**SUPPORTING STATEMENT**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**NSPS for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators**

**1. Identification of the Information Collection**

**1(a) Title of the Information Collection**

NSPS for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR part 60,
subpart Ec) (Renewal)

**1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract**

The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI), 40 CFR part 60,
subpart Ec, were promulgated on September 15, 1997. These standards
apply to HMIWIs for which construction commenced after June 20, 1996, or
for which modification commenced after the effective date of the NSPS.
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements differ for HMIWI burning
hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste; for combustors co-firing
hospital waste and/or medical/infectious waste with other fuels; and for
incinerators burning only pathological, low-level radioactive, and/or
chemotherapeutic waste. For this reason, reporting and recordkeeping
requirements are described separately for HMIWI burning hospital waste
and/or medical/infectious waste and for co-fired combustors and
incinerators burning only pathological, low-level radioactive, and/or
chemotherapeutic waste. This information is being collected to determine
compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec and 40 CFR part 60, subpart A
B General Provisions.

The Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times for HMIWIs, 40 CFR
part 60, subpart Ec, were promulgated on September 15, 1997. These
standards apply to existing HMIWIs for which construction commenced on
or before June 20, 1996. The reporting and recordkeeping requirements
for existing HMIWIs regulated by 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ec are covered
in Information Collection 1899 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number 2060-0422. HMIWIs built after June 20, 1996, are not
subject to the subpart Ec guidelines; they are considered new sources
and are subject to the standard.

In general, all NSPS 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 the
standard. The owners or operators must also submit annual and semiannual
reports.

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
two 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.

Approximately nine sources are currently subject to the standard, and it
is estimated that an additional one source per year will become subject
to the regulation in the next three years. It if further assumed that
one additional source per year will become subject to the standard due
to the reconstruction of an existing affected facility for an average of
nine sources over the next three years. Based on our consultations with
industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility
at each plant, and that each plant site has only one respondent (i.e.,
the owner/operator of the plant site).

There are approximately one hundred hospital/medical/infectious waste
incinerators in the United States, which are all publicly owned and
operated by the hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators industry,
of these only nine facilities built after June 20, 1996 are subject to
NSPS subpart Ec. None of the nine plants in the United States are owned
by either state, local, tribal or the Federal Government. They are all
owned and operated solely by privately owned for-profit businesses. You
can find the burden to the "Affected Public" listed below in Table 1:
Annual Industry Burden and Cost - NSPS for Hospital/Medical/Infectious
Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ec). The Federal government
burden does not include work performed by Federal employees only work
performed by contractors, which could be found listed below in Table 2:
Average Annual EPA Burden - NSPS for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ec).

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active
ICR without any "Terms of Clearance."

**2. Need for and Use of the Collection**

**2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection**

The EPA is charged under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as
amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary
sources that reflect:

> **. . .** application of the best technological system of continuous
> emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of
> achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health and
> environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator
> determines has been adequately demonstrated. Section 111(a)(l).

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated
technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator
review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every four years.

In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require
any owner or operator subject to any requirement of this Act to:

> \(A\) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; (C)
> install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use such
> audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in accordance
> with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals,
> during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall
> prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters,
> production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of
> emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance certifications in
> accordance with Section 114(a)(3); and (G) provide such other
> information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

In the Administrator\'s judgment, pollutant from dioxins/furans
(CDD/CDF), particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb),
cadmium (Cd), hydrochloric acid (HCI), sulfur dioxide (SO~2~), nitrogen
oxides (NO~x~), and mercury (Hg) emissions from HMIWIs causes or
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS was promulgated
for this source category at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec.

**2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data**

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure
compliance with the applicable regulations which where promulgated in
accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also
used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.

Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected
facility's initial capability to comply with the emission standard.
Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the
standard at all times. During the performance tests, a record of the
operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded
and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission
monitor.

The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency
or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements
of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source
to ensure that the pollution control devices are properly installed and
operated, that leaks are being detected and repaired, and that the
standard is being met. The performance test may also be observed.

The required semiannual and quarterly reports are used to determine
periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify
operation/maintenance procedures, and for compliance determinations.

**3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria**

The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part
60, subpart Ec.

**3(a) Nonduplication**

If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is
sent directly to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the
information is sent directly to the delegated state or local agency. If
a state or local agency has adopted their own similar standards to
implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to the
state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the
report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, no duplication
exists.

**3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB**

An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR
was published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} (72 [FR]{.underline}
10735) on March 9, 2007. No comments were received on the burden
published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}.

