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. 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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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2017
708
0
708
178,527
0
178,527
5,814
0
5,814
The amendments to this ICR are a result of the review of the existing NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (OSWRO) (40 CFR part 63, subpart DD) as required by the Clean Air Act. The NESHAP published at 40 CFR part 63, subpart DD were proposed on October 13, 1994, and promulgated on July 1, 1996. The current proposed rulemaking applies to facilities subject to the OSWRO NESHAP. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart DD. Organic HAP emissions are the pollutants regulated under this subpart.
The proposed rulemaking would amend title 40, chapter I, part 63 subpart DD to include revisions to the storage tank requirements, revisions to the LDAR requirements and requirements to monitor PRDs. The proposed rule would revise the leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements, add requirements to monitor each pressure relief device (PRD) that releases to the atmosphere using a device or system that is capable of identifying and recording the time and duration of each pressure release and of notifying operators that a release has occurred. Information related to these new provisions is required to be submitted in the semi-annual reports required by the existing NESHAP. In addition, the EPA is proposing to require storage vessels of certain sizes and containing materials above certain vapor pressures to use Level 2 controls (i.e., obtain a 95 percent organic HAP emissions reduction). We believe that the number of affected facilities under this subpart will remain constant for this source category. The overall change in burden found in this ICR reflect the provision changes, an update in the cost of labor, and corrections to the number of affected facilities found in EPA ICR number 1717.09.
The period considered in this ICR and throughout this supporting statement is the first three years following the promulgation of the Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations NESHAP. The estimates of the size of the regulated universe are based on information from the industry and from data from the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database, available permit data and information collected in the 2013 OSWRO ICR survey. There is an annual average of 45 respondents that will be subject to the regulation. estimated 52 major source facilities in the OSWRO source category. Based on available permit information, seven facilities are known to be exempt from most of the rule requirements due to the low HAP content of the off-site waste they receive. These facilities are not expected to be affected by the proposed rule. Therefore, we estimate that there is an annual average of 45 respondents that will be subject to the regulation. No additional sources are expected to become subject to the standard over the next three years. The average annual burden from the recordkeeping and reporting requirements is 45,147 person hours, with an annual average cost of $2,523,181 and annual and operations and maintenance cost of $872,107.
The final rulemaking would amend title 40, chapter I, part 63 subpart DD to include revisions to the storage tank requirements, revisions to the LDAR requirements and requirements to monitor PRDs. The number of affected facilities under this subpart has decreased over the years to a total of 52 facilities with 45 estimated to be subject to the emissions limits, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting provisions of the rule. The overall change in burden found in this ICR reflect the provision changes, an update in the cost of labor, corrections to the number of affected facilities and corrections to errors found in EPA ICR number 1717.09.
$20,221
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Courtney Kerwin 202-566-1669
Reginfo record details
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.
NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations