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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology 

Standards for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

YY) (Renewal) 

1. Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards 

for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (Renewal), 

EPA ICR Number 1983.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0489.

1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

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

Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards, involving production for:

Carbon Black (CB), Cyanide (CY), Ethylene (ET), and Spandex (SP) (40 CFR part 63, subpart 

YY) were promulgated on July 12, 2002 (67 FR 46258) and amended on April 13, 2005 (70 FR

19266). These regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities that would be subject to 

the major source provisions specified under the Generic MACT (GMACT) NESHAP. This 

information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart YY.

In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and 

periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to 

maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 

operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is 

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

and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

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

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

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

In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United 

States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.

Over the next three years, an average of 72 respondents per year will be subject to the 

standard, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. This 

consists of: 18 existing facilities for the CB production source category, 14 facilities for the CY 

production source category, 37 facilities for the ET production source category and 3 facilities in 

the SP production source category.

The active ICR had the following Terms of Clearance (TOC):
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When this ICR is renewed, EPA should review the respondent

burden, universe, response number, labor rates, and capital

costs and ensure these estimates have been updated.

The EPA has addressed each item in the TOC by consulting with industry 

representatives. See section 3(c) of this ICR for more details. EPA has also updated the labor 

rates using the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

All 72 carbon black, ethylene, cyanide, and spandex facilities in the United States are 

owned and operated by the carbon black, ethylene, cyanide, and spandex industry (the “Affected 

Public”). All of these facilities are privately-owned, for-profit businesses; none of them are 

owned by either state, local, tribal or the Federal government. The burden to the “Affected 

Public” may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for 

Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (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: Annual 

Agency Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 

CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (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. 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 CB production, CY chemicals 

manufacturing, ET production, and SP production source categories cause or contribute to air 
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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 YY.

2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensures 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 order 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. 

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 and/or leaks are being detected and repaired and the standard is 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

YY.

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 (76 FR 26900) on May 9, 2011. 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. 

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 Continental Carbon Company at (281) 647-3700, and the Syngenta 

Corporation at (302) 425-2000. In this case, one comment was received indicating the estimate 

of the affected number of sources subject to the standard and information on the expected growth 

rate of the industry had not changed.

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. In this 

case, no comments were received.

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that 

facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and 

recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are 

applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was 

collected less frequently, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the 

possibility of detecting violations would be less likely.

3(e) General Guidelines

These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations 

promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR part 1320, section 1320.5.

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

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

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

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 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 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and the corresponding The North 

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for the respondents affected by the standards 

are shown in the table below.

Standard Source Category SIC Codes NAICS Codes

Carbon Black 2895 325182

Cyanide 2819/2869 325188/325199

Ethylene 2869 325110

Spandex 2824 325222

 

4(b) Information Requested

(i) Data Items

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

Categories: MACT for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart 

YY).

A source must make the following reports:

Notifications/Reports

Notification and application of construction or modification. 63.5

Notification of anticipated date of initial startup. 63.5

Initial Notification 63.1110(a), 63.1110(c)

Initial Compliance Status Report 63.1110(a), 63.1110(d)

Notification of performance evaluation and performance test dates 63.1110(a)

Performance test and performance evaluation results 63.1090, 63.1110(d)

Startup, shutdown, and malfunction reports 63.1110(a), 63.1111

Excess emissions and CPMS performance report 63.1110(a)

Excess emissions and CPMS performance summary report 63.1110(a)

Operating parameter value and rationale selection 63.1110(a), 63.1111
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Notifications/Reports

Conduct control device performance test

63.987(c), 63.988(b) 

63.989(b), 63.990(b) 

63.991(b), 63.992(b) 

63.993(b), 63.994(b) 

63.995(b)

Conduct CPMS performance evaluation 63.996(b)

A source must keep the following records:

Recordkeeping

Records of maintenance 63.1088(b), 63.1089, 

63.1090(c), 63.1109(a)

Records of startup, shutdown and malfunction and actions taken 63.998(d)

Records of malfunctioning or inoperative CPMS 63.998(c)

Records of CPMS operation, adjustments, calibration checks, and 

maintenance 63.998(c)

Records of performance test and performance evaluation results 63.998(a)

Records of initial and compliance status notifications 63.998(a)

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 

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

widely used. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 20 percent of the respondents use 

electronic reporting.
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(ii) Respondent Activities

Read instructions.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CPMS for the appropriate control device

Perform initial performance test 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.

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

requirements.

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

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.

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

Information Management

5(a) Agency Activities 

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

storage, and distribution of the required information.

Agency Activities

Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

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. 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 the OTIS which is operated and 

maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. AFS is EPA’s database for the collection, 
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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 five

years.

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 in below Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, 

Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (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 GMACT 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 13,524 ( Total Labor Hours from Table 1). These 

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

regulation, Agency knowledge and experience with the NESHAP program, the previously

approved ICR, and any comments received.
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6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

(i) Estimating Labor Costs 

This ICR uses the following labor rates: 

Managerial $121.42 ($57.82 + 110%) 

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 type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the 

subject standard(s) are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs 

associated with continuous monitoring. The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a 

facility becomes subject to the regulation. The annual operation and maintenance costs are the 

ongoing costs to maintain the monitor(s) and other costs such as photocopying and postage.

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

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

(A)

Source 

Category 

with 

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)

CB N/A 0 $0 9,545 18 $171,810

CY N/A 0 $0 9,545 14 $133,630

ET N/A 0 $0 734 37 $27,158

SP N/A 0 $0 8,811 3 $26,433

TOTAL - 0 $0 - 72 $359,031

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

above table.

The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs consists of photocopying, and postage

are $359,031. This is the total of column G.
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The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to 

industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $359,031.

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 

$183,686. 

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: Annual Agency Burden and Cost - NESHAP for 

Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR part 63, subpart YY) (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

72 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 72 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 72 0 0 72

2 0 72 0 0 72

3 0 72 0 0 72

Average 0 72 0 0 72

1 New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities. 
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Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents. As shown above, the 

average Number of Respondents over the three year period of this ICR is 72.

The total annual labor costs are $1,295,805. Details regarding these estimates may be 

found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, 

Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (Renewal).

The number of Total Annual Responses is 151. The annual response per year is 

calculated using Table 1 below.

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 13,524. Details regarding these estimates may be found 

in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, 

Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) (Renewal). 

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

information is estimated to average 90 hours per response.

The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $359,031.

(ii) The Agency Tally

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

4,076 labor hours at a cost of $183,686. See below Table 2: Annual Agency Burden and Cost -

NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YY) 

(Renewal).

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

The increase in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to adjustments. The 

adjustment increase in burden costs for both the respondents and the Agency is due to an update

in labor rates. Despite the increase in burden costs, there is a decrease in the respondent labor 

hours (9 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 90 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 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–2011–0235. An electronic version of the public docket is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov/ which may be used to obtain a copy of the draft 

collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 

contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available 

electronically. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified 

in this document. The documents are also available for public viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 

number for the docket center is (202) 566-1752. 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-2011-0235 and OMB Control Number 2060–0489 in any

correspondence. 

