### SUPPORTING STATEMENT **ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60,**  **Subpart Db) (Renewal)**  **1. Identification of the Information Collection 1(a) Title of the**  **Information Collection** NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1088.13 , OMB Control Number 2060

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. **1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract** The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units were proposed on June 19, 1986, promulgated on December 16, 1987 , and amended on February 27, 2006 (71 FR 9865), June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32710), January 28, 2009 (74 FR 50 72 ) , and F ebruary 16, 2012 ( 77 FR 9303 )

. The most

- recent amendment made both revisions to the performance standards and corrections to existing provisions. The revisions did not result in any changes to either the reporting or record keeping requirements. These regulations apply

to industrial/commercial/institutional steam generating units (boilers) that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after June 19, 1984, and have a heat input capacity

from fuels combusted in the unit of greater than 29 megawatts (MW ) (100 million B ritish thermal units per hour (MMBtu/hr) ) . This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db.
In general, all NSPS 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 s ys tem is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. Any owner/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 s uch delegated authority , the reports are sent directl y to the U

. S

. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office. Over the next three ye ars, an average of 1,727 respondents per ye ar will be subject to the standard , and 45 additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. The number of respondents is based on the 2003 ICR renewal , which estimates 1,322 existing facilities subject to subpart Db in 2003 . The growth rate is based on an October 2002 economic anal ys is performed for the Industrial Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology rulemaking, which estimated that 134 industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers would become subject to NSPS subpart Db over the next three ye ars (or 45 per ye ar). To account for

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faciliti es constructed since 2003, this I CR adds 405 facilities (45 times 9 years) to the 2003 ICR estimate of 1,322

. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currentl y active ICR without any

Terms of Clearance.
The burden to the “Affected Public” may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal). The burden to the “Federal Government” burden is attributed entirel y to work performed b y either F ederal emplo ye es or government contractors and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal).
**2. Need for a nd 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 adequatel y 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/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);

### 3 and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonabl y require. In the Administrator's judgment, sulfur dioxide ( SO **2** 

### ) , particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxides (NO **x** 

### ) emissions from industrial/commercial/institutional steam generating units cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably

be anticip ated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db

. **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. 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 auth ority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properl y installed and operated and the standard are being met. The performance test may also be observed. The required quarterl y or semiannual reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify

problems at the facility , verify operation/maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations. **3. Non**
**- duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria**  The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db

. **3(a) Non**
**- duplication**  If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directl y to the appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directl y to the delegated state or local agency . If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a cop y 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, duplication does not exist.

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**3(b) Pu**  **blic Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB** An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this I CR was published in the Federal Register (77 FR 47631) on August 9, 2012 . No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register

. **3(c) Consultations** The Agency ’s industry

experts have been consulted, and the Agency ’s internal data sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered. The primary source of information as reported b y industry , in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information System (OTI S) which is operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is the EPA database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compli ance data. Consultations with industry representatives (i.e., respondents) were conducted to determine if there is any way for EPA to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting burden or improve the language in the standard s to make it easier to compl y. In developing this I CR, EPA contacted : 1) the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners , at (540) 349

- 9043 ; and 2) the American Boiler Manufacturers Association , at (703) 356

- 7172. It is our policy

to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal as well as those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice. **3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection** Less frequent information collectio n 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 frequentl y, 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 b y OMB under 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5. These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to the standards. EPA believes that the five

- ye ar records retention requirement is consistent with the Part 70 permit program and the five

- ye ar statute of limitations on which the permit program is based. The retention of records for five years allows EPA to establish the compliance history of a source, any pattern of non

- compliance, and to determine the appropriate level of enforcement action. EPA has found that the most flagrant vio lators have violations extending

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beyond the five years. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of essential records. **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 36902, September 1, 1976; amended b y 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979). **3(g) Sensitive Questions**
The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in the standard do not include sensitive questions. **4. The Respondents and the Inform ation Requested**  **4(a) Respondents/ SIC Codes**  The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are facilities subject to NSPS subpart Db that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after June 19, 1984

. The United States Standard Industrial Classification ( SI C ) code s, and their corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAI CS) codes, for industrial/ commercial/ institutional steam generating units are provided in the following table.

