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OMB Control No:
2060-0414
ICR Reference No:
201112-2060-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200812-2060-004
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
1856.08
Title:
NESHAP for Primary Lead Processing (40 CFR part 63, subpart TTT) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/03/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/14/2011
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2015
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2012
Responses
4
0
4
Time Burden (Hours)
12,397
0
12,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)
162,000
0
19,000
Abstract:
The potential respondents are owners or operators of any existing or new affected source with primary lead processing operations. There is one facility subject to the Primary Lead Processing NESHAP. The NESHAP is applicable to any primary lead processing facility that is engaged in the production of lead metal from lead sulfide ore concentrate and the affected sources are those that meets the criteria established in ?63.1541 of the Primary Lead Processing NESHAP. The final amendments would reduce the existing main stack lead emission limit to 0.97 pound of lead per ton of lead produced, add a lead emission cap of 1.2 TPY combined for the refining operation stacks and the furnace area stack, and revise testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. These amendments are explained further in the following paragraphs. The new emisison limit for the main stack has a compliance date of 60 days from the promulgation date. Stack testing for this emission point is required annually under the current standard. Quarterly stack testing from the main stack will be required beginning two years from the promulgation date of the final rule. The new emission limit and stack testing requirements for the furnace area and refining operations, the monitoring requirements, and the related reporting and recordkeeping requiremnts of the final amendments have a compliance date of 2 years from the promulgation date which will allow the facility to implement any changes necessary to meet the new and revised requirements. The final amendments require stack testing for lead compounds on a quarterly basis for three (3) stacks; the main stack, the refining baghouse #8 stack, and the combined stack for the furnace area baghouse #7 and refining operation baghouse #9. No stack testing is required for two of these emission points under the current standard. There are no capital costs associated with the final amendments. Recordkeeping for stack testing will be the same with the exception of frequency. Effective with the promulgation of the final rule, the affirmative defense provisions require recordkeeping and reporting of malfuctions and corrective actions used for estblishing grounds for affirmative defense. The frequenty of reporing of malfunctions under the affirmative defense provisions is presumed assumed to be low.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401 et seq
Name of Law: Clean Air Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2060-AQ43
Final or interim final rulemaking
76 FR 70834
11/15/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, subpart TTT)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
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
4
4
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
12,397
12,190
0
207
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
162,000
19,000
0
143,000
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:
For the final amendments to the Primary Lead Processing NESHAP, the components of the total annual burden attributable to this ICR include reading the amendments to the NESHAP; conducting quarterly stack tests and calculating annual emissions, reporting lead stack emissions test results on a quarterly basis, and recorkeeping and reporting for malfunctions.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,955
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Nathan Topham 919 541-0483 topham.nathan@epamail.epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
11/18/2011
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