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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; See
List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted in Section A
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following 19 continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICRs to
OMB for
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review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the information collections as described at the beginning of
Supplementary Information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 3, 1999.
ADDRESSES: US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Office
of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Washington, DC 20460. A hard copy of an
ICR may be obtained without charge by calling the identified
information contact individual for each ICR in section B of the
Supplementary Information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific information on the
individual ICRs see section B of the Supplementary Information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For All ICRs
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
are displayed in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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;
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.
A. List of ICRs Planned To Be Submitted
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following 19 continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
(1) NSPS subpart D, Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generators; EPA ICR
Number 1052, and OMB Control Number 2060-0026, expires September 30,
1999.
(2) NSPS subpart Da, Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; EPA
ICR Number 1053, and OMB Control Number 2060-0023, expires September
30, 1999.
(3) NSPS subpart Db, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
Generating Units; EPA ICR Number 1088, and OMB Control Number 2060-
0072, expires August 31, 1999.
(4) NSPS subpart I, Hot Mix Asphalt; EPA ICR Number 1127, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0083, expires September 30, 1999.
(5) NSPS subpart BB, Kraft Pulp Mills; EPA ICR Number 1055, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0021, expires September 30, 1999.
(6) NSPS subpart DD, Grain Elevators; EPA ICR Number 1130, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0082, expires November 30, 1999.
(7) NSPS subpart HH, Lime Manufacturing; EPA ICR Number 1167, and
OMB Control Number 2060-0063, expires August 31, 1999.
(8) NSPS subpart RR, Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label; EPA ICR
Number 0658, and OMB Control Number 2060-0004, expires September 30,
1999.
(9) NSPS subpart SS, Surface Coating of Large Appliances; EPA ICR
Number 0659, and OMB Control Number 2060-0108, expires October 31,
1999.
(10) NSPS subpart TT, Metal Coil Surface Coating; EPA ICR Number
0660, and OMB Control Number 2060-0107, expires October 31, 1999.
(11) NSPS subpart WW, Beverage Can Surface Coating; EPA ICR Number
0663, and OMB Control Number 2060-0001, expires September 30, 1999.
(12) NSPS subpart DDD, VOC Emissions from the Polymer Manufacturing
Industry, EPA ICR Number 1150, and OMB Control Number 2060-0145,
expires November 30, 1999.
(13) NSPS subpart GGG, Petroleum Refineries; EPA ICR Number 0983,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0067, expires August 31, 1999.
(14) NSPS subpart HHH, Synthetic Fiber Production; EPA ICR Number
1156, and OMB Control Number 2060-0059, expires October 31, 1999.
(15) NSPS subparts III and NNN, SOCMI Air Oxidation & Distillation;
EPA ICR Number 0998, and OMB Control Number 2060-0197, expires August
31, 1999.
(16) NSPS subpart JJJ, Petroleum Dry Cleaners; EPA ICR Number 0997,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0079, expires November 30, 1999.
(17) NSPS subpart RRR, SOCMI Reactor Processes; EPA ICR Number
1178, and OMB Control Number 2060-0269, expires September 30, 1999.
(18) NESHAP subpart FF, Benzene Waste; EPA ICR Number 1541, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0183, expires September 30, 1999.
(19) NESHAP subpart M, Asbestos; EPA ICR Number 0111, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0101, expires September 30, 1999.
B. Contact Individuals for ICRs
(1) NSPS subpart D, Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generators; Jordan
Spooner, (202) 564-7058, [email protected], EPA ICR Number
1052, and OMB Control Number 2060-0026, expires September 30, 1999.
(2) NSPS subpart Da, Electric Utility Steam Generating Units;
Jordan Spooner, (202) 564-7058, [email protected] EPA ICR
Number 1053, and OMB Control Number 2060-0023, expires September 30,
1999.
(3) NSPS subpart Db, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
Generating Units; Jordan Spooner, (202) 564-7058,
[email protected], EPA ICR Number 1088, and OMB Control
Number 2060-0072, expires August 31, 1999.
(4) NSPS subpart I, Hot Mix Asphalt; Belinda Breidenbach, (202)
564-7022, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1127, and
OMB Control Number 2060-0083, expires September 30, 1999.
(5) NSPS subpart BB, Kraft Pulp Mills; Seth Heminway, (202) 5564-
7017, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1055, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0021, expires September 30, 1999.
(6) NSPS subpart DD, Grain Elevators; Ken Harmon, (202) 564-7049,
[email protected], EPA ICR Number 1130, and OMB Control
Number 2060-0082, expires November 30, 1999.
(7) NSPS subpart HH, Lime Manufacturing; Belinda Breidenbach, (202)
564-7022, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1167, and
OMB
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Control Number 2060-0063, expires August 31, 1999.
(8) NSPS subpart RR, Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label; Seth
Heminway, (202) 5564-7017, [email protected], EPA ICR
Number 0658, and OMB Control Number 2060-0004, expires September 30,
1999.
(9) NSPS subpart SS, Surface Coating of Large Appliances; Belinda
Breidenbach, (202) 564-7022, [email protected], EPA
ICR Number 0659, and OMB Control Number 2060-0108, expires October 31,
1999.
(10) NSPS subpart TT, Metal Coil Surface Coating; Belinda
Breidenbach, (202) 564-7022, [email protected], EPA
ICR Number 0660, and OMB Control Number 2060-0107, expires October 31,
1999.
(11) NSPS subpart WW, Beverage Can Surface Coating; Belinda
Breidenbach, (202) 564-7022, [email protected], EPA
ICR Number 0663, and OMB Control Number 2060-0001, expires September
30, 1999.
(12) NSPS subpart DDD, VOC Emissions from the Polymer Manufacturing
Industry, Sally Sasnett, (202) 564-7074 [email protected]
EPA ICR Number 1150, and OMB Control Number 2060-0145, expires November
30, 1999.
(13) NSPS subpart GGG, Petroleum Refineries; Tom Ripp, (202) 564-
7003, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 0983, and OMB Control
Number 2060-0067, expires August 31, 1999.
(14) NSPS subpart HHH, Synthetic Fiber Production; Belinda
Breidenbach, (202) 564-7022, [email protected], EPA
ICR Number 1156, and OMB Control Number 2060-0059, expires October 31,
1999.
(15) NSPS subparts III and NNN, SOCMI Air Oxidation & Distillation;
Marcia Mia, (202) 564-7042, [email protected], EPA ICR Number
0998, and OMB Control Number 2060-0197, expires August 31, 1999.
(16) NSPS subpart JJJ, Petroleum Dry Cleaners; Joyce Chandler,
(202) 564-7073, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 0997,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0079, expires November 30, 1999.
(17) NSPS subpart RRR, SOCMI Reactor Processes; Darlene Williams,
(202) 564-7031, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1178,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0269, expires September 30, 1999.
(18) NESHAP subpart FF, Benzene Waste; Rafael Sanchez, (202) 564-
7028, [email protected], EPA ICR Number 1541, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0183, expires September 30, 1999.
(19) NESHAP subpart M, Asbestos; Tom Ripp, (202) 564-7003,
[email protected], EPA ICR Number 0111, and OMB Control Number
2060-0101, expires September 30, 1999.
