Review of the New Source Performance Standards for VOC from Air Oxidation Unit Processes in the SOCMI (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIIa) (Proposed Rule)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule
06/24/2024
11/22/2023
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden. EPA is required to include the following information in its final rule submission for information collection request review and approval: (1) supporting statements to show compliance with PRA requirements and other associated laws; (2) a description of the regulatory text applicable to the ICR including submission specifications; (3) a clear description of the data elements being collected under the ICR; (4) copies of the data collection instrument(s) and/or screen shots of the electronic portal where the reporting requirements are submitted to EPA (with the control number and burden statement included); (5) a detailed discussion of how information is submitted and the extent to which electronic reporting is available; (6) 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 (7) 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, supporting statement A should use the standard 18 question SS-A format. More information can be found at https://pra.digital.gov/clearance-process/supporting-statement/.
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The NSPS for the SOCMI Air Oxidation Unit Processes were proposed on October 21, 1983, promulgated on June 29, 1990, and most-recently amended on December 14, 2000. This information collection request is for a new subpart IIIa, which will apply to the following facilities for which construction, modification or reconstruction is commenced after the date of proposal: 1) each air oxidation reactor not discharging its vent stream into a recovery system; 2) each combination of an air oxidation reactor and the recovery system into which its vent stream is discharged; and 3) each combination of two or more air oxidation reactors and the common recovery system into which their vent streams are discharged. The standards apply to the affected facility which produces one or more of the chemicals listed in §60.617a as a product, co-product, byproduct, or intermediate. The regulated pollutants are VOC. The EPA is proposing requirements for new, modified, or reconstructed sources as follows: require owners and operators reduce emissions of TOC (minus methane and ethane) from all vent streams of an affected facility (and not allow the alternative of maintaining a TRE index value greater than 1 without the use of a control device); exclude SSM provisions (and instead, the standards apply at all times); revise monitoring requirements for flares; add maintenance vent requirements; revise requirements for adsorbed monitoring; exclude the relief valve discharge exemption such that any relief valve discharge to the atmosphere of a vent stream is a violation of the emissions standard; and prohibit an owner or operator from bypassing the control device at any time, and to report any such violation. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIIa.
The EPA is proposing requirements for new, modified, or reconstructed sources as follows: require owners and operators reduce emissions of TOC (minus methane and ethane) from all vent streams of an affected facility (and not allow the alternative of maintaining a TRE index value greater than 1 without the use of a control device); exclude SSM provisions (and instead, the standards apply at all times); revise monitoring requirements for flares; add maintenance vent requirements; revise requirements for adsorber monitoring; exclude the relief valve discharge exemption such that any relief valve discharge to the atmosphere of a vent stream is a violation of the emissions standard; and prohibit an owner or operator from bypassing the control device at any time, and to report any such violation.
US Code:
42 USC 7401
Name of Law: Clean Air Act (CAA)
This information collection request documents only the new recordkeeping and reporting requirements and burden imposed by the proposed regulatory amendments.
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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Review of the New Source Performance Standards for VOC from Air Oxidation Unit Processes in the SOCMI (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart IIIa) (Proposed Rule)