**3(c) Consultations**

In estimating the affected number of sources, the growth rate, and the
accuracy of other data for hospital/medical/infectious waste
incinerators subject to this standard, we contacted Wheelabrator Falls
Incorporated, Mr. Alan Lewis, at (215) 736-1760, the National Solid
Waste Management Association (NSWMA), Ms. Alice Jacobson, at (202)
244-4700, and York County Waste/York County Resources, Mr. Jonathan
Beuschlein, at (717) 845-1066. We also referenced the most recent ICR,
and used other internal resources to obtain the most recent data
available. We reviewed information available from the Online Tracking
Information System (OTIS) which is the primary source of information
regarding the number of existing sources. OTIS data was used in
conjunction with industry consultation to verify the number of sources
and the industry growth rate.

**3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection**

Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of
assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards.
Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful
techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are
applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by
these standards was collected less frequently, the proper operation and
maintenance of control equipment and the possibility of detecting
violations would be less likely.

**3(e) General Guidelines**

These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the
regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

**3(f) Confidentiality**

Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of
confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency
policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B -
Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41
[FR]{.underline} 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43
[FR]{.underline} 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 [FR]{.underline} 42251,
September 20, 1978; 44 [FR]{.underline} 17674, March 23, 1979).

**3(g) Sensitive Questions**

None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contain sensitive
questions.

**4. The Respondents and the Information Requested**

**4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes**

The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are
stationary gas turbines. The United States Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) codes which correspond to the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS) code could be found in the
following table:

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  **40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec**            **SIC Codes**   **NAICS
                                                            Codes**
  ----------------------------------------- --------------- --------------
  General Medical and Surgical Hospitals    8062            622110

                                            8069            622110

  Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 8063            622210

                                            8069            622210

  Continuing Care Retirement Communities    8051            623311

                                            8052            623311

                                            8059            623311

  Nursing Care Facilities                   8051            623110

                                            8052            623110

                                            8059            623110

  Residential Mental Retardation Facilities 8051            623210

                                            8052            623210

                                            8059            623210

  Specialty (except Psychiatric and         8069            622310
  Substance Abuse) hospitable                               

  Research and Development in the Physical  8731            541710
  , Engineering, and Life Sciences                          

  Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal    4953            562211

  Materials Recovery Facilities             4953            562920

  Other Non-hazardous Waste Treatment and   4953            562219
  Disposal                                                  

  Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators   4953            562213

  Solid Waste Landfill                      4953            562212

  Veterinary Services                       0741            541940

                                            0742            541940
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**4(b) Information Requested**

None of these reporting or recordkeeping requirements violate any of the
regulations established by OMB at 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

**(i) Data Items**

In this ICR, all the data recorded or reported is required by the New
Source Performance Standards for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec).

A source must make the following reports:

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  **Notifications Reports**                            
  ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------
  Statement if intent to construct/modify              60.58c(a)(1)(i)

  Notification and application of construction or      60.58c(a), 60.7(a)
  modification                                         

  Notification of actual startup                       60.7(a)

  Notification of type(s) of waste to be combusted     60.58c(a)(2)(i)

  Notification of HMIWI capacity                       60.58c(a)(2)(ii)

  Documents produced as a result of the siting         60.58c(a)(1)(iii),
  requirements                                         60.54c(c)

  Waste reduction plan                                 60.58c(a)(2)(i)

  Notification of initial performance tests (PM, stack 60.58c(c)(1),
  opacity, fugitive ash emissions, CDD/CDF, HCI, CD,   60.8(d)
  Pb, Hg)                                              

  Notification of site-specific operating parameters   60.58c(c)(2),
  or changes                                           60.7(a)

  Notification of initial performance tests (PM, stack 60.58c(c)(1),
  opacity, fugitive ash emissions, CDD/CDF, HCI, Cd,   60.8(a)
  Pb, Hg)                                              

  Report of site-specific operating parameters         60.58c(d)(1)

  Report of annual and semiannual emissions or         60.58c(d), 60.58(e),
  operating parameter exceedances, malfunctions, and   60.7(c)
  periods for which data on emissions/ operating       
  parameters were not obtained                         

  Report of no excess emissions                        60.59(d)(7), 60.7(c)

  Petition for site-specific operating permits (if     60.58c(a)(iii)
  applicable)                                          

  Report of exceedances                                60.58c(b)(5)

  Report of performance test                           60.58c(d)(6)
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A source must keep the following records:

