NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR part 63, subpart X) (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1686ss09.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-01-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24400	NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR Part 63, subpart X)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0296	ICR Reference No: 201201-2060-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200912-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1686.09
Title: NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR part 63, subpart X) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/02/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	01/31/2013	01/31/2013
Responses	108	0	70
Time Burden (Hours)	20,537	0	16,034
Cost Burden (Dollars)	590,280	0	150,000

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Abstract: This standard applies to owners and operators of secondary lead smelter industry. The provisions of this subpart apply to secondary lead smelters that use blast, reverberatory, rotary, or electric smelting furnaces to recover lead metal from scrap lead, primarily from used lead-acid automotive-type batteries. Consistent with the NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), owners and operators must comply with recordkeeping, monitoring and reporting requirements including control device parameter monitoring, conduct performance tests and submittal of initial and periodic reports such as semiannual compliance reports and an operation, maintenance and monitoring plan.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et seq. Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AQ68	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 556	01/05/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry (40 CFR Part 63, subpart X)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	108	70	0	38	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,537	16,034	0	4,503	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	590,280	150,000	0	440,280	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For the amendments to the Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP, the components of the total annual burden attributable to this ICR include reading the amendments to the NESHAP; conducting stack tests and calculating annual emissions; reporting stack emissions test results; developing and submitting a standard operating plan (SOP) to implement work practices to limit lead dust fugitive emissions, and to certify that the facility has and implements a plastics separation process.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $51,822

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/09/2012

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