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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal)


1. Identification of the Information Collection


1(a) Title of the Information Collection


NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2384.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0662


1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract


The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) were proposed on November 30, 1999, promulgated on December 01, 2000, and most-recently amended on: February 7, 2013; June 23, 2016; and April 16, 2019. The 2013 amendment re-established emission limits and expanded the rule to cover these CISWI subcategories: energy recovery units; waste burning kilns; incinerators; and small, remote incinerators. The 2016 amendment finalized reconsiderations to certain aspects to the 2013 amendment and finalized actions on the following four topics: the definition of ‘‘continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) data during startup and shutdown periods;’’ the particulate matter (PM) limit for the waste-burning kiln subcategory; the fuel variability factor (FVF) for coal-burning energy recovery units (ERUs); and the definition of ‘‘kiln.’’ The 2019 amendments further clarified implementation of the 2016 standards, including certain testing and monitoring issues and inconsistencies, and editorial corrections and errors within the rules that required clarification or correction.1 These regulations apply to Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units that either commenced construction after June 4, 2010, or commenced reconstruction or modification after August 7, 2013. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC.


The burden and cost estimates provided in this ICR are associated with CISWI units subject to the 2013, 2016, and 2019 standards. Due to the delay in promulgating an updated Federal Plan for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (40 CFR 60, Subpart DDDD), burden estimates for existing sources that are subject to the 2000 standards are addressed separately under EPA ICR Number 1926.08. When an updated Federal Plan is finalized, the CISWI units currently complying with the 2000 Subpart CCCC standards will be required to comply with the Emission Guidelines for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DDDD), at which time the burden associated with Subpart DDDD (EPA ICR Number 2385.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0664) will supersede the burden estimates in EPA ICR Number 1926.08 (OMB Control No. 2060-0450).

In general, all NSPS 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 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 NSPS.


Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file containing these documents and retain the file for at least five years following the generation date of such maintenance reports and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices.


The “Affected Public” are owners and operators of new CISWI units. The “burden” to the Affected Public may be found at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal). The Federal Government’s ‘burden’ is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found at the end of this document in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


The population of CISWI units has been declining for several years. No new CISWI units are being constructed, even in the absence of regulations, because other waste disposal alternatives, such as landfilling, are usually more economical. However, for the small remote incinerator subcategory, we realize that other waste disposal alternatives may be unavailable, and therefore some new units may be constructed, or older units replaced as their useful life expires.

Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site).


Over the next three years, approximately 10 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and 1 additional respondent per year will become subject to these same standards. This is based on the assumption that one new small, remote incinerator is being constructed per year since these regulations were proposed.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR without any “Terms of Clearance”.






2. Need for and Use of the Collection


2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection


The EPA is charged under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect:


. . . application of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated. Section 111(a)(l).


The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every eight years. In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:


(A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; (C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.


In the Administrator's judgment, particulate matter (PM), dioxins/furans, hydrogen chloride (HCl), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from CISWI units either cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and/or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC.


2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data


The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in these standards ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.


Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility’s initial capability to comply with the emission standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with these standards at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating parameters, under which compliance was achieved, may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.


The notifications required in these standards are used to inform the Agency or its delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, leaks are being detected and repaired, and that these standards are being met. The performance test may also be observed.


The required semiannual and annual reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify operation/maintenance procedures, and for compliance determinations.


3. Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria


The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC.


3(a) Non-duplication


If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, duplication does not exist.


3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB


An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (84 FR 19777) on May 6, 2019. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register for this renewal.


3(c) Consultations


The Agency has consulted industry experts and internal data sources to project the number of affected facilities and industry growth over the next three years. The primary source of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in these standards, is the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). ICIS is EPA’s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency’s internal industry experts. Approximately 11 respondents will be subject to these standards over the three-year period covered by this ICR.


Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with these standards as they were being developed and that these standards have been reviewed previously to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes. In developing this ICR, we contacted both the Solid Waste Association of North America, at (800) 467-9262, and the National Waste & Recycling Association, at (800) 424-2869.


It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal. as well as for those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice. In this case, no comments were received.


3(d) Effects of Less-Frequent Collection


Less-frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet these standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility of detecting violations would be less likely.


3(e) General Guidelines


These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR Part 1320, Section 1320.5.


