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
01/31/2017
01/31/2017
01/31/2017
282
0
282
11,749
0
11,749
1,736,075
0
1,736,075
This ICR covers information collection
requirements in the proposed revisions of the New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential wood heaters (40
CFR part 60, subpart AAA). The information collected will be used
by the EPA and delegated state and local agencies to determine the
compliance status of sources subject to the rule. A wood heater is
defined as an enclosed, wood burning appliance capable of and
intended for residential space heating or domestic water heating.
Unless otherwise specified, these devices include adjustable burn
rate stoves, single burn rate stoves and pellet stoves. One feature
of the NSPS requires emphasis at the outset. That is, these
regulations 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 heater is tested to demonstrate compliance for an
entire model line which could consist of thousands of stoves. The
certification approach significantly reduces the compliance burden,
including information collection, for the manufacturers of wood
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 regulation, wood heater
manufacturers and testing laboratories are required to submit
reports to the EPA and/or to maintain records for demonstrating
compliance with the NSPS. The manufacturers 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 wood heaters;
(2) to ensure that the wood heater tested for certification
purposes is in compliance with the applicable emission standards;
(3) to provide assurance that non-tested production model heaters
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 66
manufacturers and 6 certification laboratories would be subject to
the revised NSPS.
The change is primarily as a
result of revisions to the NSPS. The combination of the use of ISO
certifying entities and test laboratories should streamline
certification and accreditation process for the industry and
laboratories and decrease the amount of time spent by EPA in
reviewing QA-related documents. These changes, combined with
increasing automation and experience in complying with this
standard, results in a smaller burden estimate for some reporting
and recordkeeping events. Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
have been reduced to those that are essential for implementation
and enforcement of the rule and that reflect the agency's
experience under the current subpart. For example, we no longer use
the number of units sold as the trigger for model line quality
assurance audits, so it is no longer important for retailers to
track the number of units sold. These changes reduce industry
burden, while not affecting the agency's ability to enforce the
standard.
$62,619
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 Wood Heaters (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart AAA) (Renewal)