**SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**  **NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR P**  **art 60, S**  **ubpart Da) (Renewal)**  **1. Identification of the Information Collection 1(a) Title of the Information Collection**  NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR P art 60, S ubpart Da) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1053.11 , OMB Control Number 2060

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. **1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract** The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) f or Electric Utility

Steam G enerating Units (40 CFR part 60, subpart Da) were : proposed on September 18, 1978 ; promulgated on June 11, 1979 (44 FR 33613) ; and was last

- amended on February 16, 2012 . These regulations appl y to electric utility

steam generating units capable of combusting more than 73 megawatts (MW) heat input of fossil fuel commencing construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure complian ce with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Da

. 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 re quired 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 repor

ts, 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 directl y to the U

. S

. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office. Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility at each plant site , and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site). Over the next three ye ars, an average of 699 respondents per ye ar will be subject to the se standard s , and 11 additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. The Office of Management of Budget ( OMB ) approved the currentl y active ICR without any “ Terms of Clearance. ” There are approximately

6 99 electric utility

steam generating facilities in the United States, which are publicly owned and operated b y the electric utility steam generating industry

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No facilities are owned by any state, local, or tribal entities , or by the Federal Government. All these facilities are owned and operated solel y by privately owned, for

-profit businesses. The “burden ” to the “Affected Public” may be found below in Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Util ity Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (Renewal). T he “burden ” to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work either performed b y either F ederal employees or government contractor s, and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (Renewal).
**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 Ac t (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. Inaddition, 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 Admini strator may reasonabl y require. In the Administrator's judgment , sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), particulate matter (PM), and nitrogen oxide (NO x) emissions from electric utility steam generating units cause or contribute to3

air pollution that may

rea sonably

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

. **2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data** The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the se standard s 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 require d in order to determine an affected facility ’ s initial capability to comply with the emission standard s
. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard s at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating par ameters 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 s ubject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properl y 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. Non**
**- duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria**  The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Da

. **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. **3(b) Pub lic 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 (78 FR 33409) on June 4, 2013. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register

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**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 by industry , in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard s , is the Online Tracking Information System (OTI S) which is operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTI S is the EPA database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance 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 to make it easier to comply . In developing this I CR, EPA contacted : 1) the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) , at (650) 855

- 2521 ; and 2) the Department of Energy , at (202) 586

- 3548

. 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 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 frequentl y, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility

of detecting violations would be less likel y. **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 the Part 70 permit program and the five

- ye ar statute of lim itations on which the permit program is based. The retention of records for five ye ars 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 ye ars. 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 made5

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**  The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are owners or operators of electric utility

steam generating units. The United States Standard Industrial Cla ssification ( SI C ) code for the respondents affected b y the standards is 4911, which corresponds to the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS ) code 221112 for Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

. **4(b) Information Requested (i) Data**  **Items**
In this ICR , all the data that is recorded or reported is required b y the NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da)

. A source must make the following reports:

**Notification s**  **/Reports** Notification of construction or reconstruction 60.7(a)(1) Notification of actual startup 60.7(a)(3) Notification of initial performance test results 60.8(a), 60.49a(a) Initial performance test 60.8(d) Demonstration of continuous monitoring system 60.7(a)(5) Monitoring s ys tem performance 60.7(c), 60.49a(i) Phy sical or operational change 60.7(a)(4) Daily operating parameter

– emission controls 60.49a(b) Monitoring s ys tem

– minimum emissions data 60.49a(c) Control system malfunction 60.49a(d)6
**Notification s**  **/Reports** Fuel treatment credit

– SO 2 60.49a(e) Data unavailability

(SO 2 , NO x) 60.49a(f) Minimum data requirements 60.49a(g) Excess emissions 60.7(c), 60.49a (h) Quarterl y reporting 60.49a(j) Semiannual reporting 60.49a(i) A source must keep the following records: **Recordkeeping** Maintain records of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, periods where the continuous monitoring s ys tem is inoperative 60.7(b) Reporting requirements 60.49a Emissions monitoring 60.47a Maintain all records for two years 60.7(f)
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 cooperation with th e respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically . However, electronic reporting s ys tems are still not widely used. At thi s time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respon dents use electronic reporting.