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  **Recordkeeping**                                    
  ---------------------------------------------------- -------------------
  Retention of records for two-years                   60.58c(b)

  Records of startup. Shutdown, or malfunction         60.7(b)

  Documentation produced as a result of siting         60.58c(b)(7)
  requirements                                         

  Records of persons completing review of HMIWI        60.58c(b)(8)
  operating manual                                     

  Records if operators completing operator training    60.58c(b)(9),
  course and qualification requirements                60.58c(b)(10)

  Records of annual testing of fugitives ash emissions 60.58c(b)(2)(ii)

  Records of process and control device operating      60.58c(b)(2)(xv),
  parameters                                           60.8(f)

  Records of emissions or operating parameter          60.58c(b)(3),
  exceedances and periods for which data on            60.8(f)
  emissions/operating parameters were not obtained     

  Records of initial, annual and subsequent            60.58c(b)(6),
  performance tests                                    60.8(f)

  Records of calibration of any monitoring devices     60.58c(b)(11)

  Records of types and amounts of materials charged    60.50c(c)
  for co-fired combustors and for incinerators burning 
  only pathological, low-level radioactive, and/or     
  chemotherapeutical waste                             
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[Electronic Reporting]{.underline}

Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that
automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected
facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has
significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and
recordkeeping at a plant site.

Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue
to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. However,
electronic reporting systems are still not widely used. At this time, it
is estimated that approximately 15 percent of the respondents use
electronic reporting.

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  **Respondent Activities**
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  Read instructions.

  Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate continuous monitoring system
  (CMS) or continuous emission monitoring systems for measuring and
  recording the missions of pollutants from an affected facility.

  Perform initial performance test, Reference Methods 1, 3, 3A, 3B, 9,
  10, 10B, 22, 23, 26, 26A, 29, and repeat performance tests if
  necessary.

  Write the notifications and reports listed above.

  Enter information required to be recorded above.

  Develop site-specific operating parameters.

  Develop waste reduction plan.

  Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and
  utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting,
  validating, and verifying information.

  Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the
  purpose of processing and maintaining information.

  Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the
  purpose of disclosing and providing information.

  Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
  instructions and requirements.

  Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

  Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.
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Currently, sources are using monitoring equipment that provides
parameter data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring
system. Although personnel at the source still need to evaluate the
data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the
burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping.

**5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection
Methodology, and Information Management**

**5(a) Agency Activities**

EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the
acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required
information.

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  **Agency Activities**
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  Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if
  necessary.

  Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports,
  excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

  Audit facility records.

  Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information
  System (OTIS).
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> **5(b) Collection Methodology and Management**

Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect
the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are
properly installed and operational. Performance test reports are used by
the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the
emission standard, and note the operating conditions under which
compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents
are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement
programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as
a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance
determinations.

Information contained in the reports is entered into OTIS which is
operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is an EPA
database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance
data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government-owned
facilities. EPA uses OTIS for tracking air pollution compliance and
enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices
and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store,
retrieve and analyze the data.

The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner or
operator for two years.

**5(c) Small Entity Flexibility**

The majority of the respondents are large entities (i.e., large
businesses). However, the impact on small entities (i.e., small
businesses,) was taken into consideration during the development of the
regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process
operations and the types of control equipment employed, the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and
large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum
requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce
them further for small entities. To the extent that larger businesses
can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden
will be reduced.

**5(d) Collection Schedule**

The specific frequency for each information collection activity within
this request is shown in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden, NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR part 60, subpart
Ec).

**6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection**

Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for
the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed
under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept
of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Wherever appropriate,
specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to
this information collection are mandatory.

The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number.

**6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden**

The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from
these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to 6,617
(Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These hours are based on Agency
studies and background documents from the development of the regulation,
Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously
approved ICR, and any comments received.

**6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs**

**(i) Estimating Labor Costs**

This ICR uses the following labor rates:

> Managerial \$105.86 (\$50.41 + 110%)
>
> Technical \$92.61 (\$44.10 + 110%)
>
> Clerical \$45.32 (\$21.58 + 110%)

These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, December 2006, Table 2. Civilian Workers, by
occupational and industry group. The rates are from column 1, Total
compensation. The rates have been increased by 110% to account for the
benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

**(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs**

The only cost to the existing regulated respondents resulting from
information collection activities required by the subject standard is
labor costs. For existing regulated respondents, there is no
capital/startup costs required for the purchase or the installation of
equipment, because they comply by employing pollution prevention
measures. New respondents have capital costs associated with the
purchase of the equipment necessary for compliance, as well as operation
and maintenance costs. The annual operation and maintenance costs are
the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor and other costs such as
photocopying and postage.

**(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs**

+------------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+--------+
| **Capit    |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| al/Startup |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| vs.        |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| Operation  |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| and        |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| M          |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| aintenance |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| (O&M)      |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| Costs**    |          |        |        |         |        |        |
+============+==========+========+========+=========+========+========+
| \(A\)      | \(B\)    | \(C\)  | \(D\)  | \(E\)   | \(F\)  | \(G\)  |
|            |          |        |        |         |        |        |
| Continuous | Capital  | Number | Total  | Annual  | Number | Total  |
| Monitoring | /Startup | of New | Cap    | O&M     | of     | O&M,   |
| Device     | Cost for | Respo  | ital/S | Costs   | Respo  |        |
|            | One      | ndents | tartup | for One | ndents | (E X   |
|            | Re       |        | Cost,  | Res     | with   | F)     |
|            | spondent |        | (B X   | pondent | O&M    |        |
|            |          |        | C)     |         |        |        |
+------------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+--------+
| CMS        | \$2,377  | 1      | \      | \$2,800 | 9      | \$     |
|            |          |        | $2,377 |         |        | 25,200 |
+------------+----------+--------+--------+---------+--------+--------+

The total capital/startup costs to new respondents for this ICR are
\$2,000 (rounded). This is the total of column D in the above table.

The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are
\$25,000 (rounded). This is the total of column G.

The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and
maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is
estimated to be \$27,000 (rounded).

**6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost**

The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of
the reported information. EPA\'s overall compliance and enforcement
program includes activities such as the examination of records
maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of
emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected
information.

The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is
estimated to be \$27,419.

This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

> Managerial \$58.18 (GS-13, Step 5, \$36.36 + 60%)
>
> Technical \$43.17 (GS-12, Step 1, \$26.98 + 60%)
>
> Clerical \$23.36 (GS-6, Step 3, \$14.60 + 60%)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) A2007
General Schedule@ which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have
been increased by 60% to account for the benefit packages available to
government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear
in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden, NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ec), below.

**6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs**

Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three
years, approximately nine existing respondents will be subject to the
standard. It is estimated that one additional respondent will become
subject over the next three years.

The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that
addresses the three years covered by this ICR.

+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+
| **Number |        |         |              |            |          |
| of       |        |         |              |            |          |
| Respo    |        |         |              |            |          |
| ndents** |        |         |              |            |          |
+==========+========+=========+==============+============+==========+
| Year     | \(A\)  | \(B\)   | \(C\)        | \(D\)      | \(E\)    |
|          |        |         |              |            |          |
|          | Number | Number  | Number of    | Number of  | Number   |
|          | of ^1^ | of      | Existing     | Existing   | of       |
|          | New    | E       | Respondents  | R          | Res      |
|          | Respo  | xisting | That Keep    | espondents | pondents |
|          | ndents | Resp    | Records But  | That Are   |          |
|          |        | ondents | Do Not       | Also New   | (E=      |
|          |        |         | Submit       | R          | A+B+C-D) |
|          |        |         | Reports      | espondents |          |
+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+
| 1        | 2      | 7       | 0            | 1          | 8        |
+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+
| 2        | 2      | 8       | 0            | 1          | 9        |
+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+
| 3        | 2      | 9       | 0            | 1          | 10       |
+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+
| Average  | 2      | 8       | 0            | 1          | 9        |
+----------+--------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+

^1^ New respondent include sources with constructed, reconstructed and
modified affected facilities.

To avoid double-counting respondents, column D is subtracted. As shown
above, the average Number of Respondents over the three-year period of
this ICR is nine.

The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the
following table:

+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| **Total Annual Responses**  |        |       |             |        |
+=============================+========+=======+=============+========+
| \(A\)                       | \(B\)  | \(C\) | \(D\)       | \(E\)  |
|                             |        |       |             |        |
| Information Collection      | Number | N     | Number of   | Total  |
| Activity                    | of     | umber | Existing    | Annual |
|                             | Respo  | of    | Respondents | Res    |
|                             | ndents | Resp  | That Keep   | ponses |
|                             |        | onses | Records But |        |
|                             |        |       | Do Not      | E=(    |
|                             |        |       | Submit      | BxC)+D |
|                             |        |       | Reports     |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of intent to   | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| construct                   |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of actual      | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| startup                     |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of waste to be | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| combusted                   |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of HMIWI       | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| capacity                    |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of initial     | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| performance tests           |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of initial CMS | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| demonstration               |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Initial report for the site | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| selection analysis          |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Waste reduction plan        | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Report of initial           | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| performance test            |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Notification of exemption   | 1      | 1     | n/a         | 1      |
| claimed                     |        |       |             |        |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Annual report               | 8      | 1     | n/a         | 8      |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
| Semiannual reports          | 8      | 2     | n/a         | 16     |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+
|                             |        |       | Total       | 34     |
+-----------------------------+--------+-------+-------------+--------+

The number of total respondents is nine.

