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OMB Control No: 2060-0420	ICR Reference No: 201401-2060-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201205-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1871.07
Title: NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards (40 CFR part 63, subpart YY) (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/27/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2014
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates. This action has no effect on any current approvals.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	02/29/2016
Responses	30	0	30
Time Burden (Hours)	3,718	0	3,718
Cost Burden (Dollars)	130,345	0	130,345

Abstract: The amendments to this ICR are a result of the review of the existing NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards (40 CFR part 63, Subpart YY) as required by the Clean Air Act. The NESHAP published at 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY were proposed on October 14, 1998, promulgated on June 29, 1999, and amended on: November 22, 1999, November 2, 2001, June 7, 2002, and July 7, 2002. The regulations under 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY apply to four industrial source categories, including Polycarbonates (PC) Production, Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers (AMF) Production, Acetal Resins (AR) Production and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Production. The current proposed rulemaking applies to hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from facilities in the PC and AMF source categories. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY. Organic HAP emissions are the pollutants regulated under this subpart. The proposed rulemaking would amend title 40, chapter I, part 63 subpart YY to include emission sources for which standards were not previously developed for the AMF source category. For the PC and AMF source categories, it also revises the requirements for leak detection and repair (LDAR) to allow only one of the previously available compliance options, although monitoring of connectors will not be required. For both source categories, the proposed amendments also add requirements to monitor each pressure relief device (PRD) that releases to the atmosphere using a device or system that is capable of identifying and recording the time and duration of each pressure release and of notifying operators that a release has occurred. Information related to these new provisions is required to be submitted in the semi-annual reports required by the existing NESHAP. The proposed amendments also add provisions for facility owners or operators to use if they wish to assert an affirmative defense to avoid civil penalties for exceedances of the applicable standards that are caused by a malfunction. If these provisions are used, the owner or operator is required to meet certain criteria during the malfunction, notify the Administrator of malfunctions that may cause an exceedance of the emissions standards, and submit a report for the malfunction to the Administrator. We believe that the number of affected facilities under this subpart will remain constant for these source categories. Burden changes associated with these proposed amendments would result from new recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the PRD monitoring requirements and affirmative defense provisions for all facilities subject to the AMF and PC MACT standards. The overall change in burden found in this ICR reflect the provision changes, an update in the cost of labor, and corrections to the number of affected facilities found in EPA ICR number 1871.07. The period considered in this ICR and throughout this supporting statement is the first three years following the promulgation of the amended NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards (40 CFR part 63, Subpart YY). The estimates of the size of the regulated universe are based on data from the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database, and information from the industries. There is an annual average of 4 PC facilities, 1 AMF facility, 2 AR facilities and 1 HF facility that will be subject to the regulations. Due to the nature of these industries, it is estimated that no additional sources will become subject to the standard over the next three years. The average annual burden from the recordkeeping and reporting requirements is 3,659 person hours, with an annual average cost of $213,445 and annualized capital and operations and maintenance cost of $42,180.

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The proposed rulemaking would amend title 40, chapter I, part 63 subpart YY to include emission sources for which standards were not previously developed for the AMF source category. For the PC and AMF source categories, it also revises the requirements for leak detection and repair (LDAR) to allow only one of the previously available compliance options, although monitoring of connectors will not be required. For both source categories, the proposed amendments also add requirements to monitor each pressure relief device (PRD) that releases to the atmosphere using a device or system that is capable of identifying and recording the time and duration of each pressure release and of notifying operators that a release has occurred. Information related to these new provisions is required to be submitted in the semi-annual reports required by the existing NESHAP. The proposed amendments also add provisions for facility owners or operators to use if they wish to assert an affirmative defense to avoid civil penalties for exceedances of the applicable standards that are caused by a malfunction. If these provisions are used, the owner or operator is required to meet certain criteria during the malfunction, notify the Administrator of malfunctions that may cause an exceedance of the emissions standards, and submit a report for the malfunction to the Administrator. We believe that the number of affected facilities under this subpart will remain constant for these source categories. Burden changes associated with these proposed amendments would result from new recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the PRD monitoring requirements and affirmative defense provisions for all facilities subject to the AMF and PC MACT standards and new requirements for previously unregulated emissions points for the AMF source category. The overall change in burden found in this ICR reflect the provision changes, an update in the cost of labor, and corrections to the number of affected facilities found in EPA ICR number 1871.07.

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