Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0119-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2022-06-28T04:00Z

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
	
NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2050.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0538. 

      1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

      The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) were proposed on December 18, 2002; promulgated on October 30, 2003; and most-recently amended on both July 28, 2020 and November 19, 2020. These regulations apply to taconite iron ore processing plants that emit greater than or equal to 10 tons per year (tpy) of any one hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or greater than or equal to 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs. Affected sources include each new or existing ore crushing and handling operation, ore dryer, indurating furnace, and finished pellet handling operation. The pollutants regulated include HAP metals, using particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the original proposal (December 18, 2002). This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR.

      In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or 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.

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      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 required to be submitted electronically are submitted through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), where either the delegated state or local authority can review them. If there is no such delegated authority, the EPA regional office can review them. All other reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA's regional offices. The use of the term "Designated Administrator" throughout this document refers to the U.S. EPA or a delegated authority such as a state agency. The term "Administrator" alone refers to the U.S. EPA Administrator. 
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      The `burden' to the "Affected Public" may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal). The Federal Government's `burden' is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal). It can read something like this: There are approximately 8 taconite iron ore processing facilities, which are owned and operated by the taconite iron ore industry. None of the 8 facilities in the United States are owned by state, local, or tribal entities or the Federal government. They are all owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. We assume that they will all respond to EPA inquiries. 
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       Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there are an average of 8 affected facilities at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site).
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      Over the next three years, approximately 8 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards.
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      The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently-active ICR without any "Terms of Clearance."

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2. Need for and Use of the Collection
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      2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection
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      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: 
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            (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.
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      In the Administrator's judgment, HAP emissions from taconite iron ore processing facilities either cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and/or welfare. Therefore, the NESHAP were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR.
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      2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data
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      The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in these standards ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.
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      Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with these emission standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with these standards at all times. During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.
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      The notifications required in these standards are used to inform either the Agency or its delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, leaks are being detected and repaired, and that the standards are being met. The performance test may also be observed.
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      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.
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      Additionally, the EPA is requiring electronic reporting for certain notifications or reports. The EPA is requiring that owners or operators of affected sources would submit electronic copies of initial notifications required in 40 CFR 63.9(b), notifications of changes in information already provided required in 40 CFR 63.9(j), performance test reports, and semiannual reports through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI). For semiannual reports, EPA has developed a template for the reporting form in CEDRI specifically for 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR. For the notifications required in 40 CFR 63.9(b) and 63.9(j), owners and operators would be required to upload a PDF of the required notifications. 

      CEDRI includes the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) software, which is used by facilities to generate electronic reports of performance tests. The EPA is also requiring that 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR performance test reports be submitted through the EPA's ERT.
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3. Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria
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      The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR.
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      3(a) Non-duplication
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      For reports required to be submitted electronically, the information is sent through the EPA's CDX, using CEDRI, where the appropriate EPA regional office can review it, as well as for state and local agencies that have been delegated authority. If a state or local agency has adopted under its own authority its own standards for reporting or data collection, adherence to those non-Federal requirements does not constitute duplication. 

	For all other reports, 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 standards to implement the Federal standards, a copy of the report submitted to either the state or local agency can be sent to the Administrator in lieu of the report required by the Federal standards. Therefore, duplication does not exist. 
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      3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB
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      An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (86 FR 19256) on April 13, 2021. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register for this renewal.
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      3(c) Consultations

      The Agency has consulted industry experts and internal data sources to project the number of affected facilities and industry growth over the next three years. The primary source of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in these standards, is the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). ICIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency's internal industry experts. Approximately 8 respondents will be subject to these standards over the three-year period covered by this ICR.

      Industry trade association(s) and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with these standards as they were being developed and that these standards have been reviewed previously to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes. In developing this ICR, we contacted both the American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI), at 202-452-7100, and ArcelorMittal, at 218-749-5910.

      It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal, as well as for those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice. In this case, no comments were received.

