SUPPORTING STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Leading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) (Renewal)
1. Identification of the Information Collection
1(a) Title of the Information Collection
NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Leading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1679.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0289
1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract
The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations, published at 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y, were proposed on May 13, 1994, and promulgated on September 19, 1995. These regulations apply maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards to existing facilities and new facilities that load marine tank vessels with petroleum or gasoline and have aggregate actual HAP emissions of 10 tons or more of HAP or 25 tons or more of all HAP combined. These regulations also apply reasonably available control technology (RACT) standards to such facilities with an annual throughput of 10 million or more barrels of gasoline or 200 million or more barrels of crude oil. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y.
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. In addition, the owner/operator shall keep the written operation and maintenance plan on record for the life of the facility. 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.
Approximately 804 sources are currently subject to the standard. Of the 804 sources 38 of the existing sources are currently subject to the emissions standard, and the remaining 766 facilities are not subject to the emissions standards, but are still subject to some of the recordkeeping requirements. It is estimated that there will be no new growth in the industry over the next three years.
There are approximately 804 marine tank vessel loading plants in the United States, which are owned and operated by the Marine Tank Vessel Loading industry. All these 804 facilities in the United States are owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. You can find the burden to the “Affected Public” listed below in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y). The Federal government burden does not include work performed by Federal employees. The burden refers only to work performed by contractors, which could be found listed below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden - NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y).
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR without any “Terms of Clearance.”
2. Need for and Use of the Collection
2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection
The EPA is charged under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). These standards are applicable to new or existing sources of HAP and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:
“(A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; (C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.”
In the Administrator's judgment, HAP and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from marine tank vessel loading operations cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP was promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y.
2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data
The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which where promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.
Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility’s initial capability to comply with the emission standard. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard at all times. During the performance tests, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.
The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to ensure that the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, that leaks are being detected and repaired, and that the standards are being met. The performance test may also be observed.
3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria
The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y.
3(a) Nonduplication
If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted their own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards; therefore, no duplication exists.
3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB
An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 10736) on March 9, 2007. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.
3(c) Consultations
The Agency’s industry experts have been consulted, and the Agency’s internal data sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered. The primary source of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS) which is operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is the EPA database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance data. The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency’s internal industry experts. Approximately 804 respondents will be subject to the standard over the three-year period covered by this ICR.
Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with the standard as it was being developed, and the standard has been previously reviewed to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes.
It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal as well as those submitted in response to the First Federal Register Notice.
3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection
Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility of detecting violations would be less likely.
3(e) General Guidelines
None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.
These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to the standards. EPA believes that the five-year records retention requirement is consistent with the Part 70 permit program and the five-year statute of limitations on which the permit program is based. The retention of records for five years allows EPA to establish the compliance history of a source, any pattern of non-compliance, and to determine the appropriate level of enforcement action. EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond the five years. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to either the destruction or nonexistence of essential records.
3(f) Confidentiality
Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
3(g) Sensitive Questions
None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive questions.
4. The Respondents and the Information Requested
4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes
The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are marine tank vessel loading operations at marine terminals. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents affected by the standards is 4491, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 488320 for Marine Cargo Handling, and 488310 for Port and Harbor Operations.
4(b) Information Requested
None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.
(i) Data Items
In this ICR, all the data recorded or reported is required by the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y).
A source must make the following reports:
Notifications |
|
Notification of performance test |
63.7(b), 63.9(e), 63.567(a) |
Notification of the date the continuous monitoring system (CMS) performance evaluation is scheduled to begin. |
63.8(e)(2), 63.9(g)(1), 63.567(a) |
Notification of compliance status. |
63.9(h), 63.567(a) |
Notifications of adjustments to time periods or deadlines for submittal and review of required communications. |
