OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c) of the Paperwork Reduction Act and is withholding approval of this collection at this time. This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR, to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage, a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. This action has no effect on any current approvals.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
10
0
10
334
0
334
0
0
0
The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Leather Finishing Operations published at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart TTTT was proposed on October 2, 2000, promulgated on February 27, 2002, and amended on February 7, 2005. These regulations apply to existing, reconstructed, and new leather finishing operations. Leather finishing is defined as a single process or group of processes used to adjust and improve the physical and aesthetic characteristics of the leather surface through the multistage application of a coating comprised of dyes, pigments, film-forming materials, and performance modifiers dissolved or suspended in liquid carriers. A leather finishing operation is subject to the regulation only if it is a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, or is collocated with other sources that are individually or collectively a major source of HAP emissions. A major source emits or has the potential to emit any single HAP at the rate of 10 tons (9.07 megagrams) or more per year, or any combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons (22.68 megagrams) or more per year. 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 TTTT.
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.
Respondents are owners or operators of leather finishing operations. Over the next three years, approximately 10 existing respondents 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. None of these ten facilities are owned by state, local, tribal or the Federal government. 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. The required annual reports required of all affect facilities are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, and verify operation/maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations.
There is only a small increase in the labor hours per respondent in this ICR as compared to the previous ICR. This situation is due to two considerations: 1) the proposed RTR amendments introduce a small increase in labor hours to review the amendments; otherwise, 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 industry is very low, negative, or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden.
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.
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NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, subpart TTTT)