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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

XXXXXX) (Renewal), EPA ICR number 2298.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0622

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

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

Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Source Categories (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) 

were proposed on April 03, 2008 (73 FR 18334), and promulgated on July 23, 2008 (73 FR

42978). These regulations apply to owners or operators of any existing or new metal fabrication 

and finishing facility that is an area source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions and uses 

or has the potential to emit metal fabrication or finishing metal HAP (MFHAP), defined to be the

compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel, or any of these metals in the 

elemental form with the exception of lead. The affected sources consist of several types of metal 

fabrication and finishing processes, including any abrasive blasting, metalworking (which 

includes machining, and dry grinding and dry polishing with machines), spray painting, and 

welding operations that use or have potential to emit any MFHAP.

In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, annual compliance 

certifications (which include annual reports of exceedences if any have occurred.) Owners or 

operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, 

shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 

monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in 

determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. 

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these 

measurements, and retain the file onsite for at least five years following the date of such 

measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or 

local authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly 

to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.

There are an estimated 5,800 sources that will be subject to this standard, with no new 

additional sources expected during the next three years. Consequently, the average annual 

number of sources during the 3-year period of this ICR is 1,933. 
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All of the nine metal fabrication and finishing facilities in the United States are owned 

and operated by the metal fabrication and finishing industry (the “Affected Public”). None of 

these facilities in the United States are owned by state, local, tribal or the federal government. 

They are all privately-owned, for-profit businesses. The burden to the “Affected Public” is listed 

below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication 

and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal). The burden to the 

“Federal Government” is attributed entirely to work performed by federal employees or 

government contractors; this burden may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA 

Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR 

Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal).

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

Collection Request (ICR) without any “Terms of Clearance.”

2. Need For and Use of the Collection

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

The EPA is charged under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to 

establish standards of performance for each category or subcategory of major sources and area 

sources of hazardous air pollutants. These standards are applicable to new or existing sources 

of hazardous air pollutants and shall require the maximum degree of emission reduction. In 

addition, Section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any owner/operator subject 

to any requirement of this Act to: 

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

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

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

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

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

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

equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data 

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

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

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

reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, HAP emissions from metal fabrication or finishing

processes cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger 

public health or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP was promulgated for this source category at 

40 CFR part 63, subpart XXXXXX.
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2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard 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.

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 leaks are being detected and repaired and 

the standard is being met. 

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 

XXXXXX. 

3(a) Non-duplication

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 (77 FR 6557) on February 8, 2012. 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 EPA’s database for the 
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collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance data. The growth rate for the industry is 

based on our consultations with the Agency’s internal industry experts. 

Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to 

comment on the burden associated with the standard as it was being developed and the standard 

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

purpose. In developing this ICR, we contacted: 1) the Edison Welding Institute, at (614) 688-

5063; 2) the Metal Powder Industries Federation, at (609) 452-7700; and3) the National 

Electrical Manufacturers, at (703) 841-3237. 

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. 

These standards require the respondents to maintain all records, including reports and 

notifications for at least five years. This is consistent with the General Provisions as applied to 

the standards. EPA believes that the five-year records retention requirements is consistent with 

the Part 70 permit program and the five-year statute of limitations on which the permit program 

is based. The retention of records for five years allows EPA to establish the compliance history 

of a source, any pattern of non-compliance and to determine the appropriate level of enforcement 

action. EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond five 

years. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to the destruction or 

nonexistence of essential records. 

3(f) Confidentiality

Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made 

will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, 

Subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, 
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September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 39999, September 28, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 

1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

3(g) Sensitive Questions

The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in the standard do not include sensitive 

questions.

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested

4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes

The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are owners or operators 

of metal fabrication and finishing facilities. The United States Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC) codes for the respondents affected by the standard, which corresponds to the North 

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, are listed below.

Standard (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) SIC 

Codes

NAICS 

Codes

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Finishing Operations 3699, 3621

Fabricated Metal Products 3499

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) 3443

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 3441

Heating Equipment (Except Electric) 3433

Industrial Machinery and Equipment: Finishing Operations 3531, 3533, 

3561

Iron and Steel Forging 3462

Primary Metal Products Manufacturing 3399

Valves and Pipe Fittings 3494

Iron and Steel Forging 332111

Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing 332117

Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 332312

Plate Work Manufacturing 332313

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 332410

Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing 332420

Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing 332618

Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 332919

All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 332999

Construction Machinery Manufacturing 333120

Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 333132

Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing 333414

Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing 333911
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Standard (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) SIC 

Codes

NAICS 

Codes

Motor and Generator Manufacturing 335312

All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component 

Manufacturing

335999

4(b) Information Requested

(i) Data Items

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

Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Source (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX).

