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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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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,
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and respondents will be offered the

opportunity to review a summary of the

interview before publication. An agency

may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The OMB control numbers for

EPA’s regulations are listed in 40 CFR

Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The

Federal Register Notice required under

CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on

this collection of information was

published on March 22, 1996 (FR

Volume 61, Number 57).

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 2.67 hours per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: 60.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

30.

Frequency of Response: One time.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

85 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1782.01 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 10460.

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for EPA

725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20503.

Dated June 3, 1996.

Richard Westlund,

Acting Director.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review; National

Emission Standard for Hazardous Air

Pollutants: Mercury

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 National Emission Standard for

Mercury (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart E)

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. 0113.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Emission Standard for

Hazardous Air.

Pollutants: Mercury (Part 61, Subpart

E).

This information collection is a

renewal of an existing collection.

Abstract: A national emission

standard was developed for mercury ore

processing facilities, mercury chloralkali plants, and sludge incineration

and drying plants to ensure that

emissions from these facilities do not

cause ambient concentrations of

mercury to exceed the inhalation effects

limit of 1 microgram per cubic meter. 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.

Responses are mandatory under 40 CFR

Part 61. An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on March

26, 1996 [61 FR 13185].

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 0.3 hour per

response. Burden means the total time,

effort, or financial resources expended

by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose or provide information to or

for a Federal agency. 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: 298.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

298.

Frequency of Response: semiannually, annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

37,066 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0113.06 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0097 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2137), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

and

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for

EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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