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‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 7 copies
of their comments or reply comments to:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. (Label cover letter or first page
with case name, TransCanada Alaska
Company LLC—Docket No. PF09–11–
001).
On January 12, 2010, the FERC Staff
held a pre-filing workshop in
Anchorage, Alaska on the procedures
and process for commenting upon and
holding an open season for an Alaska
Natural Gas Transportation Project. The
FERC Staff intends to repeat that
workshop at the Commission offices in
Washington, DC on February 11, 2010,
and the Commission will issue a
separate notice in Docket No. RM05–1–
000 to that effect.
Comment Date: February 24, 2010.
Reply Comment Date: March 9, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP10–46–000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization
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February 1, 2010.
Take notice that on January 25, 2010,
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 625 Liberty
Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15222, filed in Docket No. CP10–46–
000, a prior notice request pursuant to
sections 157.205, 157.208 and 157.210
of the Commission’s regulations under
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authority
to modify and replace segments of its
mainline system at fifty-three locations
in Greene County, Pennsylvania; and
Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Marion,
Monongalia, and Wetzel Counties, West
Virginia and to make certain
modifications to compressor engines at
its Pratt Compressor Station in Greene
County, all as more fully set forth in the
application, which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing may also be
viewed on the Web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
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toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Specifically, Equitrans proposes to
modify and uprate its compressor units
at the Pratt Compressor Station and to
upgrade and increase the capacity of its
upstream facilities that deliver into the
Pratt Compressor Station. Equitrans
states that the central purpose of this
proposal is to meet market demand for
an additional 92,000 dekatherms (Dth)
per day of firm, off-system delivery
capacity through the Pratt Compressor
Station into downstream, interstate
transmission systems operated by Texas
Eastern Transmission LP (Texas
Eastern), Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI), and Columbia Gas Transmission
(Columbia). Equitrans asserts that the
proposed upgrade and expansion of the
subject facilities will create an
additional 77,300 Dth per day of
potential firm capacity. Additionally,
Equitrans proposes to test, replace and/
or modify certain segments of its
pipeline system to increase the
maximum allowable operating pressure
(MAOP) of its Low Pressure West
System (LPW System) originating at the
West Union Station to 605 pounds per
square inch gauge (psig) and the MAOP
of the Low Pressure East System (LPE
System) originating at the Copley
Station to 655 psig. Equitrans states that
the modifications to the LPW System
will provide an additional 51,200 Dth
per day of potential capacity and the
modifications to the LPE System will
provide an additional 26,100 Dth per
day of potential capacity. Equitrans
states that the estimated cost of the
subject facilities is approximately
$9,710,241.
Any questions regarding the
application should be directed to Joseph
M. Dawley, Counsel, Equitrans, L.P.,
625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222, at (412) 553–7708
or (412) 553–7781 (facsimile).
Any person may, within 60 days after
the issuance of the instant notice by the
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene
or notice of intervention. Any person
filing to intervene or the Commission’s
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission’s Regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within
the time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for
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authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions via the Internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0388; FRL0–9111–9]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural
Gas Production; EPA ICR Number
1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060–
0417
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 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 March 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2009–0388, to (1) EPA online
using https://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 28221T, 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:
Learia Williams, Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs
Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4113; fax number:
(202) 564–0050; e-mail address:
williams.learia@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32580), 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–2009–0388, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in-person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 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) 566–1752.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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 on paper
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov,
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Oil and Natural
Gas Production (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060–
0388.
ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to
expire on February 28, 2010. 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
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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: NESHAP for Oil and Natural
Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart
HH) (Renewal), were proposed on
February 06, 1998, and promulgated on
June 17, 1999, only for major sources.
On July 8, 2005, a supplemental
proposal was proposed for area sources
with the final rule effective date on
January 03, 2007. This regulation
applies to existing and new facilities
that are both major and area sources. A
major source of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) is one that has the potential to
emit, 10 tons or more of any one
hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons or
more of total HAP per year; an area
source is one with the potential to emit
less than this.