A source must make the following reports:

Notifications

Notification of applicability 63.9(a)(2), 63.11519(a)(1)

Notification of construction/reconstruction 63.9(b)(5)

Notification of special compliance requirements 63.9(d)

Notification of performance test 63.9(e)

Notification of opacity/VE observations 63.9(f)

Additional CMS notifications 63.9(g)

Notification of compliance status 63.9(h), 63.11519(a)(2)

Notification of changes in information 63.9(j)

Reports

Site-specific welding emissions management plan 63.11516(f)(7)(ii)

Startup, shutdown, or malfunction (SSM) plan 63.6(e)(3)

Performance test plan 63.7(c)(2)

CMS quality control plan 63.8(d)

CMS performance evaluation test plan 63.8(e)(3)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping

Records of notifications 63.10, 63.11519(c)(1)(i)

Records that demonstrate continuous compliance 63.10, 

63.11519(c)(1)&(4-15)
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Recordkeeping

Monitoring/inspection information 63.10, 63.11519(c)(2-3)

Reports of exceedences N/A

Semiannual monitoring reports N/A

Initial/repeat performance tests 63.7(e)(1), 63.6(h)(7)

Quality assurance test plan 63.7(c)

CMS performance evaluation/report 63.8(e)(5)

SSM reports 63.6(e)(3)

Excess emissions reports 63.10(e)(3)

Annual compliance certifications N/A

Electronic Reporting

Some of the respondents to CAA standards are using monitoring equipment that 

automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must evaluate 

the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and 

recordkeeping at the 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.

Write the notifications and reports listed above.

Enter information required to be recorded above.

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

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

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

maintaining information.

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

providing information.

Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instruction and 

requirements.

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

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter 

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

Management

5(a) Agency Activities

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

storage, and distribution of the required information.

Agency Activities

Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

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

reports, required to be submitted by industry.

Audit facility records.

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 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 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 five

years.
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5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

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

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

development of the regulation. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations 

and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are 

the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum 

requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small 

entities. To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, 

the overall burden will be reduced. 

5(d) Collection Schedule

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

shown below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal 

Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (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. Wherever appropriate, specific tasks and 

major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.

The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 

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

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping 

and reporting requirements is estimated to be 20,562 hours at a cost of $1,972,260 (Total Labor 

Hours from Table 1 below). These hours are based on Agency studies and background 

documents from the development of the regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the 

NESHAP program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

(i) Estimating Labor Costs 

This ICR uses the following labor rates: 

Managerial $121.42 ($57.82 + 110%) 
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Technical $99.14 ($47.21 + 110%)

Clerical $49.81 ($23.72 + 110%)

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

September 2011, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates are 

from column 1, “Total compensation.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account 

for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.

 (ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs 

The 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 cost 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 

$100,177. 

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

Managerial $62.27 (GS-13, Step 5, $38.92 + 60%) 

Technical $46.21 (GS-12, Step 1, $28.88 + 60%)

Clerical $25.01 (GS-6, Step 3, $15.63 + 60%)

These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2011 General Schedule, 

which excludes locality, rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for 

the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is 

based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine 

Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal).
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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

5,800 existing sources will be subject to the standard. It is estimated that no additional 

respondents per year will become subject to the standard. Consequently the average annual 

number of sources expected to read the rule during the 3-year period of this ICR is 1,933 

(5,800/3=1,933.)

The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 1,933 per 

year.

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

years covered by 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 Existing 

Respondents That 

Are Also New

Respondents

(E)

Number of 

Respondents

(E=A+B+C-D)

1 0 1,933 0 0 1,933

2 0 1,933 0 0 1,933

3 0 1,933 0 0 1,933

Average 0 1,933 0 0 1,933

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

To avoid double-counting respondents, column D is subtracted. As shown above, the 

average Number of Respondents over the three-year period of this ICR is 1,933.

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

One-time initial notification 1,933 1 N/A 1,933

One-time notification of compliance status 0 1 N/A 0

Annual compliance certification 0 1 N/A 0

Report of exceedencess 0 1 N/A 0

Total 1,933
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The number of Total Annual Responses is 1,933.

The total annual labor costs are $1,972,260. Details regarding these estimates may be 

found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal 

Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (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 and summarized below in Tables 1 and 2, respectively.

(i) Respondent tally 

The total annual labor hours are 20,562 hours at a cost of $1,972,260. Details regarding 

these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP

for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX)

(Renewal).

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

information is estimated to average 11 hours per response.

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

(ii) The Agency tally 

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

2,223 labor hours at a cost of $100,177. See below Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and 

Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal).

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

There is an increase in the total costs as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 

Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in the cost 

estimates occurred due to the most updated labor rates for both respondents and the Agency. 