C. Individual ICRs
(1) NSPS Subpart D, Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generators; EPA ICR Number
1052, and OMB Control Number 2060-0026, Expires September 30, 1999
This standard applies to each fossil-fuel-fired steam generating
unit of more than 73 MW heat input rate (250 million Btu per hour),
that were constructed after August 17, 1971 and before September 18,
1978. Owners or operators must provide EPA or the delegated State
regulatory authority with the following one-time-only reports
(specified in 40 CFR 60.7): Notifications of the anticipated and actual
date of start up, notification of the date of construction or
reconstruction, notification of any physical or operational changes to
an existing facility which may increase the emission rate of any
regulated air pollutant, notification of the date upon which
demonstration of the continuous monitoring system performance
commences, notification of the date of the initial performance test,
and results of the performance test. Owners and operators are also
required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any
start up, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected
facility, or malfunction in the operation of the air pollution control
device, or any periods during which the monitoring system is
inoperative. Records shall be retained for at least two years.
In addition to reporting and recordkeeping requirements, facilities
subject to this subpart must install, calibrate, maintain, and operate
a continuous monitoring system (CMS) to monitor SO2,
NOX and opacity (specified in 40 CFR 60.45), and must notify
EPA or the State regulatory authority of the date upon which
demonstration of the CMS commences. Owners or operators must submit
quarterly reports indicating whether compliance was achieved, and their
assessment of monitoring system performance (specified in 40 CFR 60.7).
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.
Where applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made
assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of burden under
the Paper Reduction Act. The estimates were based on the assumption
that there would be no new affected facilities, because new utility
boilers constructed after September 18, 1978 are subject to subpart Da,
and boilers constructed after June 19, 1986 are subject to subpart Db.
Therefore, the requirements for initial notifications and the
performance test are not included. Approximately 660 sources are
currently subject to the standard. It was also assumed each source
operates 365 days per year.
For recordkeeping, it was estimated that for each source it would
take 91.25 person-hours per year to check, maintain, and operate the
continuous emission monitors. For reporting, it was estimated that for
each source it would take 4 person-hours per year for the quarterly
reports of excess emissions and monitoring system performance.
(2) NSPS Subpart Da, Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; EPA ICR
Number 1053, and OMB Control Number 2060-0023, Expires September 30,
1999
This standard applies to each electric utility steam generating
unit which is capable of combusting more than 73 MW (250 million Btu/
hr) heat input of fossil fuel, and for which construction or
modification is commenced after September 18, 1978. Owners or operators
must provide EPA, or the delegated State regulatory authority with the
following one-time-only reports: Notifications of the anticipated and
actual date of start up, notification of the date of construction or
reconstruction, notification of any physical or operational changes to
an existing facility which may increase the emission rate of any
regulated air pollutant, notification of the date upon which
demonstration of the continuous monitoring system commences,
notification of the date of the initial performance test, and results
of the performance test. Owners and operators are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any start up,
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or
malfunction in the operation of the air pollution control device, or
any periods during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Records
shall be retained for at least two years.
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In addition to reporting and recordkeeping requirements specified
in 40 CFR 60.7, facilities subject to this subpart must install,
calibrate, maintain, and operate a continuous monitoring system (CMS)
to monitor SO2, NOX and opacity (specified in 40
CFR 60.7 and 40 CFR 60.47a), and must notify EPA or the State
regulatory authority of the date upon which demonstration of the CMS
performance commences (specified in 40 CFR 60.47a). Owners or operators
must submit quarterly reports indicating whether compliance was
achieved, and their assessment of monitoring system performance
(specified in 40 CFR 60.49a).
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.
The estimates were based on the assumption that there would be seven
new affected facilities each year, and there were an average of 103
sources in existence for the three years covered by the ICR. It was
also assumed each source operates 365 days per year.
For each new source, it was estimated that it would take: One
person-hour to read the instructions; 10.4 person-hours to write the
initial notifications; and 290.8 person-hours to conduct the initial
performance test and reference method 9 test (assuming that 20% of the
tests must be repeated). For each source, it was estimated that it
would take: 32 person-hours to write quarterly reports of excess
emissions and monitoring system performance; and 182.5 person-hours to
check, maintain, and operate continuous emission monitors.
(3) NSPS Subpart Db, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
Generating Units; EPA ICR Number 1088, and OMB Control Number 2060-
0072, Expires August 31, 1999
Affected facilities are each steam generating unit that commences
construction, modification or reconstruction after June 19, 1984, and
that has a heat input capacity from fuels combusted in the steam
generating unit of greater than 29 MW (100 million Btu/hour). Owners or
operators of the affected facilities described must make the following
one-time-only reports: Notification of the date of construction or
reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and actual dates of
startup; notification of any physical or operational change to an
existing facility which may increase the regulated pollutant emission
rate; notification of demonstration of the continuous monitoring system
(CMS); notification of the date of the initial performance test; and
the results of the initial performance test. 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 required, in
general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.
Where applicable, the Agency identified specific tasks and made
assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of burden under
the Paper Reduction Act. The estimate was based on the assumption that
there would be 58 new affected facilities each year, and that there
were approximately 785 sources in existence for the three years covered
by the ICR. The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for facilities subject to subpart Db are summarized by the
following information.
The reporting requirements are as follows: Read instructions (1
person-hour); initial performance test (330 person-hours); 24-hour test
for gas units (250 person-hours); repeat of initial performance test
(330 person-hours); repeat of 24-hour test for gas units (250 person-
hours) (Assume 20% of tests are repeated); demonstration of CEMS: For
SO2 (150 person-hours), for PM (100 person-hours), for
NOX (350 person-hours); repeat demonstration of CEMS (Assume
20% repeat rate); annual compliance tests for NOX (250
person-hours); Appendix F annual accuracy test: For SO2 (146
person-hours), for NOX (146 person-hours); Appendix F
quarterly audit, SO2: For in-situ (125 person-hours), for
extractive (36 person-hours); Appendix F quarterly audit,
NOX: For in-situ (125 person-hours), for extractive (36
person-hours) (Assume that 25% of units have an in-situ CEMS).
Sources are required to write reports on: Notification of
construction/reconstruction (2 person-hours), notification of
anticipated startup (2 person-hours), notification of actual startup (2
person-hours), monitoring plan (4 person-hours), notification of
initial performance test: For SO2 (2 person-hours), for PM
(2 person-hours), for NOX (2 person-hours); report of
initial performance test: For SO2 (16 person-hours), for
NOX (16 person-hours); notification of CMS demonstration:
For SO2 (2 person-hours), for PM (2 person-hours), for
NOX (2 person-hours). Quarterly reports for SO2
(16 person-hours); quarterly reports for PM: Excess (16 person-hours),
no excess (8 person-hours); quarterly reports for NOX: CEMS
compliance (16 person-hours), excess (16 person-hours), no excess (8
person-hours); Appendix F quarterly reports: For SO2 (11
person-hours), for NOX (11 person-hours). Recordkeeping
requirements include the following: Maintaining records of startups,
shutdowns, and malfunctions (1.5 person-hours); maintaining records of
all measurements (1.5 person-hours).
(4) NSPS Subpart I, Hot Mix Asphalt; EPA ICR Number 1127, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0083, Expires September 30, 1999
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for hot mix asphalt
facilities were proposed on June 11, 1973 and promulgated on July 25,
1977. These standards apply to each hot mix asphalt plant commencing
construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of
proposal. The affected facility is each hot mix asphalt facility
comprised only of any combination of the following: Dryers; systems for
screening, handling, storing, and weighing hot aggregate; systems for
loading, transferring, and storing mineral filler, systems for mixing
hot asphalt; and the loading, transfer and storage systems associated
with emission control systems.
