SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR 

EPA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST NUMBER 2493.03

REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS 

For the Final Rule:

CATEGORICAL NON-WASTE DETERMINATION FOR SELECTED NON 

HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIALS (NHSMs): 

CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WOOD, RECYCLING PROCESS RESIDUALS,

AND CREOSOTE-TREATED RAILROAD TIES

(Additions to List of Section 241.4 Categorical Non-Waste Fuels)

December 17, 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION........................................1

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection .....................................................1

1(b) Background and Short Characterization ..................................................................1

2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION...............................................................2

2(a) Need and Authority for the Collection.....................................................................2

2(b) Practical Utility and Users of the Data ....................................................................2

3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER 

COLLECTION CRITERIA ................................................................................................2

3(a) Nonduplication.........................................................................................................2

3(b) Public Notice............................................................................................................3

3(c) Consultations............................................................................................................3

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

3(e) General Guidelines...................................................................................................3

3(f) Confidentiality .........................................................................................................3

3(g) Sensitive Questions..................................................................................................4

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED.................................4

4(a) Respondents and NAICS Codes..............................................................................4

4(b) Information Requested.............................................................................................4

5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION 

METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.........................................5

5(a) Agency Activities.....................................................................................................5

5(b) Small Entity Flexibility............................................................................................5

6. ESTIMATING THE HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF THE COLLECTION.................5

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden................................................................................6

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs ..................................................................................6

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Costs .....................................................................7

6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs .........................7

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs.....................................................................8

6(f) Reason for Change in Burden..................................................................................9

6(g) Burden Statement.....................................................................................................9
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EXHIBITS

Exhibit 1: Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost......................................................................10

Exhibit 2: Estimated Agency Burden and Cost ............................................................................11

Exhibit 3: Estimated Average Burden per Respondent ................................................................12
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1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection

This information Collection Request (ICR) is entitled “Categorical Non-Waste 

Determination for Selected Non Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM): Construction and 

Demolition Wood, Recycling Process Residuals, and Creosote-Treated Railroad Ties (Additions 

to List of Section 241.4 Categorical Non-Waste Fuels),” ICR Number 2493.03.

1(b) Background and Short Characterization

Section 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs EPA to promulgate regulations to control 

emissions of nine specified pollutants from “solid waste incineration units.” EPA did so in 

December 2000 with the publication of the final Standards of Performance for New Stationary

Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste 

Incineration Units (the “CISWI Rule”). In September 2004, under section 112(d) of the CAA, 

the Agency promulgated the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 

Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (the “Boilers Rule”). This 

rule established Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for this source 

category. Units regulated under section 129 cannot be subject to any rule promulgated under 

section 112.1

Responding to a petition for reconsideration, EPA amended the CISWI Rule in 

September 2005 with a rule that revised definitions for “solid waste,” “commercial or industrial 

waste,” and “commercial and industrial solid waste incineration unit” (the “CISWI Definitions 

Rule”). As part of the CISWI Definitions Rule, EPA made a distinction between solid waste 

incinerators and boilers, characterizing the former as units that are designed and operated to 

discard materials through high temperature combustion. However, EPA excluded from the 

definition of a solid waste incinerator those units designed to recover energy for “useful purposes 

such as steam generation or process heating.”

In July 2007, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and 

remanded to EPA both the CISWI Definitions Rule and the Boilers Rule. In vacating the 

Definitions Rule, the Court noted that, despite the potential reasonableness of the functional 

distinction between boilers and incinerators, the CAA is unambiguous in its requirement that 

EPA regulate as a solid waste incineration unit any commercial or industrial incinerator that 

combusts any solid waste material, regardless of whether the waste is burned as a “fuel.” The 

Court also concluded that EPA erred in excluding from the CISWI Definitions Rule units that 

combust solid waste for the purposes of energy recovery and including these units in the Boilers 

Rule. 

In partial response to the Court’s decision, EPA published the Non-Hazardous Secondary

Materials (NHSM) Rule on March 21, 2011. Amendments to this rule were published in the 

 

1 However, sources have the option to switch back and forth between CAA sections 112 and 129 

applicability.
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Federal Register on February 7, 2013. These amendments provided clarification on certain 

issues on which EPA received new information, as well as specific targeted revisions. In 

addition, these amendments listed several NHSMs as categorical non-wastes when used as fuels. 