These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to these standards. The EPA believes that the five-year records retention requirement is consistent with the Part 70 permit program and the five-year statute of limitations on which the permit program is based. The retention of records for five years allows EPA to establish the compliance history of a source, any pattern of non-compliance and to determine the appropriate level of enforcement action. The EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond five years. In addition, the EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of essential records.


3(f) Confidentiality


Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).


3(g) Sensitive Questions


The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in these standards do not include sensitive questions.


4. The Respondents and the Information Requested


4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes


The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are owners and operators of CISWI units. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the respondents affected by these standards and the corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are listed in the table below:


40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC

SIC Codes

NAICS Codes

Oil and Gas Exploration

1311, 1321, 2819

211

Mining

1221, 1222, 1231, 1011, 1041, 1044, 1021, 1031, 1061, 1094, 1061, 1099, 1411, 1422, 1423, 1429, 1442, 1446, 1455, 1459, 1474, 1475, 1479, 1499, 3295

212

Pipeline Operators

4612, 4922, 4923, 4613, 4619

486

Utility Providers

4911, 4931, 4932, 4939, 4941, 4952, 4961, 4971,

221

Manufacturers of Wood Products

2429, 2441, 2448, 2449

321

Manufacturers of Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard

2611, 2621, 2631, 2652, 2653, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2674, 2675, 2676, 2677, 2678, 2679, 3497, 3842,

322

Manufacturers of Furniture and Related Products

2426, 2434, 2499, 2511, 2512, 2514, 2515, 2519, 2521, 2522, 2531, 2541, 2542, 2591, 2599, 3089, 3429, 3499, 3821, 3841, 3952, 3999, 5712

337

Manufacturers of Chemicals and Allied Products

2865, 2869, 2813, 2879, 2851, 2899, 2891, 2844, 2893, 2892

325

Manufacturers of Plastics and Rubber Products

2671, 2673, 3011, 3052, 3061, 3069, 3081, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3088, 3089, 3996, 3999, 7534

326

Manufacturers of Cement, Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

3211, 3221, 3229, 3231, 3241, 3251, 3253, 3255, 3259, 3261, 3262, 3263, 3264, 3269, 3271, 3272, 3273, 3274, 3275, 3281, 3291, 3292, 3295, 3296, 3297, 3299

327

Manufacturers of Machinery

2499, 2599, 3429, 3433, 3443, 3444, 3496, 3511, 3519, 3523, 3524, 3531, 3532, 3533, 3534, 3535, 3536, 3537, 3541, 3542, 3544, 3545, 3546, 3547, 3548, 3549, 3552, 3553, 3554, 3555, 3556, 3559, 3561, 3563, 3564, 3565, 3566, 3567, 3568, 3569, 3577, 3578, 3579, 3581, 3582, 3585, 3586, 3589, 3593, 3594, 3596, 3599, 3634, 3639, 3699, 3743, 3799, 3821, 3827, 3841, 3861, 3999

333

Manufacturers of Transportation Equipment

2396, 2399, 2531, 3069, 3089, 3292, 3429, 3465, 3499, 3519, 3531, 3585, 3592, 3599, 3647, 3694, 3711, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3716, 3721, 3724, 3728, 3731, 3732, 3743, 3751, 3761, 3764, 3769, 3792, 3795, 3799, 3944, 3999

336

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5021, 5023, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5039, 5043, 5044, 5045, 5046, 5047, 5048, 5049, 5051, 5052, 5063, 5064, 5065, 5072, 5074, 5075, 5078, 5082, 5083, 5084, 5085, 5087, 5088, 5091, 5092, 5093, 5094, 5099, 7822

423

Retail Trade

5013, 5014, 5015, 5021, 5023, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5039, 5045, 5047, 5063, 5064, 5065, 5072, 5074, 5083, 5087, 5094, 5099, 5122, 5136, 5137, 5139, 5141, 5143, 5144, 5145, 5146, 5147, 5148, 5149, 5153, 5159, 5181, 5182, 5191, 5193, 5211, 5231, 5251, 5261, 5411, 5421, 5431, 5441, 5461, 5499, 5511, 5521, 5531, 5541, 5551, 5561, 5571, 5599, 5999

44


4(b) Information Requested


(i) Data Items


In this ICR, all the data that are recorded or reported is required by the NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC).


