Burden Calculation Tables

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Overview

Summary
Industry
Agency
Capital O&M
Responses
Respondents

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Sheet 1: Summary

ICR Summary Information
Hours per Response	381
Number of Respondents	2,068
Total Estimated Burden Hours	1,890,000
Total Estimated Costs	$265,000,000
Annualized Capital O&M	$37,900,000
Total Annual Responses	4,963
Form Number	Not Applicable

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Sheet 2: Industry

					$123.94	$157.61	$62.52
Burden Item	(A) Hours per Occurrence	(B) Number of occurrences per respondent per year	(C) Hours per respondent per year (AxB)	(D) Respondents per Year a	(E) Technical hours per year (CxD)	(F) Management hours per year (Ex0.05)	(G) Clerical hours per year (Ex0.1)	(H) Total cost per year, $b		Updates:		Respondents	20%	80%
1. Applicants	N/A									Labor Rates	Existing	2,031	406	1625
2. Survey and Studies	N/A									Respondent Universe	New	37	7	30
3. Reporting Requirements c											Total	2,068	414	1654
A. Familiarization with the regulatory requirements	See 4A										Existing and New (Previous ICR)
B. Required activities											SO2	816	163	653
Initial Performance Test											PM	869	174	695
PM c	330	1	330	4	1,320	66	132	$182,255.70			NOX	1,957	391	1566
24 hour test for Gas Units d	250	1	250	33	8,250	412.5	825	$1,139,098.13			New
Repeat of Performance Test e											Gas-fired (NOX)	33	7	26
PM c	330	1	330	1	330	16.5	33	$45,563.93			Coal-fired (SO2,NOX,PM)	0	0	0
24 hour tests for Gas Units d	250	1	250	7	1,750	87.5	175	$241,626.88			Biomass-fired (PM, NOX)	4	1	3
Report of Initial Performance Test d											New_Reorganized
SO2	16	1	16	0	0	0	0	$0.00			SO2	0	0	0
PM	16	1	16	4	64	3.2	6.4	$8,836.64			PM	4	1	3
NOx	16	1	16	37	592	29.6	59.2	$81,738.92			NOX	37	7	30
Notification of CEMS Demonstration d											Existing and New				The number of units in these cells are updated based on the ratio of affected units/total count of units from the prior renewal.
SO2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00			SO2	862	172	690
PM	2	1	2	4	8	0.4	0.8	$1,104.58			PM	918	184	735
NOx	2	1	2	37	74	3.7	7.4	$10,217.37			NOX	2,068	414	1654
Demonstration of CEMS d
SO2	150	1	150	0	0	0	0	$0.00
PM	100	1	100	4	400	20	40	$55,229.00
NOx	350	1	350	37	12,950	647.5	1295	$1,788,038.88
Repeat Demonstration of CEMS d, e
SO2	150	1	150	0	0	0	0	$0.00
PM	100	1	100	1	100	5	10	$13,807.25
NOx	350	1	350	7	2,450	122.5	245	$338,277.63
Report of CEMS Demonstration d	See 3B
Reports for SO2f
Quarterly g	16	4	64	172	11,008	550.4	1100.8	$1,519,902.08
Semiannual	16	2	32	690	22,080	1104	2208	$3,048,640.80
Reports for PM f, h
Quarterly g
Excess	16	4	64	37	2,368	118.4	236.8	$326,955.68
No Excess	8	4	32	147	4,704	235.2	470.4	$649,493.04
Semiannual
Excess	16	2	32	147	4,704	235.2	470.4	$649,493.04
No Excess	8	2	16	588	9,408	470.4	940.8	$1,298,986.08
Reports for NOx f, h
Quarterly g
CEMS Compliance	16	4	64	414	26,496	1324.8	2649.6	$3,658,368.96
Excess	16	4	64	83	5,312	265.6	531.2	$733,441.12
No Excess	8	4	32	331	10,592	529.6	1059.2	$1,462,463.92
Semiannual
CEMS Compliance	16	2	32	1,654	52,928	2646.4	5292.8	$7,307,901.28
Excess	16	2	32	331	10,592	529.6	1059.2	$1,462,463.92
No Excess	8	2	16	1,323	21,168	1058.4	2116.8	$2,922,718.68
Appendix F Report f
Quarterly g
SO2	11	4	44	172	7,568	378.4	756.8	$1,044,932.68
NOx	11	4	44	414	18,216	910.8	1821.6	$2,515,128.66
Semiannual
SO2	11	2	22	690	15,180	759.0	1,518.0	$2,095,940.55
NOx	11	2	22	1,654	36,388	1,819.4	3,638.8	$5,024,182.13
Annual Compliance Tests for NOx f	250	1	250	2,068	517,000	25850	51700	$71,383,482.50
Appendix F Annual Accuracy Test f
SO2	36	1	36	862	31,045	1,552	3,104	$4,286,435.36
