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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal)


1. Identification of the Information Collection


1(a) Title of the Information Collection


NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0660.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0107.


1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract


The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) were: proposed on January 5, 1981; promulgated on November 1, 1982; and amended on June 24, 1986 and October 17, 2000. These regulations apply to the following surface coating lines in the metal coil surface coating industry: each prime coat operation; each finish coat operation; and each prime and finish coat operation cured simultaneously, where the finish coat is applied wet-on-wet over the prime coat. These regulations apply to facilities commencing construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT.


In general, all NSPS standards require initial notification reports, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.


Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.


Approximately 158 sources are currently subject to the regulation. It is estimated that no additional sources per year will become subject in the next three years.


The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR without any “Terms of Clearance.”


The term “Affected Public” applies to owners and operators of metal coil surface coating facilities. These facilities are privately owned, for-profit businesses, and are not owned by either state, or local, or tribal entities, or by the Federal government. The “burden” to the “Affected Public” may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal). The “burden” to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors, and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


2. Need for and Use of the Collection


2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection


The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect:


. . . application of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated. Section 111(a)(l).


The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years. In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:


(A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; (C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.


In the Administrator's judgment, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from metal coil surface coating lines cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT.


2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data


The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.


Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility’s initial capability to comply with the emission standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standards at all times. During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.


The notifications required in these standards are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, that leaks are being detected and repaired, and that the standards are being met. The performance test may also be observed.


The required semiannual reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify operation/maintenance procedures, and for compliance determinations.


3. Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria


3(a) Non-duplication


If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, duplication does not exist.


3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB


An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.


3(c) Consultations


Industry experts have been consulted, and the Agency’s internal data sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered. The primary source of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS), which is operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is the EPA database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance data.


Consultations with industry representatives (i.e., respondents) also were conducted to determine if there is any way for EPA to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting burden or improve the language in the standard to make it easier to comply. In developing this ICR, we contacted both the National Coil Coating Association at (216) 241-7333 and PPG Industries, Inc. at (724) 274-7900.


3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection


Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility of detecting violations would be less likely.


3(e) General Guidelines


These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR Part 1320, Section 1320.5.


3(f) Confidentiality


Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).


3(g) Sensitive Questions


The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in the standard do not include sensitive questions.


4. The Respondents and the Information Requested


4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes


The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are owners and operators of metal coil surface coating facilities. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for these respondents is SIC 3479 (Coating, Engraving, and Allied Services, Not Elsewhere Classified). The corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332812 (Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers).

4(b) Information Requested


(i) Data Items


In this ICR, all the data that is recorded or reported is required by the NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT).


A source must make the following notifications:



Notifications

Notification of construction/reconstruction

60.7(a)(1)

Notification of actual startup

60.7(a)(3)

Notification of physical or operational change

60.7(a)(4)

Notification of CMS demonstration date

60.7(a)(5)


A source must make the following reports:



Reports

Performance test results

60.8(a), 60.465(a, b)

VOC emissions report

60.7(c), 60.465(c)

Temperature variance report

60.7(c), 60.465(d)


A source must keep the following records:



Recordkeeping

Maintain records of startup, shutdown, or malfunction period where the continuous monitoring system is inoperative

60.7(b)

Monthly performance test of volume-weighted average emissions of VOCs, in kg/l of coating solids applied

60.463(b), 60.463(c)

Record average VOC content of coatings applied monthly

60.464(a, b)

For thermal incineration, install, calibrate, maintain, and operate temperature monitoring device

60.464(c)

Records are required to be retained for two years. The first two years of records must be retained at the facility

60.7(f), 60.465(e)

For catalytic incineration: maintain daily records of upstream and downstream gas temperature

60.465(e)

Maintain daily records of incinerator combustion temperature or amounts of solvent recovered

60.464(c), 60.465(e)


Electronic Reporting


Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site.


Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. However, electronic reporting systems are still not widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.


(ii) Respondent Activities



Respondent Activities


Read instructions.


Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a device that continuously records the combustion temperature of any effluent gases incinerated to achieve compliance.


Perform initial performance test, Reference Methods 24 or 25, or data provided by the coating formulator, and repeat performance tests if necessary.


Write the notifications and reports listed above.


Enter information required to be recorded above.


Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.


Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information.


Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.


Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements.


Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.


Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.


Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter data in an automated way (e.g., continuous parameter monitoring systems). Although personnel at the source still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping.


5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management


5(a) Agency Activities


EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.



Agency Activities


Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests, if necessary.


Review notifications and reports, including performance test and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.


Audit facility records.


Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS).


5(b) Collection Methodology and Management


Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.


Information contained in the reports is entered into OTIS, which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. OTIS is EPA’s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government-owned facilities. EPA uses the OTIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve, and analyze the data.


The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for two years.


5(c) Small Entity Flexibility


The majority of respondents are large entities (i.e., large businesses). However, the impact on small entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.


5(d) Collection Schedule


The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection


Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.


6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden


The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 15,643 hours (Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.


6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs


(i) Estimating Labor Costs

This ICR uses the following labor rates:


Managerial $128.02 ($60.98 + 110%)

Technical $101.05 ($48.12 + 110%)

Clerical $51.37 ($24.46 + 110%)


These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2014, “Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.


(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs


The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the subject standard are both labor costs, which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR, and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a facility becomes subject to the regulation. The annual operation and maintenance (O&M) costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor(s) and other costs such as photocopying and postage.

(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs



Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs


(A)

Continuous Monitoring Device


(B)

Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent


(C)

Number of New Respondents


(D)

Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C)


(E)

Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent


(F)

Number of Respondents with O&M


(G)

Total O&M,

(E X F)


Temperature


$8,000


0


$0


$2,100


158


$331,800

The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $0. This is the total of column D in the above table.


