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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R)

(Proposed Amendments)

May 2022


Part A of the Supporting Statement


1. Identification of the Information Collection


1(a) Title of the Information Collection


NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments), EPA ICR Number 1659.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0325.


1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract


The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) were first promulgated on December 14, 1994, and last amended on April 6, 2006. These regulations apply to gasoline distribution bulk terminals or pipeline breakout stations that are a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R.


In general, all NESHAP 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 deviation, 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 unless otherwise specified in the rule. All reports required to be submitted electronically are submitted through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), where the delegated state or local authority can review them. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the EPA regional office can review them.  All other reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional offices.


The proposed amendments to the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources include the following:

  • Increasing vapor tightness standards for gasoline cargo tanks

  • Revising testing and monitoring requirements for gasoline loading vapor processing systems

  • Requiring fitting controls for external floating roof tanks

  • Including lower explosive limit (LEL) monitoring for internal floating roof tanks

  • Performing semiannual instrument monitoring for equipment leaks

  • Eliminating the startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) exemption

  • Removing applicability equation and updating definitions

  • Adding electronic submittal of notifications, semiannual reports, and performance tests and performance evaluations


The remaining portions of the major source NESHAP remain unchanged.


There are approximately 210 gasoline distribution major source facilities subject to the standard, consisting of 195 bulk gasoline terminals and 15 pipeline breakout stations. The affected facility for the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources is each bulk gasoline terminal or pipeline breakout station. As such, there is only one respondent per site (i.e., the owner/operator of the site), either as a bulk gasoline terminal or as a pipeline breakout station. Over the next three years, approximately 105 respondents per year will be subject to revised requirements if the proposed standards are promulgated. No new major source gasoline distribution facilities are expected to be built in the next three years; therefore, no additional respondents per year will become subject to these standards.


All of the bulk gasoline terminals and pipeline breakout stations in the United States are owned and operated by the gasoline distribution industry (the “Affected Public”) and are all privately-owned, for-profit businesses. None of the facilities in the United States are owned by either state, local, tribal or the Federal government. The burden to the Affected Public may be found below in the following table: Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments). The Federal Government’s burden is attributed to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


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


2. Need for and Use of the Collection


2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection


Section 112 of the CAA requires the EPA to establish NESHAP for major sources of HAP that are listed for regulation under CAA section 112(c). A major source is a stationary source that emits or has the potential to emit more than 10 tons per year of any single HAP or more than 25 tons per year of any combination of HAP. For major sources, the NESHAP includes technology-based standards that must reflect the maximum degree of emission reductions of HAP achievable (after considering cost, energy requirements, and non-air quality health and environmental impacts). These standards are commonly referred to as maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards. In the Administrator's judgment, HAP emissions from Gasoline Distribution major source categories cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP for the Gasoline Distribution Major Sources were promulgated at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R in 1994.


Section 112(d)(6) of the CAA requires the EPA to review the technology-based standards and revise them “as necessary (taking into account developments in practices, processes, and control technologies)” no less frequently than every 8 years. The proposed amendments to the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources are a result of this requirement.


Certain records and reports are necessary for the Administrator to confirm the compliance status of sources subject to NESHAP, identify any new or reconstructed sources subject to the standards, and confirm that the standards are being achieved on a continuous basis. These recordkeeping and reporting requirements are specifically authorized by section 114 of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7414) and set out in the 40 CFR Part 63, NESHAP General Provisions (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A). CAA 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.

2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data


The control of emissions of HAP from gasoline distribution facilities requires not only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. Emissions of HAP from these sources are the result of operation of the affected sources. The standards are achieved by the reduction of pollutant emissions using process changes and control technology.


The notifications required in the standards are used to inform the Agency or 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 the standards are being met.


Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility’s initial and ongoing capability to comply with the emission standards. During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine ongoing compliance. Continuous monitoring systems are used to ensure compliance with the standards at all times. The required semiannual reports are used to determine periods of deviations, identify problems at the facility, verify operation/maintenance procedures, and for compliance determinations.


The information generated by the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements described in this ICR is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected by the NESHAP continue to operate their control equipment and achieve continuous compliance with the regulation. Adequate monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting are necessary to ensure compliance with these standards, as required by the CAA. The information collected from recordkeeping and reporting requirements is also used for targeting inspections and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court.


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


The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R.


3(a) Non-duplication


For reports required to be submitted electronically, the information is sent through the EPA's CDX, using CEDRI, where the appropriate EPA regional office can review it, as well as state and local agencies that have been delegated authority. If a state or local agency has adopted under its own authority its own standards for reporting or data collection, adherence to those non-Federal requirements does not constitute duplication. 


For all other reports, 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 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


This section is not applicable because this is a rule-related ICR. Nevertheless, the ICR will be available for public review during the public comment period following publication of the proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R, in the Federal Register.


3(c) Consultations


The Agency has consulted industry experts to better understand the gasoline distribution industry. Stakeholder outreach occurred with industry groups, including the American Petroleum Institute, International Fuel Terminal Operators Association, and International Liquid Terminals Association, and member companies of these organizations. Further stakeholder and public input are expected through public comment following publication of the proposed amendments to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R in the Federal Register and follow-up meetings with interested stakeholders.


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 and the proposed amendments 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 and the proposed amendments 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 the standards. EPA believes that the 5-year records retention requirement is consistent with the Part 70 permit program and the 5-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. EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond five years. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to either the destruction or nonexistence of essential records in the absence of the 5-year maintenance requirement.


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


None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements in these standards, including the proposed amendments, contain sensitive questions.


4. The Respondents and the Information Requested


4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes


The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) are bulk gasoline terminals and pipeline breakout stations. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for respondents affected by the standard are listed in the following table:



Standard (60 CFR Part 63, Subpart R)


SIC Codes


NAICS Codes

Petroleum Refineries 

2911 

324110 

Other Warehousing and Storage 

4226 

493190 

Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products

4613

486910

Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals

5171

424710

4(b) Information Requested


(i) Data Items


All data in this ICR that are recorded and/or reported are required by the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) or would be required under the proposed amendments. The NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources references 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart A, for several general reporting and recordkeeping requirements that apply for all NESHAP.


A source must make the following notifications, reports, and records:


Requirement

Regulation Reference

(40 CFR Part 63)

Notifications

Initial notifications

§63.9(b)(2)

Notification of compliance status

§63.422(b), 63.423(a), 62.424(a)

Notification of performance testing

§63.9(e)

Notification of performance evaluation

§63.9(g)

Reports

Performance test report

§63.428(i)

Performance evaluation report

§63.428(j)

Semiannual compliance report

§63.428(l) and (m)

Recordkeeping

Cargo tank documentation

§63.428(b) and (c)

Continuous monitoring data

§63.428(d)(1)

Compliance status

§63.428(d)(2)

Performance evaluation test plan

§63.428(d)(4)

Storage tank inspections

§63.428(e)

All equipment in gasoline service

§63.428(f)

Equipment leak inspection

§63.428(f)

Failures to meet an emissions limitation

§63.428(g)



Electronic Reporting


Currently, many major source gasoline distribution facilities are using monitoring equipment that provides automated parameter data (e.g., control device parameter monitoring). Although personnel at the facilities still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping. In addition, regulatory agencies are setting up electronic reporting systems to allow sources to report electronically, which is reducing the reporting burden. As part of the proposed amendments to the NESHAP, respondents would be required to use the EPA’s Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) to develop performance test and performance evaluation reports and submit them through the EPA’s CEDRI. The ERT is an application rather than a form, and the requirement to use the ERT is applicable to numerous subparts. The splash screen of the ERT contains a link to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirements, such as the OMB Control Number, expiration date, and burden estimate for this and other subparts. In this proposal, respondents would also be required to submit notification of compliance status and semiannual compliance reports through the EPA’s CEDRI. The notification is an upload of their currently required notification in portable document format (PDF) file. The semiannual reports are to be created using Form XXXXX, the electronic template included with this Supporting Statement. The template is an Excel spreadsheet which can be partially completed and saved for subsequent semiannual reports to limit some of the repetitive data entry. It reflects the reporting elements required by the rule and does not impose additional reporting elements. The OMB Control Number is displayed on the Welcome page of the template, with a link to an online repository that contains the PRA requirements. For purposes of this ICR, it is assumed that there will be no additional burden associated with the proposed requirement for respondents to submit the notifications and reports electronically.


(ii) Respondent Activities



Respondent Activities

Review the regulatory requirements.

Perform initial and ongoing performance tests or performance evaluations.

Monitor equipment and report leaks.

Perform LEL monitoring (for internal floating roof tanks).

Complete semiannual compliance reports.

Plan and implement required activities.

Develop record system and enter 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


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





Agency Activities

Observe initial and ongoing performance tests and performance evaluations if necessary.

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

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) and Integrated Compliance Information System (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 and performance evaluation reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s capability to comply with the emission standard 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 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. EPA uses ICIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. 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 unless otherwise specified.


5(c) Small Entity Flexibility


A small entity for this industry is defined by the Small Business Administration for NAICS code 424710 as a firm having no more than 200 employees and for NAICS code 486910 as a firm having no more than 1,500 employees. Approximately 2 of the 210 major source gasoline distribution facilities are small entities. 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.