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      3(d) Effects of Less-Frequent Collection
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      Less-frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet these 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.
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      3(e) General Guidelines
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      These reporting or recordkeeping requirements do not violate any of the regulations promulgated by OMB under 5 CFR Part 1320, Section 1320.5.
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      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 these standards. The EPA believes that the five-year records retention requirement 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. The 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 either the destruction or nonexistence of essential records.
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      3(f) Confidentiality
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      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, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
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      3(g) Sensitive Questions
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      The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in these standards do not include sensitive questions.
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4. The Respondents and the Information Requested
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      4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes
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      The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are taconite iron ore processing facilities. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents affected by these standards is SIC 1011, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 212210 for iron ore mining.
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      4(b) Information Requested
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            (i) Data Items
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      In this ICR, all the data that are recorded or reported is required by the NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR).
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      A source must make the following reports:
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Notifications
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Initial notification
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§§63.9640(b)-(c) §§63.9(b)(2)-(3)
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Notification of intent to conduct a performance test
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§63.9640(d), §63.7(b)-(c)
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Notification of compliance status
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§63.9640(e), §63.9(h)(2)(ii)
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Notification of request to conduct a performance test to revise the operating limit
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§63.9622(f)
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Notification of request to use alternative monitoring procedure
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§63.8(f)(4); §63.9590(c)

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Notification of changes in information (reclassification to area source status or to revert to major source status) (electronic submission)

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§63.9(b), §63.9(j)
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Reports
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Semiannual compliance report (electronic submission)
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§§63.9641(a)-(c), §§63.8(c)(7)-(8)
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Part 70 monitoring report
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§63.9641(d)
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Fugitive dust emissions control plan
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§63.9591
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Operation and maintenance plan
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§63.9600(b)
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Testing Plan for testing representative units
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§63.9620(e)-(g)
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Testing Plan for plants without a Title V permit
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§63.9630(a)-(e)
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Site-specific monitoring plan for controls not listed
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§63.9631(f)
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Site-specific monitoring plan for CPMS
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§63.9632(b)
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Site-specific monitoring plan for baghouses
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§63.9632(a)(5)
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Performance test reports (electronic submission)
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§63.9641(f)
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      A source must keep the following records:
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Recordkeeping
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Notifications and reports
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§63.9642(a)(1), §63.10(b)(2)(xiv)
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Performance tests
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§63.9642(a)(3)-(6), §63.10(b)(2)(viii) 
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Records for COMS
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§63.9642(b), §63.6(h)(7)(i)-(ii), §63.8(d)(3), §63.10(b)(2)(vi)
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Records required to demonstrate continuous compliance
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§63.9642(c), §63.10(b)(2)(vii)
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Electronic Reporting
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      Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site.
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      The rule was recently amended to include electronic reporting provisions on July 28, 2020 and November 19, 2020. Respondents are required to use the EPA's Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT) to develop performance test reports and submit them through the EPA's Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), which can be accessed through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) (https://cdx.epa.gov/). The ERT is an application, rather than a form, and the requirement to use the ERT is applicable to numerous subparts. The splash screen of the ERT contains a link to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirements, such as the OMB Control Number, expiration date, and burden estimate for this and other subparts. Respondents are also required to submit electronic copies of notifications and certain reports through EPA's CEDRI. The notification is an upload of their currently required notification in portable document format (PDF) file. The semiannual reports are to be created using Form 5900-576 the electronic template included with this Supporting Statement. The template is an Excel spreadsheet which can be partially completed and saved for subsequent semiannual reports to limit some of the repetitive data entry. It reflects the reporting elements required by the rule and does not impose additional reporting elements. The OMB Control Number is displayed on the Welcome page of the template, with a link to an online repository that contains the PRA requirements. For purposes of this ICR, it is assumed that there is no additional burden associated with the proposed requirement for respondents to submit the notifications and reports electronically.
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      Electronic copies of records may also be maintained in order to satisfy federal recordkeeping requirements. For additional information on the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for CEDRI and ERT for this rule, see: https://www.epa.gov/electronic-reporting-air-emissions/paperwork-reduction-act-pra-cedri-and-ert. 
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            (ii) Respondent Activities	
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                             Respondent Activities
Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.
Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate COMS for opacity, or CPMS for secondary voltage and daily average secondary current, for any dry electrostatic precipitator; CPMS for secondary voltage water flow rate, and stack outlet temperature for any wet electrostatic precipitator; bag leak detection system and CPMS for pressure drop for any baghouse; or CPMS for pressure drop and water flow rate for any wet scrubber.
Perform performance tests, Reference Method 1 or 1A; 2, 2A, 2C, 2D, or 2F; 3A or 3B; 4; and 5, 5D, or 17 tests, and repeat performance tests if necessary.
Write the notifications and reports listed above.
Enter information required to be recorded above.
Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for collecting, validating, and verifying information.
Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for processing and maintaining information.
Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for disclosing and providing information.
Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.
Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.
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5. The Information Collected: Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management
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      5(a) Agency Activities
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      The EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information:
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                               Agency Activities
Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.
Audit facility records.
Input, analyze, and maintain data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) and ICIS.
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      5(b) Collection Methodology and Management
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      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 standards and to note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
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      Information contained in the reports is reported by state and local governments in the ICIS Air database, which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. The EPA uses ICIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters. The EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.
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       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
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      There are no small entities (i.e., small businesses) affected by this regulation.
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      5(d) Collection Schedule
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      The specific frequency for each information collection activity within this request is shown at the end of this document in Table 1:  Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal).
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6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
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      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.
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      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.
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      6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
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      The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 1,230 (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
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            (i) Estimating Labor Costs 
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      This ICR uses the following labor rates: 
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            Managerial	$153.55 ($73.12 + 110%) 
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            Technical	$122.20 ($58.19 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$61.51 ($29.29 + 110%)
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      These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2021, "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 varying industry wage rates and the additional overhead business costs of employing workers beyond their wages and benefits, including business expenses associated with hiring, training, and equipping their employees.
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            (ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs
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      The only costs to the regulated industry resulting from information collection activities required by the subject standard(s) are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.
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            (iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
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      The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the regulations are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs for this particular ICR. 
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      6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost
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      The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. The EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes such activities   as the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information. 
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      The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $25,700.
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      This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