63.9(i), 63.567(a) |
Notification of changes in information provided to the Administrator. |
63.9(j), 63.567(a) |
Initial notifications, applications for approval of construction or reconstruction. |
63.5, 63.566, 63.567(a) and (b)(1)-(b)(5) |
Notification of intent to construct/reconstruct. |
63.5, 63.9(b)(4), 63.567(a) and (b)(4)(i) |
Notification of the date when construction/reconstruction was commenced. |
63.567(a) and (b)(4)(ii) |
Notification of the anticipated date of startup of the source. |
63.567(b)(4)(iii) |
Notification of the actual date of startup of the source. |
63.567(a) and (b)(4)(iv) |
Additional initial notifications for MACT sources. |
63.567(b)(5) |
Request for extension of compliance. |
63.6(i)(4)(i)(B), (i)(5), and (i)(6), 63.567(c) |
Reports |
|
Report of performance (opacity) testing of flares. |
63.567(d), 63.565(e), 63.11 |
Annual summary reports of excess emissions and continuous monitoring system performance reports (semiannual, if there are excess emissions). |
63.10(c)(5), 63.10(c)(8), 63.10(c)(10) through (c)(13), 63.563(b), 63.567(a) and (e) |
Engineering report for vapor collection systems. |
63.567(f) |
Annual report of source=s HAP control efficiency including identification of each pollutant monitored. |
63.10(e)(3)(vi), 63.565(l), 63.567(a) and (j)(3) |
Reporting results of performance tests/evaluations. |
63.7, 63.8(e), 63.9(h), 63.10(d), 63.10(e)(1), 63.567(a) |
Progress reports related to an extension of compliance. |
63.6(i), 63.10(d)(4), 63.567(a) |
A source must keep the following records:
Recordkeeping |
|
Records of all excess emissions and monitoring system performance reports. |
63.567(e)(4) |
Records of engineering reports describing vent system or vapor collection system. |
63.567(f) |
Records of all periods when flow bypassing the control device is indicated. |
63.563(a)(1), 63.564(b), 63.567(g)(1) |
Records of changes in position and maintenance of car-sealed valves. |
63.564(b)(3), 63.567(g)(2) |
Records of vapor tightness documentation. |
63.563(a)(4), 63.567(h) |
Documentation of vapor tightness test results for marine tank vessels. |
63.563(a)(4), 63.565(c)(1) and (2), 63.567(i) |
Retain records of the current, written operation and maintenance plan for the life of the source. If plan is revised, retain records of the previous (i.e., superseded) operation and maintenance plan for at least 5 years after the revision. |
63.562(e)(5) |
Records of measurements and calculations used to identify exempted commodities. |
63.560(d), 63.567(j)(1) |
Records of emissions estimation calculations. |
63.565(l), 63.567(j)(2) |
Records of emissions estimates and actual throughput for owners and operators of marine tank vessel loading operations. |
63.560(a)(3), 63.565(l), 63.567(j)(4) |
Records of leak detection and repair of vapor collection systems and control devices. |
63.563(c), 63.567(k) |
Records of the occurrence and duration of each malfunction of the control equipment. |
63.10(b)(2)(ii), 63.567(a) |
Records of all maintenance performed on the air pollution control equipment. |
63.10(b)(2)(iii), 63.567(a) |
Records of periods during which a CMS is malfunctioning. |
63.10(b)(2)(vi), 63.567(a) |
Records of all measurements, results from performance tests, CMS calibration checks, adjustments made to CMS, emission levels, information demonstrating whether a source is meeting the requirements for a waiver, and supporting documentation for initial notifications and notification of compliance status. |
63.10(b)(2)(vii) through (b)(2)(xiv), 63.567(a) |
Records of all CMS measurements. |
63.10(c)(1), 63.567(a) |
Records of all CMS malfunctions or exceedances. |
63.10(c)(8) and (c)(10) through (c)(13), 63.567(a) |
Electronic Reporting
Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site.
Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. However, electronic reporting systems are still not widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.
Respondent Activities |
Read instructions. |
Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for opacity, temperature change, and VOC emissions temperature change, and VOC emissions for control devices listed in 40 CFR 63.564(a) through (j). |
Perform initial performance test, using the procedures listed in 40 CFR 63.7 according to the applicability in Table 1 of section 63.560, the procedures listed in section 63.564, and the test methods listed in section 63.565, and repeat performance tests if necessary. |
Write the notifications and reports listed above. |
Enter information required to be recorded above. |
Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information. |
Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of processing, maintaining, disclosing, and providing information. |
Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements. |
Train personnel to respond to a collection of information. |
Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information. |
|
Currently, sources are using monitoring equipment that provides parameter data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring system. Although personnel at the source still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping.
5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management
5(a) AgencyActivities
EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.
Agency Activities |
Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary. |
Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry. |
Audit facility records. |
Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS). |
5(b) Collection Methodology and Management
Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operational. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs.
Information contained in the reports is entered into OTIS which is operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is the EPA database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government-owned facilities. EPA uses OTIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters. EPA delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.
The records required by this regulation must be retained by either the owner or operator for five years.
5(c) Small Entity Flexibility
The majority of the respondents are large entities (i.e., large businesses). However, the impact on small entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.
5(d) Collection Schedule
The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden for NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y), below.
6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Wherever appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.
The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 9,872 (Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NESHAP program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.
6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs
(i) Estimating Labor Costs
This ICR uses the following labor rates:
Managerial $95.32 ($45.39 + 110%)
Technical $64.60 ($30.76 + 110%)
Clerical $40.09 ($19.09 + 110%)
These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2003, “Table 10. Private industry, by occupational and industry group.” These rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs
The only costs to the regulated industry resulting from information collection activities required by the subject standard are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.
(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the regulations is labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.