A source must make the following reports:



Notifications / Reports

Notification of preconstruction

§§60.2190(a)-(e), §60.2260(a)(1)

Notification of actual startup

§§60.2195(a)-(e), §60.2260(a)(2)

Initial performance test report, site-specific operating limits, and documentation of bag leak detection system (if applicable)

§§60.2200(a)-(c), §60.2260(e)

Annual report

§60.2205, §§60.2210(a)-(k), (m)-(o), §60.2260(e)

Emission limitation or operating limit deviation report

§60.2210(l), §§60.2215(a)-(b), §§60.2220(a)-(d)

Qualified operator deviation notification

§60.2225(a)(1)

Qualified operator deviation status report

§60.2225(a)(2)

Qualified operator deviation notification of resumed operation

§60.2225(b)

Notification of waste-to-fuel switch

§§60.2230(a)-(b)


A source must keep the following records:



Recordkeeping

Calendar date of each record

§60.2175(a)

Records of operating parameters

§§60.2175(b), (p)

Records of malfunction(s) of the unit and corrective action(s) taken

§§60.2175(s), (u)

Records of exceedances of the operating parameters

§60.2175(e)

Records of initial and annual stack tests

§60.2175(f), §60.2260(b)

Records of siting analysis

§60.2175(g)

Records of operating procedures and persons who have reviewed the operating procedures

§§60.2175(h), (m)

Records of persons who have completed operator training

§60.2175(i)

Records of contact information for persons who meet operator qualification criteria

§60.2175(j)

Records of monitoring device calibrations

§60.2175(k)

Records of equipment vendor specifications and related operation and maintenance requirements for the incinerator, emission controls, and monitoring equipment.

§60.2175(l)

Records of daily log of quantity and types of wastes burned.

§60.2175(n)

Records of the annual air pollution control device inspections

§60.2175(o)

Records of bypass stack use

§60.2175(q)

Records for documenting requirements to perform stack testing less than annually

§60.2175(r)

Records of maintenance performed on air pollution control and monitoring equipment

§60.2175(t)

Records for operating units that combust non-hazardous secondary materials documenting how the secondary material meets each of the legitimacy criteria under §241.3(d)(1)

§60.2175(v)

Records of the criteria used to establish that the unit qualifies as a small power production facility

§60.2175(w)

Records of the criteria used to establish that the unit qualifies as a cogeneration facility

§60.2175(x)


Electronic Reporting


Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site. Following the 2019 CISWI amendments, beginning on April 16, 2021 or once the reporting form has been available in CEDRI for 1 year, whichever is later, respondents must submit initial, annual and deviation reports electronically to the EPA via the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI),which can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/). The CDX is the EPA’s portal for submittal of electronic data using the EPA-provided ERT to generate electronic reports of performance tests and evaluations. The ERT generates an electronic report package that will be submitted using the CEDRI. The submitted report package will be stored in the CDX archive (the official copy of record) and the EPA’s public database called WebFIRE.


(ii) Respondent Activities


Respondent Activities

Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for Hg, Pb, Cd, HCl, PM, CO, dioxins/furans, NOx and SO2.

Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 1, 3A or 3B, 5 or 5I, 6 or 6C, 7 or 7E, 9, 10, 19, 22, 23, 26 or 26A, 29, 30B, and 321 test, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for processing and maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for disclosing and providing information.

Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.


5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management


5(a) Agency Activities


The EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information:


Agency Activities

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) and ICIS.


5(b) Collection Methodology and Management


Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s initial capability to comply with the emission standards and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The annual and semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.


Information contained in the reports is reported by state and local governments in the ICIS Air database, which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. ICIS is EPA’s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. The EPA uses ICIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters. The EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.


The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for five years.


5(c) Small Entity Flexibility


There are no small entities (i.e., small businesses) affected by this regulation. We expect the NSPS will only affect units in the small remote incinerator subcategory, which will consist primarily of large oil exploration and development entities.


The NSPS does not contain any provision reserved exclusively for the benefit of small entities. However, the NSPS does contain provisions that reduce the impact on all regulated entities, which would include any small entities (in the unlikely event that any new CISWI units are built). The owner or operator is allowed to skip two annual performance tests for a pollutant if all performance tests over the previous three years show compliance. Deviation reports are required only if there is a deviation, otherwise reporting is annual.


Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.


5(d) Collection Schedule


The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection


Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of ‘Burden’ under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.


The Agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.


6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden


The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these record-keeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 1,700 hours (Total Labor Hours from Table 1 below). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of these regulations, Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously-approved ICR, and any comments received.