The number of Total Annual Responses is 34. This is the number in column
E of the Respondent Universe and Number of Responses per year in table
above.

The total annual labor costs are \$656,312. Details regarding these
estimates may be found in Table 1: Annual Industry Burden, NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ec), below.

**6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours Burden Hours and Cost Tables**

The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the
respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively,
and summarized below.

**(i) Respondent Tally**

The total annual labor costs are \$656,312. Details regarding these
estimates may be found in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost:
NSPS for Hospital/Medical (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec), below.
Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 195 hours per
response.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M cost to the regulated entity
are \$27,000.

**(ii) The Agency Tally**

The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is
estimated to be 657 labor hours at a cost of \$27,419. See Table 2.
Annual Agency Burden and Cost: NSPS for Hospital/Medical/Infectious
Waste Incinerators (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec), below.

**6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden**

There is an increase in the total estimated burden as currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is
not due to any program changes. There is an increase in the number of
new sources, also a revised hourly labor rate.

There is also an increase in the capital/startup and operations and
maintenance (O&M) cost which is due to an increase in the number of new
sources.

**6(g) Burden Statement**

The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 195 hours per response. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to
be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or
otherwise disclose the information.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB
Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA's regulations are listed
at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency\'s need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0049. An electronic version of the public docket is
available at http://www.regulations.gov which may be used to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the content of the docket, and to
access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. When in the system, select "search" than key in the
docket ID number identified in this document. The documents are also
available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center Docket is (202)
566-1752. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street,
N.W., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please
include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0049 and OMB Control
Number 2060-0363 in any correspondence.

**Part B of the Supporting Statement**

This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in
collecting this information.

**Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost -- NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ec)**