Approximately 1280 sources are currently subject to the standard
and it is estimated that an additional 60 sources per year will become
subject to the standard in the next three years. Particulate matter is
the pollutant regulated under this Subpart.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual date of a start up; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and results of the initial performance test including
information necessary to determine the conditions of the performance
test measurements and results, including particulate matter
concentration and opacity. Owners or operators are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shut
down, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility as well
as the nature and cause of the malfunction (if known) and corrective
measures taken.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of NSPS subpart I,
shall maintain a file for a minimum of two
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years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports and
records.
Burden Statement: The average annual burden to industry over the
next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is
estimated at 4611 person-hours. Initial performance test require
approximately 24 person-hours. From experience with the regulations we
assume 20% of the initial performance test will be repeated due to
failure. The written notifications of construction, modification and
notification of initial performance test require 2.0 hours each.
Reference Method 9 tests require 4 hours each. It is estimated to take
1.5 hours per year per plant to record start-ups, shut-downs, and
malfunctions.
(5) NSPS Subpart BB, Kraft Pulp Mills; EPA ICR Number 1055, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0021, Expires September 30, 1999
This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with subpart BB, New Source Performance
Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills. In the Administrator's judgement,
particulate matter and Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) from kraft pulp mills
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated
to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source Performance
Standards have been promulgated for this source category as required
under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.
The control of emissions of particulate matter and TRS requires not
only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the
proper operation and maintenance of that equipment. These standards
rely on the capture of pollutants vented to a control device. Owners or
operators of kraft pulp mills subject to NSPS subpart BB are required
to make initial notifications for construction, startup, and
performance testing. They must also report the results of a performance
test, and demonstration of a continuous monitoring system if
applicable. After the initial recordkeeping and reporting requirements,
semiannual excess emission reports are required. 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 malfunction in the operation of the air pollution control
device, or any periods during which the monitoring system is
inoperative. These notifications, reports and records are required in
general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
Burden Statement: There are 74 sources subject to the standards. It
is estimated that 2 additional sources per year will become subject to
the standard. The current ICR estimates average annual burden to the
industry to be 16,237 person hours. The following is a breakdown of
burden used in the ICR. Burden is calculated as two hours for
respondents to write the reports for; notification of construction or
reconstruction, notification of physical or operational changes,
notification of anticipated startup, notification of actual startup,
notification of initial performance test, notification of demonstration
of CMS. Initial performance tests are allocated 370 burden hours. It is
assumed that 20% of all affected facilities will have to repeat
performance tests. The ICR allocates four hours for Method 9.
The recordkeeping burden is estimated to be 30 minutes to enter
records of operating parameters. It is assumed that the plant will
operate 350 days a year, therefore, this information will be recorded
350 times a year. Sources which have excess emissions are required to
submit excess emission reports. These reports are allocated 16 burden
hours with an average of 2 reports per year. There is no additional
third party burden relevant to this ICR.
(6) NSPS Subpart DD, Grain Elevators; EPA ICR Number 1130, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0082, Expires November 30, 1999
Grain terminal elevators and grain storage elevators as defined at
40 CFR 60.301(c) and (f). Potentially affected facilities include each
truck unloading station, truck loading station, barge and ship
unloading station, barge and ship loading station, railcar unloading
station, railcar loading station, grain dryer, and all grain handling
operations at any grain terminal elevator or any grain storage
elevator. There are 66 sources subject to the standard. EPA expects the
industry to grow at the rate of one additional source each year. The
regulated pollutant is particulate matter.
The NSPS general provisions require owners or operators of the
affected facilities subject to NSPS subpart DD to make the following
one-time-only reports: Notification of the date of construction or
reconstruction 40 CFR 60.7(a)(1), notification of the anticipated date
of startup 40 CFR 60.7(a)(2), notification of actual date of startup 40
CFR 60.7(a)(3), notification of any physical or operational change to
an existing facility that may increase the rate of emission of the
regulated pollutant 40 CFR 60.7(a)(4), notification of the date of the
initial performance test 40 CFR 60.8(d). The results of the initial
performance test, 40 CFR 60.8(a), including information necessary to
determine the conditions of the performance test and performance test
measurements and results, including particulate matter concentration
and opacity must be reported. Records must be maintained of performance
test results 40 CFR 60.7(c) for at least two years after the date of
measurements 40 CFR 60.7(f), including performance test measurements,
and all other information required by the general provisions in a form
suitable for inspection. Records must be maintained of the occurrence
and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation
of an affected facility, as well as the nature and cause of the
malfunction (if known) and corrective measures taken, 40 CFR 60.7(b).
Subpart DD does not specify a retention time. In the general
provisions, section 60.7(f) requires owners and operators to retain
facility records for at least two years after the date of measurement.
Burden Statement: The estimated annual burden is calculated as one
hour for the newly subject respondent to read the reporting
requirements; 24 hours for the new respondent to perform the initial
performance test, 4.8 hours annually to account for the estimated 20
percent of performance tests that must be repeated, 4 hours for the new
respondent to perform the Method 9 tests, 0.8 hours annually to account
for the estimated 20 percent of Method 9 tests that must be repeated,
two hours to prepare and send the notification of construction/
reconstruction of the newly-subject source, two hours to prepare and
send notification of anticipated startup, two hours to prepare and send
notification of actual startup, and two hours to prepare and send
notification of the initial performance test. Together, these
information collection activities required of the anticipated one new
source annually amount to and average of 42.6 person hours.
Additionally, EPA estimates that established sources will spend an
average of an hour annually entering information regarding startups,
shutdowns, and malfunctions.
(7) NSPS Subpart HH, Lime Manufacturing; EPA ICR Number 1167, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0063, Expires August 31, 1999
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for lime manufacturing
plants were proposed on May 3, 1977 and promulgated on April 26, 1984.
These standards apply to each rotary lime kiln used in lime
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manufacturing, which commenced construction, modification or
reconstruction after May 3, 1977. These standards do not apply to
facilities used in the manufacture of lime at kraft pulp mills.
Approximately 38 sources are currently subject to NSPS, subpart HH. It
is estimated that an additional two sources per year will become
subject to the standard in the next three years.
Particulate matter is the pollutant regulated under this subpart.
The standards limit particulate emissions to 0.03 kilogram per megagram
(0.60 lb/ton) of stone feed, and limit opacity to 15% when exiting from
a dry emission control device.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction and reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the demonstration of the
continuous monitoring system (CMS); notification of the date of the
initial performance test; and results of the initial performance test.
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 required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
Owners or operators of the rotary kilns using a control device with
a multiple stack exhaust or roof monitor may instead monitor visible
emissions at least once a day by a certified observer using Method 9.
Owners or operators of affected facilities using a wet scrubber
emission control device shall install, calibrate, maintain, and operate
a continuous monitoring device which monitors the pressure loss of the
gas stream through the scrubber, and a continuous monitoring device
which monitors the scrubbing liquid supply pressure to the control
device.
Semiannual excess emissions reports and monitoring system
performance reports shall include all 6-minute periods during which the
average opacity of the visible emissions from any lime kiln is greater
than 15% or for wet scrubbers, any period in which the scrubber
pressure drop is greater than 30% below the rate established during the
performance test, and reports of visible emissions; the date and time
of the exceedance or deviance; the nature and cause of the malfunction
(if known) and corrective measures taken; and identification of the
time period during which the CMS was inoperative. This does not include
zero and span checks nor typical repairs or adjustments.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file for a minimum of two years following the date of such
measurements, maintenance reports and records.