6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs


(i) Estimating Labor Costs

This ICR uses the following labor rates:


Managerial $141.06 ($67.17+ 110%)

Technical $120.27 ($57.27 + 110%)

Clerical $58.67 ($27.94 + 110%)


These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2019, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.


(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs


The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the subject standards are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a facility becomes subject to these regulations. The annual operation and maintenance costs are the ongoing costs to operate and maintain the monitors and other costs such as photocopying and postage.



(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs



Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs


(A)

Continuous Monitoring Device


(B)

Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent


(C)

Number of New Respondents


(D)

Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C)


(E)

Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent


(F)

Number of Respondents with O&M


(G)

Total O&M,

(E X F)

Bag Leak Detectors

$3,500

1

$3,500

$9,700

10

$97,000

CO CEMS

$12,600

1

$12,600

$41,400

10

$414,000

ACI Monitors

$0

1

$0

$4,200

10

$42,000

Stack Tests

$55,000

1

$55,000

$14,533

10

$145,330

Postage for Performance Tests

$7.50

1

$8

$7.50

10

$75

Postage for Semiannual Reports

$0

0

$0

$15

1

$15

 


Total

$71,100


Total

$698,000

Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.


The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $71,100. This is the total of column D in the above table.


The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $698,000. This is the total of column G.


The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $769,000. These are recordkeeping costs.


6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost


The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes such activities as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.


The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $22,200.


This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:


Managerial $66.62 (GS-13, Step 5, $41.64 + 60%)

Technical $49.44 (GS-12, Step 1, $30.90 + 60%)

Clerical $26.75 (GS-6, Step 3, $16.72 + 60%)


These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2019 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to Federal government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear at the end of this document in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs


Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 10 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that one additional respondent per year will become subject to these same standards. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 11 per year.


The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three years covered by this ICR:


Number of Respondents




Respondents That Submit Reports


Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports





Year

(A)

Number of New Respondents a

(B)

Number of Existing Respondents

(C)

Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports

(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

(E)

Number of Respondents

(E=A+B+C-D)


1

1

9

0

0

10


2

1

10

0

0

11


3

1

11

0

0

12


Average

1

10

0

0

11


a New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities.


Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three-year period of this ICR is 11.


The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:






Total Annual Responses



(A)


Information Collection Activity


(B)


Number of Respondents


(C)


Number of Responses


(D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports


(E)

Total Annual Responses

E=(BxC)+D



Report prior to construction (includes siting analysis)

1

1

0

1



Report prior to initial start-up

1

1

0

1



Notification of initial performance test

1

1

0

1



Notification of initial CMS Demonstration

1

1

0

1



Report of initial performance test a

1

1

0

1



Report established values for site-specific operating parameters

1

1

0

1



Waste management plan

1

1

0

1



Annual Report a

10

1

0

10



Notification for qualified operators that are off-site for more than 2 weeks b

1

2

0

2



Status report for qualified operators that are off-site for more than 2 weeks b

1

2

0

2



Semiannual report of deviations: emissions/parameter exceedances c

1.1

2

0

2.2



 

 

 

Total

23


a We assume existing respondents submit annual reports and the one new respondent submits initial reports.



b We assume that these activities will apply to 10 percent of existing facilities



c We assume that 10 percent of all facilities (both new and existing) would have a malfunction or an exceedance during the year.




The number of Total Annual Responses is 23.


The total annual labor costs are $197,000. Details regarding these estimates may be found at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables


The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and for the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2 at the end of this document, respectively, and summarized below.



(i) Respondent Tally


The total annual labor hours are 1,700 hours. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.


Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 73 hours per response.


The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $769,000. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.


(ii) The Agency Tally


The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 460 labor hours at a cost of $22,200; see below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal).


We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.


6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden


There is an adjustment increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because there is a small increase in the number of sources subject to the rule due to continued, albeit low-growth, within the industry. This ICR reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. We have adjusted the burden to reflect the increased number of existing respondents that perform annual performance tests, annual monitoring, refresher training, and report parameter exceedances. In addition, there are a small number of new facilities that are in the initial compliance phase, whose costs include purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting performance tests, and establishing recordkeeping systems. The overall result is an increase in burden hours and costs. This ICR also reflects updates from recent amendments to the CISWI standards (84 FR 15846, April 16, 2019), although the amendments did not pose an additional information collection burden.

6(g) Burden Statement


The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 73 hours per response. ‘Burden’ means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information either to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.


