[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 8618-8619] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-5030] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5434-3] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; New Source Performance Standards, Calciners and Dryers in the Mineral Processing Industry; OMB# 2060-0251, EPA# 0746.03 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(A)(1)(D), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) for Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources-- Calciners and Dryers in the Mineral Industry (Subpart UUU) described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual date collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 4, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260- 2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 746.03 and OMB No. 2060-0251. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Standards of Performance for Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries (Subpart UUU) OMB Control No. 2060-0251; EPA ICR No. 0746.03. This is a request for revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The Administrator has judged that PM emissions from calciners and dryers in the mineral industry cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Owners/operators of calciners and dryers must notify EPA of construction, modification, startups, shut downs, date and results of initial performance test. Owners/operators with facilities using any wet scrubbing device shall install, calibrate, and maintain continuous monitoring devices to measure pressure drop and flow rate. Weekly records of the pressure drop and flow rate are to be maintained, and semi-annual reports are to be submitted when the pressure drop is less than 90% of the average value, and/or the flow rate is less than 80% or greater than 120%, from the most recent performance test recorded according to Sec. 60.736(c). In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to protect public health, adequate reporting and recordkeeping 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. 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 notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on September 29, 1995 and no comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51 hours per [[Page 8619]] 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: 155. Estimated Number of Responses: 310. Frequency of Response 2. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,668 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $477,090. 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. 0746.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0251 in any correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, SW., 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: February 27, 1996. Joseph Retzer, Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 96-5030 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M