Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0222-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries
Posted Date: 2011-12-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80358-80360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32951]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0222; FRL-9508-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Petroleum Refineries 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 23, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0222, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 
2822IT, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,

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DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: 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 CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; email address: williams.learia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to both EPA and OMB within 30 
days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0222, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The 
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number 
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to either submit or view public comments, access 
the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to 
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NSPS for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1054.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0022.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Petroleum 
Refineries were promulgated on March 8, 1974, and amended on October 2, 
1990. These regulations apply to the following affected facilities in 
petroleum refineries: Fluid catalytic cracking unit catalyst 
regenerators, fuel gas combustion devices, and Claus sulfur recovery 
plants of more than 20 long tons per day commencing construction, 
modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal.
    Owners or operators of subpart J facilities are required to comply 
with reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and maintain records of 
specific information needed by EPA to determine if compliance has been 
achieved. Sources are required to submit semiannual reports of excess 
emissions. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in 
determining compliance; and, in general, are required of all sources 
subject to NSPS.
    Affected sources are required to complete initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports. 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 essential in 
determining compliance; and, in general, are required of all sources 
subject to NSPS.
    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. This information is being 
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart J, as 
authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The 
required information consists of emissions data and other information 
that have been determined to be private.
    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, and are 
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 53 
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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Petroleum refineries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Response: Occasionally, initially, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,784.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,229,986, which includes $1,510,886 
in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $719,100 in operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment increase in burden from 
the most recently approved ICR is due to a more accurate estimate of 
existing sources. Consultations with the Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (OAQPS) and trade associations reveal that there are 
approximately 150 sources subject to the rule, as compared with the 
active ICR that shows 132 sources. There are no new facilities expected 
to be constructed over the next three years of this ICR. There is also 
an increase in the estimated burden cost as currently

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identified in the OMB Inventory of approved Burdens. The increase is 
not due to any program changes. The change in burden cost is due to the 
use of the most updated labor rates.
    Because there are no new sources with reporting requirements, no 
capital/startup costs are incurred. The only cost that is incurred is 
for the O&M of the monitoring equipment.

    Dated: December 16, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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