6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost
The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. The EPA compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as: the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.
The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $27,657.
This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:
Managerial $54.66 (GS-13, Step 5, $34.16 + 60%)
Technical $40.56 (GS-12, Step 1, $25.35 + 60%)
Clerical $21.95 (GS-6, Step 3, $13.72 + 60%)
These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “2004 General Schedule” which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden, NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) below.
6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs
Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 804 respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional sources per year will become subject. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 804 per year.
The number of respondents is calculated using the following table which addresses the three years covered by this ICR.
Number of Respondents |
|||||
Year |
(A) Number of New Respondents 1 |
(B) Number of Existing Respondents |
(C) Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports |
(D) Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents |
(E) Number of Respondents (E=A+B+C-D) |
1 |
0 |
38 |
766 |
0 |
804 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
766 |
0 |
804 |
3 |
0 |
38 |
766 |
0 |
804 |
Average |
0 |
38 |
766 |
0 |
804 |
1 New respondent include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities.
To avoid double-counting respondents, column D is subtracted. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three-year period of this ICR is 804.
The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:
Total Annual Responses |
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(A) Information Collection Activity |
(B) Number of Respondents |
(C) Number of Responses |
(D) Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports |
(E) Total Annual Responses E=(BxC)+D |
Notification of construction/reconstruction |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Notification of anticipated startup |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Notification of actual startup |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Initial notification of applicability report |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Waiver application |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Alternate test method/monitoring application |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Preparation of site-specific test plan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Notification of initial compliance test date |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Notification of initial compliance status (initial performance test) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Annual report of excess emissions and monitoring exceedances and/or summary report |
38 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
Annual report of HAP control efficiency |
38 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
Retain records of emissions estimates and actual throughtput |
0 |
1 |
766 |
766 |
|
|
|
Total |
842 |
The number of Total Annual Responses is 842.
The total annual labor costs are $629,850. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y), below.
6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours Burden Hours and Cost Tables
The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, and summarized below.
(i) Respondent Tally
The total annual labor costs are $629,850. Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost: NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y), below. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12 hours per response.
The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $0.
(ii) The Agency Tally
The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 699 labor hours at a cost of $27,657. See Table 2. Annual Agency Burden and Cost: NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y), below.
6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden
There is no change in the labor hours or cost in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is very low, negative or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden.
Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry growth, the labor hours and cost figures in the previous ICR are used in this ICR, and there is no change in burden to industry.
6(g) Burden Statement
The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12 hours per response. 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.
An agency may not conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPAs regulations are listed at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0058. An electronic version of the public docket is available at http://www.regulations.gov/ which may be used to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the content of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select “search” than key in the docket ID number identified in this document. The documents are also available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center Docket is (202) 566-1927. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0058 and OMB Control Number 2060-0289 in any correspondence.
Part B of the Supporting Statement
This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.
Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) (Renewal)
Burden item |
(A) Person hours per occurrence |
(B) No. of occurrences per respondent per year |
(C) Person hours per respondent per year (C=AxB) |
(D) Respondents per year a |
(E) Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD) |
(F) Management person hours per year (Ex0.05) |
(G) Clerical person hours per year (Ex0.1) |
(H) Cost, $ b, c |
1. Applications |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. Survey and Studies |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. Reporting requirements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Read instructions |
1 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
$2,788 |
B. Required activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
i. Performance test d |
280 |
1 |
280 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
ii. Repeat performance test d, e, f |
280 |
1 |
280 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
iii. Annual leak check g |
16 |
1 |
16 |
38 |
608 |
30 |
61 |
$44,612 |
iv. Annual vapor tightness check h, I, j |
8 |
1 |
8 |
450 |
3,600 |
180 |
360 |
$264,150 |
C. Create information |
See 3B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
D. Gather existing information |
See 3E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. Write Report |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notification of construction/reconstruction |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of anticipated startup |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of actual startup |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Initial notification of applicability report |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Waiver application m |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Alternative test method/monitoring application n |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Preparation of site-specific test plan |
See 3B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notification of initial compliance test date |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of initial compliance status (initial performance test) |
See 3B |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notification of changes in information provided to administrator |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Request for extension of compliance |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Extension of compliance progress reports |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Report of results of performance test/ evaluations |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Annual excess emissions and monitoring exceedances report and/or summary report (ongoing compliance status report) k, o |
32 |
1 |
32 |
38 |
1,216 |
61 |
122 |
$89,224 |
Report of HAP control efficiency l |
8 |
1 |
8 |
38 |
304 |
15 |
30 |
$22,306 |
4. Recordkeeping requirements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. Read instructions |
1 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
$2,788 |
B. Plan activities |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. Implement Activities |
16 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
D. Develop record system |
16 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
E. Time to enter information |
1 |
52 |
51 |
38 |
1,976 |
99 |
198 |
$144,989 |
F. Time to train personnel |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. Perform audits |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H. Retain records of emissions estimates and actual throughput (facilities with HAP emissions of less than 10 and 25 tons) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
766 |
766 |
38 |
77 |
$56,205 |
I. Record and disclose information |
1 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
$2,788 |
Subtotals Labor Burden and cost |
|
|
|
|
8,584 |
429 |
859 |
$629,850 |
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded) |
|
|
|
|
|
9,872 |
|
$629,850 |
Assumptions:
a We have assumed that there are approximately 804 sources that are subject to the standard. Of the 804 sources, 38 of the existing sources are currently subject to the emissions standard, and the remaining 766 facilities are not subject to the emissions standards, but are still subject to some of the recordkeeping requirements. It is estimated that there will be no new growth in the industry over the next three years.