		Managerial	$69.04 (GS-13, Step 5, $43.15 + 60%)
		Technical	$51.23 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.02 + 60%)
		Clerical	$27.73 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.33 + 60%)
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      These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2021 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 at the end of this document in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal).
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      6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs
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      Based on our research for this ICR, on average over the next three years, approximately 8 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 8 per year.
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      The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three years covered by this ICR: 
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Number of Respondents

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Respondents That Submit Reports

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Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports

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Year

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(A)
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Number of New Respondents [1]

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(B)
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Number of Existing Respondents

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

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(D)
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Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

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(E)
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Number of Respondents
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(E=A+B+C-D)
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1
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0
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8
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0
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8
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2
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8
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0
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8
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3
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0
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8
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0
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8
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Average
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0
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8
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0
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8
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      [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 8. 
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      The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:
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Total Annual Responses
                                       
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(A)
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Information Collection Activity
                                       
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(B)
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Number of Respondents
                                       
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(C)
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Number of Responses
                                       
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Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports
                                       
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(E)
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Total Annual Responses
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E=(BxC)+D
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Initial Notifications
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Compliance Extension Request
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Site-specific Test Plan
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Operation and Maintenance Plan
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Fugitive Dust Emission Control Plan
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Site-specific Monitoring Plan
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Petition for Alternative Monitoring Requirements
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Notification of Performance Test
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8
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1
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0
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8
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Semiannual compliance reports
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8
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2
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0
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16
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Report of performance test (through CEDRI using ERT)
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8
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1
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0
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8
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Total
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32
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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 32.
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      The total annual labor costs are $584,000. Details regarding these estimates may be found at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  Table 1:  Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal).
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      6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables
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      The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2 at the end of this document, respectively, and summarized below. 
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            (i) Respondent Tally
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      The total annual labor hours are 1,230 hours. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal).
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      We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.
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      Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 38 hours per response.
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      The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $0. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.
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            (ii) The Agency Tally
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      The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 515 labor hours at a cost of $25,700; see below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal).
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      We assume that burdens for managerial tasks take 5% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical tasks for managers are to review and approve reports. Clerical burdens are assumed to take 10% of the time required for technical tasks because the typical duties of clerical staff are to proofread the reports, make copies and maintain records.
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      6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden
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      There is an adjustment increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates is due to a correction of the number of respondents per year performing Method 5 performance tests to be consistent with the number of respondents estimated to provide notifications of performance tests and report performance test results. This ICR adjusts the number of respondents conducting performance tests in each year from 2.7 per year to 8 per year, which increases the annual burden by approximately 300 hours. Additionally, the cost estimates increased due to the use of updated labor rates from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics from March 2021.