**(ii) Respondent Activities**

**Respondent Activities** Read instructions. Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate continuous monitoring sy stem (CMS) for opacity, or for pressure drop and liquid supply pressure for wet scrubber. Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 3B, 5, 9, and 19 , and repeat performance7 **Respondent Activities** 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 sy stems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information. Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and sy stems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information. Adjust the existing way s 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 ty pe of monitoring equipm ent has significantl y 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** Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary

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

. Audit facility

records.8 **Agency Activities** Input, anal yz e, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information Sy stem (OTI S).
**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 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, 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.
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 compliance 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 delegated 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**  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. According to the EPA 200 6 Final Rule (71 FR 9865) regarding amendments proposed to 40 CFR part 60, subparts Da, Db, and Dc, on February 28, 2005, “ . . . at most, one entity

out of five new entities in the industry may be small entities.” Applying this data to the respo ndent universe for this ICR results in approximately 1 42 small entities impacted b y this I CR. 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 scal e 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 is9

shown in below Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (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 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 requirement s is estimated to be 168,258 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 2 3

. 04 ($5 8

. 59 + 110%) Technical $ 10 1

. 2 2 ($4 8

. 2 0 + 110%) Clerical $ 5 1

. 18 ($2 4

. 37 + 110%) These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2013 , “ 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 percent 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 subject standard are both labor costs , which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR , and the costs associated with co ntinuous monitoring. Th e 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 s and other costs su ch as photocop yi ng and postage

.10 **(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 NO x $200,000 11 $2,200,000 $15,000 699 $10,485,000
The total capital/startup costs for this I CR are $ 2,200,000 . 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 $ 10,485,000

. 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 $ 12,685,000

. **6(c) Estimating Agency Burden 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 maint ained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information. The average annual Agency cost durin g the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 741,360

. 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 3 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 Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (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 699 existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that an additional 11 respondents per ye ar will become subject. The overall , average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 710 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 Ne w 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 11 688 0 0 699 2 11 699 0 0 710 3 11 710 0 0 721 Average 11 699 0 0 710 1 New respondent include sources with constructed, reconstructed and mo dified affected facilities. In this standard existing respondent s submit initial notifications. 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 710

. The total number of annual responses per year 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

Notification of construction/ reconstruction 11 1 0 11 Notification of actual startup 11 1 0 11 Notify of initial performance test 11 1

. 2 0 13.2 Notification of demonstration of CMS 11 1 0 11 Semiannual report 559.2 2 0 1,118. 412 **Total Annual Responses** Quarterly report 139.8 4 0 5 59.2
**Total 1,72**  **3.8**
The number of Total Annual Responses is 1,724 (rounded)

. Th e total annual labor costs are $ 16,458,496

. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (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 below , r espectively , and summarized below. **(i) Respondent Tally** The total annual labor hours are 168,258 hours at a cost of $16,458,496

. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (Renewal). Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 98 h ours per response
. The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $12,685,000

. 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 Age ncy burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 16,451 labor hours at a cost of $ 741,360 . See below Table 2 : Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da) (Renewal). **6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden**  There is an increase of 7,419 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the I CR currentl y- approved b y OMB. There also is an increase in capital/startup and O&M costs as compared to the previous I CR. All changes from the most recently approved ICR are due to an increase in the number of existing sources subject to the standard, and are not due to any program changes. The number of existing sources has been increased to account for industry growth that has occurred since the most recent I CR was approved.13

There is also an increase in respondent and Agency burden cost s from the most recentl y approved ICR due to the use of updated labor rates. This I CR references labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate respondent burden costs, and references labor rates from OPM to calculate Agency burden costs. **6( g) Burden Statement**  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 98 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended b y persons to generate, maint ain, 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 s ys tems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying infor

mation, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to compl y 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 I CR under Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OECA

- 2013

- 0019

. 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), WJC 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 i s (202) 566

- 17 52

. 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

- 2013

- 0019 and OMB Control Number 2060

- 0023 in any correspondence. **Part B of the Supporting Statement** This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this14

