Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: March 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 54)]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities

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 the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: NESHAP Subpart GG: Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities, OMB Control Number 2060-0314, expiration date March 31, 2000. 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 April 19, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http:// www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1687.05. For technical questions about the ICR contact Anthony Raia at (202) 564-6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NESHAP for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities (OMB Control No. 2060-0314, EPA ICR No. 1687.05) expiring 3/31/00. This is a request for an extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: The information collection includes initial, semiannual and annual reports, and periodic record keeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework. Respondents are owners or operators of new and existing aerospace manufacturing and rework facilities that are in operation after promulgation of the NESHAP.

In addition to the initial notification and notification of compliance status required by the General Provisions to 40 CFR part 63 (subpart A), the final rule requires semiannual and annual reports. The final rule also requires that the results of any performance test required under section 63.7 of the General Provisions be reported no later than 30 days after the completion of the test. A permit application as required under title V of the Act may be used in lieu of the initial notification provided the same information is contained in the permit application as required for the initial notification.

The General Provisions, 40 CFR 63.9 and 63.10, identify the type of information to be included in the initial notification, notification of compliance status, and other reports. The emissions test reports and other records must be kept at the facility for a minimum of 5 years and be made available to the Administrator upon request. The respondent's State or local agency can be delegated as the enforcement authority by the EPA and may also request these reports. The information is used to determine that all sources subject to the NESHAP are achieving the standards. The final rule adopts the general record keeping and reporting requirements contained in sections 63.7 through 63.10 of 40 CFR part 63 and does not contain any conflicting requirements with section 63.10.

For each cleaning solvent used for aerospace cleaning operations at the facility, the final rule will require a record of the name of the cleaning solvent and documentation that shows the organic HAP constituents of the solvent. For each cleaning solvent used in hand- wipe aerospace cleaning operations that does not conform to the composition requirements, but does conform to the vapor pressure requirement, the information required to be recorded is the name of the aerospace cleaning solvent, the monthly usage of the cleaning solvent at each aerospace operation, the composite vapor pressure, the manufacturer's data sheets or other documentation of the vapor pressure, and any test reports and calculations performed to determine the composite vapor pressure. For each aerospace cleaning solvent that conforms to the composition requirements, the records that are required to be maintained are the name of the aerospace cleaning solvent, documentation demonstrating compliance with the composition requirements, and annual purchase records showing the annual volume purchased.

For aerospace cleaning solvents that do not conform to either the composition or vapor pressure requirements and are used for the exempt cleaning operations, monthly records must be maintained of the name and volume of each cleaning solvent and the processes where these solvents were utilized. In addition, a record must be kept of all leaks from spray gun cleaners, including source identification, the date that the leak was discovered, and the date that the leak was repaired.

The notification of compliance status will include an identification of each aerospace cleaning solvent used at the facility, a description of the procedures to be used to ensure that bags and containers are kept closed when not in use and that cleaning solvents are stored in closed containers, the name of each cleaning solvent that does not conform to the approved composition list, and the vapor pressure test results of each.

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 document

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required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 07/31/1998, one comment was received and evaluated.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 52 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners and operators of aerospace manufacturing or rework facilities.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,402.

Frequency of Response: start-up, and semi-annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 856,437 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $561,000.

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 1687.05 and OMB Control No. 2060-0314 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 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: March 13, 2000. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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