In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2015
2,909
0
2,380
492,702
0
280,459
108,235,204
0
69,323,609
The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters apply to existing and new industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters located at major sources of HAP. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. 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.
There is an increase in the respondent burden and a decrease in the Agency burden in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. The change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the previous ICR estimated the burden for the proposed rule. This ICR updates the burden estimates to reflect the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the 2013 final reconsideration, which has been in effect for one year. We estimate that a portion of the existing sources have already complied with the initial requirements of the rule, and that all existing sources will comply by Year 2 of this ICR period (i.e. 3 years after rule promulgation). Additionally, this ICR uses updated labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate all burden costs.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
2028ss08.docx
NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (40 CFR Part 63, subpart DDDDD) - Private Sector