+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
|                   | \  | \(  | \  | \(  | \  | \(  | \(  | \(  |
|                   | (A | B\) | (C | D\) | (E | F\) | G\) | H\) |
|                   | \) |     | \) |     | \) |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Burden item       | P  | No. | P  | Re  | T  | M   | Cl  | C   |
|                   | er | of  | er | spo | ec | ana | eri | ost |
|                   | so | oc  | so | nde | hn | gem | cal | (   |
|                   | n- | cur | n- | nts | ic | ent | per | \$) |
|                   | h  | ren | h  | per | al | per | son | (b) |
|                   | ou | ces | ou | y   | p  | son | -ho |     |
|                   | rs | per | rs | ear | er | -ho | urs |     |
|                   | p  | r   | p  | (a) | so | urs | per |     |
|                   | er | esp | er |     | n- | per | y   |     |
|                   | oc | ond | re |     | h  | y   | ear |     |
|                   | cu | ent | sp |     | ou | ear |     |     |
|                   | rr | per | on |     | rs | (E  | (   |     |
|                   | en | y   | de |     | p  | x0. | Ex0 |     |
|                   | ce | ear | nt |     | er | 05) | .1) |     |
|                   |    |     | p  |     | ye |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | er |     | ar |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | ye |     | (  |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | ar |     | E= |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | (  |     | Cx |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | C= |     | D) |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | Ax |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     | B) |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| 1\. Applications  | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| 2\. Survey and    | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| Studies           | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| 3\. Reporting     |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| requirements      |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Non-pathological  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| HMIWI             |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| A. Read           | 1  | 1   | 1  | 1   | 1  | 0   | 0.1 | \$  |
| instructions      |    |     |    |     |    | .05 |     | 102 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .43 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| B. Required       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| activities        |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Initial           | 13 | 1   | 13 | 1   | 13 | 0   | 1.3 | \   |
| performance test  |    |     |    |     |    | .65 |     | $1, |
| for CMS ^c^       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 331 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .66 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Repeat            | 13 | 1   | 13 | 0.2 | 2  | 0   | 0   | \$  |
| performance test  |    |     |    | ^d^ | .6 | .13 | .26 | 266 |
| CMS ^c^           |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .33 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Development of    | 1  | 1   | 1  | 1   | 1  | 8   | 16  | \$  |
| operating         | 60 |     | 60 |     | 60 |     |     | 16, |
| information ^e^   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 389 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .60 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Annual update of  | 20 | 1   | 20 | 8   | 1  | 8   | 16  | \$  |
| operating         |    |     |    | ^g^ | 60 |     |     | 16, |
| information ^f^   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 389 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .60 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Review of         | 8  | 2   | 16 | 9   | 1  | 7.2 | 1   | \$  |
| operating         |    |     |    |     | 44 |     | 4.4 | 14, |
| information with  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 750 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .64 |
| each operator ^h^ |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| C. Create         | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| information       | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | 3B |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| D. Gather         | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| existing          | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| information       | 3B |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| E. Write report   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Non-pathological  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| HMIWI             |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| intent to         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
| construct         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| actual startup    |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| waste to be       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
| combusted         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| HMIWI capacity    |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| initial           |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
| performance test  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 0.1 | 0.2 | \$  |
| initial CMS       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 204 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .87 |
| demonstration     |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Initial report    | 4  | 1   | 4  | 1   | 4  | 23  | 46  | \$  |
| for the site      | 60 |     | 60 |     | 60 |     |     | 47, |
| selection         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 120 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .10 |
| analysis ^i^      |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Waste reduction   | 1  | 1   | 1  | 1   | 1  | 8   | 16  | \$  |
| plan ^j^          | 60 |     | 60 |     | 60 |     |     | 16, |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 389 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .60 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Report of initial | 40 | 1   | 40 | 1   | 40 | 2   | 4   | \   |
| performance test  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | $4, |
| ^k^               |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 097 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .40 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Report of initial | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| CMS demonstration | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | 3B |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Semiannual        | 74 | 2   | 1  | 8   | 1  | 5   | 11  | \$1 |
| reports ^l^       |    | ^n^ | 48 | ^m^ | ,1 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 21, |
|                   |    |     |    |     | 84 |     |     | 283 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .04 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Annual reports    | 64 | 1   | 64 | 8   | 5  | 2   | 5   | \$  |
|                   |    | ^n^ |    |     | 12 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 52, |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 446 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .72 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Pathological and  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| co-fired          |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| combustors        |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 8   | 16 | 0.8 | 1.6 | \   |
| relative amounts  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | $1, |
| of                |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 638 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .96 |
| hospital,         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| m                 |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| edical/infectious |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| and other         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| waste charged     |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Notification of   | 2  | 1   | 2  | 8   | 16 | 0.8 | 1.6 | \   |
| exemption claim   |    |     |    | ^o^ |    |     |     | $1, |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 638 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .96 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| F. Time to enter  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| information       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| (Non-pathological |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| HMIWI)            |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | 2  | 52  | 1  | 9   | 9  | 4   | 9   | \$  |
| startup, shutdown |    |     | 04 |     | 36 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 95, |
| or                |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 877 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .16 |
| malfunction       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | 2  | 2   | 4  | 9   | 36 | 1.8 | 3.6 | \   |
| persons           |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | $3, |
