In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2019
1,460
0
2,648
284,000
0
670,241
104,000,000
0
1,685,748
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU)
apply to each individual or group of two or more new,
reconstructed, or existing electric utility steam generating units
(EGUs) within a contiguous area and under common control. An EGU is
defined as a fossil fuel-fired combustion unit of more than 25
megawatts electric (MWe) that serves a generator that produces
electricity for sale, or a fossil fuel-fired unit that cogenerates
steam and electricity and supplies more than one-third of its
potential electric output capacity and more than 25 MWe output to
any utility power distribution system for sale. New facilities
include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after
the date of proposal. 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 with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
UUUUU.
There is an adjustment decrease
in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. This change is not due to any
program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates
occurred due to more accurate estimates of existing and anticipated
new sources. The previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs
associated with the initial activities for subject new facilities.
This includes purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting
performance test(s) and establishing recordkeeping systems. This
ICR, by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for
existing sources; there are no new sources anticipated for the
period of this ICR. Activities for existing sources include the
continuous monitoring of pollutants and the submission of
semiannual reports. Revisions to account for these changes in
activity also reduce the estimated number of responses. The overall
result is a decrease in burden hours and labor costs. However,
there is an adjustment increase in the capital/start-up and O&M
costs from the previous ICR. The prior ICR included capital/startup
costs and O&M costs for new sources, but inadvertently removed
O&M costs for existing sources. This ICR removes the
capital/start-up costs for new sources, which reflects that
activities that have been completed by respondents and no new
respondents are anticipated for the period of this ICR. However,
this ICR reincorporates O&M costs for existing respondents,
which has an overall result of an increase in O&M costs and an
overall increase in total (labor and 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.