NESHAP for Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources (40 CFR part 63,
subpart JJJJJJ) (Renewal)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/25/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2022
34,363
54,728
1,143,000
1,825,100
78,600,000
132,109,421
The NESHAP for Industrial, Commercial,
and Institutional Boilers Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
JJJJJJ) affects new and existing industrial, commercial, and
institutional boilers that are located at or part of area sources
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). The standard contains six
subcategories: existing boilers designed to burn biomass, coal, or
liquid fuels and new boilers designed to burn biomass, coal, or
liquid fuels. The information collection activities include initial
and annual stack tests, fuel analyses, operating parameter
monitoring, biennial tune-ups, one-time energy audits, one-time and
periodic reports, and maintenance of records. Varying levels of
requirements apply to each subcategory. The information collection
activities will enable EPA to determine initial and continuous
compliance with emission standards for regulated pollutants, and
ensure that facilities conduct proper planning, operation, and unit
maintenance. The provisions of Section 114(a)(1) of the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S. C Section 7414(a)(1) provide the broad authority for
the reporting of compliance monitoring and enforcement information,
along with Subpart Q-Reports in 40 CFR 51: Sections 51.324(a) and
(b), and 51.327..
There is a decrease in burden
from the most recently approved ICR as currently identified in the
OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to several
considerations. The primary reason for the decrease in burden is a
decrease in the estimated number of respondents using liquid-fueled
boilers. U.S. Energy Information Administration data indicates the
consumption of fuel oil in the commercial sector has decreased by
33 percent in the past 9 years and is anticipated to decrease by 1
percent per year for the next three years. This ICR assumes that
this decrease in consumption corresponds to an equivalent decrease
in the number of small and large boilers firing liquid fuels and
adjusts the number of small liquid-fired and large liquid-fired
boilers and respondents accordingly. This ICR assumes that, due to
the decrease in respondents over the past nine years, no new
liquid-fired boilers were constructed during that time period. The
decrease in the estimated number of respondents firing liquid fuels
resulted in a decrease in labor burden for the small and large
liquid-fired categories. The estimated decrease in the number of
respondents firing liquid fuels also results in a decrease of the
number of liquid-fired sources required to do periodic stack
testing and operate ESPs. This results in a significant decrease in
periodic stack testing and O&M costs for large liquid-fired
boilers constructed since the rule was promulgated in June 2010.
This ICR assumes that growth in the small and large solid-fueled
categories will continue according to past trends. The increase in
the estimated number of respondents firing solid fuels resulted in
an increase in labor burden and capital/O&M costs for the small
and large solid-fired categories. This ICR also corrects
mathematical errors in the calculation of O&M costs for
respondents firing solid fuels and required to perform triennial
stack testing for Hg, CO, and PM. This correction results in an
increase of capital and O&M costs. However, the overall results
of the adjustments to this ICR is a decrease in burden and capital
and O&M costs.
$2,910
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Muntasir Ali 919
541-0833
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.