| completing review |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 687 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .66 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of annual | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| testing fugitive  | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | 3E |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| emissions         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | 1  | 52  | 78 | 9   | 7  | 3   | 7   | \$1 |
| process and       | .5 |     |    |     | 02 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 05, |
| control device    |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 350 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .54 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of CMS    | 0  | 272 | 54 | 9   | 4  | 24  | 48  | \$  |
| operations and    | .2 | ^q^ | .4 |     | 89 | .48 | .96 | 50, |
|                   |    |     |    |     | .6 |     |     | 152 |
| maintenance       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .18 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | 1  | 52  | 78 | 9   | 7  | 3   | 7   | \$1 |
| emissions         | .5 |     |    |     | 02 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 05, |
| exceedances       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 350 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .54 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of annual | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| compliance tests  | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | 3E |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| 5\. Recordkeeping |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| requirements      |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| A. Read           | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| instructions      | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   | 3A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| B. Plan           | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| activities        | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| C. Implement      | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| activities        | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| D. Develop record | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| system            | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| E. Time to enter  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| information       |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Non-pathological  |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| HMIWI             |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Documents         | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| produced as a     | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| result of         | 3E |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| siting            |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| requirements      |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | 2  | 2   | 4  | 1   | 4  | 0.2 | 0.4 | \$  |
| operators         |    | ^h^ |    |     |    |     |     | 409 |
| training          |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .74 |
|                   |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| completion        |    |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of HMIWI  | 2  | 2   | 4  | 1   | 4  | 0.2 | 0.4 | \$  |
| qualified         |    | ^h^ |    |     |    |     |     | 409 |
| operators         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | .74 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Records of        | S  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| initial           | ee |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| performance test  | 3E |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| F. Time to train  | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| personnel         | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| G. Time for       | N  |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
| audits            | /A |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| Subtotal          |    |     |    |     | 5  | 287 | 574 | \$6 |
|                   |    |     |    |     | ,7 | .71 | .62 | 56, |
|                   |    |     |    |     | 54 |     |     | 311 |
|                   |    |     |    |     | .2 |     |     | .82 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+
| TOTAL ANNUAL      |    |     |    |     |    | 6,  |     | \$6 |
| BURDEN AND COST   |    |     |    |     |    | 617 |     | 56, |
| (rounded)         |    |     |    |     |    |     |     | 312 |
+-------------------+----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Assumptions:                                                          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ^a.^ We have estimated that an average of nine facilities have been   |
| built or reconstructed after June 20, 1996, and therefore, are        |
| subject to NSPS subpart Ec. It is estimated that there are eight      |
| existing respondents and one additional respondent over the next      |
| three years.                                                          |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ^b.^ This ICR uses the following labor rates: \$105.86 per hour for   |
| Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; \$92.61 per hour for |
| Technical labor, and \$45.32 per hour for Clerical labor. These rates |
| are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor       |
| Statistics, December 2006, "Table 2. Civilian Workers, by             |
| occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, "Total |
| compensation." The rates have been increased by 110 percent to        |
| account for the benefit packages available to those employed by       |
| private industry.                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| ^c.^ We have assumed that it will take thirteen hours to perform a    |
| CMS performance test.                                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ^d.^ We have assumed that 20 percent of initial performance tests     |
| must be repeated due to failure.                                      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ^e.^ Assume it will take 160 hours to develop the operating           |
| information.                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| ^f.^ Assume it will take 20 hours to update the operating information |
| each year.                                                            |
|                                                                       |
| ^g.^ This activity will not be performed for the first year of a new  |
| source.                                                               |
|                                                                       |
| ^h.^ Assume it will require two operators at each facility.           |
|                                                                       |
| ^i.^ Assume it will take 460 hours to develop the site selection      |
| analysis.                                                             |
|                                                                       |
| ^j.^ Assume it will take 160 hours to develop a waste reduction plan. |
|                                                                       |
| ^k.^ Assume it will take 40 hours to review report of initial         |
| performance test.                                                     |
|                                                                       |
| ^l.^ Assume it will take 74 hours to prepare semiannual which         |
| includes a compilation of the CMS operations parameters.              |
|                                                                       |
| ^m.^ Respondents must submit semiannual reports.                      |
|                                                                       |
| ^n.^ An annual report is submitted once per year and demonstrates the |
| overall compliance status of an affected facility over a two-year     |
| period. Semiannual reports comprised of detail operation parameter    |
| information, exceedances and other data are submitted twice per year. |
|                                                                       |
| ^o.^ Assume that an additional eight sources (pathological and        |
| co-fired combustors) are also projected each year, but are considered |
| exempt from the rule. It is assumed that there will be one affected   |
| facility per respondent.                                              |
|                                                                       |
| ^p.^ The pathological combustors would be required to keep records on |
| a quarterly basis of the period of time when it applies, and the      |
| co-fired combustors would be required to keep records of the amount   |
| of hospital waste, medical/infectious waste and other fuels and waste |
| to be combusted, and the weight of the waste combusted on a quarterly |
| basis.                                                                |
|                                                                       |
| ^q.^ Assume that it takes 272 days-per-year to record CMS operation   |
| and maintenance.                                                      |
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**Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden -- NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart
Ec)**

