SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

WWWW) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW)

(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1976.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0509. 

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

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

Reinforced Plastic Composites Production were proposed on August 2, 2001, promulgated on 

April 21, 2003, and amended on August 25, 2005. These regulations apply to existing and new 

facilities with reinforced plastic composites (RPC) production operations and processes. 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 

WWWW.

In general, all NESHAP 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 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 United 

States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.

The “Affected Public” is owners and operators of RPC facilities. The burden to the 

“Affected Public” may be found in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for 

Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW) (Renewal). The 

burden to the “Federal Government” is attributed entirely to work performed by federal 

employees or government contractors and can be found in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden 

and Cost – NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

WWWW) (Renewal).

Over the next three years, approximately 600 respondents per year will be subject to the 

standard, and 16 additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active ICR 

without any Terms of Clearance. 

2. Need for and Use of the Collection

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

The EPA is charged under Section 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 RPC 

production facilities either cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated 

to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP was promulgated for this source 

category at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW.

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 standard. 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 the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated 

authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing 
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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. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart

WWWW.

3(a) Nonduplication

If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directly to the 

appropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated 

state or local agency. If a state or local agency has adopted 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, no 

duplication exists.

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

An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published 

in the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014. One comment was received on the 

burden published in the Federal Register, and is addressed in section 3(c) below.

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 and the standard 

has been previously reviewed to determine the minimum information needed for compliance 

purposes. In developing this ICR, we contacted the American Composites Manufacturer’s 

Association (ACMA) at (703) 682-1656 and the University of Delaware Center for Composite 

Materials at (302) 831-8149. One ACMA member indicated that the additional cost of using 

nylon-containing film for sheet molding compound (SMC) enclosure is $450,000 per year, which 
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includes a purchase cost of $400,000 per year for nylon v. non-nylon film, and a disposal cost of 

$50,000 per year because the nylon-containing film is not very recyclable. Using nyloncontaining film for SMC enclosure is a work practice standard required under Subpart WWWW 

Table 4. 

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. EPA 

received one comment in response to the first Federal Register notice, but the comment did not 

contain any substantive recommendations and did not result in changes to this ICR.

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 (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 
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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 RPC manufacturing facilities. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

codes for the respondents affected by the standards and their corresponding North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are listed below. 

Standard (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

WWWW)

SIC Codes NAICS Codes

Custom Compounding of Purchased 

Plastics Resins 3087 325991

Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting 

Manufacturing 3084, 3089 326122

Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing 3088 326191

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 3999, 3089 326199

Cut Stone and Stone Product 

Manufacturing 3281 327991

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing 3711, 3713, 3714 336211

Motor Home Manufacturing 3716 336213

Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing 3792, 3799 336214

 

4(b) Information Requested

(i) Data Items

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

Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW).

A source must make the following reports:

Notifications

General references for notification requirements 63.5905(a), Table 13, 

Table 15

Initial notification requirements

63.9(b)(1), 

63.9(b)(2), 

63.9(b)(4), 63.9(b)(5)
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Notifications

Notification of compliance status when a source becomes subject to 

the standard

63.9(h), 

Notification that source is subject to special compliance requirements, 

if applicable

63.9(d)

Notification of performance test 63.7(b)(1), 63.9(e), 

Rescheduled of performance test 63.7(b)(2)

Notification of performance evaluation, if using CMS 63.8(e)(2)

Demonstration of continuous monitoring system, if using CMS 63.9(g)

Change in information already provided 63.5905(b), 63.9(j)

Request for an extension of compliance with relevant standard 63.9(c)

Notification and one-time exemption request status if 100 tpy

threshold exceeded

63.5805(e)-(f) , 

63.5910(f)

Reports

General references for reporting requirements 63.5910(a), Table 

14, Table 15

Application for approval of the construction or reconstruction of a new 

major affected source, or reconstruction of a major affected source

63.5(d)(2)-(4)

Annual organic HAP emissions 63.5799(b)(2) and 

(c)

Performance test results 63.10(d)(2), 

63.5850(e)(4)(ii)

Report of performance evaluation, if using CMS 63.8(e)(5)(i)

Additional reporting requirements for CMS 63.10(e)(1)-(3)

