In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2018
842
0
843
10,702
0
9,892
0
0
0
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Marine Tank Vessel Loading
Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart Y) establishes Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for existing
facilities and new facilities that load marine tank vessels with
petroleum or gasoline. These facilities have aggregate actual
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions of 10 tons or more of each
individual HAP, or 25 tons or more of all HAP combined. This NESHAP
regulation also established reasonably-available control technology
(RACT) standards to such facilities with an annual throughput of 10
million or more barrels of gasoline or 200 million or more barrels
of crude oil. The NESHAP regulation was amended in 2011 to include
emission standards for two marine tank vessel loading operation
(MTVLO) subcategories not included in the original rule. These
subcategories are facilities with MTVLO that emit less than 10 tons
per year of each individual HAP and less than 25 tons per year of
all HAP combined, and that are located at major sources of HAP
loading more than 1 million barrels per year of gasoline, and
facilities located more than 0.5 miles from shore. The 2011
amendment also added a provision to require electronic submittal of
performance test results. This ICR has been updated to reflect the
additional industry burden associated with the amended standards.
The 2015 amendments did not add information collection requirements
beyond those currently required under the applicable regulations.
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. If there is no such delegated
authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional
office.
There is a small increase in
the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. This adjustment is due to a change
in a previous assumption. In accordance with the Terms of Clearance
for OMB’s previous approval, this ICR renewal package assumes all
existing respondents will have to familiarize with the regulatory
requirements each year. Additionally, there is a decrease in the
number of responses from 843 to 842 to remove the affirmative
defense requirement since those provisions have been removed from
the rule since the last renewal.
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.