Part B of the Supporting Statement

This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this 

information.
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Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Respondents 

per year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

1. APPLICATIONS N/A

2. SURVEY AND STUDIES N/A

3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

 a. Read Instructions 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 $0.00

 b. Required Activities

Initial Performance Tests 57 1 57 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Repeat of Performance Tests 57 0.1 5.7 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Periodic Performance Tests 40 1.2 48 43.2 2,073.6 103.68 207.36 $228,494.13

Repeat of Performance Tests 40 0.2 8 43.2 345.6 17.28 34.56 $38,073.35

Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction 

Plan 40 1 40 72 2,880 144 288 $317,352.96

Operations and Maintenance Plan 40 1 40 72 2,880 144 288 $317,352.96

Visual Emissions and Opacity 

Monitoring 0.1 13 1.3 72 93.6 4.68 9.36 $10,313.97

 c. Create Information -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00

 d. Gather Existing Information -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00

 e. Write Report

Notification of Applicability 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of 

Construction/Reconstruction 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Actual Startup 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Request for Extension of 

Compliance 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00
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Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Respondents 

per year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

Notification of Special Compliance 

Requirements 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Performance Test 2 1.5 3 43.2 129.6 6.48 12.96 $14,280.88

Notification of Opacity and Visible 

Emissions Observation 2 1.5 3 43.2 129.6 6.48 12.96 $14,280.88

Notification of the Continuous 

Emission Monitor Performance 

Evaluation

2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Compliance Status 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Adjustments to 

Time Periods or Postmark 

Deadlines for Submittal and 

Review of Required 

Communications

2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Change in 

Information Already Provided 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Report of Initial Performance Tests 8 1.1 8.8 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Report of Periodic Performance 

Tests 8 1.5 12 43.2 518.4 25.92 51.84 $57,123.54

Opacity and Visible Emissions 

Observations -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00

Reporting Results of Continuous 

Monitoring System Performance 

Report and Summary Report

-----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00

Progress Reports 8 2 16 0 0 0 0 $0.00
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Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 

63, Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrences 

per 

respondent 

per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Respondents 

per year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

Excess Emissions and Continuous 

Monitoring System Performance 

Report and Summary Report

8 3 24 72 1,728 86.4 172.8 $190,411.78

Periodic Startup, Shutdown, 

Malfunction Report ---------------------------Included in Excess Emissions Report--------------------------- $0.00

Immediate Startup, Shutdown, 

Malfunction Reports 4 2 8 3.4 27.2 1.36 2.72 $2,997.22

Request for Waiver of Reporting 

and Recordkeeping 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Reporting Subtotal 12,426.44

4. RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENTS

 a. Read Instructions -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00 

 b. Plan Activities -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00 

 c. Implement Activities -----------------------------------------Included in 3b----------------------------------------- $0.00 

 d. Develop Record System N/A

 e. Time to Enter Information

Records of All Information 

Required by Standards 0.25 53 13.25 72 954 47.7 95.4 $105,123.16

 f. Train Personnel N/A

 g. Audits N/A

Recordkeeping Subtotal 1,097.1

 TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded) 13,524 $1,295,805
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Assumptions

Number of affected facilities* 72

Time required to read instructions (hours) 1

Time required to complete performance test (hours) 57

Periodic performance test (hours) 40

Performance test reports (hours) 8

Rate of failed performance tests (repeat) 10%

Periodic performance tests (every five years and every 30 

minutes) = 60% 43.2

Estimated hours to prepare the Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction 40

Time required to conduct visual and opacity monitoring 0.1

Estimated number of sources at an affected facility that require 

visual emissions and opacity 72

Time required to prepare notifications (hours) 2

Number of new facilities (per year) 0

Time required to prepare progress reports (hours) 8

Time required to prepare excess emissions reports (hours) 8

Time required to prepare immediate startup, shutdown, and 

malfunction reports (hours) 4

Time required to file information required by standard (hours) 0.25

Technical labor rate $99.14 

Managerial labor rate $121.42 

Clerical labor rate $49.81 

* Affected facilities consist of 18 manufacturing carbon black, 14 manufacturing cyanide, 37 

manufacturing ethylene, and 3 manufacturing spandex.

N/A = Not Applicable.
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Table 2: Annual Agency Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrenc

es per 

responden

t per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Responde

nts per 

year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

INITIAL PERFORMANCE TESTS

 New or Modified Facility 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 $0.00

 Repeat of Performance Tests 5 0.1 0.5 0 0 0 0 $0.00

PERIODIC PERFORMANCE TESTS

 Existing Facility 5 1 5 43.2 216 10.8 21.6 $11,194.10

 Repeat of Performance Tests 5 0.1 0.5 4.3 2.15 0.11 0.22 $111.70

REPORT REVIEW

 Notification of Applicability 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of 

Construction/Reconstruction 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Actual Startup 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Request for Extension of Compliance 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Special Compliance 

Requirements 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Performance Test 2 1.1 2.2 43.2 95.04 4.75 9.5 $4,925.17

Notification of Opacity and Visible 

Emissions Observation 2 1 2 43.2 86.4 4.32 8.64 $4,477.64

Notification of the Continuous 

Emission Monitor Performance 

Evaluation 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Compliance Status 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Notification of Adjustments to Time 

Periods or Postmark Deadlines for 

Submittal and Review of Required 

Communications 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00
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Table 2: Annual Agency Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrenc

es per 

responden

t per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Responde

nts per 

year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

Notification of Change in Information 

Already Provided 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Review Operations and Maintenance 

Plan 40 1 40 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Review Report of Initial Performance 

Test 5 1.1 5.5 0 0 0 0 $0.00

Review Report of Periodic 

Performance Test 5 1.1 5.5 43.2 237.6 11.88 23.76 $12,313.51

Review Opacity and Visual Emission 

Observation Report -------------------------Included in Review of Performance Test Report------------------------- $0.00

Review Reporting Results of 

Continuous Monitoring System 

Performance Report and Summary 

Report -------------------------Included in Review of Performance Test Report------------------------- $0.00

Review Progress Reports -------------------------Included in Review of Performance Test Report------------------------- $0.00

Review Excess Emission Report and 

Continuous Monitoring System 

Performance Report and Summary 

Report 20 2 40 72 2,880 144 288 $149,254.56

Review Periodic Startup, Shutdown, 

Malfunction Report -------------------------Included in Review of Performance Test Report------------------------- $0.00

Review Immediate Startup, 

Shutdown, Malfunction Report 8 1 8 3.4 27.2 1.36 2.72 $1,409.63

Review Request for Waiver of 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 $0.00
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Table 2: Annual Agency Burden and Cost - NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide, and Spandex (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart YY) (Renewal) 

REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING 

REQUIREMENT

(A)

Personhours per 

occurrence

(B)

No. of 

occurrenc

es per 

responden

t per year

(C)

Personhours per 

respondent

(A) x (B)

(D)

Responde

nts per 

year

(E)

Technical 

personhours

(C) x (D)

(F)

Managerial 

personhours

(E) x 0.05

(G)

Clerical 

personhours

(E) x 0.10

(H)

Cost, $

Subtotal 3,544.39 177.22 354.44 $183,686.31

TOTAL 4,076 $183,686

Assumptions

Number of affected facilities * 72

Time required to review notifications (hours) 2

Time required to oversee performance test (hours) 5

Time required to review performance test report (hours) 5

Rate of failed performance tests (repeat) 10%

Periodic performance tests (every five years and every 

30 minutes) = 60% 43.2

Estimated number of performance tests per facility 10

Operations and Maintenance Plan (hours) 40

Time required to review Excess Emissions Repot, 

Continuous Monitoring Reports, and Summary Reports 

(hours) 20

Estimated number of immediate 

startup/shutdown/malfunction reports submitted to EPA 

(per facility) 5

Time required to review the immediate 

startup/shutdown/malfunction report (hours) 8

Time required to review existing plant emission reports 4
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Assumptions

(hours)

EPA Managerial Labor Rate $62.27 

EPA Technical Labor Rate $46.21 

EPA Clerical Labor Rate $25.01 

* Affected facilities consist of 18 manufacturing carbon black, 14 

manufacturing cyanide, 37 manufacturing ethylene, and 3 

manufacturing spandex.