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SF­
83
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NSPS
Subpart
Db,
Standards
of
Performance
for
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
Units
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
NSPS
Subpart
Db,
Standards
of
Performance
for
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
Units
1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
The
New
Source
Performance
Standards
(
NSPS),
for
the
regulations
published
at
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db
for
the
pollutant
sulfur
dioxide
(
SO
2
)
were
proposed
on
June
19,
1986
and
promulgated
on
December
16,
1987.
These
regulations
apply
to
the
following
facilities
in
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db:
those
which
are
industrial­
commercial­
institutional
steam
generating
units
(
boilers)
that
commenced
construction,
modification,
or
reconstruction
after
June
19,
1984,
and
that
have
a
heat
input
capacity
from
fuels
combusted
in
the
unit
of
greater
than
29
MW
(
100
million
Btu/
hour).
This
information
is
being
collected
to
assure
compliance
with
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db.

In
general,
all
NSPS
standards
require
initial
notifications,
performance
tests,
and
periodic
reports.
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
sources
subject
to
NSPS.

Any
owner
or
operator
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
part
shall
maintain
a
file
of
these
measurements,
and
retain
the
file
for
at
least
two
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.

Size
of
the
Regulated
Community
In
a
study
from
1979,
EPA
modeled
the
total
capacity
of
U.
S.
industrial/
commercial
boilers
for
1980,
1985
and
2000,
for
boilers
with
capacities
greater
than
29
MW
(
100
million
BTU/
hour)
("
Population
and
Characteristics
of
Industrial/
Commercial
Boilers
in
the
U.
S.
from
1979";
EPA
No.
PB80
­
150881).
2
This
model
shows
an
increase
of
4,139
new
industrial/
commercial
boilers
between
1985
and
2000
with
capacities
greater
than
29
MW
(
100
million
BTU/
hour),
and
these
would
be
subject
to
NSPS
Db.
Therefore,
according
to
this
model
there
should
be
approximately
4,139
steam
generating
units
(
or
boilers)
currently
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db.
Assuming
one
boiler
per
facility,
the
number
of
facilities
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db
would
be
4,139.

However,
during
the
NOx
NSPS
revision,
information
on
industrial
boilers
subject
to
NSPS
Db
was
obtained
from
three
sources:
a
best
available
technology/
lowest
achievable
emission
rate
database
search;
copies
of
permits
obtained
from
EPA
Regional
offices;
and
telephone
contacts
with
EPA
Regions,
State
agencies,
and
boiler
vendors.
Based
on
the
information
obtained,
as
of
1995
only
45
NSPS
Db
boilers
were
identified.
Since
NSPS
Db
was
in
affect
for
ten
years
in
1995,
45
boilers
is
probably
a
low
number
and
model
projects
indicate
that
it
may
be
far
from
the
true
regulated
universe
for
1995.
The
4,139
boilers
projected
for
2000
is
based
on
energy
consumption
and
it
is
probably
too
high.
The
previous
ICR
estimated
957
facilities
subject
to
NSPS
Db.

During
the
NOx
NSPS
revision
mentioned
above
an
analysis
was
conducted
to
determine
the
projected
growth
of
new
industrial
boilers
over
the
period
between
1996
to
2000.
This
analysis
showed
that
the
growth
rate
would
be
76
new
industrial
boilers
per
year.
Therefore,
using
the
estimate
from
the
previous
ICR
of
957
and
assuming
a
growth
rate
of
76
new
industrial
boilers
per
year
over
the
three
year
period
since
the
last
ICR.
The
76
new
boilers
per
year
would
sum
to
228
new
industrial
boilers.
Assuming
one
boiler
per
facility
this
would
come
out
to
228
new
NSPS
Db
facilities
added
to
the
estimated
number
from
the
last
ICR
submittal
(
957)
for
a
total
of
1,185
NSPS
Db
facilities
estimated
for
this
ICR.

Growth
Rate
for
the
Next
Three
Years
In
the
Industrial
Boiler
MACT
rulemaking
a
projection
of
new
industrial,
commercial,
and
institutional
boilers
was
performed
for
economic
analysis
in
October
2002.
This
analysis
showed
that
134
industrial,
commercial,
and
institutional
boilers
would
become
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db
over
the
next
three
years
(
or
45
per
year).
This
is
the
most
recent
growth
projection
for
these
facilities.

Therefore,
this
ICR
is
estimating
that
approximately
1,185
sources
are
currently
subject
to
the
regulation,
and
it
is
estimated
that
an
additional
45
sources
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
regulation
in
the
next
three
years.

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
3
The
EPA
is
charged
under
Section
111
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA),
as
amended,
to
establish
standards
of
performance
for
new
stationary
sources
that
reflect:

.
.
.
application
of
the
best
technological
system
of
continuous
emissions
reduction
which
(
taking
into
consideration
the
cost
of
achieving
such
emissions
reduction,
or
any
non­
air
quality
health
and
environmental
impact
and
energy
requirements)
the
Administrator
determines
has
been
adequately
demonstrated.
Section
111(
a)(
l)

The
Agency
refers
to
this
charge
as
selecting
the
best
demonstrated
technology
(
BDT).
Section
111
also
requires
that
the
Administrator
review
and,
if
appropriate,
revise
such
standards
every
four
years.

In
addition,
Section
114(
a)
states
that
the
Administrator
may
require
any
owner
or
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,
SO
2
,
PM,
and
NO
x
emissions
from
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
units
cause
or
contribute
to
air
pollution
that
may
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
endanger
public
health
or
welfare.
Therefore,
the
NSPS
were
promulgated
for
this
source
category
at
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
The
control
of
emissions
of
SO
2
PM,
and
NO
x
from
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
units
requires
not
only
the
installation
of
properly
designed
equipment,
but
also
the
operation
and
maintenance
of
that
equipment.
Emissions
of
SO
2
,
PM,
and
NO
x
from
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
units
are
the
result
of
operation
of
the
4
affected
facilities.
The
subject
standards
are
achieved
by
the
capture
and/
or
reduction
of
SO
2
,
PM,
and
NO
x
emissions
using
control
technologies
such
as
sorbent
injection
technologies
and
wet
and
dry
scrubbers
for
SO
2
;
cyclones,
electrostatic
precipitators,
and
fabric
filters
for
PM;
and
low
NOx
burners
and
selective
catalytic
or
noncatalytic
reduction
technologies
for
NOx.
The
notifications
required
in
the
applicable
regulations
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
the
regulations
are
being
met.
Performance
test
reports
are
needed
as
these
are
the
Agency's
record
of
a
source's
initial
capability
to
comply
with
the
emission
standards,
and
serve
as
a
record
of
the
operating
conditions
under
which
compliance
was
achieved.
The
semiannual
reports
are
used
for
problem
identification,
as
a
check
on
source
operation
and
maintenance,
and
for
compliance
determinations.
The
information
generated
by
the
monitoring,
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
described
in
this
ICR
is
used
by
the
Agency
to
ensure
that
facilities
affected
by
the
NSPS
continue
to
operate
the
control
equipment
and
achieve
compliance
with
the
regulation.
Adequate
monitoring,
recordkeeping,
and
reporting
are
necessary
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
applicable
regulations,
as
required
by
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
information
collected
from
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
is
also
used
for
targeting
inspections,
and
is
of
sufficient
quality
to
be
used
as
evidence
in
court.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
The
requested
recordkeeping
and
reporting
are
required
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db.

3(
a)
Nonduplication
If
the
subject
standards
have
not
been
delegated,
the
information
is
sent
directly
to
the
appropriate
EPA
Regional
Office.
Otherwise,
the
information
is
sent
directly
to
the
delegated
State
or
local
agency.
If
a
State
or
local
agency
has
adopted
their
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
on
June
20,
2002.
No
comments
were
received
on
the
burden
published
in
the
Federal
Register.

3(
c)
Consultations
5
To
determine
the
size
of
the
regulated
community
and
the
rate
of
industry
growth,
the
EPA
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards,
and
the
Department
of
Energy's
Energy
Information
Agency
were
consulted.

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
likelihood
of
detecting
poor
operation
and
maintenance
of
control
equipment
and
noncompliance
would
decrease.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
None
of
these
reporting
or
recordkeeping
requirements
violate
any
of
the
regulations
established
by
OMB
at
5
CFR
1320.5.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
The
required
information
has
been
determined
not
to
be
confidential.
However,
any
information
submitted
to
the
Agency
for
which
a
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made
will
be
safeguarded
according
to
the
Agency
policies
set
forth
in
Title
40,
Chapter
1,
Part
2,
Subpart
B
­
Confidentiality
of
Business
Information
(
see
40
CFR
2;
41
FR
36902,
September
1,
1976;
amended
by
43
FR
40000,
September
8,
1978;
43
FR
42251,
September
20,
1978;
44
FR
17674,
March
23,
1979).

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
None
of
the
reporting
or
recordkeeping
requirements
contain
sensitive
questions.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
Characterization
and
Classification
of
Boilers
and
Boiler­
Related
Industries
6
Industrial­
commercial­
institutional
boilers
(
also
know
as
steam
generating
units)
are
classified
by
type,
fuel,
and
method
of
construction.
The
three
main
types
are
cast
iron,
fire
tube
and
water
tube.
These
three
categories
of
boilers
are
designed
and
manufactured
to
meet
specific
applications
and
site
requirements.
Unit
size,
design
pressure
and
temperature
all
depend
on
boiler
application.
Each
boiler
type
may
burn
coal
,
oil
or
natural
gas,
and
are
increasingly
being
designed
to
burn
more
than
one
fuel
type.

All
boilers
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db
are
water
tubed
boilers.
Water
tubed
boilers
are
used
in
a
variety
of
applications
ranging
from
supplying
large
amounts
of
process
steam
to
providing
space
heat
for
industrial
facilities
or
commercial
buildings.
Water
tubed
boilers
range
from
a
low
of
2.9
mega
watts
(
MW)
to
greater
than
200
MW.
Water
tubed
boilers
are
available
over
a
larger
size
range
than
the
other
types.
Water
tubed
boilers
are
fueled
by
coal,
25%;
oil,
32%,
and
natural
gas,
43%.
Process
steam
accounts
for
the
largest
use
of
fuel
to
fire
boilers,
using
about
one
third
of
all
industrial
fuel.

The
following
industries
use
water
tubed
boilers
with
capacities
greater
than
29
MW
(
100
mmBtu/
hr).
In
EPA's
studies
energy
usage
was
used
to
estimate
the
potential
for
industry
boiler
usage.
The
chemical
and
paper
industries
use
the
most
energy
accounting
for
about
a
third
of
all
U.
S.
industrial
fuel
usage.
Most
of
the
remainder
of
industrial
fuel
is
used
by
petroleum
refineries,
steel
and
aluminum
manufacturers
and
food
processing
industries.
Other
industries
using
smaller,
but
significant
amounts
of
fuel
are
the
textiles,
lumber,
and
rubber
manufacturers,
and
metal
fabrication
and
transportation
industries.
The
other
two
industries
that
would
be
expected
to
have
boilers
large
enough
to
be
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db
are
Office
and
Shopping
Center
heating
and,
Boiler
Rentals.

The
respondents
to
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
are
facilities
subject
to
NSPS
Subpart
Db
that
commenced
construction,
modification,
or
reconstruction
after
June
19,
1984,
and
that
have
a
heat
input
capacity
from
fuels
combusted
in
the
steam
generating
unit
of
greater
than
29
MW
(
100
mmBtu/
hr).

Regulation
SIC
Codes
NAICS
Codes
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db
1531
23332
2033
311421
Major
Group
22
Major
Group
313
Major
Group
24
Major
Group
321
2611
322110
7
Major
Group
28
Major
Group
325
2911
324110
Major
Group
30
Major
Group
326
Major
Group
33
Major
Group
331
Major
Group
34
Major
Group
332
Major
Group
37
Major
Group
336
7299
81299
4(
b)
Information
Requested
(
i)
Data
Items
All
data
in
this
ICR
that
is
recorded
and/
or
reported
is
required
by
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db.

A
source
must
make
the
following
reports:

Reports
for
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db
Construction/
reconstruction
60.7(
a)(
1)

Actual
startup
60.7(
a)(
3),
60.49b(
a)

Initial
performance
test
results
60.8
(
a),
60.49b(
b)

Initial
performance
test
60.8(
d)

Demonstration
of
continuous
monitoring
system
60.7(
a)(
5)

Physical
or
operational
change
60.7(
a)(
4)

Operating
conditions
for
compliance
with
NOx
standard
60.49b(
c)

Monitoring
results
60.49b(
i)­(
n),
(
q)­(
t)
8
Reports
for
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db
Excess
emissions
(
semiannual)
60.7(
c),
60.49b(
h),
60.49b(
w)

Quarterly
reporting
for
Cytec
Industries
Fortier
Plant's
C.
AOG
incinerator,
Westwego,
LA
60.49b(
s)

Quarterly
reporting
for
Rohm
and
Haas
Kentucky
Incorporated's
Boiler
No.
100,
Louisville,
KY
60.49b(
t)

Quarterly
reporting
(
electronic)
60.49b(
v)

A
source
must
maintain
the
following
records:

Recordkeeping
for
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Db
Startups,
shutdowns,
malfunctions,
periods
where
the
continuous
monitoring
system
is
inoperative.
60.7(
b)

Fuel
Monitoring
60.49b(
d),
60.49b(
r)

Nitrogen
content
of
residual
oil
combusted
60.49b(
e)

Opacity
60.49b(
f)

Nitrogen
oxide
emission
rates
60.49b(
g),
(
p)

Records
are
required
to
be
retained
at
the
facility
for
two
years.
60.7(
f),
60.49b(
o)

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
Respondent
Activities
Read
instructions.

Install,
calibrate,
maintain,
and
operate
Continuous
Monitoring
System
(
CMS)
for
opacity,
or
for
pressure
drop
and
liquid
supply
pressure
for
wet
scrubber.

Perform
initial
performance
test,
reference
method
tests
(
method
19
(
SO2);
method
5
&
17
(
PM);
method
17
(
opacity);
method
7
(
NOx),
and
repeat
performance
tests
if
necessary.
9
Respondent
Activities
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
AIRS
(
Aerometric
Information
Retrieval
System)
Facility
Subsystem
(
AFS)
database.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
10
Following
notification
of
startup,
the
reviewing
authority
might
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
AFS
which
is
operated
and
maintained
by
EPA's
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards.
AFS
is
EPA's
database
for
the
collection,
maintenance,
and
retrieval
of
compliance
and
annual
emission
inventory
data
for
over
100,000
industrial
and
government­
owned
facilities.
EPA
uses
AFS
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
or
operator
for
two
years.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
There
are
no
small
businesses
affected
by
this
regulation.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
specific
frequency
for
each
information
collection
activity
within
this
request
is
shown
in
Table
2:
Average
Annual
EPA
Resource
Requirement
for
Fossil
Fuel
Fired
Steam
Generating
Units/
NSPS
Subpart
Db..

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

The
Agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
Control
Number.

6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
The
average
annual
burden
to
industry
over
the
next
three
years
from
these
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
is
estimated
to
be
591,389
person­
hours
("
Total
annual
person
hours"
11
from
Table
1).
These
hours
are
based
on
Agency
studies
and
background
documents
from
the
development
of
the
regulation,
Agency
knowledge
and
experience
with
the
NSPS
program,
the
previously
approved
ICR,
and
any
comments
received.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
This
ICR
uses
a
Technical
Labor
Rate
of
$
57.12
per
hour.
This
rate
is
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
March
2001,
"
Table
10.
Private
industry,
by
occupational
and
industry
group."
The
rates
are
from
column
1,
"
Total
compensation."
The
wage
rate
of
$
27.20
has
been
increased
by
110%
to
account
for
the
benefit
packages
available
to
those
employed
by
private
industry
for
a
labor
rate
of
$
57.12
per
hour.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital/
Startup
and
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
The
type
of
industry
costs
associated
with
the
information
collection
activity
in
the
regulations
are
for
labor
and
continuous
emission
monitoring
(
CEM).
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
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)

Continuous
Monitoring
Device
(
B)

Startup
Cost
($)
for
One
Affected
Facility
(
C)

Number
of
New
Affected
Facilities
to
Startup
(
D)

Total
Startup
(
B
X
C)
(
E)

Annual
O&
M
Costs
($)
for
One
Affected
Facility
(
F)

Number
of
Affected
Facilities
with
O&
M
(
G)

Total
O&
M
(
E
X
F)

SO2,
PM,
and
NOx
$
200,000
45
$
9,000,000
$
15,000
1,185
$
17,775,000
The
total
capital/
startup
costs
for
this
ICR
are
$
9,000,000.
This
is
the
total
of
column
D
in
the
above
table.
These
costs
are
shown
in
block
14(
a),
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs,
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.
It
should
be
noted
that
the
numbers
in
block
14
of
the
OMB
83­
I
form
are
rounded
to
show
the
cost
in
thousands
of
dollars.
12
The
total
operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
for
this
ICR
are
$
17,775,000
.
This
is
the
total
of
column
G.
These
costs
are
shown
in
block
14(
b),
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M),
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.

The
total
respondent
non­
labor
costs
in
block
14
have
been
calculated
as
the
addition
of
the
capital/
startup
costs,
and
the
annual
operation
and
maintenance
costs.
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
$
26,775,000.
This
cost
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
(
c),
Total
annualized
cost
requested.
The
numbers
in
block
14
of
the
OMB
83­
I
form
are
rounded
to
show
the
cost
in
thousands
of
dollars.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
The
only
costs
to
the
Agency
are
those
costs
associated
with
analysis
of
the
reported
information.
Publication
and
distribution
of
the
information
are
part
of
the
AFS
program.
Examination
of
records
to
be
maintained
by
the
respondents
will
occur
as
part
of
the
periodic
inspection
of
sources,
which
is
part
of
EPA's
overall
compliance
and
enforcement
program.

The
average
annual
Agency
cost
during
the
three
years
of
the
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
22,361,749
[
see
Table
2
in
Section
6(
e)].
This
cost
is
based
on
the
average
hourly
labor
rate
at
a
GS­
12,
Step
1,
times
a
1.6
benefits
multiplication
factor
to
account
for
government
overhead
expenses
for
a
total
of
$
38.30
($
23.94
x
1.6).
These
rates
are
from
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management
(
OPM)
"
2002
General
Schedule"
which
excludes
locality
rates
of
pay.
Details
upon
which
this
estimate
is
based
appear
in
Table
2
Annual
EPA
Resource
Requirement
for
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
Units/
NSPS
Subpart
Db,
below.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
Approximately
1,185
sources
are
currently
subject
to
the
regulation,
and
it
is
estimated
that
an
additional
45
sources
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
regulation
in
the
next
three
years.

Respondent
Universe
and
Number
of
Responses
Per
Year
Regulation
Citation
(
A)

Average
Number
of
New
Respondents
per
Year
(
B)

Number
of
Reports
for
New
Sources
(
C)

Number
of
Existing
Respondents
(
D)

Number
of
Reports
for
Existing
Sources
(
E)

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

Total
Annual
Responses
=
(
AxB)+(
CxD)+
E
40
CFR
60.49b
(
w)
36
2
948
2
0
1,968
13
Respondent
Universe
and
Number
of
Responses
Per
Year
40
CFR
60.49b
(
v)
9
4
237
4
0
984
Total
45
1,185
2,952
The
number
of
total
respondents
is
1,230.
This
number
is
the
sum
of
column
A
and
column
C
of
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Number
of
Responses
Per
Year
table.
This
represents
the
number
of
existing
sources
plus
the
number
of
new
sources
averaged
over
the
three­
year
period
(
i.
e.,
the
number
of
new
respondents
over
the
three
year
period
divided
by
three
years).
It
is
shown
in
block
13
(
a),
Number
of
respondents,
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.

The
number
of
Total
Annual
Responses
is
2,952.
This
is
the
number
in
column
F
of
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Number
of
Responses
Per
Year
table.
It
is
shown
in
block
13
(
b),
Total
annual
responses,
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.

The
total
annual
labor
costs
are
$
32,609,435.
This
number
is
not
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.
Details
upon
which
this
estimate
is
based
appear
in
Table
1:
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
­
NSPS
Subpart
Db,
Standards
of
Performance
for
Industrial­
Commercial­
Institutional
Steam
Generating
Units.

The
total
annual
capital
and
O&
M
costs
to
the
regulated
entity
are
$
26,775,000.
This
number
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
(
c),
Total
annualized
cost
requested.
These
costs
are
detailed
in
section
6(
b)(
iii),
Capital/
Startup
vs.
Operating
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
Burden
Hours
And
Cost
Tables
The
bottom
line
burden
hours
and
cost
tables
for
both
the
Agency
and
the
respondents
are
attached
below.
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
200
hours
per
response.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
The
increase
in
burden
from
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
is
due
to
an
increase
in
the
size
of
the
regulated
universe.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
200
hours
per
response.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
14
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.

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
OECA­
2002­
0017,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
N.
W.,
Washington,
D.
C.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
is
(
202)
566­
1514.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
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.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
Docket
ID
Number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
N.
W.,
Washington,
D.
C.
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
Number
OECA­
2002­
0017
and
OMB
Control
Number
2060­
0072
in
any
correspondence.

Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement
This
part
is
not
applicable
because
no
statistical
methods
were
used
in
collecting
this
information.
15
TABLE
1.
ANNUAL
BURDEN
OF
RECORDKEEPING
AND
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
AS
A
RESULT
OF
THE
STANDARDS
FOR
INDUSTRIAL­
COMMERCIAL­
INSTITUTIONAL
STEAM
GENERATING
UNITS/
NSPS
SUBPART
DB.

A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

1.
Applicants
N/
A
2.
Survey
and
Studies
N/
A
3.
Reporting
Requirements
(
b)

A.
Read
Instructions
(
c)
1
1
1
45
45
$
2,570
B.
Required
Activities
Initial
Performance
Test:

PM
(
c)
330
1
330
19
6,270
$
358,142
24
hour
test
for
Gas
Units
(
c)
250
1
250
25
6,250
$
357,000
Repeat
of
Performance
Test:

PM
(
c,
d)
330
1
330
9
2,970
$
169,646
24
hour
tests
for
Gas
Units
(
c,
d)
250
1
250
5
1,250
$
71,400
Report
of
Initial
Performance
Test:

(
c)
16
SO2
16
1
16
13
208
$
11,881
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

PM
16
1
16
19
304
$
17,364
NOx
16
1
16
45
720
$
41,126
Notification
of
CEMS
Demonstration
(
c)
SO2
2
1
2
13
26
$
1,485
PM
2
1
2
19
38
$
2,171
NOx
2
1
2
45
90
$
5,141
Demonstration
of
CEMS
(
c)

SO2
150
1
150
13
1,950
$
111,384
PM
100
1
100
19
1,900
$
108,528
NOx
350
1
350
45
15,750
$
899,640
Repeat
Demonstration
of
CEMS
(
c,
d)

SO2
150
1
150
3
450
$
25,704
17
PM
100
1
100
4
400
$
22,848
NOx
350
1
350
9
3,150
$
179,928
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

Report
of
CEMS
Demonstration
(
c)
See
3B
Reports
for
SO2
(
h)

Quarterly(
j)
16
4
64
130
8,320
$
475,238
Semiannual
16
2
32
520
16,640
$
950,477
Reports
for
PM
(
h,
i)

Quarterly:(
j)

Excess
16
4
64
25
1,600
$
91,392
No
Excess
8
4
32
102
3,264
$
186,440
Semiannual:

Excess
16
2
32
127
4,064
$
232,136
No
Excess
8
2
16
368
5,888
$
336,323
Reports
for
NOx
18
Quarterly:(
j)

CEMS
Compliance
16
4
64
135
832
$
47,524
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

Excess
16
4
64
27
1,728
$
98,703
No
Excess
8
4
32
108
3,456
$
197,407
Semiannual:

CEMS
Compliance
16
2
32
541
17,312
$
988,861
Excess
16
2
32
108
3,456
$
197,407
No
Excess
8
2
16
433
6,928
$
395,589
Appendix
F
Report
(
h)

Quarterly:(
j)

SO2
11
4
44
102
4,488
$
256,265
NOx
11
4
44
135
5,940
$
339,293
Semiannual:

SO2
11
2
22
406
8,932
$
510,196
19
NOx
11
2
22
541
11,902
$
679,842
Annual
Compliance
Tests
for
NOx
(
h)
250
1
250
239
59,750
$
3,412,920
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

Appendix
F
Annual
Accuracy
Test:

(
e,
h)

SO2
36
1
36
676
24,336
$
1,390,072
NOx
36
1
36
508
18,288
$
1,044,611
Appendix
F
Audits
(
e,
f,
h)

Quarterly
SO2
­
In
Situ
125
4
500
34
17,000
$
850,000
SO2
­
Extractive
36
4
144
101
14,544
$
727,200
Semiannual
SO2
­
In
Situ
125
2
250
135
33,750
$
1,687,500
SO2
­
Extractive
36
2
72
406
29,234
$
1,461,700
Quarterly
20
NOx
­
In
Situ
125
4
500
25
12,500
$
625,000
NOx
­
Extractive
36
4
144
74
10,656
$
532,800
Semiannual
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

NOx
­
In
Situ
125
2
250
99
24,750
$
1,237,500
NOx
­
Extractive
36
2
72
295
21,240
$
1,062,000
C.
Create
Information
(
c)
Included
in
3B
D.
Gather
Existing
Information
Included
in
3B
E.
Write
Report
Notify
of
Construction/
Reconstruction
(
c)
2
1
2
45
90
$
5,141
Notify
of
Anticipated
Startup
(
c)
2
1
2
45
90
$
5,141
Notify
of
Actual
Startup
(
c)
2
1
2
45
90
$
5,141
Monitoring
Plan
(
c)
4
1
4
22
88
$
5,027
21
Notification
of
Initial
Performance
Test
(
c)

SO2
2
1
2
13
26
$
1,485
PM
2
1
2
19
38
$
2,171
NOx
2
1
2
45
90
$
5,141
A
B
C
D
E
F
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
Person
hours
per
occurrence
Annual
occurrences
per
respondent
Annual
person
hours
per
respondent
(
A
x
B)
Total
number
of
respondents
Total
annual
person
hours
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
57.12)

4.
RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENTS
(
g)

Read
Instructions
See
3A
Plan
Activities
N/
A
Implement
Activites
N/
A
Develop
Record
System
N/
A
Time
to
Enter
Information
Records
of
Startup,
Shutdown,

Malfunction
1.5
52
78
1,143
89,154
$
5,092,476
Records
of
All
Measurements
1.5
52
78
1,143
89,154
$
5,092,476
22
TOTAL
ANNUAL
BURDEN
591,389
$
32,609,435
Footnotes:

a)
Assume
an
hourly
wage
of
$
57.12.
This
amount
was
multiplied
by
the
hours
per
year
in
column
E.

b)
EPA
estimates
that
there
will
be
25
new
gas­
fired
steam
generating
units
per
year
(
which
require
NOx
controls),
13
new
coal­
fired
generating
units
per
year
(
which
require
SO2,
NOx,
and
PM
controls),
and
6
new
biomass/
wood
(
which
require
NOx
and
PM
controls).

c)
One­
time
only
costs
associated
with
the
anticipated
45
new
sources
per
year
over
the
next
three
years.

d)
Assume
20
percent
of
initial
performance
tests
and
CEMS
demonstrations
are
repeated
due
to
failures.

e)
Appendix
F
costs
are
based
on
contractor
costs
of
$
50.00
per
hour.

f)
Assume
that
25
percent
of
units
have
in
situ
CEMS
and
75%
have
extractive
CEMS.

g)
Respondents
per
year
amounts
(
column
D)
in
the
RECORDKEEPING
REQUIREMENTS
section
are
based
on
the
average
number
of
plants
in
existence
over
the
next
three
years.

h)
The
number
of
controls
for
SO2,
PM
and
NOx
for
existing
sources
is
based
on
the
number
of
existing
sources
from
the
last
ICR
and
the
ratios
established
by
computer
modeling
in
the
first
ICR
issued
after
Subpart
Db
was
revised.
The
average
number
of
new
sources
for
each
control
(
X*
3/
2)
for
SO2,
Pm
and
NOx
have
been
added
to
the
number
of
existing
sources
to
obtain
the
figures
for
"
Total
number
of
respondents."

i)
Assume
the
20
percent
of
units
are
found
to
be
in
excess
of
emission
standard,
80
percent
are
found
to
be
in
no
excess.

j)
Assume
that
20
percent
of
respondents
will
choose
to
report
quarterly.
23
TABLE
2.
ANNUAL
EPA
RESOURCE
REQUIREMENT
FOR
INDUSTRIAL­
COMMERCIAL­
INSTITUTIONAL
STEAM
GENERATING
UNITS/
NSPS
SUBPART
Db.
(
A)
(
B)
(
C)
(
D)
(
E)
(
F)

Activity
EPA
hours
per
occurrence
Occurrencs
per
plant
per
year
EPA
hours
per
plant
per
year
(
A
x
B)
Plants
per
year
EPA
hours
per
year
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
38.30)

Initial
Performance
Tests
For
New
Plants
(
d)
240
1
240
45
10,800
$
413,640
Observe
Retesting
(
e)
240
1
240
9
2,160
$
82,728
Report
Review
For
Construction,

Anticipated
Startup,
Actual
Startup
(
f)
116
1
116
45
5,220
$
199,926
Review
Notification
of
Initial
Test:

SO2
(
g)
70
1
70
13
910
$
34,853
PM
(
g)
72
1
72
19
1,368
$
52,394
NOx
(
g)
104
1
104
45
4,680
$
179,244
Review
Initial
Test
Results:

SO2
(
g)
280
1
280
13
3,640
$
139,412
PM
(
g)
288
1
288
19
5,472
$
209,578
NOx
(
g)
416
1
416
45
18,720
$
716,976
24
Review
Notification
of
CMS
Demonstration:
(
A)
(
B)
(
C)
(
D)
(
E)
(
F)

Activity
EPA
hours
per
occurrence
Occurrencs
per
plant
per
year
EPA
hours
per
plant
per
year
(
A
x
B)
Plants
per
year
EPA
hours
per
year
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
38.30)

SO2
(
g)
56
1
56
13
728
$
27,882
PM
(
g)
82
1
82
19
1,558
$
59,671
NOx
(
g)
42
1
42
45
1,890
$
72,387
Review
CMS
Performance
Demonstration:

SO2
(
g)
448
1
448
13
5,824
$
223,059
PM
(
g)
656
1
656
19
12,464
$
477,371
NOx
(
g)
336
1
336
45
15,120
$
579,096
Review
Monitoring
Plan
108
1
108
373
40,280
$
1,542,712
Review
NOx
Compliance
Reports
(
i)
Quarterly
42
4
168
89
14,952
$
572,662
Semiannual
42
2
84
355
29,820
$
1,142,106
25
Review
SO2
Compliance
Reports
(
i)
Quarterly
70
4
280
130
36,400
$
1,394,120
(
A)
(
B)
(
C)
(
D)
(
E)
(
F)

Activity
EPA
hours
per
occurrence
Occurrencs
per
plant
per
year
EPA
hours
per
plant
per
year
(
A
x
B)
Plants
per
year
EPA
hours
per
year
(
C
x
D)
Total
annual
cost
(
E
x
$
38.30)

Semiannual
70
2
140
520
Review
Excess
Emissions
Reports:

SO2:
(
i)
Quarterly
130
4
520
159
82,680
$
3,166,644
Semiannual
130
2
260
637
165,620
$
6,343,246
NOx:
(
i)
Quarterly
92
4
368
89
32,752
$
1,254,402
Semiannual
92
2
184
355
65,320
$
2,501,756
Review
Appendix
F
QA
Data
Assessment
Reports:

SO2
(
i)
42
1
42
524
22,008
$
842,906
NOx
(
i)
56
1
56
444
24,864
$
952,291
26
SUBTOTAL
605,250
$
23,181,062
Travel
Expenses
(
c)
$
7,125
TOTAL
ANNUAL
COST
$
23,188,187
Footnotes:

a)
A
x
B
=
C
b)
C
x
D
=
E
c)
Burden
cost
is
calculated
at
a
rate
of
$
38.30
($
23.94
x
1.6
to
account
for
government
benefits
and
overhead
expenses).

d)
All
new
plants
subject
to
the
standard
must
conduct
initial
performance
tests
as
required
by
Sections
60.42b,
60.43b,
60.44b.

e)
Assume
20%
of
initial
performance
tests
must
be
repeated
due
to
failure.

f)
All
new
plants
subject
to
the
standard
must
provide
reports
of
these
events
as
required
by
Section
60.7.

g)
EPA
estimates
that
there
will
be
25
new
gas­
fired
steam
generating
units
per
year
(
which
require
NOx
controls),
13
new
coal­
fired
generating
units
per
year
(
which
require
SO2,
NOx,
and
PM
controls),
and
6
new
biomass/
wood
(
which
require
NOx
and
PM
controls).

h)
Owners
of
plants
rated
at
250
MMBTU/
hr
and
utilizing
an
annual
capacity
factor
who
seek
to
predict
and
monitor
NOx
emission
rates
submit
this
plan.
It
is
estimated
that
84%
of
NOx
producing
facilities
meet
this
criteria
(
84%
of
the
444
sources
with
NOx
controls
over
the
next
three
years).

I)
Semiannual
reports
are
required
of
most
facilities
subject
to
the
regulation.
Assume
approximately
20%
of
plants
report
electronically.
The
number
of
plants
per
year
in
these
catagories
were
established
during
promulgation
of
the
regulation
and
adjusted
accordingly
for
this
update.

j)
Travel
expenses
(
1
person
x
15/
plants/
yr
x
3
days/
plant
x
$
75
per
diem)
+
($
250
round
trip/
plant
x
15
plants/
yr)