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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
247
0
247
41,800
0
41,800
351,000
0
351,000
This ICR addresses information
collection activities that will be imposed by proposed amendments
to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for the Ethylene Production source category in the Generic
Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards, 40 CFR part 63,
subparts XX and YY, referred to as the ethylene production MACT
standards (or EMACT). The current EMACT standards were promulgated
on July 12, 2002 (67 FR 46257) and amended on April 13, 2005 (70 FR
19266). As part of the residual risk and technology reviews for the
NESHAP, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
amendments to correct and clarify regulatory provisions related to
emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction; add
requirements for electronic reporting of performance test results;
add operational requirements for flares; add standards and
monitoring requirements for pressure relief devices (PRDs); add
requirements and clarifications for vent control bypasses,
including bypass lines, in situ sampling systems, maintenance
activities, and certain gaseous streams routed to a fuel gas
system; and revise requirements for storage vessels and heat
exchange systems. This information collection request documents the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements and burden imposed by
these proposed amendments only. In general, all NESHAP standards
require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic
reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. These
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining
compliance and are required of all affected facilities subject to
NESHAP. This information collection request (ICR) includes the
burden for all activities that will be conducted in the first three
years following promulgation of the proposed amendments to the
EMACT standards. These activities include reading the rule,
installing and maintaining monitors, and completing the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Any owner/operator
subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of
these notifications, reports, and records, and retain the file for
at least five years. All reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event there is no such delegated authority,
the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. The use
of the term "Designated Administrator" throughout this document
refers to the U.S. EPA or a delegated authority such as a state
agency. The term "Administrator" alone refers to the U.S. EPA
Administrator. Over the next three years, 31 ethylene production
facilities will be subject to this standard, and the total labor,
capital, and operations and maintenance costs imposed by the
proposed amendments will be approximately $4.4 million per year for
the first 3 years after the proposed amendments are finalized. Note
that there are 26 currently operating ethylene production
facilities, and 5 facilities under construction; it was assumed
each of the 5 new facilities would commence operations within three
years after promulgation of the rule and are thus included in the
burden calculations. The total average annual cost to the
Designated Administrator during the 3 years of the ICR is estimated
to be $36,000 per year. This burden includes labor costs for the
Federal EPA and state and local authorities to implement the
requirements in the NESHAP after the proposed amendments are
finalized.
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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