[Federal Register: May 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0035; FRL-8175-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Publicly Owned
Treatment Works (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1891.04, OMB Control Number
2060-0428
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 June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0035, 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: Gregory Fried, MC-2223A, Office of
Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7016; fax
number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: fried.gregory@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 6, 2005, (70 FR 24020), 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.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0035, which is
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available for public viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov, in
person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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) 566-1927.
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, 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: NESHAP for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1891.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0428.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2006. 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: Respondents subject to subpart VVV are owners or
operators of waste water treatment processes and operations in the
publicly owned treatment works (POTW) source category.
All ``new'' sources must be in compliance with the subpart VVV upon
startup or the promulgation date, whichever is later. Owners and
operators of affected sources are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR
Part 63, Subpart A, the General Provisions, unless the regulation
specifies otherwise.
For ``new'' sources constructed or reconstructed after the
effective date of the relevant standard, subpart VVV requires that the
source submit an application for approval of construction or
reconstruction. The application is required to contain information on
the air pollution control that will be used for each potential HAP
emission point.
The information in the initial notification and the application for
construction or reconstruction will enable enforcement personnel to
identify the number of sources subject to the standards and to identify
those sources that are already in compliance.
Generally, respondents are required to submit one-time reports of
(1) start of construction for new facilities and (2) anticipated and
actual start-up dates for new facilities. All records are to be
maintained by the source for a period of at least five years.
The subpart VVV also requires ``new'' affected sources to submit a
notification of compliance status. This notification must be signed by
a responsible company official who certifies its accuracy and certifies
that the source has complied with the standards. The notification of
compliance status must be submitted within 180 days after the
compliance date for the affected source.
Emission and control requirements for ``existing'' industrial POTWs
are specified by the appropriate NESHAP(s) for the industrial user. In
addition, there are no control requirements for ``existing'' non-
industrial POTW treatment plants. Therefore, there are no subpart VVV
recordkeeping or reporting requirements for ``existing'' sources
covered by this ICR.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.15
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: Owners or operators of publicly
owned treatment works.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Response: Initial, on occasion, semiannual and annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burdens: 14.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no annualized capital or O&M
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 202 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to a correction. It is
assumed that there are six (6) affected sources subject to subpart VVV,
all of which are ``existing'' sources. Existing sources are only
required to submit semiannual reports. The previous ICR also included
burden associated with developing a design analysis and recordkeeping
associated with equipment inspection and equipment monitoring, which
are not required for existing sources.
Dated: May 17, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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