Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: May 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 102)]

[Notices]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6351-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, Mail code 2223A. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without charge by calling Sandy Farmer of OP at (202) 260-2740.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Raia at (202) 564-6045, Facsimile Number (202) 564-0050, or raia.anthony@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 displayed in 40 CFR part 9.

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.

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Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are those which are subject to The National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) (40 CFR part 63, subpart II).

Title: NESHAP subpart II: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating), OMB Control #2060-0330 and EPA ICR number 1712.02, expiration date May 31, 1999.

Abstract: The respondents are owners or operators of Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities. Operations covered include: primer and top coat application in manufacturing processes and in ship repair processes. The NESHAP regulation 40 CFR part 63, subpart II, was promulgated on December 15, 1995. The Administrator has determined that Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to protect public health, adequate record keeping and reporting is necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act. Record keeping and reporting are mandatory under this regulation. Records must be maintained for 5 years.

Burden Statement: 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.

Affected facilities must comply with the part 63 General Provisions recordkeeping and reporting requirements including: initial notifications; performance tests; and start-up, shut-down, malfunction reports. In addition there are record keeping and reporting requirements specific to the shipbuilding and repair NESHAP. Owners or operators of shipbuilding and ship repair facilities to which this regulation is applicable must choose one of the four compliance options described in the final rule or install and monitor a specific control system to control coating emissions and reduce HAP emissions to the compliance level. The rule requires an initial one-time notification from each respondent and subsequent notification every 6 months to indicate their compliance status. At the time of the initial notification each respondent is also required to submit an implementation plan that describes compliance procedures. A respondent is also required to keep necessary records of data to determine compliance with the standards in the regulation. The data must be recorded monthly. A report must be submitted semi-annually by each respondent. There will be an estimated 100 respondents to the information collection requirements.

The total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection averaged over the next 3 years is estimated to be $26,218 per year. The average burden, per respondent, is 772 hours per year.

Dated: May 14, 1999. David N. Lyons, Acting Director, Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation Division.

[FR Doc. 99-13541Filed5-26-99; 8:45 am]

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