Owners and operators of a new and
existing area source are subject to the
General Provision (40 CFR part 63,
subpart A). In general, all NESHAP
standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports
by the owners/operators of the affected
facilities. They are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. These notifications, reports,
and records are essential in determining
compliance, and are required of all
affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
Semiannual summary reports are also
required.
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart must maintain
a file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the collection of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records.
All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart HH, as
authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of
the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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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
Number for EPA regulations listed in 40
CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 75 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose, and 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. All existing
ways will have to adjust to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements that 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: Oil
and natural gas production.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
132,527.
Frequency of Response: Initially,
annually, and semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
178,974.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$17,243,906, which includes
$16,649,703 in labor costs, $23,445 in
capital/startup costs, and $570,758 in
operation and maintenance (O&M)
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease in the labor hours in this ICR
as compared to the previous one. This
ICR combines two ICRs covering major
sources and area sources. The new area
source standard required initial
notification by a large number of
respondents. In this ICR, such
notifications are not required; therefore
the number of labor hours is reduced. It
should be noted that this ICR includes
a large number of sources that are
subject only to the recordkeeping
requirements of this regulation and do
not report to the agency.
This ICR addresses capital/startup
and O&M costs for both major sources,
and area sources. Therefore, the capital/
startup and O&M costs are higher.
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Dated: February 2, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
contact Sandra Keys. To request
accommodations of a disability, contact
Sandra Keys, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Dated: February 1, 2010.
Joshua Baylson,
Associate Chief Financial Officer.
[FRL–9111–3]
[FR Doc. 2010–2664 Filed 2–5–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Notice of Open Meeting of the
Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
The United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold a full
board meeting on March 16–17, 2010.
EFAB is an EPA advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on
creative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and
activities.
The purpose of the meeting is to hear
from informed speakers on
environmental finance issues, proposed
legislation, Agency priorities and to
discuss progress with work projects
under EFAB’s current Strategic Action
Agenda.
Environmental Finance topics
expected to be discussed include:
Financial Assurance Mechanisms
(Commercial Insurance & Cost
Estimation); Financial Assurance and
CO2 Underground Injection Control/
Carbon Capture and Sequestration;
Water Loss Reduction; Innovative
Financing Tools, and State Revolving
Fund Investment Options.
The meeting is open to the public,
however, seating is limited. All
members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting must register in
advance, no later than Monday, March
8, 2010.
DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from 1:30
p.m.–5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17,
2010 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.:
ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel,
2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20008.
Registration and Information Contact:
To register for this meeting or get
further information please contact
Sandra Keys, U.S. EPA, at (202) 564–
4999 or keys.sandra@epa.gov. For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
SUMMARY:
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Notice of a Project Waiver of Section
1605 (Buy American Requirement) of
the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to
the Auburn, Indiana Department of
Water Pollution Control (Auburn)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a
project waiver of the Buy American
requirements of ARRA Section 1605
under the authority of Section
1605(b)(2) [manufactured goods are not
produced in the United States of a
satisfactory quality] to Auburn for the
purchase of a Hydroself model HS40
flushing gate system. This is a projectspecific waiver and only applies to the
use of the specified product for the
ARRA funded project being proposed.
Any other ARRA project that may wish
to use the same product must apply for
a separate waiver based on projectspecific circumstances. These flushing
gates, which are supplied by Gabriel
Novac & Associates Inc, are
manufactured in Canada, and meet
Auburn’s performance specifications
and requirements. The Acting Regional
Administrator is making this
determination based on the review and
recommendations of EPA Region 5’s
Water Division. Auburn has provided
sufficient documentation to support its
request. The Assistant Administrator of
the Office of Administration and
Resources Management has concurred
on this decision to make an exception
to Section 1605 of ARRA. This action
permits the purchase of a flushing gate
system for Auburn’s ‘‘Long Term Control
Plan Store-Treat Facility Project’’ that
may otherwise be prohibited under
Section 1605(a) of the ARRA.