Burden Statement: The average annual burden to industry over the
next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is
estimated at 3,363.6 person-hours. The initial performance test
requires approximately 280 person-hours. (Assuming 20% of the initial
performance test will be repeated due to failure.) The Reference Method
9 test requires 4.0 hours. The written notifications of construction,
modification, notification of initial performance test and
demonstration of CMS require 2.0 person-hours each. Records of
startups, shutdown and malfunctions also require 2.0 hours to enter
information. Excess emission reports require 8.0 person-hours.
(8) NSPS Subpart RR, Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label; EPA ICR Number
0658, and OMB Control Number 2060-0004, Expires September 30, 1999
This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with subpart RR, New Source Performance
Standards for facilities that manufacture pressure sensitive tape and
labels. In the Administrator's judgement volatile organic compounds
(VOC's) from this industry contribute to air pollution that may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare.
Therefore, this NSPS was promulgated under Clean Air Act (CAA) section
111 for this source category. EPA is granted the authority to require
facilities to provide information concerning their air emissions under
CAA sections 111(a) and 114(a).
Owners and operators of the affected facilities must make the
following one time-only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of initial start-up; notification of any physical change
to an existing facility that may increase the regulated pollutant
emission rate; notification of initial performance test and the results
of the initial performance test. Owners or operators are also required
to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any start-up,
shut-down 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 required, in general, of all
sources subject to NSPS.
Monitoring requirements specific to these coating operations
consist of maintaining a calendar month record of all coatings used and
their VOC content, the amount of solvent applied and recovered when a
solvent recovery device is used, temperature of exhaust gases if
thermal incineration is used, temperature of exhaust gases both
upstream and downstream of the catalyst bed if catalytic incineration
is used and an indication that a hood or enclosure device to capture
fugitive emissions is operational. Any affected facility that inputs to
the coating process 45 Mg of VOC or less per 12 month period is not
subject to the emission limits of 40 CFR 60.442. However, the affected
facility shall maintain a 12 month record of the amount of solvent
applied in the coating at the facility. When thermal or catalytic
incineration is performed, the owner or operator shall keep records of
each three-hour period during which the incinerator temperature
averaged more than 38 degrees Celsius below the temperature of the most
recent performance test. Records of this information shall be kept at
the source for a period of two years. The recordkeeping requirements
for the surface coating industry of pressure sensitive tape and labels
consist of the occurrence and duration of any start-up and malfunctions
as described. They include the initial performance test results
including information necessary to determine conditions of the
performance test, and performance test measurements and results
including, for affected facilities complying with the standard without
the use of add-on controls, a weighted average of the mass of solvent
used per mass of coating solids applied; the weighted average mass of
VOC per mass of coating solids applied at facilities controlled by a
solvent recovery device; and the weighted average mass of VOC per mass
of coating solids applied being used at a facility controlled by a
solvent destruction device; and the results of the monthly performance
and records of operating parameters. Records of start-ups, shutdowns,
and malfunctions should be noted as they occur. 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 and records. The reporting requirements for
this industry currently include the
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initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results,
quarterly reports of excess VOC emissions, and semiannual reports when
no excess emissions are recorded. Semiannual monitoring system results
shall include temperature variances of the control device, the date and
time of the deviance, the nature and cause of the malfunction (if
known) and corrective measures taken, and identification of the time
period during which the continuous monitoring system was inoperative.
Notifications inform the Agency or delegated authority about when a
source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority can
then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are
properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are needed as
these are the Agency's record of a source's initial capability to
comply with the emissions standard. The semiannual reports are used for
problem identification, and a check on source operation and
maintenance, and for compliance determinations. This collected
information is used by the Agency to efficiently monitor industry
compliance with NSPS. In the absence of collecting such information,
continuous monitoring of compliance with the standards could be ensured
only through continuous on-site inspections.
Burden Statement: The reporting requirements for this information
collection consist of performance testing, notifications and VOC
emission reporting. EPA estimates that each initial performance test
will take 60 hours to complete and that 45 new or modified facilities
will be required to conduct the tests each year and that about 20
percent will fail and have to re-test. In addition, there are monthly
performance tests which take approximately 1 hour to conduct, for a
total of 12 hours per year per facility. These are conducted to ensure
that the pollution control systems are working. In terms of the
notification requirements, EPA estimates that on average it takes two
hours a piece to prepare the four different notifications for a new
plant, notification of construction, anticipated start-up, actual
start-up, initial performance test, and submission of the initial
performance test. Each facility is required to report on a semiannual
basis the amount of emissions that the facility emitted in excess of
the emission standard. Assuming that a facility would submit one report
a year for excess emissions in addition to the required semiannual
emission report a facility would spend about 5 hours preparing each
report for a total of 10 hours per year. For those facilities using
incineration (assume 80 percent of all facilities) to control
emissions, exhaust gas temperature reports would be submitted
semiannually and would take approximately 4 hours to prepare for a
total of 8 hours per facility. The emissions recordkeeping takes
approximately 15 minutes per day and assuming that the facility is
operational for 250 days a year the time expended on this activity
would be 62 hours and 30 minutes. An existing facility that is in
compliance will spend about 92 hours and 30 minutes complying with the
standard. A facility that is new or that has been modified will spend
an additional 68 hours complying with the performance test and
notifications for new facilities. EPA estimates that there were 350
affected facilities at the time of the previous ICR renewal. The total
industry annual burden according to EPA's estimate is 54,921 hours.
(9) NSPS Subpart SS, Surface Coating of Large Appliances; EPA ICR
Number 0659, and OMB Control Number 2060-0108, Expires October 31, 1999
The New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Large Appliance
Surface Coating was proposed on December 24, 1980 and promulgated on
October 27, 1982. The standards apply to each surface coating operation
in a large appliance surface coating line commencing construction,
modification or reconstruction after December 24, 1980. Approximately
294 sources are currently subject to the standard. It is estimated that
an additional 26 sources per year will become subject to the standard
in the next three years. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the
pollutants regulated under NSPS Subpart SS.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of a start up; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and results of the initial performance test. Owners
or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence
and duration of any startup, shut down, 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
required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
Recordkeeping and reporting requirements include the performance
test results including the type of coating used, and the VOC content.
Subpart SS requires daily records of temperature if thermal
incineration is used. For catalytic incineration daily records of gas
stream temperature both upstream and downstream are required, or a
daily record of the quantity of solvent recovered if a solvent recovery
device is used. Monthly averages are calculated, and any affected
facility shall report quarterly excess emissions or semiannual reports
if no excess emissions occur.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of NSPS subpart SS,
shall maintain at the source, for a period of at least two years,
records of all data calculations used to determine monthly VOC
emissions from each affected facility and to determine the monthly
emissions limit, where applicable.
Burden Statement: There are currently 294 facilities currently
subject to the standard. It is estimated that an additional 26 sources
per year will become subject to the standard over the next three years
of the ICR. It is assumed that there is no net growth in the number of
facilities. New sources will replace existing sources. Initial
performance and repeat performance tests require approximately 60
person-hours each. (Assuming 20% of the initial performance test will
be repeated due to failure.) The initial notifications require 2 hours.
Semiannual emissions reporting will require 5 hours. Temperature
variance reports require 4 person-hours. Eighty percent of sources use
incineration. Recordkeeping requirements of monthly performance test
require one hour and 0.25 hours is needed to record operating
parameters.
