[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31101-31102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15618]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5523-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries OMB No. 2060-0067, 
EPA No. 0983.05

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507 
(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for Petroleum Refineries 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 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 983.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries (OMB No. 
2060-0067; EPA ICR No. 0983.05). This is a request for revision of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In the Administrator's judgement, volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions from petroleum refineries cause or contribute 
to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare. In order to assure compliance with the emissions 
standards, adequate monitoring and recordkeeping is necessary. If the 
information required by the standards were not collected, the Agency 
would have no means for ensuring that compliance with the NSPS is 
achieved and maintained by sources subject to the regulation. The 
information collected is also used for targeting inspections, and is of 
sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. The information 
collected is required under 40 C.F.R. Part 60 Subpart GGG and records 
of the information are required to be maintained for at least two 
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 
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 3/26/96 (FR 
61, No. 59 p 13181-82). Upon completion of this comment period, no 
comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.3 
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.

Normal Data Collection: 
    Estimated Hours/Response: 0.344
    Estimated Number of Responses: 35
    Frequency of Response: 365
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 4393
Performance Test Burden:
    Estimated Hours/Response: 37.67
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3
    Frequency of Response: 1
    Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 113
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,506 hours.

    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. 0983.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0067 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 13, 1996.

Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-15618 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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