DATES: Effective Date: December 10,
2009
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Henning, SRF Financial Analyst (312)
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886–4882, or Puja Lakhani, Regional
Counsel, (312) 353–3190, U.S. EPA
Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago,
IL 60613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with ARRA Section 1605(c)
and pursuant to Section 1605(b)(2) of
Public Law 111–5, Buy American
requirements, EPA hereby provides
notice that it is granting a project waiver
to Auburn for the acquisition of a
flushing gate system which is
manufactured in Canada. The
manufacturer is Gabriel Novac &
Associates Inc.
Section 1605 of the ARRA requires
that none of the appropriated funds may
be used for the construction, alteration,
maintenance, or repair of a public
building or public work unless all of the
iron, steel, and manufactured goods
used in the project are produced in the
United States, or unless a waiver is
provided to the recipient by the head of
the appropriate agency, here EPA. A
waiver may be provided if EPA
determines that (1) Applying these
requirements would be inconsistent
with the public interest; (2) iron, steel,
and the relevant manufactured goods
are not produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality;
or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and the
relevant manufactured goods produced
in the United States will increase the
cost of the overall project by more than
25 percent.
Auburn proposes to construct a ‘‘Long
Term Control Plan Store-Treat Facility
Project’’ at the Auburn Water Pollution
Control Facility on Wayne Street in
Auburn. The project is part of Auburn’s
20- year Long Term Control Plan to
reduce combined sewer overflows
(CSO’s). This project will provide
storage volume for excess combined
sewer flows in a storage tank during rain
events which would have previously
discharged to Cedar Creek. After the
rain event, the excess sewer flow will be
treated at the Water Pollution Control
Facility. Proper maintenance of the
storage tank will require periodic
cleaning, to remove solids that settle at
the bottom of the tank. Auburn proposes
to use a flushing gate system to remove
settled solids from the tank. The
flushing gate system holds sewer
overflow water in reserve in
compartments at the upstream end of
the storage tank. This flush water,
released by a patented mechanism, gives
rise to a high celerity wave that
effectively removes all accumulated
debris in basins and interceptors over
flushway lengths greater than any other
available method. The use of sewer
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0388; FRL0-9111-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas
Production; EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0417
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 March 10,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0388, to (1) EPA online using https://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
28221T, 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address:
williams.learia@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 July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32580), 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-2009-0388, which is available for public viewing
online at https://www.regulations.gov, in-person viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 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) 566-1752.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://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 on paper will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov, as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0388.
ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on February 28, 2010.
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: NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part
63, subpart HH) (Renewal), were proposed on February 06, 1998, and
promulgated on June 17, 1999, only for major sources. On July 8, 2005,
a supplemental proposal was proposed for area sources with the final
rule effective date on January 03, 2007. This regulation applies to
existing and new facilities that are both major and area sources. A
major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) is one that has the
potential to emit, 10 tons or more of any one hazardous air pollutant
or 25 tons or more of total HAP per year; an area source is one with
the potential to emit less than this.
Owners and operators of a new and existing area source are subject
to the General Provision (40 CFR part 63, subpart A). In general, all
NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and
periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities.
They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of
an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system
is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential
in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities
subject to NESHAP. Semiannual summary reports are also required.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this subpart
must maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at
least five years following the collection of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records.
All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In
the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are
sent directly to the EPA regional office. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart HH, as
authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The
required information consists of emissions data and other information
that have been determined to be private.
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 Number for EPA
regulations listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, are
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 75
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose, and 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. All
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements that 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: Oil and natural gas production.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 132,527.
Frequency of Response: Initially, annually, and semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 178,974.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $17,243,906, which includes
$16,649,703 in labor costs, $23,445 in capital/startup costs, and
$570,758 in operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the labor hours in
this ICR as compared to the previous one. This ICR combines two ICRs
covering major sources and area sources. The new area source standard
required initial notification by a large number of respondents. In this
ICR, such notifications are not required; therefore the number of labor
hours is reduced. It should be noted that this ICR includes a large
number of sources that are subject only to the recordkeeping
requirements of this regulation and do not report to the agency.
This ICR addresses capital/startup and O&M costs for both major
sources, and area sources. Therefore, the capital/startup and O&M costs
are higher.
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Dated: February 2, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-2663 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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