The affected entities are subject to
the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A,
and any changes, or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR
part 63, subpart BBBBBBB. Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also 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.
Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually.
There is an adjustment decrease
in the total estimated burden for both the respondents and the
Agency as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved
Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The
change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the
standard has been in effect for more than three years and the
requirements are different during initial compliance (new
facilities) as compared to on-going compliance (existing
facilities). The previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs
associated with the initial activities for subject facilities. This
includes understanding rule requirements, notification of
applicability, conducting engineering calculations or obtaining
data on performance guarantees to demonstrate initial compliance,
and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in large,
reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities.
Activities for existing source include continuous monitoring of
pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. The overall
result is a decrease in burden hours and costs. These changes also
result in a decrease in O&M costs, which are photocopying and
postage costs associated with submittal of notifications and
semiannual reports. This ICR corrects a mathematical mistake in the
Agency labor rates. The previous ICR adjusted the labor rates by
160 percent, thereby overestimating the Agency costs. This ICR
corrects the loading rate to 60 percent to account for the benefit
packages available to government employees. Additionally, this ICR
corrects the frequency of occurrence for the review of semiannual
reports from once to twice per year.
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.