This ICR documents the associated
recordkeeping and reporting for the proposed National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyvinyl Chloride and
Copolymer Production (PVC NESHAP). This ICR includes the burden for
activities that will be conducted in the first three years
following promulgation of the proposed PVC NESHAP. These activities
include reading the rule, resin sampling, performance testing,
establishing operating parameters, and monitoring, recordkeeping,
and reporting requirements. We realize 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 PVC NESHAP. The
respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are
owners or operators of new or existing PVC production facilities at
major sources of HAP. The PVC NESHAP affects any industry using a
polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production process unit as
defined in the regulation. This includes, but is not limited to,
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 325211
(Facilities that polymerize vinyl chloride monomer to produce PVC
and/or copolymers products).
Since this rule was vacated by
the courts, this ICR treats these burden estimates as new burdens
and the burden is not compared to previous burden estimates made
for the vacated rule. The decrease in burden from the proposal ICR
to this final ICR is due to changes in the rule and removing area
sources from the burden estimates of this ICR. Two facilities that
were included in the proposed ICR are now shown in the area source
ICR (see ICR 2454.01). Additionally, some monitoring and
recordkeeping requirements were modified between proposed and final
rules, and there were also changes to the emission limits between
the proposed and final rule. A smaller number of facilities are
expected to require additional capital equipment to meet the final
emission limits, which reduces the estimated costs of this ICR.
However, despite small increases some recordkeeping burden line
items for this final rule, the overall burden has decreased. To
provide the public with an estimate of the relative magnitude of
the burden associated with a source asserting an affirmative
defense position (for those not already regulated under the part 61
NESHAP), the EPA is providing an administrative adjustment to this
ICR. The adjustment shows the notification, recordkeeping and
reporting requirements associated with the assertion of the
affirmative defense. This illustrative example does not result in
an increase in the burden for this rule. The EPA provides this
estimate of the burden because these costs are only incurred if the
source believes that there has been a violation, and chooses to
take advantage of the affirmative defense.
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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