Upon
resubmission, the agency must update the burden estimates to
accurately reflect the number of respondents in industry and verify
that there are no reporting or recordkeeping requirements for
States in 40 CFR part 63, subpart HH. The agency must also ensure
that burden is calculated for all of the requirements and that the
requirements and burden tables are consistent throughout the
supporting statement. The agency must provide screen shots of the
electronic mode of collection that is used for this information
collection. In addition, the agency must have a burden statement
that aligns with the requirements under 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) and
placement of the OMB control number for on-line submissions on the
initial screen per 5 CFR 1320.3(f)(2).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2020
2,819
0
2,735
54,400
0
52,500
1,040,000
0
1,010,000
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil and Natural Gas
Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH) were proposed on February
06, 1998, and promulgated on June 17, 1999, only for major sources.
On July 8, 2005, a supplemental proposal was proposed for area
sources with the final rule, effective date on January 03, 2007.
The rule was subsequently amended on August 16, 2012 to include
emission sources for which standards were not previously developed.
These regulations apply to emission points located at both new and
existing oil and natural gas production facilities that are both
major and area sources. A major source of hazardous air pollutants
(HAP) is one that has the potential to emit 10 tons or more of any
single HAP or 25 tons or more of total HAP per year; an area source
is one with the potential to emit less than this. New facilities
include those that commenced either construction or reconstruction
after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to
assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH. 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 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.
This ICR reflects an increase
in burden from the most recently approved ICR. This increase is not
due to any program changes. The adjustment increase in burden from
the most recently approved ICR is due to an increase in the number
of new and modified sources. The industry growth rate from the
prior ICRs was adjusted to more accurately reflect current
estimates of affected facilities from data reported to EPAs ECHO
database. There is a projected industry growth; an additional 18
new major sources and 141 new area sources are expected to become
subject to these rules each year. The adjustment to burden also
corrects an error in the calculations for the number of respondents
from the prior ICR, which double-counted existing respondents that
became new respondents due to construction, reconstruction, and/or
modification. The number of respondents required to perform O&M
on CMS monitoring equipment has been increased to include area
sources with monitoring requirements. Overall, there is an increase
in the number of respondents, resulting in an estimated increase in
the respondent labor hours, O&M costs, and number of responses.
Finally, the burden to develop a startup, shutdown and malfunction
(SS&M) plan has been removed, consistent with the vacatur of
those provisions (Sierra Club v. EPA, 551 F.3d 1019) (D.C. Cir.
2008). Items which were previously reported under the SS&M
provisions are now reported under the affirmative defense and
malfunction reports, so that burden has not changed.
$302,000
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.
1788t12.xlsx
1788ss12.docx
NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH)