This collection
is approved for three years. EPA should ensure that a mechanism is
available to permit electronic reporting of the requested
information. When it next submits this ICR to OMB for revision or
renewal, EPA should review the cost and burden estimates to ensure
that they are consistent with respondents' experience in complying
with the collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2004
06/30/2004
02/28/2001
1,896
0
1,896
516,186
0
516,186
75,300,000
0
75,300,000
This rule applies to sources
performing hard chromium electro- plating, decorative chromium
electroplating, and chromium amodizing. The affected source is each
chronium electroplating or chromium anodizing tank. Respondents are
required to maintain several records for a minimum of 5 years.
These records include: operation and maintenance records, of all
monitoring data, any records of excess emissions, total process
operating time, and for hard chromium electroplating operations,
the cumulative rectifier capacity.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.