5(d) Collection Schedule


The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown below in: Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


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 not conduct or 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 recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 16,300 hours (Total Labor Hours from Table 1 below). These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation and amendments, Agency knowledge and experience with the NESHAP 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:


Industry Worker Category a

Labor Rates, $/hr a

110% Overhead

Total, $/hr

Managerial (11-0000)

$69.62

$76.58

$146.20

Technical (20% 17-2081; 80% 49-9000)

$36.56

$40.21

$76.78

Clerical (43-0000)

$24.04

$26.44

$50.48

a Rates are mean hourly rates for May 2020 and are specific for petroleum and coal products manufacturing segment NAICS 324000 as provided at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics3_324000.htm. Numbers in parentheses are the specific BLS occupation codes used to estimate the hourly rates.


Labor rates and associated costs are based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. Technical, management, and clerical average hourly rates for private industry workers were taken from the May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: NAICS 324000 (Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing). These BLS rates represent base salaries and do not include the cost of fringe benefits and other overhead costs. 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 standard are both labor costs, which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR, and the costs associated with monitoring. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.


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


The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the regulations are labor and monitoring costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance 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 activities such 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 $50,684. This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

Agency Worker Categories a

Labor Rates, $/hr a

60% Overhead

Total, $/hr

Managerial (GS-13, step 5)

$42.73

$25.64

$68.37

Technical (GS-12, step 1)

$31.70

$19.02

$50.72

Clerical (GS-6, step 3)

$17.16

$10.30

$27.46

a https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2020/GS_h.pdf


These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2020 General Schedule (incorporating the 2.6% general schedule increase; effective January 2020), which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


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 210 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards. Because three years are provided to comply with the proposed revisions, the overall average number of respondents over the 3-year period of this ICR, as shown in the table below, is 105 per year. A total of 97 of the 105 facilities are bulk gasoline terminals and the remaining 8 facilities are pipeline breakout stations.


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


(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 Respondentsa

(E=A+B+C-D)

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

105

0

0

105

3

0

210

0

0

210

Average

0

105



105

a Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents.


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

Notification of compliance status

105

1

0

105

Semiannual compliance reports

0

2

0

0

Notification of performance test

0

0.2

0

0

Notification of performance evaluation

97

1

0

97

Performance test

0

0.2

0

0

Performance evaluation

97

1

0

97




Total

299


The number of Total Annual Responses is 299.


The total annual labor costs are $1,263,464. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables


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


(i) Respondent Tally


The total annual labor hours are 16,300. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


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 54.5 hours per response.


The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $0, as discussed in Section 6(b)(ii), 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 1,025 labor hours at a cost of $50,684; see below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments).


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


This ICR is prepared for proposed amendments to the NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R). These proposed amendments:


  1. Adjust references to the Part 63 General Provisions (40 CFR, Part 63, Subpart A) and revise provisions in the NESHAP (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) to remove the SSM exemption and SSM plan requirement

  2. Add electronic submittal of notifications, semiannual reports, and performance test and performance evaluation reports

  3. Make technical and editorial changes including the following: increasing vapor tightness standards for cargo tanks, revising testing and monitoring requirements for gasoline loading vapor processing systems, requiring fitting controls for external floating roof tanks, including lower explosive limit (LEL) monitoring for internal floating roof tanks, performing semiannual instrument monitoring for equipment leaks, and removing the applicability equation and updating definitions.


Where applicable, adjustments for these proposed amendments are reflected in Tables 1 and 2 of this ICR.


This ICR reflects only the additional burden associated with the proposed rule revisions. Additional burden was added to review the amendments, review new electronic reporting forms, adjust recordkeeping processes to ensure data needed to complete the reporting forms are collected in the proper format, and to monitor equipment according to the proposed amendments. Burden estimates were also revised to account for additions and changes to the semiannual reporting requirements.


6(g) Burden Statement


The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 54.5 hours per response. “Burden” means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information 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-OAR-2020-0371. An electronic version of the public docket is available at https://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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.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, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0371 and OMB Control Number 2060-0325 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 – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources

(40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments)





Burden item

(A) Person hours per occurrence

(B)

No. of occurrences per respondent per year

(C)

Person hours per respondent per year (C=AxB)

(D) Respondents per year a

(E)

Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD)

(F)

Management person hours per year (Ex0.05)

(G) Clerical person hours per year (Ex0.1)

(H)

Total Cost per year b

1. Applications

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Surveys and Studies

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Reporting Requirements









A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements c









i. Bulk gasoline terminals

8

1

8

97

776

38.8

77.6

$69,171

ii. Pipeline breakout stations

4

1

4

8

32

1.6

3.2

$2,852

B. Required activities d

 

 

 

 

 

 

i. Equipment leaks monitoring e

0

2

0

105

0

0

0

$0

ii. LEL monitoring

0.75

1

0.75

405

303.75

15.19

30.38

$27,076

iii. Performance tests f

8

0.2

1.6

0

0

0

0

$0

iv. Performance evaluations g

8

1

8

97

776

38.8

77.6

$69,171

v. CEMS daily calibration checks g

0.2

365

73

97

7081

354.05

708.1

$631,186

C. Write Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i. Notification of compliance status

1

1

1

105

105

5.25

10.5

$9,359

ii. Semiannual compliance reports for bulk gasoline terminals h

5

2

10

0

0

0

0

$0

iii. Semiannual compliance reports for pipeline breakout stations h

2.5

2

5

0

0

0

0

$0

iv. Notification of performance test

1

0.2

0.2

0

0

0

0

$0

v. Report of performance test

8

0.2

1.6

0

0

0

0

$0

vi. Notification of performance evaluation

1

1

1

97

97

4.85

9.7

$8,646

vii. Report of performance evaluation

8

1

8

97

776

38.8

77.6

$69,171

viii. Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) QA plan

40

0.33

13.33

195

2600

130

260

$231,759

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements





12,547

627

1,255

$1,118,392

4. Recordkeeping Requirements









A. Familiarize with regulatory requirements

See 3A








B. Plan activities

3

1

3

105

315

15.75

31.5

$28,078

C. Implement activities

6

1

6

105

630

31.5

63

$56,157

D. Develop record system

1

1

1

105

105

5.25

10.5

$9,359

E. Time to enter information

0.5

2

1

105

105

5.25

10.5

$9,359

F. Time to train personnel

2

1

2

105

210

10.5

21

$18,719

G. Time to adjust existing ways to comply with previously applicable requirements

2

1

2

105

210

10.5

21

$18,719

H. Time to transit information

0.25

2

0.5

105

52.5

2.63

5.25

$4,680

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements





1,628

81

163

$145,072

TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST





16,300

$1,263,464

TOTAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST






$0

GRAND TOTAL






$1,263,464

Assumptions:



a The average number of respondents per year over the first three years of this ICR. We assumed no facilities would report the first year, half the facilities would report the second year, and all facilities report the third year.


b This ICR uses the following labor rates from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2020, mean labor rates for Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324000) for Management Occupations (11-0000), Environmental Engineer (17-2081) and Office and Administrative Support (43-0000) . The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry. Fully burdened hourly rates are: $146.20 for management; $76.78 for technical; and $50.48 for clerical.


c We have assumed that all respondents will have to familiarize with regulatory requirements each year.


d We have assumed that existing respondents are in compliance with the initial rule requirements.

e Equipment leaks monitoring was assumed to be performed by an external contractor and these costs were included in the costs of equipment leak monitoring programs.

f Performance tests only required for vapor combustors.

g Performance evaluations and CEMS calibrations only required for vapor recovery systems.

h Respondents are already subject to semiannual compliance reporting.































Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Gasoline Distribution Major Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R) (Proposed Amendments)

Activity

(A)

EPA person-hours per occurrence

(B)

No. of occurrences per plant per year

(C)

EPA person hours per plant per year (AxB)

(D)

Plants per year a

(E) Technical person-hours per year (CxD)

(F) Management person-hours per year (Ex0.05)

(G) Clerical person-hours per year (Ex0.1)

(H)

Cost, $ b

Report Review:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of applicability c

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

$0

Notification of performance test d

1

0.2

0.2

0

0

0

0

$0

Notification of performance evaluations e

1

1

1

97

97

5

10

$5,518

CEMS QA plan c

2

1

2

195

390

20

39

$22,185

Notification of compliance status c

2

1

2

105

210

11

21

$11,946

Performance test report d

2

0.2

0.4

0

0

0

0

$0

Performance evaluation report e

2

1

2

97

194

10

19

$11,035

Semiannual compliance report f

2

2

4

0

0

0

0

$0

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST

 

 

 

 

1,025

$50,684

Assumptions:

a We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to this rule will be 105. There will be no new facilities projected during the next three years of this ICR.

b This cost is based on the following 2020 labor rates which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $68.37 Managerial rate (GS-13, Step 5), $50.72 Technical rate (GS-12, Step 1), and $27.46 Clerical rate (GS-6, Step 3). These rates are calculated from the hourly rates included in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2020 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay; the rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for benefit packages available to government employees.

c We have assumed that existing respondents are in compliance with the initial rule requirements. New respondents would have to comply with the initial rule requirements including notification and performance test or performance evaluation for add-on control devices.

d Performance tests only required for vapor combustors.

e Performance evaluations only required for vapor recovery systems.

f Respondents are already subject to semiannual compliance reporting.


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