In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2020
173
0
138
38,800
0
38,800
479,000
0
479,216
The Emission Guidelines (EG) (40 CFR
Part 60, Subpart Ce) for Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste
Incinerators were proposed on February 27, 1995; promulgated on
September 15, 1997; and revised on both October 6, 2009 and April
4, 2011. The Federal Plan Requirements for these regulations (40
CFR Part 62, Subpart HHH) were proposed on July 6, 1999;
promulgated on August 15, 2000; and revised on May 13, 2013.
Subpart Ce requires either states or tribes to develop plans to
implement the EG. If approvable state or tribal plans were not
developed, the EPA was required to develop a Federal plan (Subpart
HHH) to implement the Emission Guidelines for such states and
tribes. The Federal plan is an interim measure to ensure that
emissions standards are implemented until states assume their role
as the preferred implementers of the EG. The 2013 rule finalized
amendments to the HMIWI federal plan to implement the amended EG
adopted on October 6, 2009, for those states that did not have an
approved revised/new state plan in place within 2 years after
promulgation of the EG. The regulations in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ce and 40 CFR Part 62, Subpart HHH apply to each existing
individual hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI)
that either commenced construction prior to December 2, 2008 or
commenced modification prior to April 6, 2010. This information is
being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ce and 40 CFR Part 62, Subpart HHH. In general, all Emission
Guidelines 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 the Emission
Guidelines.
There is no change in the total
estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. The regulations have not changed over the past
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three
years. There is no change in the labor hour figures in this ICR
compared to the previous ICR. The number of sources subject to
these regulations has remained constant. There is an increase in
the number of responses; however, this increase is not due to any
program changes. We have revised the number of responses to
correctly account for the report of annual inspection for state and
federal respondents. The previous ICR only counted these reports
for small rural HWIMIs, but the regulations require all HWIMIs to
submit this report. The burden did not change, as these costs were
already correctly accounted for in Table 1. The labor costs have
increased due to an update in labor rates. This ICR reflects the
on-going burden and costs for the 58 existing respondents.
$91,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patrick Yellin 202
564-2970
No
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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State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH) - Private Sector