Startup, shutdown and malfunction plan 63.6(e)(3), 

Periodic startup, shutdown and malfunction reports 63.10(d)(5)(i), 

63.5910(c)(4)

Immediate startup, shutdown and malfunction reports 63.10(d)(5)(ii), 

63.5910(a) and 

Table 14

Progress reports for compliance extension (if applicable) 63.10(d)(4)

Semiannual compliance reports 63.5910(c)-(i)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping

General references for recordkeeping requirements 63.5865, 63.5895, 

63.5915, Tables 10, 

11, 12 and 15

Startup, shutdown and malfunction plan 63.6(e)(3), 
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Recordkeeping

63.5915(a)(2)

All reports and notifications and Documentation of initial notifications 63.10(b)(1), 

63.10(b)(2)(xiv), 

63.5915(a)(1)

Records of startup, shutdown, and malfunction of process equipment 63.10(b)(2)(i), (iv, 

v)

Records of malfunctions of air pollution control equipment 63.10(b)(2)(ii)

Any applicability determination that demonstrates why owner or 

operator believes source is unaffected

63.1(b)(3), 

63.10(b)(3)

Records of maintenance of air pollution control equipment 63.10(b)(2)(iii)

CMS records, records of flow monitoring, data on performance tests,

CMS performance evaluations, measurements to determine 

performance test conditions, , calibrations, and adjustments

63.10(b)(2)(vi, vii, 

viii, ix, x, and xi), 

63.10(c), 

63.5915(a)(3)

Documentation required for waiver of recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements (if applicable)

63.10(b)(2)(xii)

Five-year retention of records 63.10(b)(1), 

63.5764(b)

If using add-on control device retain the monitoring records required in 

Part 63 Subpart SS

63.5895(a), 

63.5915(b),

63.998

Collect and keep records of resin and gel coat use, organic HAP 

content, and operation

63.5895(c), (d), 

63.5865, Tables10, 

11and 12

Record all times that wet area enclosures doors or covers are open, and 

that there is resin in the bath, for each pultrusion machine

63.5895(e)

All data, assumptions and calculations used to determine organic HAP 

emission factors or content

63.5915(c)

Certified statement of compliance with work practices 63.5915(d)

Records showing compliance with percent reduction or lbs/ton 

requirements for continuous lamination/casting operations

63.5915(e)(1)-(4)

Annual controlled and/or uncontrolled HAP emissions (as applicable) 63.5865, Tables 10, 

11and 12

Destruction efficiency of add-on control device (if applicable) 63.5865(a) and 

Tables 10 and 12

Capture efficiency of area enclosure (if applicable) 63.5865, Tables 10, 

11 and 12

Annual organic HAP emissions that escape the enclosure 63.5865, Table 11

Inlet and outlet organic HAP emissions (if applicable) 63.5865, Tables 10 

and 12

Enclosure meets Method 204 for a PTE (if applicable) 63.5865, Tables 10, 

11 and 12
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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

Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.

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.

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.

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.
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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. 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

We estimate that 82 percent of respondents are small businesses. The impact on small 

entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the 

regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of 

control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both 

small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum requirements needed to 

ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. To the extent 

that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will 

be reduced.

5(d) Collection Schedule

The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is 

shown in below Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic
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Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW) (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 20,900 (Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These 

hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the 

regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the 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/startup costs are one-time 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 such as photocopying and postage.

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

(A)

Continuous 

Monitoring 

Device 1

(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 

Response

(F)

Number of 

Responses / 

Sources

(G)

Total O&M,

(E X F)

N/A 20 0 0 $20.13 1,297 $26,109

SMC 

enclosure 3 $450,000 1 $450,000

Total 

(Rounded) 476,000

1 This ICR assumes all existing sources are in compliance with initial rule requirements and that the monitoring devices are 

integral parts of the control devices necessary to determine whether these sources are operating properly

2 We have estimated that file storage and photocopying costs per response cost one hour of clerical labor at $12.50. First class 

postage is estimated at $7.63 per response for mailing to regulatory agencies. The total cost for this item is based on the number 

of responses calculated in Section 6(d). 