The Agency also indicated that we would consider adding additional materials to the categorical

listings as more information became available. 

The rule associated with this ICR Supporting Statement adds three additional materials to 

the list of categorical non-waste fuels: (1) construction and demolition (C&D) wood processed 

from construction and demolition debris according to best management practices; (2) paper 

recycling residuals (PRRs) generated from the recycling of recovered paper, paperboard and 

corrugated containers and combusted by paper recycling mills whose boilers are designed to 

burn solid fuel; and (3) creosote-treated railroad ties that are processed and combusted in units 

designed to burn both biomass and fuel oil as part of normal operations and not solely as part of 

start-up or shut-down operations.

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 This ICR is a description of the indirect information 

collection requirements associated with the final rule.

2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

2(a) Need and Authority for the Collection

The requirements covered in this ICR are necessary for the EPA to identify appropriately 

processed non-hazardous secondary materials that are solid waste when combusted and to 

enforce Sections 112 and 129 of the Clean Air Act. The EPA is establishing these information 

collection requirements under the authority of the Clean Air Act, subject to the non solid waste 

characterization established under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

2(b) Practical Utility and Users of the Data

The EPA will use the collected information, if any, to ensure that non-hazardous 

secondary materials that are solid wastes are managed as such and that combustion units that use 

these materials are regulated under the appropriate Section(s) of the Clean Air Act. 

3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION 

CRITERIA 

3(a) Non duplication

 

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This also includes units at major source pulp and paper mills or power producers subject 

to 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDDD that combust CTRTs and had been designed to burn biomass and 

fuel oil, but are modified (e.g. oil delivery mechanisms are removed) in order to use natural gas 

instead of fuel oil as part of normal operations. These units may also continue to combust CTRTs 

after the switch to natural gas from fuel oil, provided they meet certain conditions specified in 

the rule.
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None of the information required by the rule would duplicate information required by

existing RCRA or CAA regulations. No other Federal agency or department is known to collect 

this information.

3(b) Public Notice

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the EPA opened a 60-day

public comment period at the time that the Proposed Rule was published in the Federal 

Register.

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To assist the public in commenting on the proposal, EPA raised a number of issues in 

the preamble to the Proposed Rule and asked for the public to comment on them. EPA has 

published responses to the comments on the rulemaking docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQRCRA-2013-0110) and addresses several of these comments in the preamble to the Final Rule.

An additional 30 day notice announcing the proposed rule information collection 

activities was posted on December 16, 2015 (80 FR 78225). 

3(c) Consultations

The EPA consulted with and collected information from various interested parties over 

the course of the several months to support the Final Rule. EPA solicited and received 

comments on the Proposed Rule and addresses these comments in the preamble to the Final 

Rule.4 EPA also met and communicated with industry associations, generators and users of the 

materials potentially affected by the rule, as well as other interested parties. The summaries of 

the meetings and telephone conversations with interested parties are available in the docket for 

the Final Rule. 

Presented below is a representative sample of contacts that provided data and information 

that contributed in some way to the development of the Final Rule, and this ICR:

 American Forest and Paper Association (202-463-2700, info@afandpa.org)

 Broad Run Construction Waste Recycling (571-292-5333, kherb1956@aol.com)

 Bayshore Recycling (732-738-6000, gsondermeyer@bayshorerecycling.com)

 Industrial Economics, Inc. (EPA contractor) (617-354-0074)

 Association of American Railroads (202-639-2100)

 Treated Wood Council (202-463-2045)

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

The EPA has carefully considered the burden imposed upon the regulated community by

the Final Rule. EPA is confident that the activities required of respondents are necessary, and to 

 

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Federal register, Vol. 79, No. 71, 21006, April 14, 2014. 

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Ibid.
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the extent possible, the Agency has attempted to minimize the burden imposed. The EPA

strongly believes that, if the minimum informational requirements of the rule are not met, neither 

industry nor the EPA will be able to ensure that non-hazardous secondary materials that are solid 

wastes are managed in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment.

3(e) General Guidelines

This ICR adheres to the guidelines stated in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

OMB’s implementing regulations, EPA’s ICR Handbook, and other applicable OMB guidance.

Any information collections performed under this clearance will follow all of OMB’s 

General Guidelines regarding data collection.

