Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries (Renewal), 8365-8366 [2011-3275]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2011 / Notices 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. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here: Estimated total number of potential respondents: 564,132. Frequency of response: Annual. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1. Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,031,859. Estimated total annual costs: $96 million. This includes capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. As stated earlier in this document, EPA may revise the burden based on current information on the number of respondents before submitting the ICR package to OMB for approval. The cost will be adjusted based on current wage rates. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: February 7, 2011. Maryann Petrole, Acting Director, Office of Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2011–3284 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:38 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 223001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2010–0357, FRL–9266–4] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 16, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OECA–2010–0357, to (1) EPA online using 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, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 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 June 2, 2010 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 30813) seeking 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–2010–0357, which is available for public viewing online at SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8365 https://www.regulations.gov, or 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 in 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: NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0983.12, OMB Control Number 2060– 0067. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. 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: This ICR is for the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Equipment Leaks of VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) in Petroleum Refineries in 40 CFR part 60, subparts GGG and GGGa. The NSPS in subpart GGG were proposed on January 4, 1983, E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 8366 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 30 / Monday, February 14, 2011 / Notices and promulgated on May 30, 1984. These standards apply to the following facilities in petroleum refineries: compressors and the group of all equipment (e.g., valves, pumps, flanges, etc.) within a process unit in VOC service, commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. Amendments that would have added new standards and compliance requirements to subpart GGG were proposed on November 7, 2006. In response to public comments, all new requirements are being incorporated in a new subpart GGGa that applies to sources that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after November 7, 2006. The final amendments to subpart GGG involve only clarifications and additional compliance options. Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make one-timeonly notifications. Owners or operators 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. Monitoring requirements specific to Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries provide information on which components are leaking VOCs. NSPS Subpart GGG references the compliance requirements of NSPS subpart VV; and NSPS subpart GGGa references the compliance requirements of NSPS subpart VVa. Periodically, owners or operators are required to record information identifying leaking equipment, repair methods used to stop the leaks, and dates of repair. The time period for this recordkeeping varies and depends on equipment type and leak history. Semiannual reports are required to measure compliance with the standards of NSPS Subparts VV and VVa, as referenced by NSPS subparts GGG and GGGa. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance and in general, are required of all sources subject to NSPS. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 77 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:38 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 223001 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: Petroleum refineries. Estimated Number of Respondents: 160. Frequency of Response: 2 times per year. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 24,525. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,319,816, which includes $2,319,816 exclusively in labor costs, with neither capital/startup costs nor operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall decrease in the number of burden labor hours and an increase in the labor hour cost. The burden hours have decreased because we anticipate that no new refineries will be built in the in the United States over the next three years. This results in a decrease in the number of labor burden hours. We also refined our estimate of the number of major refineries, which reduced the number of affected facilities. The increase in labor hour cost is due to a recalculation of burden using current labor rates and the correction of a mathematical error. There are no annual capital and O&M costs to the regulated entities. Capital and O&M costs are not applicable because this is a leak detection and repair program with no continuous monitoring equipment. Dated: February 7, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2011–3275 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL- 9266–6] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations; SAB Environmental Justice Technical Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations of experts to serve on the SAB Environmental Justice Technical (EJT) Panel. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by March 7, 2011 per instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2057; by fax at (202) 565–2098 or via e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ sab. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. In July 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Interim Guidance on Considering Environmental Justice During the Development of an Action. This guidance provides agency analysts and decision-makers with information on when to consider environmental justice in rule making. As a complement to this document, EPA is currently developing the Technical Guidance for Incorporating Environmental Justice into Rulemaking Activities (Environmental Justice Technical Guidance or EJTG). This document will provide Agency staff with guidance on how to assess disproportionate environmental and public health impacts of proposed rules and actions on minority, low income and indigenous populations in a variety of regulatory contexts. EPA is seeking a SAB review of the draft EJTG document to assess the appropriateness and scientific soundness of the technical guidance. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0357, FRL-9266-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC 
in Petroleum Refineries (Renewal)

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 16, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0357, to (1) EPA online using 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, Office of Compliance, 
Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 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 June 2, 2010 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register 
(75 FR 30813) seeking 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-2010-0357, which is available for public viewing 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, or 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 in 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: NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries 
(Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0983.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0067.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. 
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: This ICR is for the New Source Performance Standards 
(NSPS) for Equipment Leaks of VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) in 
Petroleum Refineries in 40 CFR part 60, subparts GGG and GGGa. The NSPS 
in subpart GGG were proposed on January 4, 1983,

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and promulgated on May 30, 1984. These standards apply to the following 
facilities in petroleum refineries: compressors and the group of all 
equipment (e.g., valves, pumps, flanges, etc.) within a process unit in 
VOC service, commencing construction, modification or reconstruction 
after the date of proposal. Amendments that would have added new 
standards and compliance requirements to subpart GGG were proposed on 
November 7, 2006. In response to public comments, all new requirements 
are being incorporated in a new subpart GGGa that applies to sources 
that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after 
November 7, 2006. The final amendments to subpart GGG involve only 
clarifications and additional compliance options.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
one-time-only notifications. Owners or operators 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. 
Monitoring requirements specific to Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum 
Refineries provide information on which components are leaking VOCs. 
NSPS Subpart GGG references the compliance requirements of NSPS subpart 
VV; and NSPS subpart GGGa references the compliance requirements of 
NSPS subpart VVa. Periodically, owners or operators are required to 
record information identifying leaking equipment, repair methods used 
to stop the leaks, and dates of repair. The time period for this 
recordkeeping varies and depends on equipment type and leak history. 
Semiannual reports are required to measure compliance with the 
standards of NSPS Subparts VV and VVa, as referenced by NSPS subparts 
GGG and GGGa. These notifications, reports, and records are essential 
in determining compliance and in general, are required of all sources 
subject to NSPS. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of 
this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the 
file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, 
maintenance reports, and records.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 77 
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: Petroleum refineries.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
    Frequency of Response: 2 times per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 24,525.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,319,816, which includes $2,319,816 
exclusively in labor costs, with neither capital/startup costs nor 
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an overall decrease in the 
number of burden labor hours and an increase in the labor hour cost. 
The burden hours have decreased because we anticipate that no new 
refineries will be built in the in the United States over the next 
three years. This results in a decrease in the number of labor burden 
hours. We also refined our estimate of the number of major refineries, 
which reduced the number of affected facilities.
    The increase in labor hour cost is due to a recalculation of burden 
using current labor rates and the correction of a mathematical error.
    There are no annual capital and O&M costs to the regulated 
entities. Capital and O&M costs are not applicable because this is a 
leak detection and repair program with no continuous monitoring 
equipment.

    Dated: February 7, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-3275 Filed 2-11-11; 8:45 am]
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