**SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**  **NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)**  **1. Identification of the Information Collection 1(a) Title of the Information Collection**  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal) , EPA I CR Number 2050.05 , OMB Control Number 2060

- 0538 **1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract** The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing were proposed on December 18, 2002 , promulgated on October 30, 2003 , and amended on April 20, 2006 . These regulations apply to each existing and new taconite iron ore processing plant that is a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) , if it emits or has the potential to emit any

single HAP at a rate of 10 tons or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons or more per ye ar. The effective sources in this subpart covers emissions from ore crushing and handling emission units, ore dryer stacks, indurating furnace stacks, finished pellet handling emission units, and fugitive dust emissions. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being co llected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRRRR

. 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 an y period during which the monitoring s ys tem is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities s ubject 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 directl y to the U

. S

. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office. Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facili ty at each plant site and that each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site). The taconite iron ore industry consi sts of eight processing plants in the United States, all which are publicl y - owned subsidiaries of integrated steel companies. None of the se eight plants in the United States are owned b y either state, local, tribal or the Federal Government.2

Over the nex t three ye ars, an average of eight respondents per ye ar will be subject to the standard s , and no additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. The Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) approved the currentl y active I CR with out any

Terms of Clearance. The “Affected Public” is owners or operators of taconite iron ore processing plants. The burden to the “Affected Public” may be found below in Table 1 : Annual Respondent Burden and Cost

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Proce ssing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

. T he Federal Government “burden ” is attributed entirel y to work performed b y either F ederal emplo ye es or government contractor s and refer s to Table 2 below : Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

. **2. Need for and Use of the Collection 2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection**  The EPA is charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to establish standards of performance for each category or subcategory

of major sources and area sources of hazardous air pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources of hazardous air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. Inaddition, section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any

owner/operator subject to any requirement of this Act to: (A) Establish and maintain such records; (B) make such reports;

(C) install, use, and maintain such monitorin g 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 th e Admini strator may reasonabl y require. In the Administrator's judgment, HAP emissions from taconite iron ore processing plants cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably

be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, the N ESHAP were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR part 63 , subpart RRRRR.3

**2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data** The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standards ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which where 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 orde r to determine an affected facility ’ s initial capability to comply

with the emission standard s . Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard s at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating paramet ers 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 s are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becom es subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if pollution control devices are properl y installed and operated , leaks are being detected and repaired , and the standards are being met. The performance test may

also be observed. The required semiannual reports are used to determine periods of excess emissions, identify problems at the facility , verify operation/maintenance procedures and for compliance determinations.
**3. Non**
**- duplication,**  **Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria** The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRRRR

. **3(a) Non**
**- duplication**  If the subject standards have not been delegated, the information is sent directl y to the app ropriate EPA regional office. Otherwise, the information is sent directl y to the delegated state or local agency . If a state or local agency has adopted its own similar standards to implement the Federal standards, a cop y of the report submitted to the s tate or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, duplication does not exist. **3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB** An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this I CR was published in the Federal Register ( 77 FR 63813 ) on October 17, 2012 . No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register

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**3(c) Consultations** The Agency ’s industry

experts have been consulted, and the Agency ’s internal data sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered. The primary

source of information as reported by industry , in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information Sy stem ( 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. Consultations with industry representatives (i.e., respondents) were conducted to determine if there is an y way for EPA to reduce the recordkeeping and reporting burden or improve the language in the standard to make it easier to comply

. In developing this I CR, EPA contacted : 1) the National Mining Association , at (202) 463

- 2600 ; and 2) the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota , at (218) 722

- 7724. It is our policy

to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last I CR renewal as well as those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice. **3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection** Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequentl y, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility

of detecting violations would be less likel y. **3(e) General Guidelines**
T hese reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations promulgated b y OMB under 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5. These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to the standards. EPA believes that the five

- ye ar records retention requirement is consistent the Part 70 permit program and the five

- ye ar statute of lim itations on which the permit program is based. T he retention of records for five ye ars allow s EPA to establish the compliance history of a source , an y pattern of non - compliance , and to determine the appropriate level of enforcement action. EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond five ye ars. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of essential records

. **3(f) Confidentiality** Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B

- Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902,5

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**
T he 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 taconite iron ore processing facilities

. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SI C) code for the respondents affect ed b y the standard is SIC 1011, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification Sy stem (NAICS) code 212210 for Iron Ore Mining

. **4(b) Information Requeste d**  **(i) Data Items**
In this ICR , all the data that is recorded or reported is require d by the NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal). A source must make the following reports:
**Notification s**  **/Reports** Initial notification 63.9640(b)

- (c), 63.9(b)

