NESHAP for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA)(Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
09/11/2024
07/29/2022
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. As terms of clearance, upon renewal of this collection, EPA is required to include the following in its supporting statement for this and other NESHAP ICRs: (1) a description of the regulatory text applicable to the ICR including submission specifications; (2) a clear description of the data elements being collected under the ICR; (3) screen shots of the electronic portal where the reporting requirements are submitted to EPA (with the control number and burden statement); (4) a detailed discussion of how information is submitted and the extent to which electronic reporting is available; (5) evidence of consultation with respondents (by actively reaching out to stakeholders as permitted by the PRA) to ensure the supporting statement's accuracy on availability of data, frequency of collection, clarity of instructions, accuracy of burden estimate, relevance of data elements, and similar PRA matters; and (6) discussion of how EPA addressed substantive concerns raised by respondents and other stakeholders during consultation and in response to
comments received on FR notices. In addition, please convert the supporting statement to the standard 18 question SS-A format upon renewal.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2024
1,027
0
2,206
35,500
0
35,200
11,100
0
10,800
The NESHAP for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA) apply to existing and new municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills that have accepted waste since November 8, 1987 or have additional capacity for waste deposition, including those that operate as bioreactors, and the landfill either: 1) is a major source or is collocated with a major source; or 2) is an area source with a design capacity of 2.5 million megagrams (Mg) and 2.5 million cubic meters (m3), and emits either equal to or greater than 50 tons per year of non-methane organic compounds (NMOC). New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal.
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 the NESHAP. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA.
Changes in burden are due to several considerations. March 26, 2020 amendments made to the regulations in this area revised NESHAP Subpart AAAA, NSPS Subpart XXX and EG Subpart Cf to allow affected sources to demonstrate compliance with landfill gas control, operating, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements by following the corresponding requirements in the MSW Landfills NESHAP, harmonizing the control requirements across all of the landfill rules. The 2020 amendments removed the SSM requirements from Subpart AAAA, resulting in a decrease in labor burden, and added a new semiannual wet landfill monitoring report requirement, resulting in an increase in burden. Since the 2020 amendments also added an annual wet landfill monitoring report requirement to Subparts Cf and XXX, the additional burden to Subpart AAAA sources for this report consists of one additional report per year. The growth rate for this industry is low (two new landfills per year), resulting in a small increase in burden. The labor burden for re-familiarizing with the regulatory requirements each year was increased from 1 hour to 5 hours, so that the labor burden for this requirement is consistent with that of other NESHAPs. These changes resulted in a small decrease in labor burden (hours).
$119,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Muntasir Ali 919 541-0833
Reginfo record details
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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Privately-Owned Municipal Solid Waste Landfills