The NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial,
and Institutional Boilers Area Sources (40 CFR part 63 subpart
JJJJJJ) fulfills the requirements of section 112 of the Clean Air
Act (CAA), which requires the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to promulgate national emission standards for industrial,
commercial, and institutional boilers. Records and reports required
by the NESHAP for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers
area sources are necessary to enable EPA to identify sources
subject to the standards and to ensure that these standards are
being achieved. Records and reports must be maintained at the
facility and/or submitted to EPA. All reports are sent to the
delegated state or local authority. In the event that there is no
such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office.
There is a decrease in the
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program
changes. The change in burden and cost estimates occurred because
the standards have been in effect for more than three years and the
requirements are different during initial compliance (new
facilities) as compared to the on-going compliance, which is
reflected in this estimates for this ICR. The previous ICR
reflected those burdens and costs associated with initial
activities for subject facilities. This includes purchasing
monitoring equipment and conducting performance tests. This ICR, by
in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing
facilities. The overall result is a decrease in both burden hours
and costs. There is also a decrease in total annual capital/startup
and O&M costs as compared to the previous ICR. This decrease is
attributed to the fact that initial compliance with the standards
occurred during the period of the previous ICR (e.g., monitors were
purchased). For the next three years, however, fewer monitors will
be purchased, but existing CEM monitors will have on-going O&M
costs.
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.