- (c) Notification of intent to conduct a performance test 63.9640(d), 63.7(b)(1) Notification of compliance status 63.9640(e), 63.9(h)(2)(ii) Request to conduct a new performance test 63.9622(f) Semiannual compliance report 63.9641(a), 63.8(c)(7)

- (8), 63.10(d)(5)(i) Startup, shutdown, or malfunction report 63.9641(c), 63.10(d)(5)(ii)6

A source must keep the following records: **Recordkeeping** Notifications and reports 63.9642(a)(1), 63.10(b)(2)(xiv) Startups, shutdowns or malfunctions, periods where the continuous monitoring system is inoperative. 63.9642(a)(2), 63.6(e)(3)(iii)

- (v)
Performance tests 63.9642(a)(3), 63.10(b)(2)(viii) Records for continuous opacity monitoring s ys tem (COMS) 63.9642(b), 63.10(b)(2)(vi), 63.6(h)(7)(i)

- (ii) Records required to demonstrate continuous compliance 63.9642(c), 10(b)(2)(vii) Electronic Reporting Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site. Also, regulatory

agencies , in cooperation with the respondents, continue to create reporting s ys tems to transmit data electronicall y. However, electronic reporting s ys tems are still not widely

used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respon dents us e 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 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2C, 2F, 2G, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 5D, or 17 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 sy stems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information. Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and sy stems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information. Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and sy stems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.7 **Respondent Activities** Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information. Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information. Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring s ys tem. Although personnel at the source still need to evaluate the data, this ty pe of monitoring equip ment has significantl y reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping. **5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management**  **5(a) Agency Activities** EPA conducts the following activities i n 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, anal yz e, and maintain data in the Online Tracking Information Sy stem (OTI S). **5(b) Collection Methodology and Management** Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properl y installed and operated. Performance test reports are used b y the Agency to discern a source ’ s initial capability to comply with the emission standard. Data and records maintained b y the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
In formation contained in the reports is entered into OTI S which is operated and maintained by

EPA's Office of Compliance. OT IS is EPA ’ s database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government

- owned f

acilities. EPA uses the OTI S for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement b y local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data. The records required b y this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for five ye ars.8

**5(c) Small Entity Flexibility** During the development of this rule, it was determined that there are no small entities (i.e., small businesses) affected b y thi s regulation. However, the impact on small entities was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the ty pes 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 requir ements 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 Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

. **6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection**  Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this I CR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory

. The Agency

may not con duct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. **6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden** The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirement s is estimated to be 614 ( Total Labor Hours from Table 1 below ). T hese hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the regulation, Agency

knowledge and experience wi th the NESHAP program, the previousl y approved ICR, and an y comments received. **6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs (i) Estimating Labor Costs**  This I CR uses the following labor rates: Managerial $1 21

. 4 4 ($5 7

. 8 3 + 110%) Technical $ 100

. 23 ($4 7

. 73 + 110%) Clerical $ 50

. 5 1 ($2 4

. 05 + 110%)9

These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2012 , “ Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group. ” The rates are from column 1, “ Total compensation. ” The rates have been increased b y 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry

. **(ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs** The ty pe of industry

costs associated with the information collection activities in the subject standard are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/startup costs are one time costs when a facility becomes subject to the re gulation. The annual operation and maintenance (O& M) costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor(s) and other costs such as p hotocop yi ng and postage. **(iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs**

**Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs**  (A) Continuous Monitoring Device (B)

Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent (C)

Number of New Respondents (D)

Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C) (E)

Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent (F)

Number of Respondents with O&M (G)

Total O&M, (E X F)

Scrubbers $150,000 0 $0 $12,900 8 $103,200 Baghouses $225,000 0 $0 $19,300 8 $154,400
The re are no total capital/startup costs for this I CR. This is the total o f column D in the above table. The total O&M costs for this I CR are $ 257,600

. This is the total of column G. The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the IC R is estimated to be $ 257,600. **6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost** The only costs to the Agency

are those costs associated with anal ys is of the reported information. EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as the examination of record s 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 $ 5,307.10

This cost is based o n the average hourl y labor rate as follows: Managerial $ 6 2.27 (GS

- 13, Step 5, $ 3 8. 92 + 60% ) Technical $ 4 6

. 21 (GS

- 12, Step 1, $ 28. 88 + 60% ) Clerical $2 5.01 (GS

- 6, Step 3, $ 15. 63 + 60% ) These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) , 20 1 1 General Schedule , which excludes locality , rates of pay

. The rates have been increased b y 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal). **6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs** Based on our research for this I CR, on average over the next three ye ars, approximately eight existing respondents will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional respondents per ye ar will become subject. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below , is eight per year
. The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three ye ars covered b y this ICR. **Number of Respondents** Year (A)

Number of New Respondents 1 (B)

Number of Existing Respondents (C)

Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports (D)

Number of Existin g Respondents That Are Also New Respondents (E)

Number of Respondents (E = A

- B

- C

D) 1 0 8 0 0 8 2 0 8 0 0 8 3 0 8 0 0 8 Average 8 1 New respondent include sources with constructed and reconstructed affected facilities. C olumn D is subtracted to avoid double

- counting respondents

. As shown above, the average Number of Respondents over the three ye ar period of this ICR is eight

. The total number of annual responses per ye ar is calculated using the following table:11 **Total Annual Responses** (A) Information Collection Activity (B) Number of Respondents (C)

Number of Responses (D)

Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports (E) Total Annual Responses E=(BxC)+D
Initial notification 0 1 0 0 Compliance extension request 0 1 0 0 Site

- specific test plan 0.64 1 0 0.64 Operation and maintenance plan 0 1 0 0 Fugitive dust emission control plan 0 1 0 0 Site

- specific monitoring plan 0 1 0 0 Semiannual compliance reports 8 2 0 16 Petition for alternative monitoring requirements 0 1 0 0 Notification of performance tests 3.2 3 0 9.6 Total 26.2 4
The number of Total Annual Responses is 26 (rounded)

. The total annual labor costs are $ 3 92 , 507

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

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (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, respectivel y, and summarized below. **(i) Respondent Tally** The total , annual labor hours for industry are 61 4 hours at a cost of $3 92 , 507

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

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 4 hours per response

.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $ 257,600

. The cost calculati ons are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.12 **(ii) The Agency Tally** The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 118 labor hours at a cost of $ 5,307 . See Table 2 below : Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost

– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal). **6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden** There is a decrease in both respondent and Agency burden s from the most recentl y approved ICR

. This is not due to any program changes . Instead, this decrease is due to discrepancies that were identified in the burden calculations of the previous I CR, which have been addressed in this I CR. Specifically , the pr evious I CR overestimated the frequency of burden activity associated with site

- specific test plans and startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan reviews . The previous I CR also double

- counted total labor costs associated with respondent reporting activities. These discrepancies resulted in the overestimation of both respondent and Agency labor burden s . The revisions in this I CR address all th o se discrepancies and contribute directly to the observed decrease in labor burdens and costs for both respondent s an d the Agency

. There is an increase in labor rates for both the respondents and the Agency from the most recentl y approved ICR. This I CR uses updated labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to calculate burden costs for respondents, and uses updated labor rates from OPM to calculate burden costs for the Agency

. **6(g) Burden Statement** The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 4 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended b y 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 s ys tems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing way s to compl y with any previously

applicable instructions and requirem ents; 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 n ot 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 15.13

To comment on the Agency's need for this i nformation, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this I CR under Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OECA

- 2012

- 0693. 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 sy stem , 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 holiday s. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566

- 1744, and the te lephone number for the docket center i s (202) 566

- 1 752

. Also, you can send comments to the Office of In formation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please i nclude the EPA Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OECA

- 2012

- 0693 and OMB Control Number 2060

- 0538 in any correspondence. **Part B of the Supporting Statement** This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.14

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

**– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart**  **RRRRR) (Renewal)**

REPORTING/ RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical Hours) (B)

Number of Occurrences per Respondent per Year

(C) Hours per Respondent per Year (C= AxB) (D)

Number of Respondents per Year a (E)

Technical Hours per Year (E = CxD) (F)

Management Hours per Year (F = Ex0.05) (G)

Clerical Hours per Year (G = Ex0.1) (H)

Total Labor Costs per Year b

1. Applications N/A 2. Survey and Studies N/A 3. Reporting Requirements A. Read instructions c 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 B. Required activities Performance test

– facility labor d 40 1 40 3.2 128 6.4 12.8 $14,253.1 9 Performance test

– contractor costs e

- - - - - - - $333,000 Startup , shutdown, and malfunction plan 40 1 40 3.2 128 6 .4 1 2.8 $14,253.1 9 C. Create information See 4B D. Gather existing information See 4B E. Write reports Initial notification c 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 Compliance extension request c 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 Site

- specific test plan f 40 1 40 1.6 96 4.8 9.6 $ 10,689.89 Operation and maintenance plan g 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 Fugitive dust emission control plan h 20 1 20 0 0 0 0 $0 Site

- specific monitoring plan i 80 1 80 0 0 0 0 $0 Semiannual compliance reports 8 2 16 8 128 6.4 12.8 $14,253.1 9 Petition for alternative monitoring requirements 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0 Notification of performance test j 4 3 12 3.2 38.4 1.92 3.84 $4,275.9 5 **Subtotal for Reporting Requirements 596**  **.16 $3**  **90 ,**  **725 .14** 15

REPORTING/ RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical Hours) (B)

Number of Occurrences per Respondent per Year

(C) Hours per Respondent per Year (C= AxB) (D)

Number of Respondents per Year a (E)

Technical Hours per Year (E = CxD) (F)

Management Hours per Year (F = Ex0.05) (G)

Clerical Hours per Year (G = Ex0.1) (H)

Total Labor Costs per Year b

4. Recordkeeping requirements A. Read instructions See 3A B. Plan activities 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 $0 C. Develop record system 16 1 16 0 0 0 0 $0 D. Time to train personnel 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 $0 E. Time to transmit or disclose information 1 2 2 8 16 0.8 1.6 $1,781.65 F. Time for audits N/A **Subtotal for Recordkeeping**  **Requirements 18**  **.4 $1,781.65**  **Total Labor Burden and Cost ( r**  **ounded) 614**  **$3 92**  **, 507** 
**Assu mptions:** 
a We have assumed that the average number of respondent that will be subject to the rule will be the eight existing respondents. There will be no additional ne w sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b This ICR uses the following labor rates: Technical $100.23 ($47.73 + 110%); Managerial $121.44 ($57.83+ 110%); an d Clerical $50.51 ($24.05 + 110%). These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2012, “Table 2. Civilian Worker s, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are from column 1, “Total compensation.” Th e rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those em ployed by private industry. This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Technical hours, and Clerical hours ar e 10 percent of Technical hours.
c This is a one

- time only activity. d We have assumed that it will take 40 hours for each facility to complete performance test, and that performance tests are re peated every two of five years. Therefore, an average of 3.2 facilities per year will com plete performance tests (2 performance test/5 years*8 facilities).
e
. We have assumed that contractors costs to complete performance testing are based on the following: (53 indurating furnaces and ore dryer Method 5 PM tests @$8,000/test)+(115 OCH and PH Method 5 PM tests @ $5,000/test) for a total of $999,000 for three years. Therefore, contractor co sts will be $333,000 per year ($999,000/3 years). f We have assumed that 20 percent of all sources will send in a site

- specific test plan. g We have ass umed that each respondent will take 40 hours to w rite the operation and maintenance plan. h We have assumed that each respondent will take 20 hours to w rite the fugitive dust emission control plan. i We have assumed that each respondent will take 80 hour s to complete the site

- specific monitoring plan report. j We have assumed that each respondent will take 4 hours to complete the notification of performance test report.16

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

**– NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing**  **(40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)** 

REPORTING/ RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT (A) EPA Hours per Occurrence (Technical Hours) (B)

Number of Occurrences per Plant per Year (C)

EPA Hours per Plant per Year (C = AxB) (D)

Plants per Year a (E)

Technical Hours per Year (E = CxD) (F)

Management Hours per Year (F = Ex0.05) (G)

Clerical Hours per Year (G = Ex0.1) (H)

Costs per Year b

Initial performance tests c , d 8 7 56 0 0 0 0 $0 Report Review Initial notification c 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 Notification of initial performance test c 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 $0 Fugitive dust emissions control plan e 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $0 Com pliance extension request 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0 Site

- specific test plan f 10 1 10 0.64 6.4 0.32 0.64 $331.68 Operation and maintenance plan f 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $0 Site

- specific monitoring plan f 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 $0 Petition for alternative monitoring requirements 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $0 Review of semiannual compliance report 4 2 8 8 64 3.2 6.4 $3,316.7 6 Review of startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan g 10 1 10 3.2 32 1.6 3.2 $1,658 .38 **Total Labor Burden and Cost ( r**  **ounded) 118**  **$5,307** Assumptions:
a We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to the rule will be the eight existing respondent s. There will be no additional new sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three

- year period of this ICR. b This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows: Technical $46.21 (GS

- 12, Step 1, $28.88 + 60%); Managerial $62.27 (GS

- 13, Step 5, $38.92 + 60%); and Clerical $25.01 (GS

- 6, Step 3, $15.63 + 60%). This ICR assumes that Managerial hours are 5 percent of Technical hours, and Clerical hours are 10 percent of Technical hours. These rates are from the OPM, 2012 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 This is a one

- time only activity. d We have assumed that the initial performance test/occurrences per respondent are based on the following: (53 indurating furna ces and ore dryer Method 5 PM17

tests +115 OCH and PH Method 5 PM tests) for a total of 168 Method 5 PM tests for three years. 168 t ests/3 years = 56 Metho d 5 PM tests/year. (56 Method 5 PM tests/year)/(8 plants) = 7 Method 5 PM tests per year per plant.
e We have assumed that each of the fugitive dust emissions control plan will be unchanged. f We have assumed that it will take each respondent 10 hours to review the plan. g We have assumed that 40 percent of respondents will submit startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan/reports.