3(f) Confidentiality

Section 3007(b) of RCRA and 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B, which defines EPA’s general 

policy on public disclosure of information, contain provisions for confidentiality. However, the 

Agency does not anticipate that businesses will assert a claim of confidentiality covering all or 

part of the Final Rule. However, if such a claim is asserted, the EPA must, and will treat the 

information in accordance with the regulations cited above. The Agency will also ensure that this 

information collection complies with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A-130.5

3(g) Sensitive Questions

No questions of a sensitive nature are included in the information collection requirements 

associated with the Final Rule.

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a) Respondents and NAICS Codes

The following is a list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 

codes associated with the facilities potentially affected by this ICR.

Generators and Potential Usersaof the New Materials to be Added to the List of Categorical NonWaste Fuels

Primary Industry Category or Sub Category NAICSb

Utilities 221

Construction of Buildings 236

Site Preparation Contractors 238910

Manufacturing 31, 32, 33

Wood Product Manufacturing 321

Sawmills 321113

 

5 OMB Circular A-130 rescinded OMB Circular A-108.
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Generators and Potential Usersaof the New Materials to be Added to the List of Categorical NonWaste Fuels

Primary Industry Category or Sub Category NAICSb

Wood Preservation (includes crosstie creosote treating) 321114

Pulp, Paper, and Paper Products 322

Cement manufacturing 32731

Railroads (includes line haul and short line) 482

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land (Includes: railroad, scenic and 

sightseeing) 487110

Port and Harbor Operations (Used railroad ties) 488310

Landscaping Services 561730

Solid Waste Collection 562111

Solid Waste Landfill 562212

Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators 562213

Marinas 713930

a

Includes: Major Source Boilers, Area Source Boilers, and Solid Waste Incinerators

b NAICS - North American Industrial Classification System

This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers 

regarding entities likely to be impacted by this action. 

4(b) Information Requested

This section describes information collection requirements applicable to entities that 

would be affected by the Final Rule. 

Petition Process

The rule does not contain a petition process.6

Notification 

The rule does not contain any notification requirements.

Rule Familiarization (Reading the Regulations)

(i) Data items: 

None.

 

6 The EPA previously made final a rulemaking process in §241.4(b) that provides persons an opportunity to 

submit a rulemaking petition to the Administrator, seeking a determination for additional NHSMs to be categorically 

listed in §241.4(a) as non-waste fuels.
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(ii) Respondent activities: 

It is expected that all entities potentially affected (indirectly) by the Final Rule will need 

to read it to assess how it may affect their operations. Entities indirectly affected by the Final 

Rule include the entities combusting the categorical non-waste fuels, and construction and 

demolition (C&D) wood processing facilities would incur an annual burden associated with the 

preparation of a certification statement necessary to assure the NHSM combustors that the C&D 

wood received from such processing facilities is clean, and has been processed according to best 

management practices. In addition, the combustor entities could have indirect activities related 

to their air permitting requirements as a result of the Final Rule.

C&D Wood Processing Facilities

Construction and demolition (C&D) wood processing facilities would incur a burden 

associated with the preparation of a certification statement and associated recordkeeping 

requirements necessary to assure the NHSM combustors that the C&D wood received from such 

processing facilities is clean, and has been processed according to best management practices. 

While the certification statement may only be a one-time burden (i.e., processor staff and 

purchasing combustors do not change over time), we have assumed that this burden may be an 

annual one, as new purchasers would have to be supplied the certification statement, and 

processor staff turnover may require more frequent recordkeeping to ensure that best 

management practices are continually employed by the processing facility. This certification 

statement and associated recordkeeping for the processors is an indirect requirement of the Final 

Rule.

Title V Permitting (Combustor entities)

Under the Final Rule, some combustion units that are currently regulated under Section 

129 of the Clean Air Act may have the opportunity to be newly regulated under Section 112. For 

a limited number of units (i.e., non-major HAP sources), this change in regulatory status could

potentially trigger reduced permitting requirements since they would no longer have Title V 

requirements pursuant to Section 129 of the Clean Air Act. This would be an indirect impact of 

the rule, and would not represent any direct burden change under this RCRA action.

Conversely, under the Final rule, some combustion units that are currently regulated 

under Section 112 of the Clean air Act could instead be regulated under Section 129. For a 

limited number of units (i.e., non-major HAP sources that do not have Title V permitting 

requirements), this change in regulatory status could potentially trigger the permitting 

requirements of Title V of the Clean Air Act.

