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OMB Control No: 2060-0489	ICR Reference No: 202502-2060-033
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-2060-015
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1983.11
Title: NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/28/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	416	394
Time Burden (Hours)	29,400	50,300
Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,400,000	4,015,500

Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the regulations published at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY were promulgated on July 12, 2002 (67 FR 46257), and amended on April 13, 2005 (70 FR 19266), July 6, 2020 (85 FR 40386), and November 19, 2020 (85 FR 73854). These regulations apply to existing and new carbon black, cyanide, ethylene, and spandex facilities that would be subject to the major source provisions specified under the Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology (GMACT) NESHAP. A Risk and Technology Review (RTR) for ethylene production was proposed on October 9, 2019 and promulgated on July 6, 2020 (85 FR 40386). The RTR amendments to the ethylene production regulations corrected and clarified regulatory provisions related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction; added requirements for electronic reporting of performance test results; added operational requirements for flares; added standards and monitoring requirements for pressure relief devices (PRDs); added requirements and clarifications for vent control bypasses, including bypass lines, in situ sampling systems, maintenance activities, and certain gaseous streams routed to a fuel gas system; added requirements for storage vessel degassing; and revised requirements for heat exchange systems. An RTR amendment for carbon black production (OMB Number 2060-0738, EPA ICR Number 2677.02) was finalized on November 19, 2021 (86 FR 66096) and an RTR amendment for cyanide production (OMB Number 2060-0739, EPA ICR Number 2678.02) was finalized on November 19, 2021 (86 FR 66096). The burden for these requirements is not included in this renewal. 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 YY for ethylene and spandex production facilities. NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They must also 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 NESHAP.

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 31748	05/18/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10894	02/28/2025
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 Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex
NESHAP for Ethylene Production (Final Rule)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	416	394	22
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,400	50,300	-20,900
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,400,000	4,015,500	7,384,500

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 decrease of 12,362 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to an adjustment(s). The adjustment decrease in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources. While previous renewals included sources manufacturing carbon black and sources manufacturing cyanide, an RTR amendment for carbon black production (OMB Number 2060-0738, EPA ICR Number 2677.02) was finalized on November 19, 2021 (86 FR 66096) and an RTR amendment for cyanide production (OMB Number 2060-0739, EPA ICR Number 2678.02) was finalized on November 19, 2021 (86 FR 66096). Now that these two subcategories are covered under separate ICRs, the burden for these requirements is not included in this renewal. Additionally, an RTR for ethylene production was finalized on July 6, 2020 (85 FR 40386). These requirements have been included in the burden calculations. While overall burden decreased, Capital/Startup and O&M costs have increased due to the additional requirements finalized for sources manufacturing ethylene.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $137,000

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

Agency Contact: Muntasir Ali 919 541-0833

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