The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $331,800. This is the total of column G.


The average annual cost for both capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $331,800.


6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost


The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.


The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $39,674.


This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:


Managerial $62.90 (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 + 60%)

Technical $46.67 (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 + 60%)

Clerical $25.25 (GS-6, Step 3, $15.78 + 60%)


These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2014 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs


Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 158 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject. The overall average number of respondents is 158 per year, as shown in the table below:


The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three years covered by this ICR.



Number of Respondents




Respondents That Submit Reports


Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports





Year


(A)

Number of New Respondents 1


(B)

Number of Existing Respondents


(C)

Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports


(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents


(E)

Number of Respondents

(E=A+B+C-D)


1


0


158


0


0


158


2


0


158


0


0


158


3


0


158


0


0


158


Average


0


158


0


0


158

1 New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed, and modified affected facilities.


Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three year period of this ICR is 158.


The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:



Total Annual Responses


(A)


Information Collection Activity


(B)


Number of Respondents


(C)


Number of Responses


(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports


(E)

Total Annual Responses

E=(BxC)+D


Notification of construction/reconstruction


0


1


0


0


Notification of actual startup


0


1


0


0


Notification of CMS demonstration date


0


1


0


0


VOC emissions report


158


2


0


316


Temperature variance report


126


1


0


63








Total


379


The number of Total Annual Responses is 379.


The total annual labor costs are $1,531,562. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables


The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2 below, respectively, and summarized below.


(i) Respondent Tally


The total annual labor hours are 15,643 hours. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 41 hours per response.


The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $331,800. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.


(ii) The Agency Tally


The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 872 labor hours at a cost of $39,674. See below Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal).


6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden


There is an increase in the respondent and Agency cost burdens currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The change from the most-recently approved ICR is due to the use of updated labor rates. It is not due to any program changes. This ICR references labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and OPM to calculate the respondent and Agency cost burdens, respectively.


There is no change to the respondent and Agency labor burden in this ICR compared to the previous ICR due to two considerations: (1) the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth rate for the respondents is very low, negative, or non-existent. Therefore, the labor hours in the previous ICR reflect the current burden to respondents and are reiterated in this ICR.


6(g) Burden Statement


The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 41 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.


An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA regulations are listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.


To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0026. An electronic version of the public docket is available at http://www.regulations.gov/, which may be used to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. The documents are also available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the docket center is (202) 566-1752. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0026 and OMB Control Number 2060-0107 in any correspondence.


Part B of the Supporting Statement


This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal)


Burden item

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Person-hours
per occurrence

Annual occurrences
per respondent

Person-hours
per respondent
per year (AxB)

Respondents
per year
a

Technical hours

per year

(CxD)

Management hours

per year (Ex0.05)

Clerical hours
per year
(Ex0.10)

Annual

cost
($)
b

1. Applications

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Surveys and studies

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Reporting requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Read instructions

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

B. Required activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial performance test

60

1

60

0

0

0

0

0

Repeat performance test c

60

1

60

0

0

0

0

0

C. Gather existing information

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Write report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of construction/reconstruction

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Notification of actual startup

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Notification of CMS demonstration date

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Report of performance test

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOC emissions report

5

2

10

158

1,580

79

158

177,892.2

Temperature variance report d

4

0.5

2

126

252

12.6

25.2

28,372.68

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements

2,106.8

206,265

4. Recordkeeping requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Read instructions

See 3A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Plan activities

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Implement activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly performance test

1

12

12

158

1,896

94.8

189.6

213,470.64

D. Develop record system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Records of operating parameters

0.25

250

62.5

158

9,875

493.75

987.5

1,111,826.25

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements 

13,536.7

1,325,297

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED) 

15,643

1,531,562


Assumptions:

a On average, EPA estimates 158 existing sources will be subject to the NSPS. No new sources will become subject to the standard over the three-year period of this ICR.

b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $101.05 (technical), $128.06 (managerial), and $51.37 (clerical). These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2014, “Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” They have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

c EPA assumes 20% of new respondents must repeat performance testing due to failure.

d EPA assumes 80% of facilities will use incineration, and will file a temperature variance report every other year.



Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) (Renewal)


Burden item

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

EPA
person-hours
per occurrence

Annual occurrences
per respondent

EPA
person-hours
per respondent
per year (AxB)

Respondents
per year
a

Technical hours
per year
(CxD)

Management
hours

per year
(Ex0.05)

Clerical hours
per year
(Ex0.10)

Annual cost
($)
b

Initial performance test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New plant

24

1

24

0

0

0

0

0

Repeat performance test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New plant c

24

1

24

0

0

0

0

0

Report review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New plant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of construction/ reconstruction

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

Notification of actual startup

0.5

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

Notification of CMS demonstration date

0.5

1

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

Review test results

8

1

8

0

0

0

0

0

Existing plant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOC emissions report

2

2

4

158

632

31.6

63.2

33,078.88

Temperature variance report d

2

0.5

1

126

126

6.3

12.6

6,594.84

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED)

872

39,674


Assumptions:

a On average, EPA estimates 158 existing sources will be subject to the NSPS. No new sources will become subject to the standard over the three-year period of this ICR.

b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $46.67 (technical), $62.90 (managerial), and $25.25 (clerical). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2014 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees.

c EPA assumes 20% of new respondents must repeat performance testing due to failure.

d EPA assumes 80% of facilities will use incineration, and will file a temperature variance report every other year.

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