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

**– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart**  **Da) (Renewal)**

**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H P**  **erson -**  **hours per**  **occurrence No. of** 

**occurrences per respondent**  **per year P**  **erson -**  **hours**

**per respondent per year**  **(AxB) Respondents** 

**per year a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(CxD) Managem**  **ent**

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.05) Clerical** 

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.10) Total cost** 

**per year ($)**  **b** 1. Applications N/A 2. Survey and Studies N/A 3. Reporting requirements A. Read instructions 1 1 1 11 11 0.55 1.1 $ 1,237.39 B. Required activities Initial emissions tests 160 1 160 11 1,760 88 176 $ 197,981.78 Reference Method 9 4 30 120 11 1,320 66 132 $ 148,486.34 Report performance test c 60 0.2 12 11 132 6.6 13.2 $ 14,848.63 C. Create information See 3B D. Gather existing information See 3E E. Write report Notify of construction/reconstruction 2 1 2 11 22 1.1 2.2 $ 2,474.77 Notify of actual startup 2 1 2 11 22 1.1 2.2 $ 2,474.77 Notify of initial performance test 2 1.2 2.4 11 26.4 1.32 2.64 $ 2,969.73 Notification of demonstration of CMS 2 1 2 11 22 1.1 2.2 $ 2,474.77 Report of performance test See 3B Semiannual report d 8 2 16 559.2 8,947.2 447.36 894.72 $ 1,006,467.4 0 Quarterly report e 8 4 32 139.8 4,473.6 223.68 447.36 $ 503,233.7 0 **Subtotal for Reporting Requirements 19,24**  **6.63 $1,882,649.**  **28** 4. Recordkeeping requirements A. Read instructions See 3A B. Plan activities See 4C Im plement activities See 3B Develop record system N/A C. Time to check computer system and calibrate continuous monitor f 0.5 365 182.5 710 129,575 6,478.75 12,957.5 $ 14,575,846.4 016

**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H P**  **erson -**  **hours per**  **occurrence No. of** 

**occurrences per respondent**  **per year P**  **erson -**  **hours**

**per respondent per year**  **(AxB) Respondents** 

**per year a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(CxD) Managem**  **ent**

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.05) Clerical** 

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.10) Total cost** 

**per year ($)**  **b** D. Train personnel N/A E. Audits N/A **Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements 149,011**  **.25 $**  **14,575,846 .40**  **TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST ( rounded** **) 168,258**  **$ 16,458,496**  Assumptions:
a. We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 699. There will be eleven ad ditional new sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b. This ICR uses the fo llowing labor rates: $101.22 for technical, $123.04 for managerial, and $51.18 for clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2013, “Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “T otal compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those em ployed by private industry.
c. We have assumed that 20 percent of initial performance test will be repeated due to failure. d. We have assumed that 80 percent of respondents will each take 8 hours two times per year to w rite the semiannual report.
e. We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents will each take 8 hours four times per year to w rite the quarterly report. f. We have assumed that each respondent will take 30 minutes each day to check computer system and calibrate continuous monitors

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

**– NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart**  **Da) (Renewal)**

**Burden Item A**  **B C**  **D E**  **F G**  **H Technical**  **person -**  **hours per**  **occurrence No. of** 

**occurrences per respondent**  **per year Technical** 

**person -**  **hours per respondent**  **per year (AxB)**  **Respondents**

**per year a**  **Technical**

**hours per year**  **(CxD) Managem**  **ent**

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.05) Clerical** 

**hours per year**  **(Ex0.10) Total cost** 

**per year ($)**  **b**

Performance tests New plants 24 1.2 28.8 11 316.8 15.84 31.68 $ 16,418 Revie w startup report c 40 1.2 48 11 528 26.4 52.8 $ 27,363.34 Report Review Notification of construction 2 1 2 11 22 1.1 2.2 $ 1,140.14 Notification of actual startup 0.5 1 0.5 11 5.5 0.28 0.55 $ 285.03 Notification of initial test 0.5 1.2 0.6 11 6.6 0.33 0.66 $ 342.04 Notification of CMS demonstration 0.5 1 0.5 11 5.5 0.28 0.55 $ 285.03 Revie w excess emissions reports Semiannual d 8 2 16 559.2 8 , 947.2 447.36 894.72 $ 463,684.17 Quarterly e 8 4 32 139.8 4 , 473.6 223.68 447.36 $ 231,842.08 **TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST ( rounded** **) 16,451**  **$ 741,**  **360** Assumptions:
a. We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be 699. There will be eleven ad ditional new sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b. This ICR uses the fo llowing labor rates: $46.21 for technical, $62.27 for managerial, and $25.01 for clerical labor. These rates are from the Of fice of Personnel Management (OPM) 2013 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 6 0 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees.
c. We have assumed that it will take 40 hours to review each startup report. d. We have assumed that it will take 8 hours two times per year to review each semiannual report.
e. We have assumed that it will take 8 hours four times per year to review each the quarterly report.