Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
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This supporting statement addresses information collection activities imposed by the Sewage Sludge Incineration (SSI) Unit Emission Guidelines Subpart MMMM. The guidelines do not apply directly to SSI unit owners and operators. The guidelines can be thought of as model regulations that States use in developing State plans to implement the emission guidelines. If a State does not develop, adopt, and submit an approvable State plan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a Federal plan to implement the emission guidelines. Whether a SSI unit is ultimately regulated under a State plan or Federal plan, the full respondent burden for the first 3 years after promulgation of the emission guidelines is included in this information collection request (ICR).
The use of the term "Designated Administrator" throughout this document refers to the person or office designated by each State plan to administer the implementation of the plan, or to the U.S. EPA Administrator in the event that a State's plan is not approvable and a Federal plan must be developed. The term "Administrator" alone refers to the U.S. EPA Administrator.
This ICR includes the burden for activities that will be conducted in the first three years following promulgation of the proposed emission guidelines. These activities include reading the rule, submitting a control plan, initial stack testing, establishing operating parameters, and monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. We realize, however, that some facilities may not incur these costs within the first three years, and may incur them during the fourth or fifth year instead. Therefore, this ICR presents a conservatively high burden estimate for the initial three years following promulgation of the proposed emission guidelines. This ICR presents the burden to respondents (owners or operators of SSI units) and the Designated Administrator (State or Federal Government) that will be imposed by State plans developed to implement the emission guidelines. Respondents are owners or operators of existing SSI units.
The requirements described below are the minimum requirements established by the emission guidelines. Although States may choose to impose more stringent requirements, it is assumed for this burden estimate that the State plans mirror the emission guidelines. Sewage Sludge Incinerators are categorized into fluidized bed or multiple hearth units. For fluidized bed SSI units, 55 units at 40 facilities would be affected by the proposed standards; for multiple hearth SSI units, 163 units at 73 facilities would be affected. Upon promulgation of the proposed standards, however, we anticipate that affected SSI units owned by small entities will be shut down, and that these facilities will use alternative, less expensive means of disposal instead. The remaining units that would be subject to the regulation over the next three years will therefore comprise 46 fluidized bed units at 32 facilities and 151 multiple hearth units at 63 facilities. One of these facilities has both a multiple hearth and a fluidized bed unit, so 94 facilities in all are expected to be subject to the regulation. The cost of this Information Collection Request (ICR), based on these 197 units at 94 facilities, will be $42.7 million.
US Code:
42 USC 7429
Name of Law: Solid Waste Combustion
US Code:
42 USC 7411
Name of Law: Standards of performance for new stationary sources
The new burden summarized in this ICR results from information collection activities imposed by the Sewage Sludge Incineration (SSI) Unit Emission Guidelines Subpart MMMM.
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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Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Solid Sludge Incineration (SSI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart MMMM)