[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17661-17662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9063]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6323-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting
the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collections as described
below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 1999.
ADDRESSES: U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance, 401 M Street SW, Washington,
D.C. 20460, Mail code 2223A.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without charge by
calling Sandy Farmer of OPPE at (202) 260-2740 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rafael Sanchez, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Office of Compliance, Manufacturing, Energy and
Transportation Division, Energy and Transportation Branch (2223A), 401
M Street, S.W. Telephone: (202) 564-7028. Facsimile: (202) 564-0050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected entities: Entities affected by this
action are those owners and operators of benzene storage vessels that
store benzene having a specific gravity within the range of specific
gravities specified in ASTM D 836-84 for Industrial Grade Benzene, ASTM
D 835-85 for Refined Benzene-535 and ASTM D 4734-87 for Refined
Benzene-545.
Title: NESHAP for Benzene Emissions from Benzene Storage Vessels--
40 CFR part 61, subpart Y, OMB No. 2060-0185, Expiration Date: 1/31/99.
Abstract: Respondents are all owners or operators of benzene
storage vessels. It is estimated that 126 existing plants
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are subject to the standard. All owners and operators of new or
reconstructed plants would also have to respond.
In the General Provisions of 40 CFR part 61 applicable to storage
vessels, up to four separate one-time-only reports are required for
each owner or operator: notification of construction or reconstruction,
initial source report, notification of physical/operational changes,
notification of anticipated and actual startup. The initial source
report is the only one of these reports that would be required from
existing sources under the standard.
Certain records and reports are necessary to assist EPA and State
agencies to which enforcement has been delegated in determining
compliance with the standard.
An initial emissions test is not required because conducting an
emission test is not feasible. Therefore, the format of the standard is
that of an equipment standard. Owners or operators of vessels equipped
with the specified controls are required to submit, along with the
notifications required by the General Provisions, a report that
describes the control equipment used to comply with the regulation.
Thereafter, an annual visual inspection is required of the primary seal
of internal floating roof vessels (IFR's) (in cases where no secondary
seal is present). An annual seal gap measurement of the secondary seal
system on external floating roof vessels (EFR's) is required. The
following inspections are required every five years: (1) internal
inspection of seal system on IFR's equipped with primary and secondary
seals in situations where the owner or operator has decided to forego
the annual visual inspection; and (2) measurement of gaps between the
tank wall and primary seal on EFR's. An internal inspection in which
the tank is emptied and degassed is required at least every 10 years
for IFR's.
Another control option allowed is for owners or operators to equip
vessels with closed-vent systems and 95-percent efficient control
devices. It is expected that very few, if any, vessels will be equipped
with these systems; however, owners or operators of vessels with such
systems are required to submit, for the Administrator's approval, an
operating plan describing system design specifications and an
operation, maintenance, and inspection plan for the system. In the
event the owner or operator has installed a flare, a report showing
compliance with visible emission provisions shall be furnished to the
Administrator. For closed-vent systems with control devices, quarterly
reports are required informing the Administrator of each occurrence
that results in excess emissions. Annual reports of the results of
these inspections and seal gap measurements are required. These reports
will identify each storage vessel that is determined to be out of
compliance with the standard, the nature of the defects, and the date
the vessel was emptied or the repair was made. The owner or operator
will keep copies of all reports and records resulting from these
inspections for two years.
The owner or operator of each benzene storage vessel will, for the
life of the source, keep readily accessible records showing the
dimension of the vessel and an analysis showing the capacity of the
storage vessel. For each vessel with a closed vent system and 95-
percent efficient control device, records of the operating plan will be
kept for the life of the control device. Records of monitored
parameters and maintenance will be kept for two years.
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.
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.
Burden Statement: For subpart Y, EPA estimated the nationwide
annualized cost to respondents at a $47,045/yr over a 3-year period.
The respondent burden is estimated at 1,545 person-hours/yr. Respondent
costs are estimated based on a cost of $14.50 per hour, and on an
overhead rate of 110 percent (for a total cost per hour of $30.45). The
annual reporting burden is estimated at a $39,372/yr over a 3-year
period. The number of responses per year is estimated to be 162. The
number of responses per respondent is estimated to be five. The total
annual responses are estimated to be 810. The number of hours per
response per year is estimated to be four. These estimates include 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.
Dated: April 2, 1999.
John B. Rasnic,
Director, Manufacturing, Energy and Transportation, Division, Office of
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 99-9063 Filed 4-9-99; 8:45 am]
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