NESHAP for Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (40 CFR
Part 63, subpart DDDDD) (Proposed Rule)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/25/2020
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2022
2,680
2,661
597,480
596,800
139,400,000
138,860,000
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters applies to existing and
new industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process
heaters located at major sources of HAP. New facilities include
those that commenced construction or reconstruction after June 4,
2010. This information is being collected to assure compliance with
40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD. In general, all NESHAP standards
require initial notifications, performance tests (if sources are
using add-on controls to demonstrate compliance), 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 deviation from an emission limitation (either a
numerical emission limit, an operating limit, or an equipment or
work practice standard), 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 NESHAP. The NESHAP for
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters were proposed on January 13, 2003 and promulgated on
September 13, 2004. On June 19, 2007, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded
the Boilers NESHAP. On June 4, 2010 EPA issued a proposal in
response to the vacatur, and in March 2011 EPA promulgated the rule
in response to the vacatur. Also in March 2011, EPA issued a
voluntary reconsideration of the final rule and then proposed its
reconsideration of the rule in December 2011. The Boiler MACT
reconsideration was finalized in January 2013. On January 21, 2015,
EPA issued a proposal in response to certain issues raised in
petitions of reconsideration on the January 13, 2013 final rule.
EPA subsequently published a final rule and notice of action on
reconsideration on November 20, 2015. The 2015 final rule did not
increase any new recordkeeping and reporting burdens. Subsequently,
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit, in a decision issued in July 2016, vacated several of the
emission standards to EPA based on the courts review of EPAs
approach to setting those standards. On December 23, 2016, the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
granted EPAs motion for rehearing on remedy and remanded without
vacatur these affected MACT standards. Therefore, these emission
standards have remained in effect since the courts decision. The
proposed amendments change several emission limits as part of EPAs
response to this remand. The changes result in more stringent
emission limits in some cases, which is expected to require
additional recordkeeping and reporting burden. This supporting
statement addresses incremental information collection activities
that will be imposed by the amendments to the NESHAP for
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process
Heaters.
There is an increase in the
labor hours, number of respondents, capital costs, and annual
O&M costs in this ICR as compared to the previous ICR. This
increase is a result of additional monitoring and control devices
anticipated to be installed to comply with the more stringent
emission limits in the proposed amendments. This burden will mostly
occur in year three, but a small amount of burden to familiarize
with these regulatory changes is estimated to occur in year
one.
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.