**Standard ( 40 CFR**  **Pa rt 60, Subpart Db**  **) SIC Codes**  **NAICS Codes** Oil and Gas Extraction 13 211 Utilities 49 221 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 49 221112 Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution 491 22112 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing 31 316 Wood Product Manufacturing 24 321 Paper Manufacturing 26 322 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 29 324 Chemical Manufacturing 28 325 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing 30 326 Primary Metal Manufacturing 33 331 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 34 332 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 37 336 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 39 339 Educational services 82 611 Hospitals 806 622

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American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments 8423 921150
**4(b) Information Requested**  **(i) Data Items**
In this ICR , all the data that is recorded or reported is required b y NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR P art 60, S ubpart Db). A source must make the following reports:

**Notification s**  **/Reports** Construction/reconstruction 60.7(a)(1) Actual startup 60.7(a)(3), 60.49b(a) Initial performance test results 60.8 (a), 60.49b(b) Initial performance test 60.8(d) Demonstration of continuous monitoring system 60.7(a)(5) Physical or operational change 60.7(a)(4) Operating conditions for compliance with NO x 

### standard 60.49b(c) Monitoring results 60.49b(i)

- (m) Annual capacity factor, fuel nitrogen content, NO x 

### emission tests 60.49b(q) Fuel

-based compliance alternative report 60.49b(r) Removal efficiency

by fuel pretreatment and associated documentation 60.49b(n) Excess emissions semiannual report 60.7(c), 60.49b(h), 60.49b(w) Quarterl y reporting for Cytec Industries Fortier Plant’s C.AOG incinerator, Westwego, Louisiana 60.49b(s) Quarterl y reporting for Rohm and Haas Kentucky Incorporated’s Boiler Number 100, Louisville, Kentucky 60.49b(t) Quarterl y reporting for Merck & Co., Inc.’s Stonewall Plant, Elkton, Virginia 60.49b(u) Quarterl y reporting for Weyerhaeuser Company’ s No. 2 Power Boiler, New Bern, North Carolina 60.49(x) Quarterl y reporting for INEOS USA’s AOGI, Li ma, Ohio 60.49b(y) Quarterl y reporting (electronic) 60.49b(v)

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A source must keep the following records: **Recordkeeping** Startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, and periods when the continuous monitoring system is inoperative. 60.7(b)
Fuel m onitoring 60.49b(d), 60.49b(r) Nitrogen content of residual oil combusted 60.49b(e) Opacity 60.49b(f) Nitrogen oxide emission rates 60.49b(g) Steam load 60.49b(p) Fuel Receipts 60.49b(r) Maintain records for two years 60.7(f), 60.49b(o) Electronic Reporting 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 c ooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data e lectronically . However, electronic reporting s ys tems are still not widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 20 percent of the respon dents use electronic reporting.

**(ii) Respondent Activities**

**Respondent Activities** Read instructions. Install, calibrate, maintain, certify , and operate c ontinuous emission m onitoring s ys tems (CEMS) for NO x 

### , SO 2 

### , and opacity or alternative monitoring methods (e.g., CO CEMS in place of using a continuous opacity monitoring s ystem ( COMS )

. Perform initial performance test

. Write the notifications and reports listed above.

### 8 **Respondent Activities** Enter information required to be recorded above. 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. Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring s ys tem. 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. **Agency Activities** Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry

. Audit facility

records. Input, anal yz e, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information System (OTI S). **5(b) Collection Methodology and Management** Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to

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determine whether the pollution control devices are properl y installed and operated. Performance test reports are used b y the Agency to discern a source’s initial capab ility to compl y with the emission standard. 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.
In formation contained in the reports is entered into OTI S which is operated and maintained by

EPA's Office of Compliance. OT IS is EPA ’ s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of co mpliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government

- owned facilities. EPA uses the OTI S for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement b y local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. EPA and its del egated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data. The records required b y this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for two ye ars. **5(c) Small Entity Flexibility** A 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

. According to the “Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards,” which was conducted for the 2012 NSPS amendment , EPA identified 82 potentially

affected small entities. EPA has taken steps to minimize the significant economic impact on small entities. Small enti ties that do not own at least one generating unit with a capacity

greater than 2 9 megawatts are not subject to the rule. According to EPA's initial regulatory

flexibility

analysis, this eliminates the burden for 26 small entities. For larger units affect ed b y the proposed rule, EPA considered a number of comments received both during the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel and the public comment period , and has revised the final rule to greatly

simplify continuous compliance requirements and decrease the frequency of periodic testing. EPA believes the revision will make compliance less onerous for all regulated units, including those owned by small entities. **5(d) Collection Schedule** The specific frequency

for each information collection activity within this request is shown in below Table 1: NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal)

. **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 I CR. 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

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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 col lection 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 requirement s is estimated to be 1,607,3 68 hours (Total Labor Hours from Table 1 below)

. 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 IC R, and any comments received. **6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs (i) Estimating Labor Costs**  This I CR uses the following labor rates: Managerial $1 21

. 4 4 ($5 7

. 8 3 + 110%) Technical $ 100

. 23 ($4 7

. 73 + 110%) Clerical $ 50

. 5 1 ($2 4

. 05 + 110%) These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2012 , “ Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group. ” The rates are from column 1, “ Total compensation. ” The rates have been increased b y 110 p ercent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry

. **(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs** The ty pe of industry

costs associated with the information collection activities in the subje ct standard are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/startup costs are onetime costs when a facility becomes subject to the regulation. The annual operation and maintenance costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor and other costs su ch as photocopying and postage.

### 11 **(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs**  (A) Continuous Monitoring Device (B)

Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent (C)

Number of New Respondents (D)

Total Capital/ Startup Cost (B X C) (E)

Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent (F)

Number of Respondents with O&M (G)

Total O&M, (E X F) SO 2 , PM, and x NOx $200,000 45 $9,000,000 $15,000 1, 727 $25,905, 000 

### The total capital/startup costs for this I CR are $9,000,000 . This is the total o f column D in the above table. The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this I CR are $25,905,000

. 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 IC R is estimated to be $34,905,000

. These are recordkeeping costs

. **6(c) Estimating Agency Bur den and Cost**  The only costs to the Agency

are those costs associated with anal ys is 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 $ 58,4 04,760

. This cost is based on the average hourl y labor rate as follows: Managerial $ 6 2.27 (GS

- 13, Step 5, $ 3 8. 92 + 60% ) Technical $ 4 6

. 21 (GS

- 12, Step 1, $ 28. 88 + 60% ) Clerical $2 5.01 (GS

- 6, Step 3, $ 15. 63 + 60% ) These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) , 20 1 2 General Schedule , which excludes locality , rates of pay

. The rates have been increased b y 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Co st

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal).

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**6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs** Based on our research for this I CR, on average over the next three ye ars, approximately 1, 682 existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that an additional 45 respondents per ye ar will become subject. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 1,727 per year. The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three ye ars covered b y this ICR. **Number of Respondents**

Year (A)

Number of New Respondents 1 (B)

Number of Existing Respondents (C)

Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports (D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents (E)

Number of Respondents (E=A+B+C

- D)

1 45 1, 637 0 0 1, 682
2 45 1, 682 0 0 1,7 27 3 45 1,727 0 0 1,772 Average 45 1,682 0 0 1,7 27 1 New respondent include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities. 

### C olumn D is subtracted to avoid double

- counting respondents

. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three ye ar period of this ICR is 1,7 27

. The total number of annual responses per ye ar is calculated using the following table:
**Total Annual Responses** (A) Information Collection Activity (B) Number of Respondents (C)

Number of Responses (D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports (E) Total Annual Responses E=(BxC)+D Semiannual excess emissions 1 1,382 2 0 2,764 Quarterly SO 2 , PM, and NO x reporting 2 345 4 0 1,380
Total 4,144
1 This ICR assumes that 80 percent of all respondents will submit semiannual reports. 2 This ICR assumes that 20 percent of all respondents will submit quarterly reports. 

### The number of Total Annual Responses is 4,144.

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The total annual labor costs are $155,639,313. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal)

. **6(e) Bottom Line 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, respectivel y, and summarized below. **(i) Respondent Tally** The total annual labor hours are 1,607,368 at a cost of $155,639,313

. Details regarding these estimates may

be found below in Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal)

. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 88 hours per response

. The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $34,905,000

. The cost cal culations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.

**(ii) The Agency Tally** The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 1,296, 018 labor hours at a cost of $ 58,4 04,760 . See below Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db) (Renewal). **6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden**  There is an adjustment 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

. The estimated number of respondents has been adjusted to account for industry growth that has occurred since the most recent ICR was approv ed , and to correct an inconsistency in the previous ICR estimate. Specifically , this IC R corrects the estimated number of respondents to be consistent with the supporting rationale

. Both adjustment s resulted in an increased number of existing sources and associated respondent and Agency labor hours. Also, this I CR makes adjustments to respondent and Agency labor hours in order to make the estimation methodology consistent with that of oth er ICRs. The previous ICR assumed that the per

- respondent labor hours for each burden activity accounted for all technical, managerial, and clerical hours

. This IC R assumes that labor hours

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account for technical hours only , and that clerical and manage rial hours require an additional 10 and 5 percent of technical hours, respectivel y. Additionally , this I CR calculates burden costs using the most recent labor rates. There is an increase in respondent O&M costs, as calculated in section 6(b)(iii), compared to the costs in the previous ICR. This increase is also due to industry growth, and reflects O&M costs that will be incurred b y both existing facilities and new facilities since the most recent ICR. **6(g) Burden Statement** The annual public repo rting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 88 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 inc ludes 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 regulations are listed at 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15. To comment on the Agency's need for thi s 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 I CR under Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- O ECA

- 2012

- 0499 . 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 contents of th e docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically

. When in the system , select “search,” then 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 Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Frid ay , excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566

- 1744, and the telephone number for the docket center i s (202) 566

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. Also, you can send comments to the Office of In formation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OECA

- 2012

- 0499 and OMB Control Number 2060

- 0072 in any correspondence.

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**Part B of the Supporting Statement** This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

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**Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost** 

**– NSPS for**  **Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db)**  **(Renewal)**

**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**Hours per**  **Occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per**  **respondent per year**  **Hours per**

**respondent per**  **year (C = A**  **xB) Respondents** 

**per Y**  **ear a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(E = C x**  **D) Management** 

**hours per year**  **(F = E x 0.05) Clerical**  **hours**

**per year (G = E x 0.10)**  **Total cost**

**per year $**  **b 1. Applicants**  N/A **2. Survey and Studies** N/A **3. Reporting Requirements c**  A. Read instructions **d** See 4A B. Required activities Initial Performance Test PM **c** 330 1 330 19 6,270 313.5 627 $698,183.31 24 hour test for Gas Units **d** 250 1 250 26 6,500 325 650 $723,794.5 Repeat of Performance Test e PM **c** 330 1 330 4 1,320 66 132 $146,985.96 24 hour tests for Gas Units **d** 250 1 250 5 1,250 62.5 125 $139,191.25 Report of Initial Performance Test **d** SO **2** 16 1 16 13 208 10.4 20.8 $23,161.42 PM 16 1 16 19 304 15.2 30.4 $33,851.31 NO **x** 16 1 16 45 720 36 72 $80,174.16 Notification of CEMS Demonstration **d** SO **2** 2 1 2 13 26 1.3 2.6 $2,895.18 PM 2 1 2 19 38 1.9 3.8 $4,231.41 NO **x** 2 1 2 45 90 4.5 9 $10,021.77 Demonstration of CEMS **d** SO **2** 150 1 150 13 1,950 97.5 195 $217,138.35

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**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**Hours per**  **Occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per**  **respondent per year**  **Hours per**

