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OMB Control No: 2060-0340	ICR Reference No: 202207-2060-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202202-2060-016
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1692.13
Title: NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries (40 CFR part 63, subpart CC) (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: 10/29/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. As terms of clearance, upon renewal of this collection, EPA is required to include the following in its supporting statement for this and other NESHAP ICRs: (1) a description of the regulatory text applicable to the ICR including submission specifications; (2) a clear description of the data elements being collected under the ICR; (3) screen shots of the electronic portal where the reporting requirements are submitted to EPA (with the control number and burden statement); (4) a detailed discussion of how information is submitted and the extent to which electronic reporting is available; (5) evidence of consultation with respondents (by actively reaching out to stakeholders as permitted by the PRA) to ensure the supporting statement's accuracy on availability of data, frequency of collection, clarity of instructions, accuracy of burden estimate, relevance of data elements, and similar PRA matters; and (6) discussion of how EPA addressed substantive concerns raised by respondents and other stakeholders during consultation and in response to comments received on FR notices. In addition, please convert the supporting statement to the standard 18 question SS-A format upon renewal.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	3,924	0	3,602
Time Burden (Hours)	614,074	0	627,738
Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,628,000	0	375,355

Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Petroleum Refineries, published at 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC, were proposed on July 15, 1994, promulgated on August 18, 1995, and most recently amended on October 28, 2009. These regulations apply to the following existing and new petroleum refining process units and emission points located at refineries that are major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs): miscellaneous process vents, storage vessels, wastewater streams and treatment operations, equipment leaks, gasoline loading racks, and marine vessel loading operations. These regulations also apply to storage vessels and equipment leaks associated with bulk gasoline terminals or pipeline breakout stations that are related to an affected petroleum refinery. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports. Owners or operators 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 sources subject to NESHAP. In addition, respondents are required to comply with the recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained in the following rules: either 40 CFR part 61, subpart VV or 40 CFR part 63, subpart H for equipment leaks (which includes an initial report and semiannual summaries of leak detection and repair); 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF for wastewater operations; portions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart R for gasoline loading racks; and 40 CFR part 63, subpart Y for marine tank vessel loading operations. Any owner or 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 (EPA) regional office.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,924	3,602	322
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	614,074	627,738	-13,664
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	32,628,000	375,355	32,252,645

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: The increase in burden from the most-recently approved ICR (ICR 1692.10) is due to several adjustments. This increase is not due to any program changes. This ICR incorporates the burden from both ICR 1692.10 and ICR 1692.12, which detail the additional burden to petroleum refineries from the December 1, 2015 (80 FR 75178) and November 18, 2018 (83 FR 60696) amendments to the rule, respectively. The 2015 rule amendments added new recordkeeping and reporting requirements for delayed coking unit vents, flares used as control devices, and fenceline monitoring, as well as additional requirements for storage vessels. The 2018 rule amendments revised the recordkeeping requirements for maintenance vents associated with equipment containing less than 72 lbs of VOC. This ICR accounts for the full burden of the current rule and reflects an increase in burden hours and responses. This ICR, by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities, with the exception of a small number of facilities with reconstructed units that must meet initial compliance requirements. The burden in this ICR accounts for implementation of the 2015 amendments, which have been in effect for more than three years. The previous ICR (ICR 1692.10) reflected those burdens and costs associated with the initial activities for subject facilities, such as purchasing monitoring equipment and establishing recordkeeping systems. As such, the capital/startup costs as calculated in section 6(b)(iii) in this ICR have decreased compared with the costs in the previous ICRs ((ICR 1692.10 and ICR 1692.12). In the next three years, the ongoing O&M costs for affected existing facilities at refineries from the 2015 amendments have been adjusted to include the O&M costs for pressure relief valves to address API/APEM comments. In addition, this ICR also adjusts the estimated number of Group 1 storage vessels subject to requirements from 9 to 12 for each facility, per consideration of comments by API/APFM in a letter dated February 14, 2019 and confirmed through Agency analysis.

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