

[Federal Register: October 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 196)]
[Notices]               
[Page 57935-57936]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0044; FRL-8480-8]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for VOC Emissions From 
Petroleum Refinery Wastewater System (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1136.09, 
OMB Control Number 2060-0172

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 November 13, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0044, 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, 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 March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10735), 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-2007-0044, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center 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 and 
Information Center is (202) 566-1752.
    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, confidential 
business information (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: NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater 
System (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1136.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0172.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007. 
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: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Petroleum 
Refinery Wastewater Systems were proposed on May 4, 1987, and 
promulgated on November 23, 1988. These standards apply to the 
following facilities in petroleum refinery wastewater systems: 
Individual drain systems, oil-water separators, and aggregate 
facilities commencing construction, modification or reconstruction 
after the date of proposal. An individual drain system consists of all 
process drains connected to the first downstream junction box. An oil-
water separator is the wastewater treatment equipment used to separate 
oil from water. An aggregate facility is an individual drain system 
together with ancillary downstream sewer lines and oil-water 
separators, down to and including the secondary oil-water separator, as 
applicable. Aggregate facilities are intended to capture any potential 
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions within the petroleum refinery 
wastewater system during expansions of and additions to the system. 
There are no additional recordkeeping or reporting requirements for 
aggregate facilities. This information is being collected to determine 
compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart QQQ.
    In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports. 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. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in 
determining compliance and 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,

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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 60, subpart QQQ, as authorized in section 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's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and 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 34 
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 refinery wastewater 
systems.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 135.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, on occasion, quarterly, and 
semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,237.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $840,360, which includes $0 annualized 
capital Start Up costs, $17,550 annualized Operating and Maintenance 
costs (O&M), and $822,810 annualized Labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative 
or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall labor 
hours.
    There is however, a change in the cost estimate. The previous ICR 
used a cost figure that was rounded-up ($18,000). This ICR uses the 
exact cost figure ($17,550) resulting in a small cost decrease.
    Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there 
is not significant industry growth, the labor hours in the previous ICR 
are used in this ICR and there is no change in the labor hours to 
industry.

    Dated: October 2, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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