It is noted that
EPA intends to incorporate the burden associated with this final
rule ICR package into the main ICR package for 40 CFR part 63,
subpart M (OMB Control number: 2060-0234).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
20,000
0
0
241,212
0
0
5,345,000
0
0
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Perchloroethylene Dry
Cleaning Facilities (40 CFR part 60, subpart M) were proposed on
December 9, 1991 and promulgated on September 22, 1993. In 2005,
EPA reviewed the standards under sections 112(d)(6) and 112(f) of
the Clean Air Act and proposed to supplement the existing
monitoring requirements with monthly leak detection using handheld
instruments. The Agency will finalize amendments to this NESHAP on
July 13, 2006. This supporting statement addresses only the
additional recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with
the 2006 final revisions.
The National Perchloroethylene
Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities (40 CFR part 63,
subpart M) were proposed on December 9, 1991 and promulgated on
September 22, 1993. EPA reviewed the standards under sections
112(d)(6) and 112(f) of the Clean Air Act and proposed on December
21, 2005 additional monitoring requirements beyond those
promulgated on September 22, 1993. These additional requirements
are being finalized on July 13, 2006. The additional requirements
are monthly leak detection using handheld instruments. To comply
with the final revisions to these dry cleaning National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), owners or
operators of dry cleaning facilities would read instructions to
determine how they will be affected by the final revisions. Major
and area sources will begin an enhanced leak detection and repair
(LDAR) program that requires a handheld portable monitor. Owners
and operators of major and area sources will conduct enhanced LDAR
and keep monthly records of enhanced LDAR events. Major source
facilities will purchase a photoionization detector or other
perchloroethylene (PCE) gas analyzer and area sources will purchase
a halogenated hydrocarbon leak detector. Owners and operators will
incur the capital/startup cost of purchasing the monitors, plus
ongoing annual operation and maintenance costs of those
instruments. The total capital/startup cost for this ICR is
$5,344,740, which includes one year of annual operation and
maintenance. This information is being collected to assure
compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart M. In addition to the final
revisions, new and existing dry cleaning facilities would continue
to comply with all requirements of the 1993 NESHAP. Control
requirements are based on the type of dry cleaning machine and
annual consumption of PCE. Owners or operators will continue to
keep records and submit required reports to EPA or the delegated
State regulatory authority. Notifications, reports, and records are
essential in determining compliance; and are required, in general,
of all sources subject to NESHAP. Owners or operators subject to
the dry cleaning NESHAP continue to maintain records and retain
them for at least 5 years following the date of such measurements,
reports, and records. Information collection requirements that were
promulgated on September 22, 1993 in the dry cleaning NESHAP prior
to the final amendments, as well the NESHAP general provisions (40
CFR part 63, subpart A), which are mandatory for all owners or
operators subject to national emission standards, are documented in
EPA ICR No. 1415.05. Approximately 28,000 sources are currently
subject to the standard. Of those, 8,000 are located in states (CA,
ME, NY, RI) that already require an enhanced LDAR program that is
similar to the final NESHAP revisions. Therefore, 20,000 sources
will be affected by the enhanced LDAR requirement. It is estimated
that an additional 2,330 area sources per year will become subject
to the regulation in the next 3 years, but that the overall number
of facilities will remain constant due to retirement of old
existing facilities. No new major sources are expected. The burden
for new area sources is documented in EPA ICR No. 1415.05,
therefore, burden for new area sources is not calculated in this
ICR. The estimated labor cost of this ICR is $3,960,354.
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.