The affected entities are subject to
the General Provisions of the NSPS/NESHAP at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart A and part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to
the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart PPP and part
63, subpart NNN. 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 annually.
There is no change in the labor
hours in this ICR compared to the pervious ICR. This is due to two
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the
past three years. Secondly, the growth rate for the industry is
very low, negative or non-existent, so there is no significant
change in the overall burden. However, there is an adjustment
increase in the total estimated labor costs. The change in cost
estimates occurred because the labor rates have increased since the
last ICR. This ICR used the most recent labor rates in calculating
all burden costs. Additionally, the annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information has
increased from 103 hours per response to 145 hours per response (41
hours per response for 40 CFR part 60, subpart PPP, and 250 hours
per response for 40 CFR part 63, subpart NNN). This is due to a
correction in the total number of annual responses. The total
number of annual responses decreased from 180 to 128. To calculate
the number of responses, the previous ICR assumed that all 29
sources subject to subpart NNN were required to submit Startup,
Shutdown, and Malfunction (SSM) reports semiannually. This method
was inconsistent with the Table 1 burden calculation, which assumed
only 10% of all sources submit such reports. This ICR corrected the
number of sources for submitting SSM reports, which results in a
decrease in the number of responses for subpart NNN.
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.