Respondents are owners or operators of
portland cement manufacturing plants, except for kilns and in-line
kiln/raw mills that burn hazardous waste and are subject to 40 CFR
part 63, subpart EEE. The proposed amendments would establish or
revise emission limits for total hydrocarbons (THC), mercury (Hg),
and particulate matter (PM) for major and area sources and hydrogen
chloride (HCl) for area sources. To demonstrate compliance with
these emission limits, owners or operators of new, existing or
reconstructed kilns subject to the standard would be required to
continuously monitor THC, Hg, PM and HCl. The exception is that
kilns equipped with scrubbers can perform an initial Method 321
emission test and additional tests every 30 months and monitor
scrubber parameters continuously. Respondents would be required to
maintain additional records to demonstrate compliance with THC, Hg,
HCl, and PM limits and notify EPA of performance tests.
The increase in burden is
primarily due to the additional performance testing, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting costs attributable to the amendments.
It is also due to the use of more current labor rates for
calculating the industry and Agency burden.
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.