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<tbody>
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<td> </td>
<td>(A)</td>
<td>(B)</td>
<td>(C)</td>
<td>(D)</td>
<td>(E)</td>
<td>(F)</td>
<td>(G)</td>
<td colspan="2">(H)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Activity</td>
<td>EPA person- hours per occurrence</td>
<td><p>No. of occurrences per plant</p>
<p>per year</p></td>
<td>EPA person- hours per plant per year (C=AxB)</td>
<td>Plants per year (a)</td>
<td>Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD)</td>
<td>Management person-hours per year (Ex0.05)</td>
<td><p>Clerical person-hours per year</p>
<p>(Ex0.1)</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Cost ($) (b)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Activity</td>
<td></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>1. Attend initial performance test</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>0.08<sup>c</sup></td>
<td>2.56</td>
<td>0.128</td>
<td>0.256</td>
<td colspan="2">$123.94</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>2. Repeat performance test</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>A. Retesting preparation</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>0.2<sup>d</sup></td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.24</td>
<td colspan="2">$116.20</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>B. Attend retesting</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>0.1<sup>e</sup></td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>0.16</td>
<td>0.32</td>
<td colspan="2">$154.92</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>3. Excess emissions</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>0.1<sup>f</sup></td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>0.16</td>
<td>0.32</td>
<td colspan="2">$154.92</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>4. Report review</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Review notification of intent to construct</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$96.83</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Review notification of actual startup</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$96.83</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Review notification of type(s) of waste to</p>
<p>be combusted</p></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$96.83</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Review notification of HMIWI capacity</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$96.83</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Review notification of initial performance</p>
<p>test</p></td>
<td>8</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td colspan="2">$387.32</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Review notification of initial CMS</p>
<p>demonstration</p></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>0.25</td>
<td>0.5</td>
<td colspan="2">$242.07</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Review notification of relative amounts of</p>
<p>hospital, medical/infectious, and other</p>
<p>waste charged for pathological and co-fired</p>
<p>combustors</p></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>8<sup>g</sup></td>
<td>16</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">$774.64</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Review notification of exemption claim for</p>
<p>pathological and co-fired combustors</p></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>8<sup>g</sup></td>
<td>16</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td colspan="2">$774.64</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Review study addressing siting requirements</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>1.2</td>
<td>2.4</td>
<td colspan="2">$1,161.96</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Review waste reduction plan</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>0.8</td>
<td colspan="2">$387.32</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Review report of initial performance test</td>
<td>42<sup>h</sup></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>2.1</td>
<td>4.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$2,033.43</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Review report of initial CMS demonstration</td>
<td>64<sup>i</sup></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td colspan="2">$3,098.56</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Review notification of exemption claim</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0.05</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td colspan="2">$48.42</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Review performance tests results</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>8<sup>j</sup></td>
<td>144</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14.4</td>
<td colspan="2">$6,728.82</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Review annual report</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>1.6</td>
<td>3.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$1,549.28</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Review semiannual reports</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td>12</td>
<td>2 <sup>k</sup></td>
<td>24</td>
<td>8<sup>j</sup></td>
<td>192</td>
<td>9.6</td>
<td>19.2</td>
<td colspan="2">$9,295.68</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>657</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">$27,419</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="9">Assumptions:</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="9"><sup>a.</sup> We have estimated that an average of nine
facilities have been built or reconstructed after June 20, 1996, and
therefore, are subject to NSPS subpart Ec. It is estimated that one
additional respondent will become subject over the next three
years.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="9"><sup>b.</sup> The cost is based on the following labor
rate which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account
for government overhead expenses. Managerial rates of $58.18 (GS-13,
Step 5, $36.36x1.6), Technical rate of $43.17 (GS-12, Step 1, $26.98 x
1.6), and Clerical rate of $23.36 (GS-6, Step 3, $14.60 x 1.6). These
rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “2007General
Schedule” which excludes locality rates of pay.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="9"><sup>c.</sup> Each year a total of one HMIWI performs an
initial performance test. It is assumed that EPA personnel will attend
eight percent of these tests.</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="9"><p><sup>d.</sup> It is assumed that 20 percent will fail
the initial performance test, and will have to repeat the test.</p>
<p><sup>e.</sup> Assume 10 percent of retests are attended by EPA
personnel.</p>
<p><sup>f.</sup> Assume 10 percent of the affected facilities are
required to retest as a result of excess emissions, with 10 percent of
these tests being attended by EPA personnel.</p>
<p><sup>g.</sup> Assume that an additional six sources (pathological and
co-fired combustors) are also projected each year, but are considered
exempt from the rule. It is assumed that there will be one affected
facility per respondent.</p>
<p><sup>h</sup>. Assume it takes six persons-hours per report to review
each pollutant. For initial tests there are seven pollutants that are
subject to this rule (PM, CO, CDD/CDF, HCI, metals, stack opacity, and
fugitive emissions.</p>
<p><sup>i.</sup> Assume it takes eight person-hours per report to review
each CMS demonstration. There are eight CMS that are subject to this
rule (temperature, gas flow, charge weight, pH, liquid flow, pressure
drop, carbon flow, and lime flow).</p>
<p><sup>j.</sup> This activity will not be performed for the first year
of a new source.</p>
<p><sup>k.</sup> Respondents must submit semiannual reports.</p></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>