**respondent per**  **year (C = A**  **xB) Respondents** 

**per Y**  **ear a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(E = C x**  **D) Management** 

**hours per year**  **(F = E x 0.05) Clerical**  **hours**

**per year (G = E x 0.10)**  **Total cost**

**per year $**  **b** PM 100 1 100 19 1,900 95 190 $211,570.7 NO **x** 350 1 350 45 15,750 787.5 1,575 $1,753,809.75 Repeat Demonstration of CEMS **d ,**  **e** SO **2** 150 1 150 3 450 22.5 45 $50,108.85 PM 100 1 100 4 400 20 40 $44,541.2 NO **x** 350 1 350 9 3,150 157.5 315 $350,761.95 Report of CEMS Demonstration **d** See 3B Reports for SO **2 f**  Quarterly **g** 16 4 64 151 9,664 483.2 966.4 $1,076,115.39 Semiannual 16 2 32 606 19,392 969.6 1,939.2 $2,159,357.38 Reports for PM **f, h**  Quarterly **g** Excess 16 4 64 32 2,048 102.4 204.8 $228,050.94 No Excess 8 4 32 127 4,064 203.2 406.4 $452,538.59 Semiannual Excess 16 2 32 127 4,064 203.2 406.4 $452,538.59 No Excess 8 2 16 508 8,128 406.4 812.8 $905,077.18 Reports for NO **x f**  **, h**  Quarterly **g** CEMS Compliance 16 4 64 345 22,080 1,104 2,208 $2,458,674.24 Excess 16 4 64 69 4,416 220.8 441.6 $491,734.85 No Excess 8 4 32 276 8,832 441.6 883.2 $983,469.7 Semiannual CEMS Compliance 16 2 32 1,382 44,224 2,211.2 4,422.4 $4,924,475.07

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**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**Hours per**  **Occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per**  **respondent per year**  **Hours per**

**respondent per**  **year (C = A**  **xB) Respondents** 

**per Y**  **ear a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(E = C x**  **D) Management** 

**hours per year**  **(F = E x 0.05) Clerical**  **hours**

**per year (G = E x 0.10)**  **Total cost**

**per year $**  **b** Excess 16 2 32 276 8,832 441.6 883.2 $983,469.7 No Excess 8 2 16 1,106 17,696 884.8 1,769.6 $1,970,502.69 Appendix F Report **f** Quarterly **g** SO **2** 11 4 44 151 6,644 332.2 664.4 $739,829.33 NO **x** 11 4 44 345 15,180 759 1,518 $1,690,338.54 Semiannual SO **2** 11 2 22 606 13,332 666.6 1,333.2 $1,484,558.2 NO **x** 11 2 22 1,382 30,404 1,520.2 3,040.4 $3,385,576.61 Annual Compliance Tests for NO **x f**  250 1 250 1,727 431,750 21,587.5 43,175 $48,076,657.75 Appendix F Annual Accuracy Test **f** SO **2** 36 1 36 757 27,252 1,362.6 2,725.2 $3,034,591.96 NO **x** 36 1 36 1,727 62,172 3,108.6 6,217.2 $6,923,038.72 Appendix F Audits **f ,**  **i** Quarterly **g** SO **2** - In Situ 125 4 500 38 19,000 950 1,900 $2,115,707 SO **2** – Extractive 36 4 144 114 16,416 820.8 1,641.6 $1,827,970.85 Semiannual SO **2** - In Situ 125 2 250 151 37,750 1,887.5 3,775 $4,203,575.75 SO **2** - Extractive 36 2 72 454 32,688 1,634.4 3,268.8 $3,639,906.86 Quarterly **g** NO **x** - In Situ 125 4 500 86 43,000 2,150 4,300 $4,788,179 NO **x** - Extractive 36 4 144 259 37,296 1,864.8 3,729.6 $4,153,021.49 Semiannual

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**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**Hours per**  **Occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per**  **respondent per year**  **Hours per**

**respondent per**  **year (C = A**  **xB) Respondents** 

**per Y**  **ear a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(E = C x**  **D) Management** 

**hours per year**  **(F = E x 0.05) Clerical**  **hours**

**per year (G = E x 0.10)**  **Total cost**

**per year $**  **b** NO **x** - In Situ 125 2 250 346 86,500 4,325 8,650 $9,632,034.5 NO **x** - Extractive 36 2 72 1,036 74,592 3,729.6 7,459.2 $8,306,042.98 C. Create Information **d** Included in 3B D. Gather Existing Information Included in 3B E. Write Report Notify of construction/reconstruction d 2 1 2 45 90 4.5 9 $10,021.77 Notify of Anticipated Startup d 2 1 2 45 90 4.5 9 $10,021.77 Notify of Actual Startup d 2 1 2 45 90 4.5 9 $10,021.77 Monitoring Plan d 4 1 4 22 88 4.4 8.8 $9,799.06 Notification of initial p erformance t est d

SO **2** 2 1 2 13 26 1.3 2.6 $2,895.18 PM 2 1 2 19 38 1.9 3.8 $4,231.41 NO **x** 2 1 2 45 90 4.5 9 $10,021.77 **Subt otal**  **for Reporting**  **Requirements 1,297,492**  **.1** $125,634,467.66 **4. Recordkeeping Requirements**  A. Read instructions **d** 1 1 1 45 45 2.25 4.5 $5,010.89 B. Plan activities N/A C. Implement activities N/A D. Develop record s ystem N/A E. Time to enter information N/A F. Records of s tartup, shutdown, malfunction 1.5 52 78 1,727 134,706 6,735.3 13,470.6 $14,999,917.22 G. Records of All Measurements 1.5 52 78 1,727 134,706 6,735.3 13,470.6 $14,999,917.22

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**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**Hours per**  **Occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per**  **respondent per year**  **Hours per**

**respondent per**  **year (C = A**  **xB) Respondents** 

**per Y**  **ear a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(E = C x**  **D) Management** 

**hours per year**  **(F = E x 0.05) Clerical**  **hours**

**per year (G = E x 0.10)**  **Total cost**

**per year $**  **b Subt**  **otal for**  **Recordkeeping Requirements**  **309,87 5**  **.55** $30,004,845.32 **TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST**  **(rounded) 1,607,368**  **$155,639,313** Assumptions:
a
. . We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 1,727 . There will be 45 additional new sources that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b

. This ICR uses the following labor rates: Technical $100.23 ($47.73 + 110%); Managerial $121.44 ($57.83+ 110%); and Cl erical $50.51 ($24.05 + 110%). Th ese rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2012, “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 em ployed by private industry. This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Techni cal hours, and Clerical hours are 10 percent of Technical hours.
c
. EPA estimates that there will be 26 new gas - fired steam generating units per year (which require NO x controls), 13 new coal

- fired steam generating units per year (which require SO 2 , NO x , and PM controls), and 6 new biomass/wood

- fired steam generating units per year (which require NO x and PM controls). d

. One

- time only costs associated with the anticipated 45 new sources per year over the next three years. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, approximately half of all new sources will submit a monitoring plan.
e
. Assume 20 percent of initial performance tests and CEMS demonstrations are repeated due to failures. f

. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, there are 640 sources that must report SO 2 emissions, 622 sources that must report PM emissions, and 1,322 sources that must report NO x emissions. Because these existing source estimates were from 2003, this ICR renewal adds additional sources, based on note (b), to account for new steam g enerating units built since 2003. Using this approach, EPA estimates 117, 171, and 405 additional sources must report SO 2 , PM, and NO x emissions, respectively. g
. Assume that 20 percent of respondents will cho ose to report quarterly. h

. Assume the 20 pe rcent of units are found to be in excess of emission standard and 80 percent are found not to be in excess. i

. Assume that 25 percent of units have in situ CEMS and 75 p ercent have extractive CEMS.

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**Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost** 

**– NSPS for**  **Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db)**  **(Renewal)**

**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**EPA hours per**  **occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per plant**  **per year EPA hours** 