3 Based on consultation conducted during the renewal of this ICR, an ACMA member indicated that the cost of MACT-mandated 

use of nylon-containing film for sheet molding compound (SMC) enclosure for its large SMC facility is approximately 

$450,000/yr. This is comprised of an added purchase cost of $400,000/yr and a disposal cost of $50,000/yr compare to nonnylon film (nylon-containing film is not very recyclable). ACMA further indicated this cost estimate applies to no more than 5 

percent of the industry. EPA is including the cost for this one facility, but note it may apply to additional facilities with o pen 

molding operations. 

Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. 

The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are zero. This is the total of column D in the 

above table. 

The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $476,000. 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 ICR is estimated to be $476,000. These are 

recordkeeping costs.

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 

$165,000. 

This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:
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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), 2014 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 

Reinforced Plastics Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW) (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

584 existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that an additional 16

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

in the table below, is 600 per year.

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

years covered by this ICR. 

Number of Respondents

Respondents That Submit Reports Respondents That Do 

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 16 568 0 0 584

2 16 584 0 0 600

3 16 600 0 0 616

Average 16 584 0 0 600

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New respondents include sources with constructed and reconstructed.

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 600. 

The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table: 
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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 compliance status 16 1 0 16

Notification/application of construction 16 1 0 16

Notification of actual startup 16 1 0 16

Notification of performance test and test plan 2 1.2 0 2.4

Report of performance test results 2 1.2 0 2.4

Report of exceedances 120 2 0 240

Report of no exceedances 480 2 0 960

Report of startup, shutdown, malfunction 22 1 0 44

Total 1,297

(rounded)

Note: We assume 20% of initial performance test will fail and require a repeat test. There are 2 new facilities per 

year with add-on control which are required to conduct performance testing. Also, we assume 20% of the 600 

respondents will have emission exceedances. 

The number of Total Annual Responses is 1,297.

The total annual labor costs are $2,100,000. Details regarding these estimates may be 

found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic 

Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW) (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, respectively, and summarized below. 

(i) Respondent Tally

The total annual labor hours are 20,900. Details regarding these estimates may be found 

in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites 

Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW) (Renewal). 

We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical 

tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens 

are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of 

clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.

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

information is estimated to average 16 hours per response.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $476,000. The
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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 

3,680 labor hours at a cost of $165,000. See Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost –

NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart WWWW)

(Renewal).

We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical 

tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens 

are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of 

clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

There is an increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change 

in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the total number of respondents has increased, 

after accounting for anticipated industry growth over three years. The increase in O&M costs is 

due to the inclusion of the MACT compliance standard for SMC enclosure for one large facility, 

based on comment received from industry consultation. We have also updated the labor cost 

estimates to use more updated labor rates. 

6(g) Burden Statement

The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 16 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 
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Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0081. 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) 566-1927. 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-2014-0081 and OMB Control Number 2060-0509 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 Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart WWWW) (Renewal)

Burden item

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

Person 

hours per 

occurrence

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

Person 

hours per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

Respondents 

per year a

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

Clerical 

person 

hours 

per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

Cost, $ b

1. Applications N/A

2. Survey and Studies N/A

3. Acquisition, Installation, and Utilization of 

Technology and Systems

N/A

4. Reporting Requirements

A. Familiarization with the regulatory

requirement:

 i. Facilities with 4 groups of operations 12 1 12 14.88 178.56 8.93 17.86 $20,649.66 

 ii. Facilities with 5 groups of operations 13 1 13 1.12 14.56 0.73 1.46 $1,683.80 

B. Required activities: Sources with add-on 

controls

 i. Initial performance test c  320 1 320 2 640 32 64 $74,013.12 

 ii. Repeat of performance test 320 1 320 0.4 128 6.4 12.8 $14,802.62 

iii. Operation, maintenance, monitoring plan 40 1 40 2 80 4 8 $9,251.64 

iv. Startup, shutdown, malfunction plan 20 1 20 2 40 2 4 $4,625.82 

v. Monitoring of operating parameters and 

equipment d

See 5E

C. Gather Existing Information See 5D, 5E

D. Write report a, c 

 i. Notification of compliance status 4 1 4 16 64 3.2 6.4 $7,401.31 

 ii. Notification of construction/ 

reconstruction a

2 1 2 16 32 1.6 3.2 $3,700.66 

iii. Notification of actual startup 2 1 2 16 32 1.6 3.2 $3,700.66 

 iv. Notification of performance test 2 1 2 2 4 0.2 0.4 $462.58 
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Burden item