(10) NSPS Subpart TT, Metal Coil Surface Coating; EPA ICR Number 0660,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0107, Expires October 31, 1999
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Metal Coil Surface
Coating were proposed on January 5, 1981 and promulgated on November 1,
1982. The standards apply to the following facilities in Metal Coil
Surface Coating operation: Each prime coat operation, each finish coat
operation, and each prime and finish coat operation cured
simultaneously where the finish coat is applied wet on wet over the
prime coat and both coatings are cured simultaneously. These standards
apply to metal coil surface coating facilities commencing construction,
modification or reconstruction after January 5, 1981.
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Approximately 143 sources are currently subject to the standard. It
is estimated that an additional 6 sources per year will become subject
to the standard in the next three years. Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under NSPS subpart TT.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of a start up; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and results of the initial performance test. Owners
or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence
and duration of any startup, shut down, or malfunction in the operation
of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative.
Monitoring requirements specific to Metal Coil Surface Coating
Operations requires the owner or operator to compute and record the
average VOC content of coating applied during each calendar month for
each affected facility. Initial compliance reports are required. There
are specific recordkeeping requirements in section 60.465 depending on
whether low VOC content coatings are used or higher VOC content
coatings are used in conjunction with an emission control device. Where
compliance is achieved through the use of low VOC-content coating
without emission control devices or through the use of higher VOC-
content coating in conjunction with emission control devices, each
owner or operator shall include in the initial compliance report the
weighted average of the VOC content of coatings used during the period
of one calender month for each affected facility. Values must be
separated if the control device was used intermittently. Where
compliance is achieved using an emission control device that destroys
VOCs, each owner or operator shall include in the initial compliance
report the overall VOC destruction rate used to attain compliance and
the combustion temperature of the thermal incinerator or the gas
temperature both upstream and downstream of the incinerator catalyst
bed. Subpart TT also requires reports of incinerator temperature drop.
Affected facilities shall report quarterly excess emissions or
semiannual reports if no emissions occur. Any owner or operator subject
to the provisions of NSPS subpart TT, shall maintain at the source, for
a period of at least two years, records of all data and calculations.
Burden Statement: There are 143 existing sources, and it is
estimated that an additional 6 sources per year will become subject to
the requirements. The initial performance test requires approximately
60 person-hours. It is assumed that 20% of the initial performance
tests will be repeated due to failure. The initial notifications each
require 2 hours. Semiannual emissions reporting will require about 5
hours and temperature variance reports require 4 person-hours.
Recordkeeping requirements of monthly performance tests require one
hour. To record the operating parameters requires 0.25 hours and it is
assumed the plant operates 250 days a year.
(11) NSPS Subpart WW, Beverage Can Surface Coating; EPA ICR Number
0663, and OMB Control Number 2060-0001, Expires September 30, 1999
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Beverage Can
Surface Coating were proposed on November 26, 1980 and promulgated on
August 25, 1983. These standards apply to following affected facilities
in the beverage can surface coating lines: each exterior base coat
operation, each overvarnish coating operation, and each inside spray
coating operation. These standards apply to coating facilities
commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after the
November 26, 1980.
Approximately 24 sources are currently subject to the standard. It
is estimated that an additional 2 sources per year will become subject
to the standard in the next three years. Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under NSPS subpart WW.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of a start up; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and results of the initial performance test. Owners
or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence
and duration of any startup, shut down, or malfunction in the operation
of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative.
Monitoring requirements specific to Beverage Can Surface Coating
Operations include monthly performance tests to assure compliance with
the performance standard for mass of VOCs per volume of coating solids.
Additional monitoring is required only if a capture system and
incineration are used. It is assumed 80% of sources use incineration.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities using incineration are
also required to install, calibrate, and maintain temperature
measurement devices. If thermal incineration is used, the device shall
be installed in the firebox. If catalytic incineration is used the
devices shall be placed both upstream and downstream of the catalyst
bed. The temperature must be continuously monitored and recorded.
Records must be maintained if the VOC content of coatings is below
the specified limits. If one or more coatings used the volume weighted
average of the total mass of VOC per volume of coating solids must be
recorded. When thermal or catalytic incineration is performed, the
owner shall keep records of each three-hour period during which the
incinerator temperature averaged more than 28 degrees Celsius below the
temperature of the most recent performance test at which destruction
efficiency was determined. The owners or operators shall identify,
record and submit quarterly reports of each instance in which the
volume-weighted average of the total mass of VOCs per volume of coating
solids exceeded the standard. If there are no exceedances reports shall
be submitted semiannually.
Owners or operators are required to maintain a file of all
measurements including the monitoring device, and performance testing
measurements; all monitoring device calibration check adjustments and
maintenance performed on these systems recorded in a permanent file,
suitable for inspection and retained at the facility for a minimum
period of two years.
Burden Statement: The average annual burden to industry over the
next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is
estimated at 3,092 person-hours. Initial performance test requires
approximately 60 person-hours. Assume 20% of the initial performance
tests will be repeated due to failure. The initial notifications each
require 2.0 hours. Semiannual emissions reports require 5.0 hours and
temperature variance reports 4.0 person-hours. Recordkeeping
requirements of monthly performance tests require one hour. To record
the operating parameters requires 0.25 hours and it is assumed the
plant operates 365 days a year.
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(12) NSPS Subpart DDD, VOC Emissions From the Polymer Manufacturing
Industry, EPA ICR Number 1150, and OMB Control Number 2060-0145,
Expires November 30, 1999
The standards apply to affected facilities involved in the
manufacture of polypropylene, polystyrene, or poly (ethylene
terephthalate) commencing construction, modification or reconstruction
after January 10, 1989, depending on the process section.
Approximately 75 sources are currently subject to the standard and
it is estimated that an additional 10 sources per year will become
subject to the standard in the next three years. Volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under this Subpart.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make the
following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated actual
dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational change to
an existing facility which may increase the regulated pollutant
emission rate; notification of demonstration of the continuous
monitoring system (CMS); notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and results of the initial performance test. Owners
and operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence
and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation
of the affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative.
In addition, owners/operators of the affected facilities are
required to record periods of operation during which the performance
standards are exceeded, results of flare pilot flame monitoring, all
periods of operation of a boiler or process heater, and to continuously
record the indication of any emission stream diverted away from the
control device. In general, these records are required to be maintained
for at least two years following the dates of such measurements or
records.
Approximately one facility per year will conduct the initial
performance test and it takes approximately 360 hours to conduct. It is
estimated that approximately 20 percent of performance tests are
repeated due to failure. Report writing including notifications of
construction/modification, anticipated startup, and initial performance
test takes approximately two hours per occurrence once a year for up to
10 respondents. Notification of actual startup takes approximately one
hour once per year for up to 10 respondents. (Assumes a growth rate of
10 facilities per year.) Semi-annual reports take approximately 3 hours
twice per year for 75 respondents. Recordkeeping for operating
parameters and exceedances take approximately 8 hours once per year and
records of startup, shutdown or malfunction take 1.5 hours per
occurrence per year for 75 respondents.
(13) NSPS Subpart GGG, Petroleum Refineries; EPA ICR Number 0983, and
OMB Control Number 2060-0067, Expires August 31, 1999
Entities potentially affected by this action are process units at
petroleum refineries that commenced construction, modification, or
reconstruction after January 4, 1983. Affected process units include
each group of equipment assembled to produce intermediate or final
products from petroleum, unfinished petroleum derivatives, or other
intermediates. Owners or operators of the affected facilities described
must make the following one-time-only reports: notifications of the
anticipated and actual date of startup, notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction, notification of any physical or
operational change to an existing facility which may increase the
emission rate of any regulated air pollutant, notification of the date
of the initial performance test, and results of the performance tests.