**per plant per year**  **Plants**

**per year a**  **EPA**

**T echnical**  **hours per plant per year**  **EPA**

**M anagerial**  **hours per year EPA**  **C lerical** 

**hours per year**  **Total cost**

**per year b**  **(C = A x B) (E =**  **C x D) (F =**  **E x 0.05) (G =**  **E x 0.10)** Report review f

or c onstruction, anticipated s tartup, actual s tartup **c** 1 116 116 45 5,220 261 522 $270,523.89 Review notification of initial t est c SO **2 d**  1 70 70 13 910 45.5 91 $47,160.3 PM **d** 1 72 72 19 1,368 68.4 136.8 $70,895.92 N o x **d** 1 104 104 45 4,680 234 468 $242,538.66 Review initial t est results c SO **2 d**  1 280 280 13 3,640 182 364 $188,641.18 PM **d** 1 288 288 19 5,472 273.6 547.2 $283,583.66 N o x **d** 1 416 416 45 18,720 936 1,872 $970,154.64 Review n otification of CMS d emonstration c SO **2 d**  1 56 56 13 728 36.4 72.8 $37,728.24 PM **d** 1 82 82 19 1,558 77.9 155.8 $80,742.57 N o x **d** 1 42 42 45 1,890 94.5 189 $97,948.31 Review CMS p erformance d emonstration c SO **2 d**  1 448 448 13 5,824 291.2 582.4 $301,825.89 PM **d** 1 656 656 19 12,464 623.2 1,246.4 $645,940.57 N o x **d** 1 336 336 45 15,120 756 1,512 $783,586.44 Review monitoring p lan **c** 1 108 108 22 2,376 118.8 237.6 $123,135.01

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**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H**

**EPA hours per**  **occurrence Number of** 

**occurrences per plant**  **per year EPA hours** 

**per plant per year**  **Plants**

**per year a**  **EPA**

**T echnical**  **hours per plant per year**  **EPA**

**M anagerial**  **hours per year EPA**  **C lerical** 

**hours per year**  **Total cost**

**per year b**  **(C = A x B) (E =**  **C x D) (F =**  **E x 0.05) (G =**  **E x 0.10)** Review NOx c om

pliance reports **e ,**  **f** Quarterly 4 42 168 345 57,960 2,898 5,796 $3,003,748.02 Semiannual 2 42 84 1382 116,088 5,804.4 11,608.8 $6,016,202.56 Review SO **2** c om

pliance reports **e ,**  **f** Quarterly 4 70 280 151 42,280 2,114 4,228 $2,191,139.86 Semiannual 2 70 140 606 84,840 4,242 8,484 $4,396,790.58 Review e xcess e missions reports **e ,**  **f** SO **2** Quarterly 4 130 520 151 78,520 3,926 7,852 $4,069,259.74 Semiannual 2 130 260 606 157,560 7,878 15,756 $8,165,468.22 NOx Quarterly 4 92 368 345 126,960 6,348 12,696 $6,579,638.52 Semiannual 2 92 184 1,382 254,288 12,714.4 25,428.8 $13,178,348.46 Review a ppendix F QA d ata a ssessment reports **e** SO **2** 1 42 42 757 31,794 1,589.7 3,179.4 $1,647,708.15 NOx 1 56 56 1,727 96,712 4,835.6 9,671.2 $5,012,051.04 **TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN**  **AND COST**  **(rounded)** 1,296,018 $58, 404,760 Assumptions: a.. We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 1,727. There will be 45 additional new sources that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b. This cost is based on the ave rage hourly labor rate as follows: Technical $46.21 (GS

- 12, Step 1, $28.88 + 60%); Managerial $62.27 (GS

- 13, Step 5, $38.92 + 60%); and Clerical $25.01 (GS

- 6, Step 3, $15.63 + 60%). This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Technical hours, and Clerical hours are 10

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percent of Technical hours. These rates are from the OPM, 2012 General Schedule, which excludes locality , rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government e mp loyees. c. All new plants subject to the standard must provide reports of these events as required by section 60.7. These are one

- time

- only costs associated with the anticipated 45 new

sources per year over the next three years. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, approximately half of all ne w sources will submit a mo nitoring plan. d. EPA estimates that there will be 26 new gas - fired steam generating units per year (which require NO x controls), 13 new coal

- fired steam generating units per year (whic h require SO 2 , NO x , and PM controls), and 6 new biomass/wood

- fired steam generating units per year (which require NO x and PM controls).
e. According to the 2003 ICR renewal, there are 640 sources that must report SO 2 emissions, 622 sources that must repo rt PM emissions, and 1,322 sources that mu st report NO x emissions. Because these existing source estimates were from 2003, this ICR rene wal adds additional sources, based on note (b), to account for new steam generating units built since 2003. Using thi s approach, EPA estimates 117, 171, and 405 additional sources must report SO 2 , PM, and NO x emissions, respectively. f

. We assume that 20 percent of respondents will choose to report quarterly.