en$e

WWW/Internet Address, http//

wastenot.inel.gov./envirosense/. All

responses and comments will be

collected regularly for Enviro$en$e.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Harmon, (202) 564–7049,

facsimile number (202) 564–0037, for

NSPS Subpart DD; Sandi Jones, (202)

564–7038, facsimile number (202) 564–

0037, for NSPS Subpart DDD; Scott

Throwe, (202) 564–7013, facsimile

number (202) 564–0050, for NSPS

Subpart I; Joyce Chandler, (202) 564–

7073, facsimile number (202) 564–0037,

for NSPS Subpart JJJ; Jane M. Engert,

(202) 564–5021, facsimile number (202)

564–0050, or via e-mail

(ENGERT.JANE@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV.),

for NSPS Subpart L; and Darlene

Williams, (202) 564–7031 or via e-mail

(Williams.Darlene@EPAMAIL.

EPA.GOV.), for NSPS Subpart RRR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NSPS Subpart DD Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are each truck

unloading station, truck loading station,

barge and ship unloading station, barge

and ship loading station, railcar loading

station, railcar unloading station, grain

dryer, and all grain handling operations

at any grain terminal elevator or any

grain storage elevator.

Title: NSPS Subpart DD: Standards of

Performance for Grain Elevators, OMB

control Number 2060–0082, expires

November 30, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for

compliance with 40 CFR Part 60.300, et

seq., Subpart DD, New Source

Performance Standards for Grain

Elevators. This information notifies EPA

when a source becomes subject to the

regulations, informs the Agency if a

source is in compliance when it begins

operation, and informs the Agency if the

source remained in compliance during

any period of startup, shutdown, or

malfunction.

In the Administrator’s judgment,

particulate matter emissions from grain

elevators 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, as

required under Section 111 of the Clean

Air Act.

Controlling emissions of particulate

matter from grain elevators requires not

only the installation of properly

designed equipment, but also the

operation and maintenance of that

equipment. Particulate emissions from

grain elevators are the result of grain

drying and grain handling operations,

including loading and unloading. These

standards rely on the proper operation

of particulate control devices such as

baghouses and equipment such as shed

doors and spouts designed to reduce

particulate emission during grain

unloading and loading.

Owners or operators of the affected

facilities subject to NSPS Subpart DD

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 that may increase the

rate of emission of the regulated

pollutant; notification of the date of the

initial performance test; and the results

of the initial performance test, including

information necessary to determine the

conditions of the performance test and

performance test measurements and

results, including particulate matter

concentration and opacity.

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, as well as the nature

and cause of the malfunction (if known)

and corrective measures taken. These

notifications, reports and records are

required, in general, of all sources

subject to NSPS. Without such

information, enforcement personnel

would be unable to determine if the

standards are being met on a continuous

basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.

EPA estimates that one additional

source will become subject to the

standard in each of the next three years.

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 required information consists of

emissions data and other information

that have been determined not to be

private. However, any information

submitted to the Agency for which a

claim of confidentiality is made will be

safeguarded according to the Agency

policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1,

Part 2, Subpart B—Confidentiality of

Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41

FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended

by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43

FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR

1764, March 23, 1979).

The EPA solicits 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
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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 current ICR

estimates the average total annual

burden to industry to be $3,261. This is

based on an estimated average total

annual burden for this industry of 107.1

person-hours. The respondent costs

have been calculated on the basis of

$14.50 per hour, plus 110 percent

overhead.

EPA’s estimate of 107.1 average total

annual burden hours over the three year

life of this ICR represents a 21 percent

decrease from the 134.85 hours

estimated in the previous ICR. This

downward adjustment, however, results

from EPA’s discovery of a calculation

error that overstated the true burden.