An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA regulations are listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.


To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0315. An electronic version of the public docket is available at http://www.regulations.gov/, which may be used to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. The documents are also available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the docket center is (202) 566-1752. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0315 and OMB Control Number 2060-0662 in any correspondence.


Part B of the Supporting Statement


This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal)


Burden Item

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

Respondent Hours per Occurrence

Number of Occurrences Per Respondent Per Year

Hours Per Respondent Per Year
(C=AxB)

Number of Respondents Per Year a

Technical Hours Per Year
(E=CxD)

Management Hours Per Year
(F=Ex0.05)

Clerical Hours Per Year
(G=Ex0.1)

Total Labor Costs Per Year b

1. Applications

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Surveys and Studies

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Reporting Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Familiarize with regulatory requirements c

1

1

1

11

11

0.55

1.1

$1,465.09

B. Required Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Initial stack test and report (PM, dioxins/furans, opacity, HCl, Cd, Pb, Hg, CO, NOx, and SO2)

See Capital/ Startup Costs

1

 

 

 

 

2) Annual stack test and test report (PM, HCl, Opacity, and Fugitive Ash)

See O&M Costs

10

 

 

 

 

3) Operator training and qualification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Establish and teach operator qualification course d

64

1

64

1

64

3.2

6.4

$8,524.16

b) Obtain operator qualification d

72

1

72

1

72

3.6

7.2

$9,589.68

c) Annual refresher course

12

1

12

10

120

6

12

$15,982.80

d) Initial review of site-specific information

See 3A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e) Annual review of site-specific information

8

1

8

10

80

4

8

$10,655.20

4) Establish operating parameters (maximum and minimum) d

40

1

40

1

40

2

4

$5,327.60

5) Continuous parameter monitoring (including CEMS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Initial monitoring

17

1

17

1

17

0.85

1.7

$2,264.23

b) Annual monitoring

17

1

17

10

170

8.5

17

$22,642.30

C. Create Information

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Gather Information

See 3E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. Report Preparation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Notification of initial performance test d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Pollutants, fugitive ash emissions

2

1

2

1

2

0.1

0.2

$266.38

b) Fugitive Ash Emissions

1

1

1

1

1

0.05

0.1

$133.19

2) Notification of initial CMS Demonstration d

2

1

2

1

2

0.1

0.2

$266.38

3) Report of initial performance test d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Pollutants, fugitive ash emissions

8

1

8

1

8

0.4

0.8

$1,065.52

b) Fugitive Ash Emissions

2

1

2

1

2

0.1

0.2

$266.38

4) Report of initial CMS demonstration

See Capital/ Startup Costs

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5) Report prior to construction (includes siting analysis) d

160

1

160

1

160

8

16

$21,310.40

6) Report prior to initial start-up d, e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) Without site specific parameter petition

6

1

6

0.67

4

0.2

0.4

$532.76

b) With site specific parameter petition

14

1

14

0.33

4.7

0.23

0.47

$621.55

7) Report of initial stack test

See 3B(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) Report established values for site-specific operating parameters

See 3B(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9) Waste management plan d

160

1

160

1

160

8

16

$21,310.40

10) Annual Report: Results of performance tests conducted during the year

40

1

40

10

400

20

40

$53,276.00

11) Notification for qualified operators that are off-site for more than 2 weeks f

8

2

16

1

16

0.8

1.6

$2,131.04

12) Status report for qualified operators that are off-site for more than 2 weeks f

8

2

16

1

16

0.8

1.6

$2,131.04

13) Semiannual report of emissions/parameter exceedances g

24

2

48

1.1

52.8

2.64

5.28

$7,032.43

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements

 

 

 

 

1,613

$186,795

4. Recordkeeping Requirements

 

A. Familiarize with regulatory requirements

See 3A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Plan Activities

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Implement Activities

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Develop Record System

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. Record Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Records of operating parameters

See 3B(5b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Records of periods for which minimum amount of data on operating parameters were not obtained g

0.5

52

26

1.1

28.6

1.43

2.86

$3,809.23

3) Records of malfunction of the unit g

1.5

1

1.5

1.1

1.65

0.0825

0.165

$219.76

4) Records of exceedances of the operating parameters g

1.5

2

3

1.1

3.3

0.165

0.33

$439.53

5) Records of stack tests

See 3E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6) Records of siting analysis

See 3E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7) Records of persons who have reviewed operating procedures

