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OMB Control No: 2060-0542	ICR Reference No: 201604-2060-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-2060-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2046.08
Title: NESHAP for Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (40 CFR part 63, subpart IIIII) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/06/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2016
Responses	4	0	4
Time Burden (Hours)	3,760	0	3,682
Cost Burden (Dollars)	16,400	0	16,400

Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Mercury Emissions from Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali plants were promulgated on December 19, 2003. These standards apply to existing facilities and new facilities that are part of major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions or a part of an area source of HAP emissions. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart IIIII. 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. Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States Environmental Protection Agency regional office. The chlorine production source category is divided into two subcategories: (1) mercury cell chlor-alkali plants and (2) chlorine production plants that do not rely upon mercury cells for chlorine production (e.g., diaphragm cell chlor-alkali plants, membrane cell chlor-alkali plants). This ICR only addresses the mercury cell chlor-alkali subcategory.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 44 USC 3501.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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 32116	06/05/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 24812	04/27/2016
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 Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (40 CFR part 63, subpart IIIII) (Renewal)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4	4	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,760	3,682	78
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	16,400	16,400	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: There is a small adjustment increase in the respondent labor hours as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The increase is due to a change in assumption. In this ICR, we assume all existing sources will take some time each year to re-familiarize themselves with the regulatory requirements.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,510

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: Patrick Yellin 202 564-2970 yellin.patrick@epa.gov

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