To account for the annual burden

hours associated with the startup,

shutdown, and malfunction

recordkeeping activities of the estimated

one new source annually over the three

year life of the ICR, the prior ICR and

this ICR both assume that 1.5 sources

represents the average number of new

sources over three years. This average

number of new sources is added to the

number of existing sources, and the total

estimated annual average number of

sources is multiplied by the estimated

annual burden hours per source for

these activities. In the prior ICR, the

average number of new sources, 1.5, was

added to the number of existing sources,

60, but the estimated burden annual

hours per source, 1, was mistakenly

multiplied by 1.5 before the estimated

annual average number of sources, 61.5,

was multiplied by the estimated annual

burden hours per source, 1.5[sic]. As a

result, the burden hours, 92.25, and

cost, $2,809.01, associated with these

activities were overstated by 50 percent,

skewing the estimated total annual

burden to industry by 30.75 hours and

$936.34.

The estimated annual burden is

calculated as one hour for the newly

subject respondent to read the reporting

requirements; 24 hours for the new

respondent to perform the initial

performance test, 4.8 hours annually to

account for the estimated 20 percent of

performance tests that must be repeated,

4 hours for the new respondent to

perform the Method 9 tests, 0.8 hours

annually to account for the estimated 20

percent of Method 9 tests that must be

repeated, two hours to prepare and send

the notification of construction/

reconstruction of the newly-subject

source, two hours to prepare and send

notification of anticipated startup, two

hours to prepare and send notification

of actual startup, and two hours to

prepare and send notification of the

initial performance test. Together, these

information collection activities

required of the anticipated one new

source annually amount to and average

of 42.6 person hours at a cost of $1,297.

Additionally, EPA estimates that

established sources will spend an

average of an hour annually entering

information regarding startups,

shutdowns, and malfunctions.

Assuming 63 existing sources and one

addition source for each of the three

years that this ICR will be in effect, EPA

estimates an average of 64.5 sources

annually will each devote one person

hour to these activities for a total of 64.5

person hours, at a cost of $1,964.

Therefore, the estimated total annual

industry burden is 107.1 hours at a cost

of $3,261.

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.

NSPS Subpart DDD Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Approximately 30

sources are currently subject to the

standard, and it is estimated that an

additional 10 sources per year will

become subject to the standard in the

next three years. Volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants

regulated under this Subpart. Entities

potentially affected by this action are

facilities involved in the manufacture of

polypropylene, polystyrene, or

poly(ethylene terephthalate)for which

construction, modification or

reconstruction commenced after the

date of proposal, or after January 10,

1989, depending on the process section.

Title: Subpart DDD: Standards of

Performance for Volatile Organic

Compound Emissions from the Polymer

Manufacturing Industry, OMB Control

Number 2060–0145, expires December

31, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains recording

and reporting requirements under 40

CFR Part 60, Subpart DDD, that apply to

facilities involved in the manufacture of

polymers. 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 affected facilities include: (1) For

polypropylene and polyethylene

manufacturing, each raw materials

preparation section, each

polymerization reaction section, each

material recovery section, each product

finishing section, and each product

storage section; (2) for polystyrene

manufacturing processes, each material

recovery section; and (3) for

poly(ethylene terephthalate)

manufacturing, each polymerization

reaction section. For equipment leaks,

the affected facilities are each group of

fugitive emissions equipment within

any process unit.

In the Administrator’s judgment, VOC

emissions from the polymer

manufacturing industry cause or

contribute to air pollution that may

reasonably be anticipated to endanger

public health or welfare. Consequently,

NSPS were promulgated for this source

category.

In order to ensure compliance with

these standards, adequate recordkeeping

is necessary. This information enables

the Agency to determine whether the

standards are being met on a continuous

basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.

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 a physical or operational

change to an existing facility which may

increase the regulated pollutant

emission rate; 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.

In addition, owners/operators of

affected facilities are required to record

periods of operation during which the

performance boundaries are exceeded,

results of flare pilot flame monitoring,

all periods of operation of a boiler or

process heater, and to continuously

record the indication of any emission

stream diverted away from the control

device. Records of startups, shutdowns,

and malfunctions should be noted as
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they occur. Any owner or operator

subject to the provisions of this part

shall maintain a file of all of these

records, and retain the file for at least

two years following the date of such

measurements and records.