NOx	36	1	36	2,068	74,448	3,722.4	7,444.8	$10,279,221.48
Appendix F Audits f, i
Quarterly g
SO2 - In Situ	125	4	500	43	21,500	1,075	2,150	$2,968,558.75
SO2 – Extractive	36	4	144	129	18,576	928.8	1,857.6	$2,564,834.76
Semiannual
SO2 - In Situ	125	2	250	172	43,000	2,150	4,300	$5,937,117.50
SO2 - Extractive	36	2	72	517	37,224	1,861.2	3,722.4	$5,139,610.74
Quarterly g
NOx - In Situ	125	4	500	103	51,500	2,575	5,150	$7,110,733.75
NOx - Extractive	36	4	144	310	44,640	2,232.0	4,464.0	$6,163,556.40
Semiannual
NOx - In Situ	125	2	250	414	103,500	5,175	10,350	$14,290,503.75
NOx - Extractive	36	2	72	1,241	89,352	4,467.6	8,935.2	$12,337,054.02
C. Create Information d	See 3B
D. Gather Existing Information	See 3B
E. Write Report
Notify of construction/reconstruction d	2	1	2	37	74	3.7	7.4	$10,217.37
Notify of Anticipated Startup d	2	1	2	37	74	3.7	7.4	$10,217.37
Notify of Actual Startup d	2	1	2	37	74	3.7	7.4	$10,217.37
Monitoring Plan d	4	1	4	19	76	3.8	7.6	$10,493.51
Notification of initial performance test d
SO2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
PM	2	1	2	4	8	0.4	0.8	$1,104.58
NOx	2	1	2	37	74	3.7	7.4	$10,217.37
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements					1,517,040			$182,140,384.06
4. Recordkeeping Requirements
A. Familiarization with the regulatory requirements	1	1	1	2,068	2,068	103.4	206.8	$285,533.93
B. Plan activities	N/A
C. Implement activities	N/A
D. Develop record system	N/A
E. Time to enter information	N/A
F. Records of startup, shutdown, malfunction	1.5	52	78	2,068	161,304	8065.2	16130.4	$22,271,646.54
G. Records of All Measurements	1.5	52	78	2,068	161,304	8065.2	16130.4	$22,271,646.54
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements					373,377			$44,828,827.01
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded) j					1,890,000			$227,000,000
Capital and O&M Cost (see Section 6(b)(iii)): j								$37,900,000		381	hr per resp
TOTAL COST: j								$265,000,000
Assumptions:
a. We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 2,068. There will be 37 additional new sources that will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
b. This ICR uses the following labor rates: Technical $123.94 ($59.02 + 110%); Managerial $157.61 ($75.05 + 110%) ; and Clerical $62.52 ($29.77 + 110%). These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2021, “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. This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Technical hours, and Clerical hours are 10 percent of Technical hours.
c. EPA estimates that there will be 33 new gas-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx controls), 0 new coal-fired steam generating units per year (which require SO2, NOx, and PM controls), and 4 new biomass/wood-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx and PM controls).
d. One-time only costs associated with the anticipated 37 new sources per year over the next three years. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, approximately half of all new sources will submit a monitoring plan.
e. Assume 20 percent of initial performance tests and CEMS demonstrations are repeated due to failures.
f. EPA assumes, based on the 2003 ICR renewal and additional sources since that time, there are 862 sources that must report SO2 emissions, 919 sources that must report PM emissions, and 2,068 sources that must report NOx emissions.
g. Assume that 20 percent of respondents will choose to report quarterly.
h. Assume the 20 percent of units are found to be in excess of emission standard and 80 percent are found not to be in excess.
i. Assume that 25 percent of units have in situ CEMS and 75 percent have extractive CEMS.
j. Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