b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $95.32 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $64.60 per hour for Technical labor, and $40.09
per hour for Clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2003, ATable 10. Private industry, by occupational and industry group.@ The rates are from column 1, ATotal compensation.@ The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
c Calculation of burden and cost values reflects rounding of numbers.
d We have assumed that this is a one-time-only costs.
e We have assumed that 15 percent of the initial performance tests will be repeated due to failure.
f We have assumed that it will take each respondent 280 hours to perform the test.
g We have assumed it will take each respondent 16 hours once per year to complete annual leak checks.
h We have assumed that this burden is to the owners of marine vessels and not to the affected facilities.
i We have assumed that it will take each respondent eight hours once per year to complete the vapor tightness check.
j This number is based on factors calculated for the original ICR in 1995. This ICR uses fleet factor and affected facility throughput and then divided it in half. We have
assumed that half of the facilities load at negative pressure.
k We have assumed that it will take each respondent 32 hours once per year to complete the ongoing compliance status report.
l We have assumed that it will take each respondent 8 hours once per year to complete the HAP control efficiency report.
m We have assumed that 5 percent of respondents will request a waiver.
n We have assumed that 1 percent of respondents will request alternative test methods or monitoring methods.
o Semiannual reports are required when there are excess emissions. We have assumed that there will be no excess emissions; therefore, each respondent will submit one excess emissions and monitoring exceedances report and/or summary report once per year.
Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden - NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) (Renewal)
Activity |
(A) EPA person- hours per occurrence |
(B) No. of occurrences per plant per year |
(C) EPA person- hours per plant per year (C=AxB) |
(D) Plants per year a |
(E) Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD) |
(F) Management person-hours per year (Ex0.05)
|
(G) Clerical person-hours per year (Ex0.1) |
(H) Cost, $ b |
Activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Initial performance test c, d |
40 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
2. Repeat performance test c, d |
40 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
3. Report review |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notification of construction/ reconstruction c |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of anticipated startup c |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of actual startup c |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Initial notification of applicability report c |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of initial compliance test date c |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Waiver application c, e |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Notification of initial compliance status c |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Review of alternate test method/monitoring application c, f |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0 |
Review of excess emissions and monitoring exceedances report and/or summary report g |
8 |
1 |
8 |
38 |
304 |
15.2 |
30.4 |
$13,828.35 |
Report of HAP control efficiency h |
8 |
3 |
8 |
38 |
304 |
15.2 |
30.4 |
$13,828.35 |
Subtotals Labor Burden and cost |
|
|
|
|
604 |
30.4 |
60.8 |
$27,656.70 |
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) |
|
|
|
|
699.2 699 (rounded) |
$27,657 |
Assumptions:
a We have assumed that there are approximately 804 sources that are subject to the standard. Of the 804 sources, 38 of the existing sources are currently subject to the emissions standard, and the remaining 766 facilities are not subject to the emissions standards, but are still subject to some of the recordkeeping requirements. It is estimated that there will be no new growth in the industry over the next three years.
b This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $54.66 for Managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $34.16 x 1.6), $40.56 for Technical (GS-12, Step 1, $25.35 x 1.6) and $21.95 Clerical (GS-6, Step 3, $13.72 x 1.6). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) A2004 General Schedule@ which excludes locality rates of pay.
c We have assumed that this is a one-time-only cost.
d We have assumed that EPA will attend 10 percent of the initial performance tests and will not attend repeat tests.
e We have assumed that 5 percent of respondents will request a waiver.
f It is assumed that 1 percent of facilities will request alternative test methods or monitoring methods.
g Semiannual reports are required when there are excess emissions. We have assumed that there will be no excess emissions; therefore, each facility will submit one excess emissions and monitoring exceedances report and/or summary report each year.
h We have assumed that it will take 8 hours for each respondent to review the report.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | SF 83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT |
Last Modified By | MDSADM10 |
File Modified | 2008-03-28 |
File Created | 2008-03-28 |