NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) (Proposed Rule)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
02/09/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
51
0
1,584
0
15,400,000
0
he National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing was proposed on December 18, 2002 and promulgated on October 30, 2003. The NESHAP is codified at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR. The regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities that either emit or has the potential to emit any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons) or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams (25 tons) or more per year from all emission sources at the plant site. Affected sources include each new or existing ore crushing and handling operation, ore dryer, indurating furnace, and finished pellet handling operation. The pollutants regulated include HAP metals, using particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the original proposal (December 18, 2002). The NESHAP was last amended in 2020 as part of the residual risk and technology review of the regulation (85 FR 45476, July 28, 2020). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add emission standards for mercury, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride for taconite iron ore indurating furnaces and to require additional notifications and reports to help ensure compliance with the proposed standards. This ICR package summaries the estimated burden and costs for the proposed amendments
In general, all NESHAP require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. Owners/operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any failures to meet applicable standards, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. In addition to the notifications, a semiannual report is also required. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all sources subject to NESHAP.
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 5 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 there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States EPA regional office.
This assessment differs from the current OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This assessment represents the burden associated with the 2023 proposed rule amendments to the Taconite Iron Ore Processing NESHAP.
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.
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NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR)