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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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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
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gilbert Wood 919
541-5578
No
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)