1

1

1

11

11

0.55

1.1

$1,465.09

8) Records of persons who have completed operator training

1

1

1

11

11

0.55

1.1

$1,465.09

9) Records of persons who meet operator qualification criteria

1

1

1

11

11

0.55

1.1

$1,465.09

10) Records of monitoring device calibration

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11) Records of site-specific documentation e

24

1

24

0.33

8

0.4

0.8

$1,065.52

F. Personnel Training

See 3B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G. Time for Audits

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements

 

 

 

 

86

$9,929

Total Labor Burden and Costs (rounded) h

 

 

 

 

1,700

$197,000

Total Capital and O&M Cost (rounded) h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$769,000

Grand Total (rounded) h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$970,000










Assumptions:









a We assume there are 10 existing sources subject to the rule and 1 additional new source per year (one new respondent) will become subject to the rule during the three-year period of this ICR.

b This ICR uses the following labor rates for privately-owned sources: $141.06 for managerial, $120.27 for technical, and $58.67 for clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2019, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

c We assume that all sources will have to familiarize with the regulatory requirements each year.

d These are one-time only costs associated with the startup of a new source. We assume there will be 1 new respondent per year.

e We assume that one-third of the facilities will petition for site-specific parameters.

f We assume that 10 percent of the existing facilities would not have a qualified operator available for more than two weeks at least once a year (Note: each deviation requires 2 notifications, 1 for when the deviation occurs and 1 for when operation resumes). We also assume that each deviation will require only two status reports.

g We assume that 10 percent of all facilities (both new and existing) would have a malfunction or an exceedance during the year.

h Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.



Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal)


Burden Item

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

EPA Hours per Occurrence

Number of Occurrences Per Respondent Per Year

EPA Hours Per Respondent Per Year
(C=AxB)

Number of Respondents Per Year a

Technical Hours Per Year
(E=CXD)

Management Hours Per Year
(F=Ex0.05)

Clerical Hours Per Year
(G=Ex0.1)

Total Costs, $ b

1. Applications

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Familiarize with regulatory requirements

16

1

16

0

0

0

0

$0

3. Required Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A. Observe initial stack tests (PM, dioxins/furans, opacity, HCl, Cd, Pb, Hg, CO, NOx, and SO2) c

48

1

48

0.2

9.6

0.48

0.96

$532

B. Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities d

24

1

24

1.1

26.4

1.32

2.64

$1,464

C. Create Information

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Gather Information

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E. Report Reviews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Review waste management plan and siting analysis e

8

1

8

1

8

0.4

0.8

$444

2) Review report submitted prior to initial startup e

2

1

2

1

2

0.1

0.2

$111

3) Review initial stack test report e

40

1

40

1

40

2

4

$2,218

4) Review annual compliance report

8

1

8

10

80

4

8

$4,436

5) Review semi-annual excess emission and parameter exceedance report d

16

1

16

1.1

17.6

0.88

1.76

$976

6) Review notifications and status reports for qualified operators off-site f

4

4

16

1

16

0.8

1.6

$887

F. Prepare annual summary report g

200

1

200

1

200

10

20

$11,089

TOTAL (rounded) h

 

 

 

 

460

$22,200












Assumptions:









a We assume there are 10 existing sources subject to the rule and 1 additional new source per year (one new respondent) will become subject to the rule during the three-year period of this ICR.

b This ICR uses the following labor rates: $66.62 for managerial, $49.44 for technical, and $26.75 for clerical labor. These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2019 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees.

c Assumes EPA personnel attend 20 percent of the stack tests. We estimate initial stack test observations will take 48 hours per plant.

d Assume that 10 percent of all facilities (both existing and new) have an exceedance during the year.

e These are one-time only costs associated with the startup of a new source. We assume there will be 1 new respondent per year.

f We assume that 10 percent of the existing facilities would not have a qualified operator available for more than two weeks at least once a year (Note: each deviation requires 2 notifications, 1 for when the deviation occurs and 1 for when operation resumes). We also assume that each deviation will require only two status reports.

g We assume that each state (i.e., 50 respondents) will take 4 hours to prepare an annual summary of progress for implementing state plans.

h Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.


1 The 2019 final CISWI rules did not pose an additional information collection burden, because the changes resulted in no changes to the information collection requirements of the 2016 CISWI rule, so that the information collection estimate of project cost and hour burden from the 2016 CISWI Rule were not revised. See 84 FR 15852.

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