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. These notifications, reports and
records are required in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
NSPS GGG directs sources to comply with the requirements of NSPS
VV. Semiannual reports are required to measure compliance with the
standards of NSPS subpart VV. Monthly monitoring of equipment in VOC
service shall take place as specified in subpart, VV section 60.485(b).
If no leaks are detected for two successive months, monitoring may be
performed once per quarter. If a leak is detected, the equipment shall
be monitored monthly until a leak is not detected for two successive
months. Also, leak location shall be recorded in a log, and this
information shall be kept available for at least two years. Leaks shall
be repaired within 15 days and the date of successful repair shall be
recorded in the log.
Semiannual reports shall be submitted itemizing information for
each month. All reports are to be 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. Notifications are
used to inform the agency or delegated authority when a source becomes
subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the
source to check if the standard is being met. Performance test results
are needed as these are the Agency's record of a sources initial
capacity to meet the standard. The semiannual reports are used for
problem identification, as a check on source operations and
maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
In the Administrator's judgement, VOC emissions from process units
cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated
to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, New Source Performance
Standards have been promulgated for this source category as required
under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.
The control of emissions of VOC from process units requires not
only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the
proper operation and maintenance of that equipment so that emissions
can be minimized. VOC emissions from process units are the result of
equipment leaks. These standards rely on the maintenance of the
equipment and adequate monitoring. To ensure compliance with these
standards, adequate recordkeeping and reporting is necessary. In the
absence of such information collection requirements, enforcement
personnel would be unable to determine whether the standards are being
met on a continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act and in
accordance with any applicable permit.
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.
Where appropriate, the Agency identified specific tasks and made
assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of burden under
the Paper Work Reduction Act.
The estimate was based on the assumption that there would be three
new affected facilities each year and that there was an average of 34
sources in existence at the start of the three years covered by the
ICR. For the new sources, it was estimated that it would take: one hour
to read the instructions, 8 person-hours to gather the information to
write the initial reports and 28 person-hours to conduct the initial
performance tests (assuming that 60% of the tests must be repeated).
For all sources, it was estimated that it would take approximately 19
person-hours to fill out the excess emission reports, and
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approximately 129 person-hours to enter information for records of
operating parameters (assuming a source operates 365 days per year and
that it takes 0.3 hours per occurrence).
(14) NSPS Subpart HHH, Synthetic Fiber Production; EPA ICR Number 1156,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0059, Expires October 31, 1999
The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for subpart, HHH-
Synthetic Fiber Production Facilities were proposed on November 23,
1982 and promulgated on April 5,1984. These standards apply to each
solvent spun synthetic fiber process that produces more than 500
megagrams of fiber per year that commenced construction after November
23, 1982. The provisions of this subpart do not apply to facilities
that use the reaction spinning process to produce spandex fiber or the
viscose process to produce rayon fiber, nor to facilities that commence
modification but not reconstruction after November 23, 1982. Twenty
eight sources are currently subject to the standard. It is estimated
that an additional one source per year will become subject to the
standard in the next three years. VOCs are the pollutants regulated
under NSPS subpart HHH.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities must make the
following one-time only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual date of a start up; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the demonstration of the
continuous monitoring system (CMS); notification of the date of the
initial performance test; and results of the initial performance test.
Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shut down, or malfunction in
the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file for a minimum of two years following the date of such
measurements, maintenance reports and records.
Burden Statement: The average annual burden to industry over the
next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is
estimated at 2448.65 person-hours. The initial performance test done by
new sources requires approximately 72 person-hours per test. It is
assumed that 20% of the initial performance test will be repeated due
to failure. Written notifications of construction, modification,
notification of initial performance test and demonstration of CMS
require 2.0 person-hours each test. Records of anticipated and actual
startups, shutdowns and malfunctions require 2.0 hours each test to
enter information. VOC emission reports require 8.0 person-hours. It is
assumed that each affected facility must submit one quarterly report
every other year, in addition to semiannual reports.
(15) NSPS Subparts III and NNN, SOCMI Air Oxidation and Distillation;
EPA ICR Number 0998, and OMB Control Number 2060-0197, Expires August
31, 1999
This ICR contains recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 60.610, Subpart III, Standards of
Performance for VOC Emissions from SOCMI Air Oxidation Unit Processes
and 40 CFR 60.660, Subpart NNN, Standards of Performance for VOC from
SOCMI Distillation Operations. This information is used by the Agency
to identify sources subject to the standards and to insure that the
best demonstrated technology is being properly applied. The standards
require periodic recordkeeping to document process information relating
to the sources' ability to meet the requirements of the standard and to
note the operation conditions under which compliance was achieved.
In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from SOCMI air
oxidation unit processes and distillation operations cause or
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for
this source category.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time-only reports: Notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and the results of the initial performance test.
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 required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS.
In addition, owners/operators of affected facilities are required
to record periods of operation during which the performance boundaries
are exceeded, results of flare pilot flame monitoring, all periods of
operation of a boiler or process heater, and to continuously record the
indication of vent stream flow to the control device. Records of
startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions should be noted as they occur.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of all of these records, and retain the file for at
least two years following the date of such measurements and records.
The reporting requirements for this industry currently include the
initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and
semiannual reports. Semiannual reports shall include the following: All
exceedances of parameter boundaries; all periods during which the vent
stream is diverted from the control device or has no flow rate; all
periods when the boiler or process heater was not operated; all periods
in which the pilot flame of the flare was absent; and any recalculation
of the TRE index value. 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.
Notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when
a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may
then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are
properly installed and operated and the standard is being met.
Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's records
of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard,
and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved.
The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check
on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for
the currently approved ICR. Where appropriate, the Agency identified
specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent with the
concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The burden estimates for NSPS subpart III: The estimate was based
on the assumption that there would be 10 new affected facilities each
year and that there would be an annual average of 75 affected
facilities over each of the three years covered by the ICR. For new
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sources, it was estimated that it would take: 1 person hour to read the
instructions, 60 person hours to conduct the initial performance tests
(assuming that 20% of the tests must be repeated), and 7 person hours
to gather the information and write the initial reports. For all
sources, it was estimated that it would take: 6 person hours to fill
out semiannual reports and 84 person hours to enter information for
records of operating parameters.
The burden estimates for NSPS subpart NNN: The estimate was based
on the assumption that there would be 236 new affected facilities each
year and that there would be an annual average of 1770 affected
facilities over each of the three years covered by the ICR. For new
sources, it was estimated that it would take: 1 person hour to read the
instructions, 72 person hours to conduct the initial performance tests
(assuming that 20% of the tests must be repeated), and approximately 7
person hours to gather the information and write the initial reports.
For all sources, it was estimated that it would take: 6 person hours
each to fill out semiannual reports and 84 person hours each to enter
information for records of operating parameters.
(16) NSPS Subpart JJJ, Petroleum Dry Cleaners; EPA ICR Number 0997, and
OMB Control Number 2060-0079, Expires November 30, 1999
The information collected is needed to determine which sources are
subject to the regulation and whether these sources are in compliance
with the standards. EPA is required to under section 111 of the Clean
Air Act, as amended, to establish standard of performance for new
stationary sources. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are the pollutants
regulated under this Subpart. The standards require that any affected
petroleum dry cleaning dryer be a solvent recovery dryer.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; and the notification of the date of the
initial performance test. Owners or operators are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup,
shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of the affected facility.
These notifications, reports and records are required, in general, of
all sources subject to NSPS. Notifications are used to inform the
Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the
standard. Performance test records are needed as these are the Agency's
record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission
standards.