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

Person 

hours per 

occurrence

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

Person 

hours per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

Respondents 

per year a

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

Clerical 

person 

hours 

per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

Cost, $ b

 v. Reports of performance test results See 4B

vii. Report of exceedances f 16 2 32 120 3840 192 384 $444,078.72 

viii. Report of no exceedances 8 2 16 480 7680 384 768 $888,157.44 

 ix. Startup, shutdown, malfunction report g2 1 2 22 44 2.2 4.4 $5,088.40 

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements 14,694 $1,477,616.43

5. Recordkeeping Requirements

A. Familiarization with the regulatory 

requirements

See 4A

B. Plan activities See 4B

 C. Implement activities See 4B

D. Develop record system (spreadsheets): h

 i. System for low HAP resin 4 1 4 14 56 2.8 5.6 $6,476.15 

 ii. System for work practices 1 1 1 16 16 0.8 1.6 $1,850.33 

iii. System for add-on control devices 2 1 2 2 4 0.2 0.4 $462.58 

E. Time to enter and transmit all information 

into record system h

 i. Enter information on low HAP resin 10 1 10 480 4800 240 480 $555,098.40 

 ii. Enter information on work practices and 

operating parameters N/A

 F. Develop operator training course and keep 

records of operators taken it

10 1 10 16 160 8 16 $18,503.28 

 G. Time to train personnel:

 i. Small facilities (less than 100 employees) 2 1 2 13.12 26.24 1.312 2.624 $3,034.54 

0.4 1 0.4 478.88 191.55 9.58 19.16 $22,152.13 

ii. Medium facilities (100-250 employees) 4 1 4 1.76 7.04 0.35 0.70 $814.14 

0.8 1 0.8 64.24 51.39 2.57 5.14 $5,943.25 
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Burden item

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

Person 

hours per 

occurrence

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

Person 

hours per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

Respondents 

per year a

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

Clerical 

person 

hours 

per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

Cost, $ b

iii. Large facilities (more than 250 employees) 8 1 8 1.12 8.96 0.45 0.90 $1,036.18 

1.6 1 1.6 40.88 65.41 3.27 6.54 $7,564.14 

 H. Time for audits N/A

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements 6,195 $622,935.13 

TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST 

(Rounded):

20,900 $2,100,000

Capital and O&M Cost (see Section 6(b0(iii)): $476,000

TOTAL COST: $2,580,000

Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. 

Assumptions:

a

 There is an average of 584 existing reinforced plastic composites facilities (or RPC) subject to NESHAP subpart WWWW. We have assumed that there will be 

an average of 16 new RPC facilities each year over the three year period of this ICR of which 93 percent (or 14.88) will consist of facilities with 4 groups of 

operations and 7 percent (or 1.12) of facilities with 5 groups of operations. There is an average of 600 total respondents per year over the next three year period of 

this ICR. 

b

 This ICR uses the following labor rates: $129.93 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $103.97 per hour for Technical labor, and 

$51.79 per hour for Clerical labor. 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% to account for the 

benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

c

 New respondents have to comply with the initial rule requirements including notifications and performance tests. We have assumed that two new respondents 

per year will install add-on controls equipment and therefore, will be require to conduct an initial performance test. We have assumed that performance tests are 

repeated by 20 percent of the respondents.

d Monitoring and recordkeeping of operations for respondents with enclosures and add-on control devices include: 1) specific operating parameters for each 

control device established during the performance test, 2) start-up, shutdown, and malfunctions of equipment, and 3) work practices.
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e Monitoring and recordkeeping of operations for respondents that comply by limiting the HAP content of their raw materials include: 1) monitoring and recording 

in a spreadsheet the monthly consumption of material and the weighted-average HAP content over the past 12 months, and 2) work practices. However, if all the 

materials in an operation meet the HAP content limit, then each respondent would need only to record HAP content and would not need to track monthly 

consumption or record the computations. For open molding and centrifugal casting operations, respondents would also have the option of averaging among 

thirteen different processes (open molding) and two different processes (centrifugal casting to calculate the monthly average of the actual and allowable emissions 

for the combined open molding and centrifugal casting operations). 

