Respondents are owners or operators of
small municipal waste combustor units that have the capacity to
burn between 35 and 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste
(commencing construction after August 30, 1999, or commencing
reconstruction or modification after June 6, 2001). All NSPS
standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and
periodic reports. Owners or operators also are 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. Owners and
operators of small MWCs are required to measure, record, and report
emission rates and operating parameters, follow good combustion
practices, and submit a siting analysis. The information will be
used to ensure that the standards are being achieved on a
continuous basis.
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.