NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills for which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced after May 23, 2103 (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa) (Renewal)

ICR 202407-2060-003

OMB: 2060-0690

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2024-07-31
Supporting Statement A
2024-07-31
Supplementary Document
2024-07-12
ICR Details
2060-0690 202407-2060-003
Received in OIRA 202007-2060-008
EPA/OAR 2485.06
NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills for which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced after May 23, 2103 (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa) (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 07/31/2024
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 07/31/2024
54 76
4,250 5,250
487,000 976,000

The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBa) were proposed on May 23, 2013, and promulgated on April 4, 2014. These regulations apply to emissions of particulate matter (PM) and total reduced sulfur (TRS) at recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks (SDTs), lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer (BSW) systems, multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems at kraft pulp mills that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after May 23, 2013. At pulp mills, where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulping, the provisions of this subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to an affected source is produced by the kraft pulping operation. This subpart includes provisions specifying that sources complying with the TRS standard for digester systems, BSW systems, evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems by venting to a control device must collect the gases in a closed-vent system subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart S. Facilities may be exempt from the TRS standard in the NSPS if the facility can demonstrate that TRS emissions from a brown stock washer cannot feasibly be controlled either technically or economically. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBa. In general, all NSPS 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 NSPS.

US Code: 44 USC 3501 et seq. Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  87 FR 43843 07/22/2022
88 FR 56615 08/18/2023
No

  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 54 76 0 0 -22 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 4,250 5,250 0 0 -1,000 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 487,000 976,000 0 0 -489,000 0
No
No
There is an adjustment decrease in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates is due to an update of the respondent count. The previous ICR renewal assumed 12 existing sources and two new sources per year would be subject to these requirements. However, consultations with the Agency’s industry experts estimate there are 12 existing sources and no new sources per year. The previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs associated with the initial activities for subject facilities. This includes purchasing monitoring equipment, conducting performance tests and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR, by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities. Activities for existing sources include continuously monitoring of pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. In addition, there are no new facilities that are expected to be in the initial compliance phase described above. The overall result is a decrease in both burden hours and costs. There is also a decrease in the Capital/startup and O&M costs from the most-recently approved ICR due to the updated respondent count.

$27,300
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Muntasir Ali 919 541-0833

  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.
07/31/2024


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