In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval for this request at this time. Prior to the publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of all comments related to the information collection and anychanges made in response to these comments.
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EPA is proposing amendments to the 1995 national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for petroleum refineries to address the risk remianing application of the 1995 standards and EPA's 8-year review requirements for developments in practices, processes, and control technologies. This action would supplement the initial proposal issued in September 2007. The supplemental proposal contains a new option for storage vessels and revised requirements for cooling towers developed in response to public comments received on the 2007 proposal. All Group 1 storage vessels at new and existing refineries would be required to comply with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WW. Heat exchange systems associated with cooling towers also would be subject to requirements for monthly monitoring and leak repair requirements. Records would be required to document compliance with the requirements for storage vessels and cooling towers and specific information would be included in the periodic reports required by the existing rule. Other changes to the rule are clarifications and revisions to regulatory citations which do not affect the information collection requirements.
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.