National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review (Proposed Rule)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review (Proposed Rule)
OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2022
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2022
30
0
30
11,800
0
11,800
52,700
0
52,700
The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Integrated Iron and Steel (II&S) Manufacturing Facilities was proposed on July 13, 2001, promulgated on May 20, 2003, and amended on July 13, 2006. The NESHAP is codified at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart FFFFF. Amendments to the NESHAP are being proposed as a result of the residual risk and technology review (RTR) required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) (as discussed further below). The NESHAP applies to Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities that emit greater than or equal to 10 tons per year (tpy) of any one hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or greater than or equal to 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs. Affected sources include sinter plant windbox exhaust, discharge end, and sinter cooler; the blast furnace casthouse; and the Basic Oxygen Process Furnace (BOPF) shop, including each individual BOPF and shop ancillary operations (hot metal transfer, hot metal desulfurization, slag skimming, and ladle metallurgy). The pollutants regulated include HAP metals, using particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for the sinter plant. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the original proposal (July 13, 2001). This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart FFFFF.
In general, all NESHAP require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. Owners/operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any failures to meet applicable standards, 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 sources subject to NESHAP. A semiannual report is also required.
Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at least 5 years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. 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 proposed RTR amendments to the rule eliminate the startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) exemption; remove the SSM plan requirement; add electronic submittal of notifications, semiannual reports, and performance test reports; add requirements for the control of mercury from basic oxygen furnaces and related equipment; and make technical and editorial changes. The remaining portions of the NESHAP remain unchanged.
There are 11 major source facilities subject to the standard, where one facility is idle and expected to shutdown in near future. These estimates are based on the research conducted by the EPA during the subpart FFFFF RTR rulemaking, consultation with the industry, and an information collection request (ICR) conducted by EPAs Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) in 2011. The EPA is not aware of any new major source facilities being built.
None of the 11 II&S Manufacturing facilities in the United States are owned by state, local, or tribal governments or the Federal government. They are owned and operated by privately owned for-profit businesses.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR without any Terms of Clearance.
This ICR is prepared for proposed RTR amendments to the NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing facilities (40 CFR, Part 63, Subpart FFFFF). These proposed RTR amendments: (1) adjust references to the Part 63 General Provisions (40 CFR, Part 63, Subpart A) and revise provisions in the NESHAP (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart FFFFF) to remove the SSM exemption and SSM plan requirement; (2) add requirements for the control of mercury emissions from use of steel scrap; (3) add electronic submittal of notifications, semiannual reports, and performance test reports; and (4) make technical and editorial changes. Where applicable, adjustments for these proposed RTR amendments are reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of this ICR.
The number of affected facilities changed because of continued closures within the Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing industry, which reduced the number of facilities previously affected by Subpart FFFFF.
Costs per labor hour increased slightly due to increases in Technical and Clerical labor rates. The burden estimate for familiarizing with regulatory requirements was increased to reflect the actual time it would take industry to review the proposed amendments. Burden estimates were added for the industry to meet the requirements for the control of mercury emissions from the use of steel scrap, prepare notifications of performance test/performance evaluation, report the results of the performance tests through the ERT, prepare notification of compliance status, record failures to meet standards and actions taken to minimize emissions, conduct refresher training, transition to submitting notifications and semiannual reports through CEDRI, and compile data for semiannual reports. Burden estimates were removed for developing SSM plans and submitting periodic SSM reports.
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NESHAP for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart FFFFF)(Renewal)