NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHHHH) (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2432.08_t.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-11-10	Available
2432.08_ss.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-11-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
197774	NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and CoPolymer Production	Other-System Screenshots	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0666	ICR Reference No: 202611-2060-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202605-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2432.08
Title: NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHHHH) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/10/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2029
Responses	39	39
Time Burden (Hours)	318,000	318,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,140,000	7,140,000

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Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymer Production (PVC) source category on December 8, 2000, and promulgated them on July 10, 2002. Subsequently, the Court vacated and remanded those standards back to the EPA. In response, the EPA promulgated new NESHAP requirements April 17, 2012. These regulations apply to process vents, storage vessels, equipment leaks, wastewater systems, heat exchange systems, and stripped resin at affected sources. New major sources include those that either commenced construction or reconstruction after May 20, 2011. As part of the review of this NESHAP, the EPA is finalizing amendments to the NESHAP for PVC sources that remove the new major source total non-vinyl chloride organic hazardous air pollutant (TOHAP) emission limit; remove the associated testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; and establish vinyl chloride as a surrogate for non-vinyl chloride organic HAP in PVC process wastewater. It is no longer necessary to collect the information associated with the TOHAP emission limit to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH. This information collection request (ICR) documents the cost savings and burden reduction associated with these amendments. The burden from the existing rule requirements is accounted for in EPA ICR number 2432.07. In general, all NESHAP 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 the NESHAP.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7414 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AR73	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 70796	11/09/2026

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and CoPolymer Production

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	39	39	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	318,000	318,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,140,000	7,140,000	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $40,610

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: 11/10/2026

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