NESHAP for Coal- and
Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (Final Rule)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
03/31/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2022
1,414
1,460
273,000
284,000
102,000,000
104,000,000
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric
Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) were
proposed on May 3, 2011, and promulgated on February 16, 2012. The
rule was subsequently amended on: March 24, 2015 (80 FR 15510);
April 6, 2016 (81 FR 20172); and April 6, 2017 (82 FR 16736). This
proposed amendment supersedes previous temporary reporting
requirements and consolidates electronic reporting through the
Emissions Collection and Monitoring Plan System (ECMPS) Client
Tool. These regulations apply to each individual or group of two or
more new, reconstructed, or existing electric utility steam
generating units (EGUs) within a contiguous area and under common
control. An EGU is defined as a fossil fuel-fired combustion unit
of more than 25 megawatts electric (MWe) that serves a generator
that produces electricity for sale, or a fossil fuel-fired unit
that cogenerates steam and electricity and supplies more than
one-third of its potential electric output capacity and more than
25 MWe output to any utility power distribution system for sale.
New facilities include those that commenced construction or
reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is
being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart
UUUUU. In general, all NESHAP 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 NESHAP. 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 office.
There is an adjustment decrease
in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. This reduction in reporting burden
is due to the revision and streamlining of electronic data
reporting requirements and the use of updated affected unit counts.
This amendment requires the use of one electronic reporting system
instead of the two previous system while increasing data
transparency providing enhanced access to submitted data. The
change in affected unit counts occurred due to more accurate
estimates of existing and anticipated new sources. The previous ICR
reflected those burdens and costs associated with the initial
activities for subject new facilities. This includes purchasing
monitoring equipment, conducting performance test(s) and
establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in large, reflects
the on-going burden and costs for existing sources; there are no
new sources anticipated for the period of this ICR. Activities for
existing sources include the continuous monitoring of pollutants
and the submission of semiannual reports. Revisions to account for
these changes in activity also reduce the estimated number of
responses. The overall result is a decrease in burden hours and
labor costs
$263,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Courtney Kerwin
202-566-1669
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.
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NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) - Private