f

 We have assumed that approximately 80 percent of the 600 (or 480) existing respondents will report no excess emissions twice a year and approximately 20 

percent (or 120) will report excess emissions twice a year. 

g

 We have assumed that all RPC facilities with add-on controls (18 existing and 2 new each year or an average of 22) will have at least one startup, shutdown or 

malfunction (SSM) that is not managed according to the SSM plan.

h New respondents (16) have to develop a record system. In addition, existing RPC facilities have to record operational data. In general, the following 

monitoring is required: 1) facilities with open molding and/or centrifugal casting operations (452 existing and 14 new each year or an average of 480 per year) 

would have to record for low HAP resins; 2) facilities with add-on controls (18 existing and 2 new or an average of 22 RPCs per year) would have to record addon control devices operating parameters; and 3) all facilities (600) need to keep records of its work practices. Since operating parameters for control equipment 

and standard work practices are already monitored by industry for other purposes, we are not attributing these burdens to the rule.

i We have assumed that he amount of time it takes a respondent to train its employees would vary with the number of employees at its facility. We have also 

assumed that the distribution in size of the new respondents would be identical to that of the existing PRC universe. Therefore, we have assumed that 82 percent 

of the respondents would be small business (i.e., 478.88 RPCs existing and 13.12 new RPC per year), 11 percent (i.e. 64.24 existing RPCs and 1.76 new RPCs per 

year), would be medium business, and 7 percent (i.e., 40.88 existing RPCs and 1.12 new RPCs) are large business. Furthermore, we have assumed that 

respondents will be providing full training to new employees only. Therefore, to train existing respondents, it will take 20 percent of the time it takes to train new 

employees.
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Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic Composites Production (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart WWWW) (Renewal)

Burden item

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

Person hours 

per 

occurrence

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

Person hours 

per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

Respondents 

per year a

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

Clerical 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.1)

Cost, $ b

Notification of applicability a2 1 2 2 4 0.1 0.4 $203.07 

Notification of intent to construct a 

major source and review application

12 1 12 16 192 0.8 19.2 $9,495.76 

Notification of start of construction 2 1 2 16 32 0.8 3.2 $1,624.56 

Notification of actual startup 2 1 2 16 32 0.8 3.2 $1,624.56 

Notification of initial performance 

test and test plan

12 1.2 14.4 2 28.8 0.1 2.88 $1,423.11 

Report of performance test results 

including operating parameters 

12 1.2 14.4 2 28.8 0.1 2.88 $1,423.11 

Notification of compliance status 2 1 2 16 32 0.8 3.2 $1,624.56 

Review reports of excess emissions 

c

4 2 8 120 960 6 96 $47,604.60 

Review reports of no excess 

emissions c

2 2 4 480 1920 24 192 $95,964.00 

Review of startup, shutdown, 

malfunction report d

4 1 4 22 88 1.1 8.8 $4,398.35 

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) 3,680 $165,000

Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. 

Assumptions:
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a There is an average of 584 existing reinforced plastic composites facilities (or RPC) subject to NESHAP subpart WWWW. We have assumed that there will be 

an average of 16 new RPC facilities each year over the three year period of this ICR. Therefore, there is an average of 600 total respondents per year over the next 

three year period of this ICR. We have assumed that 82 percent of the existing RPC facilities are small business, 11 percent are medium size facilities and 7 

percent are large facilities. Furthermore, we have assumed that 93 percent of the new RPC facilities will consist of an average of four groups of operations and 7 

percent will consist of five groups of operations.

b This cost is based on the following labor rates: Managerial rate of $62.90 (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 + 60%), Technical rate of $46.67 (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 + 

60%), and Clerical rate of $25.25 (GS-6, Step 3, $15.78 + 60%). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2014 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. 

c We have assumed that approximately 80 percent (or 480) of the respondents will report no excess emissions twice a year and approximately 20 percent (or 120) 

will report excess emissions twice a year.

d

 We have assumed that all RPC facilities with add-on controls (18 existing and 2 new each year or an average of 22) will have at least one startup, shutdown, or 

malfunction occurrence that is not managed according to the plan.