OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not
an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
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This ICR covers information collection requirements in the proposed rule, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential masonry heaters (40 CFR part 60, subpart RRRR). The information collected will be used by EPA and delegated state and local agencies to determine the compliance status of sources subject to the rule. A residential masonry heater is defined as a fuel burning device designed to burn wood or biomass fuel for the purpose of heating building space. Residential masonry heaters have a core constructed primarily of manufacturer-built, supplied, or specified masonry materials (such as stone, cemented aggregate, clay, tile, or other non-combustible, non-metallic solid materials) that weighs at least 800 kilograms.
The residential masonry heater NSPS is based on similar design principles as the NSPS for new residential wood heaters (40 CFR part 60, subpart AAA). These NSPS establish a certification program instead of the usual NSPS requirement that each affected facility demonstrate compliance through performance testing. Under this certification program, a single wood-heating appliance is tested to demonstrate compliance for an entire model line which could consist of hundreds of masonry heaters. The proposed masonry heater NSPS also allows use of a unique software package based on a European masonry heater design standard. This standard has been verified in the laboratory and under field conditions to produce masonry heaters that would meet the proposed NSPS emission limits. The software produces for printout a certification for a given design application and the design definition documents as well as operating instructions customized to the given design, so that the software verification and certification record is created for, and attached to, the design, and these documents can be submitted as part of the certification application. Both of these certification approaches significantly reduce the compliance burden, including information collection, for the manufacturers of masonry heaters.
Because of the potential risks to the environment from the intentional or accidental misuse of the certification approach, there are several safeguards included, some of which entail reporting and recordkeeping. Under this proposed regulation, masonry heater manufacturers and testing laboratories are required to submit reports to EPA and/or to maintain records for demonstrating compliance with the NSPS. The manufacturers of masonry heater model lines also must contract with third party certification bodies to develop and implement quality control plans.
The information supplied by the manufacturer to the Agency is used: (1) to ensure that the best system of emission reduction is being applied to reduce emissions from masonry heaters; (2) to ensure that the appliance tested for certification purposes is in compliance with the applicable emission standards; (3) to provide assurance that non-tested production model appliances have emission performance characteristics similar to tested models; and (4) to provide an indicator of continued compliance. Information supplied to the Agency by testing laboratories is used to grant or deny laboratory accreditation and to assist in enforcement and compliance activities.
We believe that 47 masonry heater manufacturers and 3 certification laboratories would be subject to the proposed NSPS.
Program change increase attributed to new collection for entities subject to proposed new subpart RRRR, New Source Performance Standards for New Residential Masonry Heaters.
$43,341
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Gilbert Wood 919 541-5578
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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:
(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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NSPS for New Residential Masonry Heaters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart RRRR)