Notice2023-13951
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems (Renewal)
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
June 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems (EPA ICR Number 1136.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0172) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42360-42361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13951]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0068; FRL-11125-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NSPS for VOC Emissions From Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for VOC Emissions from
Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems (EPA ICR Number 1136.14, OMB
Control Number 2060-0172) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0068, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/">www.regulations.gov/</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e283cf838c86cf90cfa68d81898796a2879283cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28490549464c055a056c474b434d5c684d5849064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this specific information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243-05), Office of
[[Page 42361]]
Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone
number: (919) 541-0833; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e6f626720637b607a6f7d677c4e6b7e6f20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d5c515413504853495c4e544f7d584d5c135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. An agency may
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it displayed a currently valid
OMB control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on April 29, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (85 FR 23825). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be
collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for VOC
Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems (40 CFR part 60,
subpart QQQ) were proposed on May 4, 1987; and promulgated on November
23, 1988. These regulations apply to existing facilities and new
wastewater systems at petroleum refineries, and cover individual drain
systems, oil-water separators, and aggregate facilities. 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 VOC emissions within the
petroleum refinery wastewater system during expansions of and additions
to the system. New facilities include those that commenced
construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of
proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with
40 CFR part 60, subpart QQQ.
In general, all NSPS 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 NSPS.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Existing and new wastewater systems
at petroleum refineries.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart QQQ).
Estimated number of respondents: 130 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually.
Total estimated burden: 8,900 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,340,000 (per year), which includes $16,900
in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The adjustment decrease in burden from
the most recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of
sources. The previous ICR included 149 respondents, while this ICR only
includes 130. Petroleum refinery capacities have been declining since
2020, including the associated wastewater systems. This ICR estimated
the number of respondents using data collected by the U.S. Energy
Information Administration. The decrease in the number of sources also
led to a decrease of the Capital and Operation & Maintenance costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-13951 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on June 30, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.