Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0047-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1086.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0120
Posted Date: 2007-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0047; FRL-8496-3]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas 
Processing Plants (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1086.08, OMB Control Number 
2060-0120

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 December 17, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0047, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail 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 
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 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, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; e-mail 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 March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), 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 EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.

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    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0047, 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 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 
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1086.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0120.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2007. 
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 Equipment 
Leaks of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from Onshore Natural Gas 
Processing Plants, published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart KKK, were 
proposed on January 20, 1984, and promulgated on June 24, 1985. These 
standards apply to the following affected facilities located at onshore 
natural gas processing plants: compressors in VOC service or in wet gas 
service, and the group of all equipment (except compressors) within a 
process unit. Affected facilities commenced construction, modification 
or reconstruction after the date of proposal.
    The NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas Processing: SO2 
Emissions, published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart LLL, were proposed on 
January 20, 1984 and promulgated on October 1, 1985. These standards 
apply to the following affected facilities located at onshore natural 
gas processing plants: each sweetening unit, and each sweetening unit 
followed by a sulfur recovery unit. Affected facilities commenced 
construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of 
proposal.
    In general, all NSPS standards require 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 are required of all sources subject to NSPS. 
Owners or operators of affected facilities must submit notifications of 
any construction/reconstruction, modification, actual date of startup, 
demonstration of a continuous monitoring system, and date of a 
performance test. Note that the use of control devices and continuous 
monitoring is not required by subpart KKK, but is an option for 
compliance.
    Owners or operators of affected facilities must submit semiannual 
reports and performance test results. Note that subpart LLL requires 
semiannual reporting of excess emissions. Owners or operators subject 
to subpart KKK must keep various records, including records of leak 
detection and repair, records of compliance tests, and records of pumps 
and valves that are exempted from certain monitoring requirements. 
Owners or operators subject to subpart LLL must keep records of various 
calculations and measurements.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall 
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least 
two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, 
and records. 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, subparts 
KKK and LLL, as authorized in section 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 Number 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 91 
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: Onshore natural gas processing 
plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 563.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, initially, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 149,180.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $9,857,058, which includes $219,000 
annualized Capital Startup costs, $119,700 annualized Operating and 
Maintenance costs (O&M) and $9,518,358 annualized Labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no significant change in this 
ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations. 
First, the regulations have not changed over the past three

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years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. 
Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or 
non-existent.
    There is, however, a small adjustment in the labor hour estimate. 
The previous ICR shows a total of 149,174 annual hours. This renewal 
ICR shows a total of 149,180 annual hours. The small labor hour 
increase of six hours was caused by a mathematical error in the 
previous ICR.

    Dated: November 8, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-22453 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]

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