Title V permitting requirements apply to all major emissions sources regulated under 

Section 112 emission standards for major sources and solid waste incineration units regulated 
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under Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, regardless of size.

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 Therefore, many of the units 

potentially affected by the rule are already required to obtain a Title V permit. The data 

available to the Agency do not indicate that any units will be newly subject to the Title V 

permitting requirement as a result of the Final Rule. Therefore, this ICR does not examine any

activities associated with Title V permitting.

5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED—AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION 

METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 

5(a) Agency Activities 

Because the Final Rule contains no notification requirements, the Agency will not engage 

in notification review.

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

This is not a survey ICR that requires primary (first hand) data collection. The data used 

in this ICR were collected from secondary sources and past EPA analyses that employed quality

controlled data. 

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility 

The self-implementing approach for non-waste determinations would provide small 

entities with flexibility to minimize any burden indirectly associated with the Final Rule. Under 

this approach, small entities would not be required to submit any paperwork to EPA or state 

agencies and would have the flexibility to develop their own individualized approaches for 

determining whether the materials that they burn meet the non-waste criteria included in the 

Final Rule. Likewise for C&D processors, small entities have the flexibility to develop their 

own individualized approaches for implementing and documenting that best management 

practices are employed in producing clean C&D wood.

5(d) Collection Schedule

There are two burden categories associated with this action: reading and understanding 

the rule, and certification statements for affected facilities. Reading and understanding the rule is 

a one-time burden expected to occur to affected facilities within one month following 

publication. The schedule for preparation and submission of certification statements for affected 

facilities is not possible for the Agency to determine and will occur based on each facility’s 

needs and production schedule. 

 

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40 CFR 71 includes detailed information on the requirements of the Title V permitting

program. Also note that there is no minor source permitting threshold in Section 129(e) of the 

Clean Air Act for solid waste combustion units, so that “each unit in the category shall operate 

pursuant to a permit” issued under the Title V program.
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6. ESTIMATING THE HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF THE COLLECTION 

This section provides information on the cost and burden associated with the information 

collection for both the respondents and the Agency. It presents these cost and burden estimates 

as individual costs per respondent, and as an aggregate cost for the entire respondent universe 

and the Agency on an annual basis and over the entire period covered by the ICR.

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

In Exhibit 1, EPA estimates the respondent burden associated with the new paperwork 

requirements in the Final Rule. As shown in the Exhibit, EPA estimates that the one-time

respondent burden for rule familiarization is one hour per facility (respondent), recognizing that 

rule familiarization would occur on a per facility basis. In addition to rule familiarization, 

construction and demolition (C&D) wood processing facilities would incur an annual burden 

associated with the preparation of a certification statement necessary to assure the NHSM 

combustors that the C&D wood received from such processing facilities is clean, and has been 

processed according to best management practices. EPA estimates that C&D wood processors 

would need approximately 4.1 hours to prepare the certification statement and provide to 

purchasers (combustors) of the C&D wood. This certification statement and associated 

recordkeeping for the processors is an indirect requirement of the Final Rule. 

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

Labor Costs 

Exhibit 1 summarizes the total costs of the burden associated with the Final Rule. As 

indicated in the exhibit, the rule familiarization cost is estimated at $102.18 per facility

(respondent). C&D wood processing facilities are also estimated to incur an indirect burdenrelated cost of $419.01 per facility per year for preparation of the certification statement and 

associated recordkeeping. These cost estimates reflects the total cost of labor (base wage rate 

plus benefits plus labor related overhead). For purposes of this analysis, we have estimated an 

average hourly respondent total labor cost of $140.45 for legal personnel, $110.54 for 

managerial, $81.86 for technical staff, and $29.78 for clerical staff. 

Capital and Operation & Maintenance Costs

Capital costs usually include any produced physical good necessary to provide the 

required information, such as machinery, computers, and other equipment. The Agency does not 

anticipate that respondents will incur capital costs associated with this Final Rule.

O&M costs are those costs associated with materials and services procured for the 

information collection requirements included in the ICR. For this ICR, O&M costs may include 

the costs of supplies used in the preparation of each C&D wood certification statement (e.g., 

paper, photocopies, postage). These O&M costs are believed to be negligible (less than $1 per 

certification) and have not been incorporated into Exhibit 1. 

Capital/Start-up Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
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There are no operating and maintenance capital or start-up costs associated with this 

Final Rule.