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Sheet 3: Agency

					52.37	70.56	28.34
Burden Item	(A) EPA hours per occurrence	(B) Number of occurrences per plant per year	(C) EPA hours per plant per year (AxB)	(D) Plants per year a	(E) EPA Technical hours per plant per year (CxD)	(F) EPA Managerial hours per year (Ex0.05)	(G) EPA Clerical hours per year (Ex0.1)	(H) Total cost per year b		Updates:		Respondents	20%	80%
Report review for construction, anticipated startup, actual startup c	1	116	116	37	4,292	214.6	429.2	$252,077.74		Labor Rates	Existing	2,031	406	1625
Review notification of initial test c										Respondent Universe	New	37	7	30
SO2d	1	70	70	0	0	0	0	$0.00			Total	2,068	414	1654
PM d	1	72	72	4	288	14.4	28.8	$16,914.82			Existing and New (Previous ICR)
Nox d	1	104	104	37	3,848	192.4	384.8	$226,000.74			SO2	816	163	653
Review initial test results c											PM	869	174	695
SO2d	1	280	280	0	0	0	0	$0.00			NOX	1,957	391	1566
PM d	1	288	288	4	1,152	57.6	115.2	$67,659.26			New
Nox d	1	416	416	37	15,392	769.6	1539.2	$904,002.94			Gas-fired (NOX)	33	7	26
Review notification of CMS demonstration c											Coal-fired (SO2,NOX,PM)	0	0	0
SO2d	1	56	56	0	0	0	0	$0.00			Biomass-fired (PM, NOX)	4	1	3
PM d	1	82	82	4	328	16.4	32.8	$19,264.10			New_Reorganized
Nox d	1	42	42	37	1,554	77.7	155.4	$91,269.53			SO2	0	0	0
Review CMS performance demonstration c											PM	4	1	3
SO2d	1	448	448	0	0	0	0	$0.00			NOX	37	7	30
PM d	1	656	656	4	2,624	131.2	262.4	$154,112.77			Existing and New				The number of units in these cells are updated based on the ratio of affected units/total count of units from the prior renewal.
Nox d	1	336	336	37	12,432	621.6	1,243	$730,156.22			SO2	862	172	690
Review monitoring plan c	1	108	108	19	2,052	102.6	205.2	$120,518.06			PM	918	184	735
Review NOx compliance reports e, f											NOX	2,068	414	1654
Quarterly	4	42	168	414	69,552	3,477.6	6,955.2	$4,084,928.06
Semiannual	2	42	84	1,654	138,936	6,946.8	13,893.6	$8,159,989.15
Review SO2 compliance reports e, f
Quarterly	4	70	280	172	48,160	2,408	4,816	$2,828,533.12
Semiannual	2	70	140	690	96,600	4,830	9,660	$5,673,511.20
Review excess emissions reports e, f
SO2
Quarterly	4	130	520	172	89,440	4,472	8,944	$5,252,990.08
Semiannual	2	130	260	690	179,400	8,970	17,940	$10,536,520.80
NOx
Quarterly	4	92	368	414	152,352	7,617.6	15,235.2	$8,947,937.66
Semiannual	2	92	184	1,654	304,336	15,216.8	30,433.6	$17,874,261.95
Review appendix F QA data assessment reports e
SO2	1	42	42	862	36,219	1,811	3,622	$2,127,211.49
NOx	1	56	56	2,068	115,808	5,790.4	11,580.8	$6,801,635.46
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) g					1,470,000			$74,900,000
Assumptions:
a. We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 2,068. There will be 37 additional new sources that will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
b. This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows: Technical $52.37 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.73 + 60%); Managerial $70.56 (GS-13, Step 5, $44.10 + 60%); and Clerical $28.34 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.17 + 60%). This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Technical hours, and Clerical hours are 10 percent of Technical hours. These rates are from the OPM, 2022 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. All new plants subject to the standard must provide reports of these events as required by section 60.7. These are one-time-only costs associated with the anticipated 37 new sources per year over the next three years. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, approximately half of all new sources will submit a monitoring plan.
d. EPA estimates that there will be 33 new gas-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx controls), 0 new coal-fired steam generating units per year (which require SO2, NOx, and PM controls), and 4 new biomass/wood-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx and PM controls).
e. EPA assumes, based on the 2003 ICR renewal and additional sources since that time, there are 862 sources that must report SO2 emissions, 919 sources that must report PM emissions, and 2,068 sources that must report NOx emissions.
f. We assume that 20 percent of respondents will choose to report quarterly.
g. Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

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Sheet 4: Capital O&M

Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)	(F)	(G)
Continuous Monitoring Device	Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent	Number of New Respondents a	Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C)	Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent	Number of Respondents with O&M b	Total O&M,
						(E X F)
SO2, PM, and NOx	$200,000	37	$7,400,000	$15,000	2,031	$30,465,000		Total Capital O&M Costs
Totals (rounded) b			$7,400,000			$30,500,000		$37,900,000
a EPA estimates that there will be 33 new gas-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx controls), 0 new coal-fired steam generating units per year (which require SO2, NOx, and PM controls), and 4 new biomass/wood-fired steam generating units per year (which require NOx and PM controls).
b Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

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Sheet 5: Responses

Total Annual Responses
(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)
Information Collection Activity	Number of Respondents a	Number of Responses	Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports	Total Annual Responses E=(BxC)+D
Semiannual excess emissionsb	1,654	2	0	3,309
Quarterly SO2, PM, and NOx reportingb	414	4	0	1,654
			Total	4,963
a We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 2,068. There will be 37 additional new sources that will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
b This ICR assumes that 80 percent of all respondents will submit semiannual reports, and assumes that 20 percent of all respondents will submit quarterly reports.

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Sheet 6: Respondents

Number of Respondents
	Respondents That Submit Reports		Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports
	(A)	(B)	(C)	(D)	(E)
Year	Number of New Respondents a	Number of Existing Respondents	Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports	Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents	Number of Respondents (E=A+B+C-D)
1	37	1,994	0	0	2,031
2	37	2,031	0	0	2,068
3	37	2,068	0	0	2,105
Average	37	2,031	0	0	2,068
a New respondents include sources with constructed and reconstructed affected facilities.