Despite the increase in burden costs, there is a decrease in the labor hours in this ICR compared 

to the previous ICR due to a mathematical error in determining the person hours per respondent. 

6 (g) Burden Statement

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

is estimated to average 11 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
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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 suggestions for minimizing respondent burden, including through the 

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

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0034, which is available for either online viewing at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 

Air Docket is (202) 566-1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available at 

http://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 one of 

the Docket ID Numbers 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, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the relevant Docket ID 

Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0034 and OMB Control Number 2060-0622 in any

correspondence.

PART B

This section is not applicable because statistical methods are not used in data collection 

associated with the final rule.
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Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR 

Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal).

Burden Item

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C) 

Personhours per 

respondent

per year

(C=AxB)

(D)

Respondents 

per year b

(E)

Technical 

personhours

per year

(E=CxD)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

per year

(E x 0.05)

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

per year

(E x 0.10)

(H)

Total

Cost, $ a

1. Applications N/A

2. Surveys and Studies N/A

3. Acquisition, Installation, and 

Utilization of Technology and Systems

N/A

4. Reporting Requirements

A. Read instructions c4 1 4 1,933 7,732 386.6 773.2 $852,004.54 

B. Required activities

 Initial notification d2 1 2 1,933 3,866 193.3 386.6 $426,002.28

 Notification of compliance status e4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $0

 Annual compliance certification f2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0

 Report of exceedencess f2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0

C. Create information See 4B

D. Gather existing information See 4B

E. Write report See 4B

Subtotal for Reporting Requirements 13,337.7

5. Recordkeeping Requirements 

A. Read instructions See 4A

B. Plan activities See 5E

C. Implement activities See 5E
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D. Develop record system See 5E

E. Time to enter information

 Records of all information required 

by standards g

0.25 12 3 1,933 5,799 289.95 579.9 $639,003.41

F. Time to train personnel N/A

G. Time to adjust existing ways to 

comply with previously applicable 

requirements

N/A

H. Time to transmit or disclose 

information h , i

0.25 1 0.25 1,933 483.25 24.16 48.32 $55,249.73

I. Time for audits N/A

Subtotal for Recordkeeping

Requirement

7,224.58

Subtotals Labor Burdens and Costs 17,880.25 894.01 1,788.02 $1,972,259.96

TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND 

COST (ROUNDED)

20,562 $1,972,260

Assumptions:

a

 This ICR uses the following labor rates: $121.42 for managerial labor, $99.14 for technical labor, and $49.81 for clerical labor. These rates are from the United States 

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 2010, “Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group.” The rates have been increased by 110 percent 

to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry. 

b There are an estimated 5,800 existing metal fabrication and finishing facilities subject to the rule with no new facilities expected; the average number expected to read the rule 

during the 3-yr clearance period is 5,800/3 = 1,933.

c

 We have assumed that 1,933 respondents will each take four hours to read instructions. 

d

 We have assumed that 1,933 respondents would be required to submit an initial notification.

e

 We have assumed that each respondent will take four hours to complete the notification of compliance status task.

f

 We have assumed that each respondent will take two hours once per year to complete the task.

g

 We have assumed that each respondent will take 0,25 hours once per month to record information that are required by the standards.

h We have assumed that each respondent will take 0.25 hours once per month to transmit or disclose information.

i We have assumed that transmittals would include initial notification for 5,800 plants for an average of (5,800/3=1,933 for each year of the 3-year ICR clearance period.
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Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 

CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) (Renewal).

Activity

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

Personhours per 

occurrence

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

Personhours per 

respondent Respondents 

per year a

Technical 

personhours

Managerial 

personhours

Clerical 

personhours Cost, $b

(C=AxB) (E=CxD) (Ex0.05) (Ex0.1)

Report Review:

 Initial Notification c1 1 1 1,933 1,933 96.65 193.3 $100,176.76

 Notification of compliance status d2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0

 Annual compliance certification d2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0

 Report of exceedence d2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0

Subtotals Labor Burden and Cost 1,933 96.65 193.3 $100,176.76

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND 

COST (rounded)

2,223 $100,177

Assumptions:

a

 This ICR uses the following average hourly labor rates: $62.27 for managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $38.92 x 1.6), $46.21 (GS-12, Step 1, $28.88 x 1.6) for technical and $25.01 (GS6, Step 3, $15.63 x 1.6) for clerical. These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2011 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay.

b

 There are an estimated 5,800 existing metal fabrication and finishing facilities subject to the rule with no new facilities expected; the average number expected to read the rule 

during the 3-yr clearance period is 5,800/3 = 1,933.

c

 We have assumed that each respondent will take one hour once per year to review the initial notification report.

d

 We have assumed that each respondent will take two hours once per year to review reports.