SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 

0664.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0006.

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Bulk Gasoline Terminals were 

proposed December 17, 1980, promulgated on August 18, 1983, and amended on December 22, 

1983, February 12, 1999, and December 19, 2003. These regulations apply to the total of all 

loading racks at bulk gasoline terminals which deliver liquid product into gasoline tank trucks 

and for which construction, modification, or reconstruction commenced after the date of 

proposal. A bulk gasoline terminal is any gasoline facility which receives gasoline by pipeline, 

ship, or barge, and has a gasoline throughput greater than 75,700 liters per day. The affected 

facility includes the loading arms, pumps, meters, shutoff valves, relief valves, and other piping 

and valves necessary to fill delivery tank trucks. New facilities include those that commenced 

construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. The standard sets initial 

notification, initial performance test, and ongoing recordkeeping requirements. This information 

is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX.

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 system is 

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

and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. 

Over the next three years, an average of 40 respondents per year will be subject to the 

provisions, which includes maintaining a file of these measurements and retaining a file for at 

least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports and records. These 

facilities are privately-owned, for-profit businesses, and are not owned by state, local, tribal, or 

the Federal government. No additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. 

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 required monthly leak detection records are used 

to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility, verify

operation/maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations.

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

without any “Terms of Clearance.” 
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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 Act (CAA), as amended, to 

establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect: 

. . . application of the best technological system of continuous 

emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of 

achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health 

and environmental impact and energy requirements) the 

Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated. 

Section 111(a)(l).

The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology (BDT). Section 

111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every

four years. In addition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any 

owner/operator subject to any requirement of this Act to: 

(A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports; 

(C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment, and use 

such audit procedures, or methods; (D) sample such emissions (in 

accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at 

such intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the 

Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control 

equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data 

when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit 

compliance certifications in accordance with Section 114(a)(3); 

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

reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from bulk 

gasoline terminals cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 

endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source 

category at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX.

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 
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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 

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 monthly leak detection records 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 60, Subpart

XX.

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. No comments were received on the 

burden published in the Federal Register. 

3(c) Consultations

The Agency’s industry experts have been consulted, and the Agency’s internal data 

sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered. The 

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

reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS) which is 

operated and maintained by the EPA Office of Compliance. OTIS is the EPA 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.
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Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to 

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

this ICR, we contacted the American Petroleum Institute (API) at (202) 682-8319, and the Oil 

Price Information Services (OPIS) at (877) 210-4287.

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 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.

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 

questions.

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested

4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes

The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are bulk gasoline 

terminals. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents 

affected by the standards is SIC 5171, which corresponds to the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code 424710 for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals. 

4(b) Information Requested
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(i) Data Items

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

Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX). 

A source must make the following reports:

Notifications

Notification of construction/reconstruction 60.7(a)(1)

Notification of actual startup 60.7(a)(3)

Notification of physical or operational change 60.7(a)(4)

Notification of performance test 60.8(d)

Notifying the owner or operator of each non-vapor-tight gasoline 

truck loaded

60.502(e)(4)

Reports

Reporting performance test results 60.8(a)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping

Maintain records of startup, shutdown, or malfunction period where 

the continuous monitoring system is inoperative

60.7(b)

Record the tank identification number as each gasoline tank truck is 

loaded

60.502(e)(2)

Record each leak detected during each calendar month inspection of 

control equipment during loading operations

60.502(j)

Record of documentations for tank trucks vapor tightness – kept on 

permanent record

60.502(a)

Record of monthly leak inspection required for 2 years 60.505(c)

Record of notification under 60.502(e)(4) for 2 years 60.505(d)

Records of replacement parts or additions for 3 years 60.505(f)

Annual update of records of tank truck vapor tightness 60.505(b)

Electronic Reporting
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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 the respondents continue to create reporting 

systems to transmit data electronically. However, electronic reporting systems are still not 

widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use 

electronic reporting.

(ii) Respondent Activities

Respondent Activities

Read instructions.

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

supply pressure for control device.

Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 2A, 2B, 21, 25A, 25B, and 27 tests, and 

repeat performance tests if necessary.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and 

systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and 

maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and 

providing information.

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

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter 

data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring system. Although personnel at 

the source still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly

reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping. 

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

Information Management
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5(a) Agency Activities 

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

storage, and distribution of the required information.

Agency Activities

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

reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS). 

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

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

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

Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source’s initial capability to comply 

with the emission standard, and to note the operating conditions under which compliance was 

achieved.) Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use 

in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem 

identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance 

determinations.

Information contained in the reports is entered into OTIS which is operated and 

maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. OTIS 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 OTIS 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 two

years.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

A majority of the respondents are large entities (i.e., large businesses). However, the 

impact on small entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the 

development of the regulation. 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 
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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 – NSPS for Bulk Gasoline 

Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (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 13,165 (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 NSPS 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 $128.02 ($60.98 + 110%) 

Technical $101.05 ($48.12 + 110%)

Clerical $51.37 ($24.46 + 110%)

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

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
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The only costs to the regulated industry resulting from information collection activities 

required by the subject standard are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and 

maintenance costs.

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

The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the 

regulations is labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance 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 $0. 

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

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

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

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

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 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 – NSPS for Bulk 

Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (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

40 existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional 

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

in the table below, is 40 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
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Number of Respondents

Year

(A)

Number of New 

Respondents 1

(B)

Number of 

Existing 

Respondents

(C)

Number of Existing 

Respondents that keep 

records but do not 

submit reports

(D)

Number of 

Existing 

Respondents That 

Are Also New

Respondents2

(E)

Number of 

Respondents

(E=A+B+C-D)

1

0 40 0 0 40

2

0 40 0 0 40

3

0 40 0 0 40

Average 0 40 0 0 40

1

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

2 Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents.

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

Initial notification 0 0 0 0

Report of performance test 0 0 0 0

Periodic reports 0 0 0 0

Records of operations 40 0 40 40

Total 40

The number of Total Annual Responses is 40. 

The total annual labor costs are $1,288,907. Details regarding these estimates may be 

found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Bulk Gasoline 

Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal).

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables

The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the 

Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, and summarized below. 

(i) Respondent Tally

The total annual labor hours are 13,165. Details regarding these estimates may be found 
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in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost – NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR 

Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal). 

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

information is estimated to average 329 hours per response.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $0. The cost 

calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance 

(O&M) Costs.

(ii) The Agency Tally

The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 0

labor hours at a cost of $0. See Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for 

Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal).

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

There is no change in the labor hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

6(g) Burden Statement

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

is estimated to average 329 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information 

to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and 

verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data 

sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose 

the information.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control 

Numbers for EPA regulations are listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided 

burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the 

use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under 

Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0027. 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 
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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-2014-0027 and OMB Control Number 2060-0006 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 – NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal)

Burden item

(A) 

Person hours 

per 

occurrence

(B) 

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C) 

Person 

hours per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

(D) 

Respondents 

per year 

a

(E) 

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

(F) 

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

(G) 

Clerical 

person 

hours per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

(H) Total Cost 

per year b

1. Applications N/A

2. Survey and Studies N/A

3. Reporting requirements

 A. Read instructions 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 $0 

 B. Required activities

 Initial performance tests c60 1 60 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Repeat of performance tests d60 0.2 12 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Monitoring of operations and 

equipment e See 4E

 C. Gather existing information See 3B and 4E

 D. Write Report

 Notification of compliance status 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Notification of actual startup 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Notification of construction/

reconstruction 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Report of performance test results See 3B

 Operation and maintenance reports N/A

 Semiannual reports f N/A

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements 0 $0

4. Recordkeeping requirements

 A. Read instructions See 3A

 B. Plan activities See 3A
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Burden item

(A) 

Person hours 

per 

occurrence

(B) 

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C) 

Person 

hours per 

respondent 

per year 

(C=AxB)

(D) 

Respondents 

per year 

a

(E) 

Technical 

personhours per 

year 

(E=CxD)

(F) 

Management 

person hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

(G) 

Clerical 

person 

hours per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

(H) Total Cost 

per year b

 C. Implement Activities See 3A

 D. Develop record system N/A

 E. Time to enter and transmit information

 Records of startup, shutdown, 

malfunction g 1.5 50 75 40 3,000 150 300 $337,764.00 

 Record of tank identification numbers h0.1 2,100 210 40 8,400 420 840 $945,739.20 

 Leak detection records of monthly 

control equipment inspections i 0.1 12 1.2 40 48 2.4 4.8 $5,404.22 

 F. Time to train personnel N/A

 G. Time for audits N/A

Subtotal for Recordkeeping 

Requirements 13,165.20 $1,288,907.42

TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST 

(rounded) 13,165 $1,288,907 

Assumptions:

 a We have assumed that there are approximately 40 respondents, with no additional new or reconstructed sources becoming subject to the rule over the next 

three years.

 b

 This ICR uses the following labor rates: $128.02 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $101.05 per hour for Technical labor, and 

$51.37 per hour for Clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2014, Table 2. Civilian 

Workers, by Occupational and Industry groups. 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.

c

 We have assumed that it will take 60 hour for each respondent to perform initial performance tests. All sources are in compliance with initial rule requirements 

including initial performance test.

d

 We have assumed that 20 percent of sources would have to repeat performance test due to failure.

e

 Monitoring of operations includes: implementation of Standards Operating Procedures (SOP) for operation and maintenance of control equipment; records of tank 

identification numbers and monthly leak detection inspection of control equipment.
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f

 We have assumed that there will be no semiannual reporting requirements for the subpart.

g

 We have assumed that it will take 1.5 hours, fifty times per year, for each respondent to enter and transmit SSM reports.

h We have assumed that each respondent will take 0.1 hour or 6 minutes to enter each tank identification number, at an average of six tank truck loading each day for 

350 days a year for an occurrence of 2,100 times per year (6 x 350 days per year = 2,100).

i 

 We have assumed that each respondent will take 5 minutes to record leak detection information twelve times per year.
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Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost – NSPS for Bulk Gasoline Terminals (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart XX) (Renewal)

Activity

(A) 

EPA personhours per 

occurrence

(B) 

No. of 

occurrences 

per plant per 

year

(C) 

EPA 

person 

hours per 

plant per 

year (AxB)

(D) 

Plants per 

year a 

(E) 

Technical 

personhours per 

year (CxD)

(F) 

Management 

person-hours 

per year 

(Ex0.05)

(G) 

Clerical 

personhours per 

year 

(Ex0.1)

(H) 

Cost, $ b

 Initial notification c2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Report of performance test results 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 $0 

 Semiannual reports d N/A

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST

(rounded) 0 $0 

Assumptions:

 a

 We have assumed that there are approximately 40 respondents, with no additional new or reconstructed sources becoming subject to the rule over the next

 three years. 

b

 This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $62.90 for 

Managerial, $46.67 for Technical, and $25.25 Clerical. These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “2014 General Schedule” which 

excludes locality rates of pay.

c

 We have assumed that all existing sources are in compliance with the initial rule requirements.

d

 The rule does not require periodic reporting.