NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1788ss10.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-06-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24609	NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0417	ICR Reference No: 201306-2060-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201304-2060-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1788.10
Title: NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/25/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/19/2013
Terms of Clearance: When this ICR is renewed, EPA should review the respondent burden, universe, labor rates, and capital costs and ensure these estimates have been updated.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	2,500	0	3,727
Time Burden (Hours)	46,642	0	224,339
Cost Burden (Dollars)	910,733	0	692,400

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Abstract: 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 HH. 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 63813	10/17/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 36776	06/19/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	2,500	3,727	0	0	-1,227	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,642	224,339	0	0	-177,697	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	910,733	692,400	0	0	218,333	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This ICR combines the requirements from the existing regulations and the 2012 amendment, which are EPA ICR Number 1788.09 and 2440.02, respectively. The 2012 rule amended title 40, chapter I, part 63 subpart HH to include emission sources for which standards were not previously developed. This results in an increase in the number of affected major sources. The amendment did not affect the number of area sources. Several changes were made to this ICR: 1) A correction in the estimated number of respondents based on recent data obtained during development of the 2012 rule amendment; 2) Inclusion of requirements associated with the 2012 amendment, including affirmative defense; and 3) Update to labor rates used in calculating burden estimates. The changes result in an overall decrease in the labor hours and costs and an increase in the total capital and O&M costs as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The current OMB Inventory adds the burden from EPA ICR Number 1788.09 and 2440.02, double counting the burden associated with several requirements. This ICR has been updated to remove any duplicates and to correctly reflect the revised standard. The EPA estimate for the required notification, reports and records, including the root cause analysis, associated with a single affirmative defense incident totals $3,261 and is based on the time and effort required for a source to review relevant data, interview plant employees, and document the events surrounding a malfunction that has caused an exceedance of an emission limit. The estimate also includes time to produce and retain records and reports for submission to the EPA. For the purpose of estimating the annual burden, the EPA is attributing a total of 39 instances of affirmative defense over a 3 year period across all sources in the category. The EPA is using this frequency because among the number of excess emission events reported by source operators, only a small number would be expected to result from a malfunction, and only a subset of excess emissions caused by malfunctions would result in the source choosing to assert affirmative defense. Thus we believe the number of instances in which source operators may be expected to avail themselves of the affirmative defense will be extremely small.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $244,404

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: 06/19/2013

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