The reporting requirements for this

industry currently include the initial

notifications listed, the initial

performance test results, and

semiannual reports. Semiannual reports

shall include the following: all

exceedances of parameter boundaries;

all periods during which the vent

stream is diverted from the control

device; all periods when the boiler or

process heater was not operated; all

periods in which the pilot flame of the

flare was absent; and any recalculation

of the TRE index value.

All reports are sent to the delegated

State or local authority. In the event that

there is not such delegated authority,

the reports are sent directly to the EPA

Regional Office. 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, and note the operating

conditions under which compliance

was achieved. The semiannual reports

are used for problem identification, as a

check on source operation and

maintenance, and for compliance

determinations.

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 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 estimate was

based on the assumption that there

would be 10 new affected facilities each

year and that there would be an annual

average of 45 affected facilities over

each of the next three years covered by

the ICR. For new sources, it was

estimated that it would take 10 personhours to read the instructions, 3,600

person hours to conduct the initial

performance tests and 720 person hours

for a total of 4,320 person hours

(assuming that 20% of the tests must be

repeated), and 70 person hours to gather

the information and write the initial

reports. For all sources, it was estimated

that it would take 270 person hours to

fill out semiannual reports and 4,095

person hours to enter information for

records of operating parameters.

The annual average burden to

industry for the three-year period

covered by this ICR from record keeping

and reporting requirements has been

estimated at 8,765 person hours. The

respondents cost were calculated on the

basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110%

overhead. The total annual burden to

industry is estimated at $266,894.

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.

NSPS Subpart I Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

are subject to New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS) Subpart, Standards of

Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt

Facilities.

Title: NSPS Subpart I: Standards of

Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt

Facilities, OMB Control Number 2060–

0083, expires November 30, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for

compliance with Subpart I, New Source

Performance Standards for Hot Mix

Asphalt Facilities. This information

notifies the Agency when a source

becomes subject to the regulations, and

informs the Agency that the source is in

compliance when it begins operation.

In the Administrator’s judgment,

particulate matter from hot mix asphalt

facilities cause or contribute to air

pollution that may reasonably be

anticipated to endanger public health or

welfare. Therefore, New Source

Performance Standards have been

promulgated for this source category as

required under Section 111 of the Clean

Air Act.

The control of emissions of

particulate matter requires not only the

installation of properly designed

equipment, but also the proper

operation and maintenance of that

equipment. These standards rely on the

capture of pollutants vented to a control

device.

Owners or operators of hot mix

asphalt facilities subject to NSPS

Subpart I are required to make initial

notifications for construction, startup,

and performance testing. They must also

report the results of a 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 malfunction in the

operation of the air pollution control

device. These notifications, reports and

records are required in general, of all

sources subject to NSPS.

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,
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mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: At the writing of

the previous ICR there were 1100

sources currently subject to the

standards. It is estimated that 60

additional sources per year will become

subject to the standard. The current ICR

estimates average burden to the industry

to be 4,341 person hours. The

respondent costs have been calculated

on the basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110

percent overhead rate. The current ICR

also estimates the average annual

burden to the industry is $132,183.45.

The following is a breakdown of

burden used in the ICR. Burden is

calculated as two hours for respondents

to write the reports for: notification of

construction or reconstruction;

notification of physical or operational

changes; notification of anticipated

startup; notification of actual startup;

and notification of initial performance

test. Initial performance tests are

allocated 24 burden hours. It is assumed

that 20% of all affected facilities will

have to repeat performance tests.

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

information to or for a federal agency.

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.

NSPS Subpart JJJ Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those whose

which are subject to NSPS Subpart JJJ or

each petroleum dry cleaning facilities

for which construction, modification or

reconstruction commenced after

December 14, 1982. The affected

facilities include the petroleum solvent

dry cleaning dryers, washers, filters,

stills, and settling tanks.

Title: NSPS Subpart JJJ: Standard of

Performance for Petroleum Dry

Cleaners, OMB Control Number 2060–

0079, expires November 30, 1996.

Abstract: The information collected is

needed to determine which sources are

subject to the regulation and whether

these sources are in compliance with

the standards. EPA is required to under

Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended, to establish standard of

performance for new stationary sources.

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are

the pollutants regulated under this

Subpart. The standards require that any

affected petroleum dry cleaning dryer be

a solvent recovery dryer.

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; and the

notification of the date 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 the affected facility.

These notifications, reports and records

are required, in general, of all sources

subject to NSPS. Notifications are used

to inform the Agency or delegated

authority when a source becomes

subject to the standard. Performance test

records are needed as these are the

Agency’s record of a source’s initial

capability to comply with the emission

standards.

Recordkeeping requirements specific

to petroleum dry cleaners include only

the performance test required under

Section 60.624. There are no reporting

requirements specific to Subpart JJJ.

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: The Agency

computed the burden for each of the

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements applicable to the industry

for the currently approved 1993

Information Collection Request (ICR).

Where appropriate, the Agency

identified specific tasks and make

assumptions, while being consistent

with the concept of burden under the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the

assumption that there are approximately

216 sources currently subject to the

standard, and it is estimated that an

additional 18 sources per year will

become subject to the standard in the

next three years. For new sources it is

estimated that it takes a respondent 81.2

person hours for recordkeeping and

reporting. The frequency of these

reports is once. The annual burden to

industry is 1,462 person hours per year.

Respondent costs would be calculated

on the basis of $14.50 per hour, plus 110

percent overhead. The annual cost of

the burden to the industry is $44,517.90.

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.

NSPS Subpart L Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are secondary

lead smelters. Specifically, the affected

facility in each smelter is any pot

furnace of more than 250 kg charging

capacity, blast (cupola) furnaces, and

reverberatory furnaces.

Title: NSPS Subpart: Standards of

Performance for Secondary Lead

Smelters, OMB Control Number 2060–

0080, expires January 31, 1997.

Abstract: Secondary lead smelters

produce elemental lead from scrap,

providing the primary means for
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recycling lead-acid batteries

(automotive) into useable products.

Currently upwards of 95% of all leadacid batteries are recycled by these

facilities. Secondary lead smelters emit

lead and non-lead particulate matter in

quantities that, in the Administrator’s

judgment, cause or contribute to air

pollution that may endanger public

health or welfare. Consequently, New

Source Performance Standards were

promulgated for this source category.

These standards rely on the proper

installation, operation and maintenance

of particulate control devices such as

electrostatic precipitators or scrubbers.

In order to ensure compliance with

the standards, adequate recordkeeping

and reporting is necessary. 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. Specifically, the rule requires

an application for approval of

construction, notification of startup,

notification and report of the initial

emissions test, and notification of any

physical or operational change that may

increase the emission rate. In addition,

sources are required to keep records of

all startups, shutdowns, and

malfunctions.

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 NSPS must be retained by the

owner or operator for two years. In

general, the required information

consists of emissions data and other

information deemed not to be private.

However, any information submitted to

the agency for which a claim of

confidentiality is made will be

safeguarded according to the Agency

policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1,

Part 2, Subpart B—Confidentiality of

Business Information. 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: The average

annual burden to industry over the next

three years from these recordkeeping

and reporting requirements is estimated

at 34.5 person-hours. This is based on

an estimated 23 respondents.

Respondent costs would be calculated

on the basis of $14.50 per hour, plus 110

percent overhead. The average annual

burden for reporting only is projected to

be less than 10 hours. This is because

virtually all reporting requirements

apply to new facilities only, and no new

secondary lead smelters are anticipated

over the next three years. There is a

chance that some existing facility might

need to report a physical or operational

change; however, these reports are very

rare, and might only involve one facility

over the three-year period, with a

burden of less than 10 hours.

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 estimate 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.

NSPS Subpart RRR Supplementary

Information

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

are subject to the Standards of

Performance of Volatile Organic

Compound (VOC) emissions from the

Synthetic Organic Chemical

Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI)

Reactor Processes, Subpart RRR with the

exceptions listed in 40 CFR 60.700(c).

Title: NSPS Subpart RRR: Standards

of Performance for VOC Emission from

SOCMI Reactors Processes, OMB

number 2060–0269, expires November

30, 1996.