Annualizing Capital Costs

There are no capital costs associated with this Final Rule, thus there are no capital costs 

to annualize.

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Costs

As indicated in Exhibit 2, there is no Agency burden or cost associated with this RCRA 

action.

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

Respondent Universe 

The number of affected entities varies by information collection activity, as summarized 

below: 

Rule Familiarization: We estimate that a total of 605 facilities will incur rule familiarization 

costs under the Final Rule. This estimate is based upon information compiled by the EPA on the 

number of potentially affected generators/processors and burners of the non-hazardous secondary

materials addressed in this action. 

Our sources indicated there may be anywhere from 300 to 500 C&D wood processing facilities 

operating in the U.S. who may be impacted by this action. We use the high estimate of 500 

facilities in this ICR. In addition, there may be up to 20 different paper recycling mills that may

be impacted by this action, and approximately 15 Creosote Treated Railroad Tie recovery

companies operating in North America. Based on the information presented in Table 5 of the 

Boiler MACT Preamble (40 CFR Part 63. January 31, 2013), we estimate there may be as many

as 70 biomass capable section 112 facilities in the U.S., operating boilers or process heaters that 

may burn the non-waste material that goes off-site. Exhibit 1 presents the sources for these 

estimates.

Certification Statement: We estimate that there may be approximately 500 C&D wood 

processing facilities that may need to prepare the certification statement indirectly required by

this final rule. 

Respondent Burden and Cost

Based on the universe data presented above, the EPA estimates the aggregate respondent 

burden associated with all of the new information collection requirements covered in this ICR.

A discussion of the assumptions used in developing these burden estimates follows. 
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Rule Familiarization

As shown in Exhibit 1, we estimate that a total of 605 potentially affected facilities will 

need to read and understand the rule. We estimate that the per-facility burden for rule 

familiarization is one hour, with a cost of approximately $102.18 per facility.

Certification Statement

As shown in Exhibit 1, we estimate that as many as 500 potentially affected C&D wood 

processors facilities may need to prepare the certification statement. The estimated per facility

burden of this certification statement is 4.1 hours, and the estimated cost per facility is $419.01.

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs

Respondent Burden and Costs

In Exhibit 1, we present the total respondent burden and cost for the rule familiarization

and the certification statement. The total respondent burden and costs for these requirements are 

as follows:

Rule Familiarization

All potentially affected facilities will incur the one-time cost of reading the rule. EPA 

estimates that the total burden for rule familiarization is 605 hours. At the cost of $102.18 per 

hour, the associated aggregate cost is estimated at $61,819. Averaged over the three year period 

of this ICR the total annual cost is estimated at $20,606. 

Certification Statement

Affected C&D wood processing facilities are expected to incur an annual cost of 

preparing and providing the certification statement, plus associated recordkeeping. The 

estimated (annual) aggregate burden for respondents is 2,050 hours and the estimated (annual) 

aggregate cost is approximately $209,505.

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Respondent Burden Hours Table

Annual Burden Total 3 Year Burden

Rule Familiarization 202 605

Certification Statement 2,050 6,150

Total Burden 2,252 6,150

 

8 Anecdotal information from selected C&D wood processors indicates that an undetermined number of 

processors currently prepare and submit to burners a “best practices” certification statement as part of their standard 

business practice. In addition, contractual arrangements between some burners and processors often require “clean 

wood” processed according to best practices. Thus, the actual incremental aggregate cost for this burden activity 

may be considerably lower than the estimate presented here. 
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Respondent Labor Cost Table

Annual Burden Total 3 Year Burden

Rule Familiarization $20,606 $61,819

Certification Statement $209,505 $628,515

Total Burden $230,111 $690,334

Agency Burden and Costs

There is no total Agency burden and cost associated with the paperwork requirements for 

the rule. 

Variations in the Annual Bottom Line

We do not expect a significant variation (>25%) in the annual respondent 

reporting/recordkeeping burden or cost over the course of the clearance period for this ICR.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden 

As described in this ICR, the EPA expects that the rule will result in an increase in 

burden to selected entities. This increase in burden reflects the specific paperwork requirement 

indirectly established in association with the C&D wood processor certification statement. The 

Agency has determined that this requirement is necessary for informed assessments of the waste 

status of certain secondary materials, and to ensure that non-hazardous secondary materials are 

managed in a manner that is consistent with their status as a waste or non-waste. 

6(g) Burden Statement

Exhibit 3 summarizes the average burden associated with each of the paperwork 

requirements associated with the rule, presented separately for regulated entities and the EPA. 

The paperwork requirements reflected in the exhibit include one-time activities for (1) the 

certification statement for C&D wood processors, and (2) rule familiarization. 

As indicated in Exhibit 3, we estimate the total burden associated with one-time activities 

as a range for regulated entities and EPA. This is because the burden per respondent depends on 

whether the respondent files a petition for non-waste determination. 

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to average about four 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 
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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 currently

valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 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, the EPA has established a public docket for this ICR 

under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2013-0110, which is available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270. An electronic version 

of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view 

public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public 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 above. Also, you can send 

comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please 

include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2013-0110 and the OMB Control Number 

in any correspondence.
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Sources: 

 Additions to List of Section 241.4 Categorical Non-Waste Fuels, Final Rule

 U.S. EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. Assessment of the Potential Costs, Benefits, and Other Impacts for the Final Rule: 

Categorical Non-Waste Determination for Selected Non Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM): Construction and Demolition Wood, Recycling 

Process Residuals, and Creosote-Treated Railroad Ties.

 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; 

Final Rule (40 CFR Part 63. January 31, 2013).

 U.S. EPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. August 24, 2009. Waste and Materials-Flow Benchmark Sector Report: Beneficial Use of 

Secondary Materials - Construction & Demolition Materials.

 Franklin Associates. June 1998. Characterization of Building-Related Construction and Demolition Debris in the United States.

 Generation, Management, and Processing of Paper Processing Residuals. Industrial Economics Corporation (IEc.) October 26, 2012. 

Assumptions:

1. Based on the information presented in Table 5 of the Preamble (40 CFR Part 63. January 31, 2013), we estimate there are approximately 60 to 70

biomass capable section 112 facilities in the U.S., operating boilers or process heaters. We assume that facilities with exclusive non biomass capable 

units (e.g., gas 1, light or heavy liquid units, coal units) would have no interest in taking the time to read the rule. An unknown number of CISWI 

facilities and other interested parties may read the rule.

2. EPA (August 24, 2009) estimates there are 3,300 C&D materials recycling facilities operating nationwide. This includes approximately 3,000 concrete 

and asphalt recyclers, which leaves about 300 mixed debris (including wood processing) facilities. Franklin Associates (June 1998) estimates there 

were about 500 wood waste processing facilities operating in the U.S. in the late 1990’s. We use the high estimate of 500 facilities in this ICR.

3. Based on IEc paper referenced above, there are approximately 15 to 20 different paper recycling mills that may be impacted by this action.

4. Information submitted to the Agency indicates there are approximately 15 Creosote Treated Railroad Tie recovery companies operating in North 

America (see Preamble to the Final Rule).

Exhibit 1 - Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost

 Hours and Costs/hour per Respondent Total Hours and Cost

ACTIVITY Legal

$140.45

Managerial

$110.54

Technical

$81.86

Clerical

$29.78

Respondent 

Hours

Labor 

Cost

Capital/

Startup 

Cost

O&M

Cost

Cost per 

Respondent

Number of 

Respondents

Total 

Hours

Total 

Cost

RULE FAMILIARIZATION – Read the rule (one-time burden and cost)

Affected 

Facilities

0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.0 $102.18 $0.0 $0.0 $102.18 605 605 $61,819

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT FOR AFFECTED FACILITIES:

Affected 

Facilities

1.00 1.50 1.25 0.35 4.10 $419.01 $0.0 $0.0 $419.01 500 2,050 $209,505

Note: Wage rates are loaded estimates.
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Exhibit 2 - Estimated Agency Burden and Cost

 Hours and Costs per Respondent Total Hours and Costs

INFORMATION 

COLLECTION 

ACTIVITY

Legal Mgr. Tech. Cler. Respon. 

Hours

Labor 

Cost

Capital/

Startup 

Cost

O & M 

Cost

Total Cost 

per 

Respondent

Number of 

Respondents

Total 

Hours

Total 

Cost

There is no estimated Agency burden or cost associated with the RCRA action. Enforcement of the C&D wood processing certification statement falls under the Clean 

Air Act. 
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Exhibit 3

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent (hours)

Regulated Entities EPA

Burden for activities

Rule Familiarization (one-time burden) 1.0 N/A

Certification Statement (annual burden) 4.1 N/A