Recordkeeping requirements specific to petroleum dry cleaners
include only the performance test required under section 60.624. There
are no reporting requirements specific to subpart JJJ. Under the
General Provisions for NSPS under section 60.7, the 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. These records are required of all sources subject to NSPS.
Burden Statement: The estimate was based on the assumption that
there are approximately 270 sources currently subject to the standard,
and it is estimated that an additional 18 sources per year will become
subject to the standard in the next three years. For new sources it is
estimated that it takes a respondent 82.4 person hours for
recordkeeping and reporting. This is based upon 69 person-hours for
reporting, which includes 61 hours for the initial performance test,
reading instructions, and planning activities; two hours each for the
notification reports (construction/modification, anticipated startup,
actual startup, and initial performance test); and 1 person-hour for
recording the performance test recordkeeping. It also assumes that 20%
of the performance tests will required repeat tests. The frequency of
these reports is once. The annual burden to industry is 1,483 person
hours per year. 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.
(17) NSPS Subpart RRR, SOCMI Reactor Processes; EPA ICR Number 1178,
and OMB Control Number 2060-0269, Expires September 30, 1999
Entities potentially affected by this action are those which are
subject to the Standards of Performance of Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) emissions from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Industry (SOCMI) Reactor Processes, subpart RRR with the exceptions
listed in 40 CFR 60.760 (c). This ICR contains recordkeeping and
reporting requirements that are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
60.700, subpart RRR, Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from
SOCMI Reactor Processes. This information is used by the Agency to
identify sources subject to the standards and to insure that the best
demonstrated technology is being properly applied. The standards
require periodic recordkeeping to document process information relating
to the sources' ability to meet the requirements of the standard and to
note the operation conditions under which compliance was achieved.
In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from SOCMI reactor
processes cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were
promulgated for this source category.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make
the following one-time-only reports: notification of the date of
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial
performance test; and the results of the initial performance test.
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 required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS. In
addition, owners/operators of affected facilities are required to
record periods of operation during which the performance boundaries are
exceeded, results of flare pilot flame monitoring, all periods of
operation of a boiler or process heater, and to continuously record the
indication of vent stream flow to the control device. Records of
startups, shutdowns, and malfunctions should be noted as they occur.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall
maintain a file of all of these records, and retain the file for at
least two years following the date of such measurements and records.
The reporting requirements for this industry currently include the
initial notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and
semiannual reports. Semiannual reports shall include the following: All
exceedances of parameter boundaries; all periods during which the vent
stream is diverted from the control device or has no flowrate; all
periods when the boiler or process heater was not operated; all periods
in which the pilot flame of the flare was absent; and
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any recalculation of the TRE index value.
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. Notifications are used to
inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject
to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to
check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and
operated and the standard is being met. Performance test reports are
needed as these are the Agency's records of a source's initial
capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating
conditions under which compliance was achieved. The semiannual reports
are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and
maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for
the currently approved ICR. Where appropriate, the Agency identified
specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent with the
concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The existing ICR (1996) burden estimates for NSPS Subpart RRR was
based on the assumption that there would be 27 new affected facilities
each year and that there would be an annual average of 203 affected
facilities over each of the three years covered by the ICR. For new
sources, it was estimated that it would take each affected facility: 1
hour to read the instructions, 426 person-hours to conduct the initial
performance tests (assuming that 20% of the tests must be repeated),
and 16 person-hours to gather the information and write the initial
reports. For all sources, it was estimated that it would take each: 4-
person hours to fill out semiannual reports and approximately 18
person-hours to enter information for records of operating parameters.
(18) NESHAP Subpart FF, Benzene Waste; EPA ICR Number 1541, and OMB
Control Number 2060-0183, Expires September 30, 1999
The provisions of this subpart apply to owners and operators of
chemical manufacturing plants, coke by-product recovery plants, and
petroleum refineries. In addition, this subpart applies to owners and
operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste generated
from the above facilities.
The calculation of total annual benzene (TAB) quantity in all
aqueous waste streams determines whether a facility is subject to
control requirements of the rule. A facility at or above the TAB
threshold in the rule of 10 megagram per year (Mg/yr) is required to
control each benzene waste stream at the facility or demonstrate that
the waste stream meets a criterion in the rule for exemption from
control. A facility with a TAB below 10 Mg/yr is only subject to the
rule's reporting and recordkeeping provisions, unless the facility
receives a waste from offsite that must be controlled to meet subpart
FF in which case that waste must be controlled. A facility with a TAB
less than 1 Mg/yr is only subject to maintain documentation of the
quantity of benzene in the waste.
Owners or operators of the affected facilities described above must
make the following one-time-only notices or reports: Notifications of
anticipated and actual startup; notification of emission test, report
following an emission test; notification of any physical/operational
changes (i.e., modification) that could increase emissions, a
monitoring system performance test; and a report following a monitoring
system performance test. These notifications and reports are general
provisions and required of all sources subject to any NESHAP.
Reporting requirements specific to benzene waste operations include
submission, within 90 days after January 7,1993 or by the initial
startup for a new source, of an initial report that summarizes the
regulatory status of each waste stream containing benzene. Each owner
or operator who has no benzene onsite in wastes, products, byproducts,
or intermediary shall submit an initial report that is a statement to
this effect.
If the TAB quantity from facility waste is less tan 1 Mg/yr, then
the owner and operator shall submit a report that updates its
regulatory status whenever there is a change in the process that may
cause the TAB to increase. If the TAB is less than 10 Mg/yr but equal
to or greater than 1 Mg/yr, then the owner or operator shall submit to
a report that updates the regulatory status of each waste stream
containing benzene. The report shall be submitted annually and whenever
there is a change in the process generating the waste stream that could
cause the total annual benzene quantity from facility waste to increase
to 10 Mg/yr or more. If the information in the annual report is not
changed in the following year, the owner or operator may submit a
statement to that effect.
If the total annual benzene quantity from facility waste is equal
to or greater than 10 Mg/yr, then the owner or operator shall submit to
the following reports:
(1) Within 90 days after January 7, 1993, or by the date of
initial startup for a new source with an initial startup after the
effective date, a certification that the equipment necessary to
comply with these standards has been installed and that the required
initial inspections or tests have been carried out in accordance
with this subpart.
(2) Beginning on the date that the equipment necessary to comply
with these standards has been certified, the owner or operator shall
submit annually a report that updates the regulatory status of each
stream.
(3) Beginning three months after the date that the equipment
necessary to comply with these standards has been certified, the
owner or operator shall submit quarterly a certification that all of
the required inspections have been carried out in accordance with
the requirements of this subpart.
(4) Beginning three months after the date that the equipment
necessary to comply with these standards has been certified, the
owner or operator shall submit a report quarterly that summarizes
all the monitoring of operations.
(5) Beginning one year after the date that the equipment
necessary to comply with these standards has been certified, the
owner or operator shall submit annually a report that summarizes all
inspections during which detectable emissions are measured or a
problem (such as a broken seal, gap or other problem) that could
result in benzene emissions is identified, including information
about the repairs or corrective action taken.
Monitoring and record keeping requirements specific to benzene
waste operations includes maintaining records that identify each waste
stream at the facility subject to this subpart, and indicate whether
the waste stream is controlled for benzene emissions in accordance with
this subpart. In addition the owner or operator shall maintain the
following records:
(1) For each waste stream not controlled for benzene emissions
in accordance with this subpart, the records shall include all test
results, measurements, calculations, and other documentation used to
determine the following information for the waste stream: Waste
stream identification, water content, whether or not the waste
stream is a process wastewater stream, annual waste quantity, range
of benzene concentrations, annual average flow-weighted benzene
concentration, and annual benzene quantity.
