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
08/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2013
135
0
136
18,061
0
31,619
1,143,990
0
20,467
The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the Emission Guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD. 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 a change in the total estimated respondent and Agency burden and cost as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The change from the most recently approved ICR is due to several reasons.
First, the previous ICR included contractor labor costs associated with annual stack testing and continuous parameter monitoring as a respondent burden. Since the contractor labor costs apply solely to O&M activities, we have revised the ICR to reflect these as O&M costs, resulting in an apparent decrease in the total respondent labor burden.
Second, this ICR revises the number of respondents based on more recent information obtained from a 2011 Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) conducted by EPA. The previous ICR estimated 97 existing sources were subject to the standard; however, the RIA indicates there are approximately 90 existing sources. This ICR reflects the most recent information obtained from the 2011 RIA, and contributes to the apparent decrease in the respondent and Agency labor burdens.
Finally, there is a slight increase in Agency burden costs from the most recently approved ICR due to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR references labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate respondent burden costs and references labor rates from OPM to calculate Agency burden costs.
There is an apparent increase in the O&M costs as compared to the previous ICR. As described above, the previous ICR included contractor labor costs associated with annual stack testing and continuous parameter monitoring as a respondent burden. The revision to reflect these activities as O&M costs resulted in the apparent increase of the total O&M cost.
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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Emission Guidelines for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (Renewal) (40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD)