SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

HHHHHHH) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

HHHHHHH) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2432.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0666.

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyvinyl 

Chloride (PVC) and Copolymers Production were proposed on May 20, 2011, and promulgated 

on April 17, 2012. These regulations apply to both new and existing major source PVC 

production facilities. Area source PVC facilities are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

DDDDDD and not covered in this ICR. New facilities include those that commenced 

construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to 

assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH.

In general, all NESHAP standards require initial report notifications, performance tests, 

and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to 

maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 

operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, 

and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these 

measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, 

maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. 

In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.

Over the next three years, an average of 17 respondents per year will be subject to the 

standard, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. This 

estimate is based on consultation with industry trade association during the renewal of this ICR. 

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR 

without any “Terms of Clearance.” 

All of the subject major source PVC facilities are owned by the private sector. 

The “burden” to the “Affected Public” may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent 

Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal). The Federal Government “burden” is attributed entirely to 
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work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found 

below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride 

and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal). 

2. Need for and Use of the Collection

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

The EPA is charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to establish 

standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major sources and area sources of 

hazardous air pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources of hazardous 

air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. 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); 

and (G) provide such other information as the Administrator may

reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from major 

source PVC production facilities cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be 

anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP were promulgated 

for this source category at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH.

2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensure compliance with 

the applicable regulations which were 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 standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to 

ensure compliance with the standard at all times. During the performance test 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 these standards are used to inform the Agency or delegated 
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authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing 

authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly 

installed and operated, leaks are being detected and repaired, and the standard are being met. 

The performance test may also be observed.

The required 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 63, Subpart

HHHHHHH.

3(a) Non-duplication

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 its 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, 

duplication does not exist.

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 (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014. No comments were received on the 

burden published in the Federal Register.

3(c) Consultations

The Agency has consulted industry experts and internal data sources to project the 

number of affected facilities and industry growth over the next three years. The primary source 

of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting 

provisions in the standard, is Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), which is 

operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. ECHO is EPA’s database for the 

collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance data. The growth rate for the industry is 

based on our consultations with the Agency’s internal industry experts.

Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to 

comment on the burden associated with the standard as it was being developed. In developing 

this ICR, we contacted the Vinyl Institute, at (202) 765-2200, and Formosa Plastics, at (973) 

992-2090. The Vinyl Institute provided substantial comments on the respondent universe and 

specific burden hours and costs associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 

We have updated this ICR to incorporate the comments received.
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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.

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-year records retention requirement is consistent with 

the Part 70 permit program and the five-year 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 violators have violations extending beyond 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 by 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 Information Requested

4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes
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The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are major source PVC

production facilities. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the 

respondents affected by the standards is SIC 2821 which corresponds to the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) 325211 for Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing

4(b) Information Requested

(i) Data Items

In this ICR, all the data that is recorded or reported is required by the NESHAP for 

Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH).

A source must make the following reports:

Notifications

Initial notification 63.9(b)

Batch pre-compliance report 63.11985(c)(2) and

63.11985(c)(3) and

63.11985(c)(8)

Notification of performance test with test plan 63.9(e)

Notification of compliance status 63.11985(a) 

Compliance report 63.10(e)(3), 

63.11985(b)

Notice of Inspection 63.11985(c)(1)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping

A copy of each notification and report submitted to comply with this 

subpart

63.11990(a)

Records of storage vessels 63.11990(b)

Records of equipment leaks 63.11990(c)

Records of heat exchanger systems 63.11990(d)

Records of process vents 63.11990(e) and

63.11990(f)

Records of closed vent systems 63.11930(g) and

63.11990(g)
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Recordkeeping

Records of resin strippers 63.11990(e) and 

63.11990(h)

Records of process wastewater 63.11990(e) and 

63.11990(i)

Keep records for five years 63.11995(a)

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. 

(ii) Respondent Activities

Respondent Activities

Familization with the regulatory requirements.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for opacity, or for pressure drop and liquid 

supply pressure for control devices. 

Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 301, 303, 303A, 304B, 305, 306, 306A, 

308, 312C, 315, 316, 319, 320, 321 tests, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

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.

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

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

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

5(a) Agency Activities 

EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, 

storage, and distribution of the required information below: 

Agency Activities

Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions 

reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) and 

ECHO. 

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to 

determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. 

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 reported by state and local governments in the 

ICIS Air database which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. ICIS is 

EPA’s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial 

and government-owned facilities. EPA uses ICIS 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/operator for five

years.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

There are no small entities (i.e., small businesses) affected by this regulation. 

5(d) Collection Schedule
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The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is 

shown below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl 

Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (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 ICR. The 

individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the 

concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where 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 be 378,000 (Total Labor Hours below 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 NESHAP 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 $129.93 ($61.87 + 110%) 

Technical $103.97 ($49.51 + 110%)

Clerical $51.79 ($24.66 + 110%)

These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 

2014, “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.

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

The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the 

subject standard are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs 

associated with continuous monitoring. The capital costs are one-time costs when a facility

becomes subject to the regulation, such as monitoring system installation, initial performance 
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testing, resin stripper testing, and wastewater testing. The annual operation and maintenance 

costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitors, perform subsequent testing, and other costs 

such as photocopying and postage.

(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)

Continuous Parameter Monitoring

PRD Electronic 

Monitor 8 $375,000 0 $0 $26,897 17 $457,249

VC Ambient 

monitoring 9 NA 0 $0 $164,250 17 $2,792,250

Gas holders $5,000 0 $0 NA 17 $0

Periodic Testing

Process Vent Testing

$51,198 0 $0 $48,030 17 $816,510

Resin Sampling and 

Monitoring 1 $1,803 0 $0 $7,212 17 $122,604

Stripped resin: NonVC TOHAP testing 2 $1,950 0 $0 $23,400 17 $397,800

Wastewater Testing3

$491 0 $0 $5,892 17 $100,164

Wastewater: Non-VC 

TOHAP testing4 $650 0 $0 $7,800 17 $132,600

Uncontrolled 

Wastewater testing 5 $0 0 $0 $491 85 $41,735

Uncontrolled 

wastewater: Non-VC 

TOHAP testing 6

$3,250 0 $0 $3,250 17 $55,250

Equipment Leak 

Testing 7 $77,798 0 $0 $18,205 13 $236,665

Total $0 $5,152,827

1Monthly testing ($601 x 12 months = $7,212 per year) 

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Per VI's comments, the costs of Non-VC TOHAP testing is $650 per sample, and 3 resin samples per facility.

3Monthly testing ($491 x 12 months = $5,892 per year)

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Per VI's comments, the costs of Non-VC TOHAP testing is $650 per sample, and one sample per facility.

5

Per VI's comments, there are 5 uncontrolled wastewater streams per source sampled annually.

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Per VI's comments, the costs of Non-VC TOHAP testing is $650 per sample, and five samples per facility.

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13 facilities are expected to be required to increase stringency of their LDAR programs to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UU. 
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Per VI's comments, the capital cost of the PRD monitor is $15,000 per device, and it is assumed that 25 devices per facility 

require indicators.

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Per VI's comments, there are 73 GC monitors in the industry (3 area source and 17 major source) with an annual O&M cost 

of $45,000 per monitor. 

The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $0. The total operation and maintenance 

(O&M) costs for this ICR are $5,150,000. 

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 $5,150,000. 

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 

$42,000. 

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

Managerial $62.90 (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 + 60%) 

Technical $46.67 (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 + 60%)

Clerical $25.25 (GS-6, Step 3, $15.78 + 60%)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2015 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 employees. Details upon which this estimate is 

based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl 

Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal).

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

17 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional 

respondents per year will become subject. The overall average number of respondents, as shown 

in the table below, is 17 per year. This estimate is based on data provided by the Vinyl Institute 

during the renewal of this ICR. 

The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three 

years covered by this ICR: 

Number of Respondents

Respondents That Do 
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Number of Respondents

Respondents That Submit Reports Not Submit Any Reports

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 0

17 0 017

2 0 17 0 0 17

3 0 17 0 0 17

Average 17

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New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities. 

Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents. As shown above, the 

average Number of Respondents over the three year period of this ICR is 17. 

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

below:

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

Initial notification 0 1 0 0

Batch pre-compliance report 0 1 0 0

Notification of performance test 

with test plan 0 1 0 0

Notification of compliance status 0 1 0 0

Compliance report 17 2 0 34

Notice of Inspection 17 1 0 17

Total 51

The number of Total Annual Responses is 51. 
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The total annual labor costs are $38,000,000. Details regarding these estimates may be 

found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride 

and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (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, respectively, and summarized below. 

(i) Respondent Tally

The total annual labor hours are 378,000. Details regarding these estimates may be found 

below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and 

Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal). 

Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 7,400 hours per response.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $5,150,000. 

The cost calculations 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 925

labor hours at a cost of $42,000. See below Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost –

NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

HHHHHHH) (Renewal).

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

There is an adjustment increase in the estimated burden as currently identified in the 

OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. In consulting with the Vinyl Institute during the renewal 

of this ICR, EPA received comprehensive comments on the burden associated with specific 

reporting and recordkeeping requirements, including, but not limited to, performance test, 

monitor installation, resin and wastewater sampling, equipment leak and process vent 

monitoring. We have updated the burden items to more accurately reflect the costs incurred by

the industry. The update results in a substantial increase in the respondent labor hours, labor 

costs, and capital/O&M costs. There is also an increase in the number of responses as we have 

updated the number of subject major sources from 15 to 17 based on data provided by the Vinyl 

Institute. 

6(g) Burden Statement
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The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7,400 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 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-2014-0101. 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 the 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 Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 

number for the docket center 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, NW, 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID 

Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0101 and OMB Control Number 2060-0666 in any

correspondence. 

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 – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal)

Burden Item

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)

Respondent Number of Hours Number of Technical Management Clerical Total

Hours per Occurrences Per Respondents Hours Hours Hours Labor Costs

Occurrence Per Respondent Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year

(Technical Respondent Per Year

hours) Per Year (C=A x B) (D x E) (F x 0.05) (F x 0.1)

1. Applications N/A

2. Surveys and Studies N/A

3. Reporting Requirements

A. Read and Understand Rule Requirements a,b,l 320 1 320 0 0 0 0 $0 

B. Required Activities

1) Initial performance test, sampling, and report

a) Process Vents a,d 120 1 120 0 0 0 0 $0 

b) Resins a,e 36 1 36 0 0 0 0 $0 

c) wastewater a,f 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 $0 

d) uncontrolled wastewater a,f 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 

e) heat exchangers a,g 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 $0 

f) equipment leaks a,h 850 1 850 0 0 0 0 $0 

2) Periodic performance test, sampling, and report

a) Process Vents i17.1 350 5985 15 89,775 4,489 8,978 $10,382,074.76 

b) Resins e36 350 12600 17 214,200 10,710 21,420 $24,771,266.10 

c) wastewater f8 12 96 16 1,536 77 154 $177,631.49 

d) uncontrolled wastewater f40 1 40 17 680 34 68 $78,638.94 

e) heat exchangers g8 12 96 16 1,536 77 154 $177,631.49 

f) equipment leaks h43 12 510 17 8,670 434 867 $1,002,646.49 

3) Establish operating parameters and monitoring plan
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Burden Item

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)

Respondent Number of Hours Number of Technical Management Clerical Total

Hours per Occurrences Per Respondents Hours Hours Hours Labor Costs

Occurrence Per Respondent Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year

(Technical Respondent Per Year

hours) Per Year (C=A x B) (D x E) (F x 0.05) (F x 0.1)

a) Process Vents a,b,c 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 $0 

4) Continuous parameter monitoring

a) Initial capital costs (PRD Electronic Monitor) a,i 524 1 524 0 0 0 0 $0 

b) Annualized capital and O&M costs (PRD Electronic 

Monitor) i 24 1 24 5 110.16 5.51 11.02 $12,739.51 

5) Other requirements

a) equipment openings, initial measurement a,m 1.5 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 $0 

b) equipment openings, daily measurement m1.5 350 525 17 8,925 446.25 892.5 $1,032,136.09 

c) gasholders a,n 24 1 24 0 0 0 0 $0 

d) storage vessels a,o 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 

e) bypasses, initial requirement a,p 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 

f) bypasses, ongoing inspection p1 12 12 17 204 10.2 20.4 $23,591.68 

C. Create Information Incl. in 3.B

D. Gather Information Incl. in 3.E

E. Report Preparation

1) Initial Notification a,b 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $0 

2) Batch precompliance report a,b 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $0 

3) Notification of performance test with test plan a,b 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $0 

4) Notification of compliance status a,b 20 1 20 0 0 0 0 $0 

5) Compliance report b,j 40 2 80 17 1,360 68 136 $157,277.88 

6) Notice of inspection b5 1 5 17 85 4 9 $9,829.87 

Reporting Subtotal k376,143 $37,825,464.29

4. Recordkeeping Requirements

A. Read Instructions Incl. in 3.A
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Burden Item

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)

Respondent Number of Hours Number of Technical Management Clerical Total

Hours per Occurrences Per Respondents Hours Hours Hours Labor Costs

Occurrence Per Respondent Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year Per Year

(Technical Respondent Per Year

hours) Per Year (C=A x B) (D x E) (F x 0.05) (F x 0.1)

B. Implement Activities N/A

C. Develop Record System N/A

D. Record Information

1) Records of process vent requirements b10 1 10 17 170 9 17 $19,659.74 

2) Records of resin stripper requirements b15 1 15 17 255 13 26 $29,489.60 

3) Records wastewater requirements b15 1 15 17 255 13 26 $29,489.60 

4) Records of storage vessel requirements b10 1 10 17 170 9 17 $19,659.74 

5) Records of equipment leak requirements b25 1 25 17 425 21 43 $49,149.34 

6) Records of heat exchanger requirements b10 1 10 17 170 9 17 $19,659.74 

7) Records of other emission sources requirements b10 1 10 17 170 9 17 $19,659.74 

E. Personnel Training Incl. in 3.B

F. Time for Audits N/A

Recordkeeping Subtotal 1,857 $186,767.50

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COSTS 

(rounded) 378,001 $38,012,232

Capital and O&M Cost (see Section 6(b)(iii)): $5,152,827

TOTAL COST: $43,165,059

FOOTNOTES

a One-time only costs.

b Cost incurred by a facility regardless of the number of affected units at the plant.

c

17 major sources in affected source category
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d

15 major sources are expected to perform testing for process vents. OxyVinyls Pedricktown does not operate a process vent control, but rather sends process vent gas streams to Mexichem 

Pedricktown for control. Likewise, the Wacker Calvert City facility does not operate a process vent control device, but rather sends process ent gas streams to the Westlake Calvert City facility for 

control. Per VI, it is assumed that performance testing for process vents will take 120 hours per occurrence initially. The initial compliance and operating procedure development for continuous 

compliance and will take 8 hours. The daily monitoring of parameters will take 5 min per record with 112 records a day across 33 devices in the industry. There are 3 area source and 15 major 

source subject to this requirement. Therefore, the continuous/daily monitoring will take on average 17.1 hr per facility per day over 350 day/yr. 

e

Per VI, it is assumed that performance testing for process vents will take 4 hours per sample for 9 samples per facility, initially and daily (350 days per year). See continuous monthly sampling & 

testing of Non-VC TOHAP in O&M section.

f

Per VI, wastewater testing is estimated to take 4 hours per sample for 2 samples per facility. There are 16 wastewater streams for 17 major sources, yields 16/17 wastewater streams per major source 

that are sampled monthly. There are 5 uncontrolled wastewater streams per source that are sampled annually. See Capital/O&M costs for non-VC TOHAP samples.

g

Per VI, it is assumed that performance testing on heat exchangers will take 4 hours per sample for 2 samples per facility, initially and monthly, for 16 of the 17 major sources. One of the sources 

relied on another facility to cool the water.

h For Equipment leaks, VI estimates approx 10,000 components per facility and 5 minutes per component, plus additional time calibration of analytical device for a total of 850 hr per facility. For 

continuous monitoring, VI assumes 1 hr is required per component for leak repair, if detected. It was assumed that overall continuous compliance of leak monitoring will take 5% of the time with 

initial monitoring per month. 

i

Per VI, the initial performance testing for pressure relief devices (PRD), would take 524 hours per facility. Periodically, corrective action for discharge from a PRD would take 24 hours. It is 

estimated that 27% of the respondents would experience discharge from a PRD each year.

j

Per VI, Estimated that semiannual compliance reports would take 40 technical hours twice per year.

k Reporting subtotal does not include capital costs for PRD monitoring system. 

l

It will take 8 employees 40 hours per person to read and understand the rule requirements.

m

For Equipment openings, Per VI, 1.5 hr to obtain measurement, initially, daily. 

n

Per VI, it will require 24 hr to evaluate compliance options, order materials, monitor installation, and developing O&M procedures. Note: there are only 15 gas holders in the industry among major 

& area sources.

o

Per VI, 40 hr per facility to develop initial and ongoing compliance, inspection, and maintenance plans and procedures. 

p

Per VI, 40 hr per facility for training, development, and implementation; and it will take 1 hr per month to inspect car seals per facility. 

q Total have been rounded to 3 significant values. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
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Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart HHHHHHH) (Renewal)

Burden Item

(A)

EPA personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrences 

per plant per 

year

(C)

EPA 

personhours per 

plant per 

year 

(C=AxB)

(D)

Plants 

Per 

Year

(E) 

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

(F) 

Management 

person-hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

(G) 

Clerical 

personhours per 

year 

(Ex0.10)

(H)

EPA Cost 

Per 

Yeara,b

1. Applications not applicable

2. Read and Understand Rule Requirements 16 1 16 0 0 0 0 $0 

3. Required Activities

A. Observe initial performance tests b48 1 48 0 0 0 0 $0 

B. Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities d24 1 24 1.7 41 2 4 $2,135 

C. Create Information not applicable

D. Gather Information not applicable

E. Report Reviews

1) Review initial notification 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 $0 

2) Review batch pre-compliance report 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $0 

3) Review notification of performance test 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $0 

4) Review notification of compliance status 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 

5) Review compliance report 20 2 40 17 680 34 68 $35,591 

6) Review notice of inspection 3 1 3 17 51 3 5 $2,669 

F. Prepare annual summary report c4 1 4 8 32 2 3 $1,675 

4. Travel expenses: (1 person * 30 hours per year / 8 hours per day * $75 per diem) + ($600 per round trip) = n/a per trip $0 

TOTAL 924 $42,071 
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FOOTNOTES

a

Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

b Assumes EPA personnel attend 20 percent of the initial process vent stack tests.

c Using four hours per state (8 states) to write annual summary report.

d Assume 10% of major source facilities (17) have emission exceedances.

e Totals have been rounded to 3 significant values. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.