(2) For each process wastewater stream not controlled for
benzene emissions, the records shall include all measurements,
calculations, and other documentation used to determine that the
continuous flow of process wastewater is less than 0.02 liters per
minute or the annual waste quantity of process wastewater is less
than 10 Mg/yr.
(3) For each facility where process wastewater streams are
controlled for
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benzene emissions, the records shall include for each treated
process wastewater stream all measurements, calculations, and other
documentation used to determine the annual benzene quantity in the
process wastewater stream exiting the treatment process.
(4) For each facility where wastewater streams are controlled
for benzene emissions, the records shall include all measurements,
calculations, and other documentation used to determine the annual
benzene quantity in the wastewater streams exiting wastewater
treatment systems at the facility.
(5) Owners or operators transferring waste off-site to another
facility for treatment shall maintain documentation for each offsite
waste shipment that includes the following information: date waste
is shipped offsite, quantity of waste shipped offsite, name and
address of the facility receiving the waste, and a copy of the
notice sent with the waste shipment.
(6) An owner or operator of control equipment, shall maintain
engineering design documentation for all control equipment installed
on the waste management unit. The documentation shall be retained
for the life of the control equipment.
Burden Statement: Most of the industry costs associated with the
information collection activity in the standards are labor. The current
average annual burden to industry from these record keeping and
reporting requirements is estimated at 17,028 person-hours.
Based upon available information, it has been estimated that 395
facilities are subject to the standards and 140 of those are estimated
to have more than 10 Mg/yr of benzene in the waste. In addition, the
EPA estimates that these 140 facilities have a total of 2,819 waste
streams per facility for which initial benzene concentration
determination could be made. A total of 57 facilities are estimated to
have more than 50 Mg/yr of benzene in their wastes and are expected to
apply controls without applying for exceptions.
(19) NESHAP Subpart M, Asbestos; EPA ICR Number 0111, and OMB Control
Number 2060-0101, Expires September 30, 1999
Owners or operators of the affected milling, manufacturing,
fabricating, waste disposal, and waste conversion facilities described
must make the following one-time-only reports: Notification of the date
of construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated
pollutant emission rate. 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.
Therefore, the recordkeeping requirements for the facilities mentioned
above consist of the occurrence and duration of any startup and
malfunction as described. They include the initial performance test
results including information necessary to determine the conditions of
the performance test, the performance test measurements and results,
including monitoring each potential source of asbestos emissions for
visible emissions to the outside air and inspecting air cleaning
devices to ensure proper operation. Records of startups, shutdowns, and
malfunctions should be noted as they occur. Any owner or operator
subject to the provisions of this subpart shall maintain a file of
these measurements for at least two years following the date of such
measurements, maintenance reports, and records. The reporting
requirements for this industry currently include the initial
notifications listed, the initial performance test results, and
quarterly reports of instances when visible emissions are observed at
any time during the quarter.
Owners or operators of demolitions and renovations must notify EPA
in advance of the initiation of any asbestos removal work. The notice
provides information on the dates of operation, the nature of the
removal operation, the quantity of asbestos, and controls to be used.
The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to ensure
compliance with the standard. Demolitions and renovations tend to be
short projects, and it is difficult at best to determine compliance
with the standard once the project has been completed. Therefore, it is
important that the delegated authority be renotified as necessary when
information in the original notification changes. Additionally, without
renotification, the Agency or delegated authority may needlessly
inspect a demolition or renovation site where the project has been
delayed. The demolition and renovation standard requires that a
representative (such as a foreman or management-level person) trained
in the provisions of the standard be present at the facility. Evidence
that the required training has been completed is required in order to
ensure compliance with the provisions of the standard. The regulation
requires asbestos removal contractors that claim exemption from the
wetting provisions because of freezing temperatures to take temperature
readings throughout the day and record the information. The provisions
require that all containers of asbestos waste be labeled including the
name of the waste generator and the location of where the waste was
generated. Owners or operators of demolitions and renovations are
required to prepare and maintain, for at least two years, records of
waste shipment as to its destination, the quantity of waste, the date
of shipment, and to furnish a copy of the record to disposal site
owners or operators. The regulation also requires that generators of
asbestos waste attempt to reconcile instances in which a signed copy of
the waste shipment record is not received from the disposal site and
that the generator notify EPA if delivery to the disposal site cannot
be confirmed.
Owners or operators of waste disposal sites are required to
document all asbestos waste shipments that are received and send a copy
of each record back to the generator. A record of the location and
quantity of asbestos in the landfill is required as well as noting the
presence and location of asbestos in the landfill property deed.
Disposal site owners or operators have to report to EPA any
discrepancies between the amount of waste designated on the waste
shipment record and the amount actually received, as well as instances
of improperly contained waste. Disposal sites are required to maintain
records for at least two years. An owner or operator of an operation in
which asbestos-containing materials are spray-applied must notify EPA
in advance of the spraying operation. The notice provides information
on the name and address of the owner or operator, location of the
spraying operation, and procedure to be followed.
In the Administrator's judgement, asbestos emissions from the
demolition or renovation of asbestos-containing structures; the
disposal of asbestos waste; asbestos milling, manufacturing, and
fabricating; the use of asbestos on roadways; the use of asbestos
insulation and spray materials; and the conversion of asbestos-
containing waste material into nonasbestos material cause or contribute
to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public
health or welfare. Therefore, a NESHAP was promulgated under section
112 of the Clean Air Act for this source category. The control of
emissions of asbestos from the regulated sources requires not only the
installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and
maintenance of that equipment and following specified work practices.
These standards rely on the capture and reduction of asbestos emissions
by air cleaning equipment and specified work
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practices. Effective enforcement of the standard is particularly
necessary in light of the hazardous nature of asbestos. In order to
ensure compliance with the standards, adequate recordkeeping is
necessary. In the absence of such information, enforcement personnel
would be unable to determine whether the standards are being met on a
continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.
Burden Statement: The Agency computed the burden for each of the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry.
Where appropriate the Agency identified specific tasks and made
assumptions, while being consistent with the concept of burden under
the Paper Work Reduction Act.
The estimate was based on the assumption that there was an average
of 70,380 sources of demolitions or renovations per year (completed by
approximately 6,900 contractors), and that 3,447 sources for milling,
manufacturing, fabricating and waste disposal were subject to the
standard. For demolitions and renovations, it was estimated that it
would take 1 hour for each of the 6,900 respondents to read the
instructions, 164,565 person-hours to write notifications (assuming
that there are 12,420 renotifications at 0.25 person-hours per
renotification) and excepted waste shipment record reports, 6.7 person-
hours per respondent to record information and mark vehicles, and 12
person-hours per respondent to train supervisors. For milling,
manufacturing, and fabricating, it was estimated that there was 430
respondents, and that it would take 1 person-hour each to read the
instructions, 106.3 hours per respondent to record the information and
mark vehicles, 3 person-hours per respondent to write the reports and
develop the record system. For waste disposal, it was estimated that
there were 3,017 respondents, and that it would take each respondent 1
hour to read the instructions, approximately 23 person-hours per
respondent to create and gather the information, and 3.5 person-hours
per respondent to write the reports.
Dated: May 27, 1999.
Bruce R. Weddle,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 99-14221 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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