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)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2756t01.xlsx Supplementary Document	2023-11-16
2756ss01.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-11-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
263520	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) Other-Electronic Reporting System Screenshots	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202311-2060-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2756.01
Title: 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)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/22/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	17	0
Time Burden (Hours)	274	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,800,000	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 Name of Law: Clean Air Act (CAA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV71	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 25080	04/25/2023

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
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)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	17	0	0	17	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	274	0	0	274	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,800,000	0	0	3,800,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection request documents only the new recordkeeping and reporting requirements and burden imposed by the proposed regulatory amendments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,760

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/22/2023

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