EPA is amending the 1995 national
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for
petroleum refineries to include standards for heat exchange systems
as part of EPA's 8-year review requirements for developments in
practices, processes, and control technologies. Heat exchange
systems (systems including cooling towers as well as once-through
systems) are subject to requirements for monthly monitoring and
leak repair requirements. Records are required to document
compliance with the requirements, and specific information is
included in the periodic reports already 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.
EPA is finalizing standards for
heat exchange systems at petroleum refineries (40 CFR part 63,
subpart CC). These sources were not previously regulated under the
NESHAP. The increase in burden is for recordkeeping and reporting
reqirements that EPA deems necessary to ensure compliance with
these new requirements.
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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).
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