Abstract: This ICR contains record

keeping and reporting requirements that

are mandatory for compliance with 40

CFR Part 60.700, Subpart RRR,

Standards of Performance for VOC

Emissions from SOCMI Reactor

Processes. 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 record keeping to document

process information relating to the

sources’ ability to meet the requirements

of the standard and to note the operating

conditions under which compliance

was achieved.

In the Administrator’s judgment, VOC

emissions from SOCMI reactor

processes 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

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.

In addition, owners/operators of

affected facilities are required to record

periods of operation during which the

performance boundaries are exceeded,

results of flare pilot flame monitoring;

continuous records of flow to the

control device as well as records of all

periods and the duration when the vent

stream is diverted from the control

device; records of all monthly visual

inspections of the seals as well as

records of all periods and the duration

when the seal mechanism is broken, the

bypass line valve position has changed,

the serial number of the broken car-seal

has changed, or when the key for a lockand-key type configuration has been

checked out.
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Records of startups, shutdowns, and

malfunctions should be noted as they

occur. Any owner or operator subject to

the provisions of this part shall

maintain a file of all of these records,

and retain the file for at least two years

following the date of such

measurements and records.

The reporting requirements for this

industry currently include the initial

notifications listed, the initial

performance test results, and

semiannual reports. Semiannual reports

shall include the following: All

exceedances of parameter boundaries;

all periods during which the vent

stream is diverted from the control

device; all periods when the boiler or

process heater was not operated; all

periods in which the pilot flame of the

flare was absent; and any recalculation

of the TRE index value.

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. 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 records of a source’s initial

capability to comply with the emission

standard, and note the operating

conditions under which compliance

was achieved. The semiannual reports

are used for problem identification, as a

check on source operation and

maintenance, and for compliance

determinations.

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 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: The Agency

computed the burden for each of the

record keeping and reporting

requirements applicable to the industry

for the currently approved ICR. Where

appropriate, the Agency identified

specific tasks and made assumptions,

while being consistent with the concept

of burden under the Paperwork

Reduction Act.

The estimate was based on the

assumption that there would be 27 new

affected facilities each year and that

there would be an annual average of 203

affected facilities over each of the next

three years covered by the ICR. For new

sources, it was estimated that it would

take: 27 person hours to read the

instructions, 11,520 person hours to

conduct the initial performance tests

(assuming that 20% of the tests must be

repeated), and 432 person hours to

gather the information and write the

initial reports. For all sources, it was

estimated that it would take: 812 person

hours to fill out semiannual reports and

3784 person hours to enter information

for records of operating parameters.

The annual average burden to

industry for the three-year period

covered by this ICR from record keeping

and reporting requirements has been

estimated at 16,575 person hours. The

respondents costs were calculated on

the basis of $14.50 per hour plus 110%

overhead. The total annual burden to

industry is estimated at $504,708.75.

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. No additional

third party burden is associated with

this ICR.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Elaine G. Stanley,

Director, Office of Compliance.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[FRC–5515–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request;

Ecosystem Monitoring Survey

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 Information Collection Request (ICR)

for the Ecosystem Monitoring Survey

described below has been forwarded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and comment. 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 July 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1782.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Ecosystem Monitoring Survey.

EPA ICR No. 1782.01. This is a new

collection.

Abstract: The primary goal of the

survey is to obtain information

regarding the possible future

requirements and applications of

natural resources monitoring data in the

Pacific Northwest. Results of the survey

will be used by the EPA in developing

an integrated monitoring plan for the

region. The survey is targeted at

monitoring issues which have not been

specifically addressed by FEMAT. The

survey is exploratory, and is not

designed for statistical analysis of how

monitoring data is used, or a critical

evaluation of any specific monitoring

program or system. The survey is

voluntary, and although a list of

interviewed individuals will accompany

the published report, these individuals

or organizations which they represent

will not be associated with specific

comments. The survey involves one and

one-half hour interviews with

approximately 30 persons representing

State and local governments or other

resource management entities in

western Oregon and Washington.

Interviews will be tape recorded to

minimize use of the respondent’s time,