In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
02/29/2016
35
0
30
3,240
0
3,718
127,000
0
130,345
The New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) for the regulations published at regulatory citation were
proposed on October 14, 2998, and promulgated on June 29, 1999 and
amended on November 22, 1999, November 2, 2001, June 7, 2002, July
12, 2002, and October 8, 2014. These regulations apply to new and
existing facilities of the following four categories:
Polycarbonates (PC) Production, Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF)
Production, Acetal Resins (AR) Production, and Hydrogen Fluoride
(HF) Production. New facilities include those that commenced
construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
Part 63, Subpart YY. In general, all NESHAP standards require
initial notifications, 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 NESHAP. Any owner/operator subject
to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these
measurements, and retain the file for at least five 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 United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) regional office.
There is a decrease in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. The decrease in burden from the most recently
approved ICR is primarily because the number of sources in the PC
and AMF has decreased. However, there is a small increase in EPA
burden and other changes to the burden calculation in this ICR.
This ICR incorporates the requirements of the rule amendment to the
PC and AMF subcategories. The rule amendment added requirements
related to leak detection and repair (LDAR) and pressure relief
devices (PRD) for subject PC and AMF facilities. We assume existing
PC and AMF facilities will come into compliance with the new
requirements during the three-year period covered under this
ICR.
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.