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 T.
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 apparent increase in burden hours for the respondent and the Agency as compared to the previous ICR due to burden calculation revisions. The calculations presented in the previous ICR assumed that total respondent hours per year associated with each burden item included technical, managerial, and clerical labor. The previous ICR then back-calculated technical, managerial, and clerical labor hours as being 85, 5, and 10 percent, respectively, of the total hours. To be consistent with the estimation methodology used in other ICRs, this ICR considers total respondent hours to include only technical labor, and that managerial and clerical hours account for an additional 5 and 10 percent, respectively, of those technical labor hours. Additionally, there is an adjustment increase in the respondent labor estimates associated with semiannual and quarterly reporting. The previous ICR estimated labor burdens for one semiannual report and three quarterly reports per year. We have revised the calculations to account for the burden associated with two semiannual and four quarterly reports per year.
There is also an increase in the respondent cost as compared to the most recently approved ICR due to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR references the most recent labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There is a decrease in the Agency cost due to the correction of a calculation error that was identified in the previous ICR. The previous ICR incorrectly estimated Agency costs using civilian labor rates, which resulted in an overestimated total Agency cost. This ICR corrects this discrepancy by using current labor rates from the Office of Personnel Management.
There is also an adjustment increase in the estimated number of responses due to a correction. The previous ICR did not include annual compliance reports in calculating the number of responses. This ICR corrects the error, which results in an increase of 1,180 responses.
There is a decrease of $200 in total O&M costs in this ICR as compared to the previous ICR. The previous ICR calculated an O&M cost of $1,014,800, but rounded the estimate to the nearest thousand ($1,015,000). This ICR presents a more accurate estimate; there are no actual changes to the O&M costs.
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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NESHAP for Halogenated Solvent Cleaning/Halogenated Hazardous Air Pollutants (40 CFR part 63, subpart T)