The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost. Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 1999. September 30, 1999. This is an extension of a currently approved collection.
Industry is required to maintain records at the facility for a minimum of two years.
An owner or operator could elect to reduce operating expenses by not installing, maintaining, or otherwise operating the control technology required by the standards. In the absence of the information collection requirements, compliance with the standards could be ensured only through continuous on-site inspections by regulatory agency personnel. Consequently, not collecting the information would result in either greatly increased expenditures of resources, or the inability to ensure compliance with the standards. The information collected from recordkeeping and reporting requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court. The enforcement personnel may elect to conduct an inspection to ensure that the equipment is properly installed and operated, as was indicated in the performance test report.