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      There is no change in the capital/startup vs. operation and maintenance (O&M) costs as calculated in section 6(b)(iii) compared with the costs in the previous ICR. 
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      6(g) Burden Statement
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      The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 38 hours per response. `Burden' means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information either 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.
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      An agency may neither conduct nor 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-OAR-2021-0119. 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), WJC 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. Due to COVID-19 precautions, entry to the Reading Room is available by appointment only. Please contact personnel in the Reading Room to schedule an appointment. 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-OAR-2021-0119 and OMB Control Number 2060-0538 in any correspondence. 

Part B of the Supporting Statement

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

Table 1:  Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

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

                          Person hours per occurrence
                  No. of occurrences per respondent per year
                 Person hours per respondent per year (C=AxB)
                           Respondents per year [a]
                   Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD)
                   Management person hours per year (Ex0.05)
                    Clerical person hours per year (Ex0.1)
                            Total Cost Per year [b]
1. Applications
                                      N/A
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
2. Survey and Studies
                                      N/A
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
3. Reporting Requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
A. Familiarization with rule requirements
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       8
                                      16
                                      0.8
                                      1.6
                                                                         $2,176
B. Required activities
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
      i. Method 5 performance test - facility labor [c]
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       8
                                      320
                                     16.0
                                     32.0
                                                                        $43,529
      ii. Method 5 performance test contractor costs [d]
                                       -
                                       -
                                       -
                                       -
                                       -
                                       -
                                       -
                                                                       $438,000
         iii. SSM Plan
                                      N/A
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
C. Create information
                                      N/A
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
D. Gather existing information
                                      N/A
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
E. Write report
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
      i. Initial Notifications [e]
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      ii. Compliance Extension Request [e]
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      iv. Site-specific Test Plan [e]
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       0
                                       0
                                       
                                       
                                                                             $0
      v. Operation and Maintenance Plan [e]
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      vi. Fugitive Dust Emission Control Plan [e]
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      vii. Site-specific Monitoring Plan [e]
                                      80
                                       1
                                      80
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      viii. Petition for Alternative Monitoring Requirements e 
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
      ix. Notification of Performance Test
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       8
                                      32
                                       2
                                       3
                                                                         $4,353
      x. Semiannual compliance reports
                                      40
                                       2
                                      80
                                       8
                                      640
                                      32
                                      64
                                                                        $87,058
      xi. Report of performance test (through CEDRI using ERT) [f]
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       8
                                      64
                                       3
                                       6
                                                                         $8,706
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     1,233
                                                                       $583,823
4. Recordkeeping Requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
A. Familiarization with rule requirements
                                    See 3A
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
B. Plan activities [e]
                                       3
                                       1
                                       3
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
C. Develop record system [e]
                                      16
                                       1
                                      16
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
D. Time to Enter Information
                                  See 3E xi.
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
E. Time to train personnel [e]
                                       3
                                       1
                                       3
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
F. Time to Transmit of Disclose Information
                                  See 3E xi.
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
G. Time for audits
                                      N/A
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
 
 
 
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements  
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       0
                                                                             $0
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (unrounded)
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                       $583,823
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [g]
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     1,230
                                                                       $584,000
                                                                               

Assumptions:
[a] There are approximately 8 existing sources currently subject to this rule. We estimate there will be no additional new source that will become subject to the rule each year over the 3-year period of this ICR.
[b] This ICR uses the following labor rates: $153.55 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $122.20 per hour for Technical labor, and $61.51 per hour for Clerical labor.  These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2021, "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 varying industry wage rates and the additional overhead business costs of employing workers beyond their wages and benefits, including business expenses associated with hiring, training, and equipping their employees.
[c] Assumes that all facilities will conduct performance tests in each of the 3 years. 51 Indurating furnaces conduct two Method 5 PM test every 5 years for an average of 20.4 tests/yr (51 x 2/5). 117 OCH, PH, and ore dryers conduct one Method 5 PM test every 5 years for an average of 23.4 tests/yr (117/5). That is a total of 43.8 tests/yr (20.4 + 23.4). 43.8 tests/yr distributed over 8 plants is 5.5 tests/yr/plant. Estimate includes 40 hours per facility per year to set up testing contractor, oversee tests, and review test reports.
[d] Testing contractor cost are based on the following: (51 indurating furnace Method 5 PM tests, twice/5 yr term @ $10,000/test) + (117 OCH, PH, and Ore dryer Method 5 PM tests, once/5 yr term @ $10,000/test) = $438,000/year.
[e] These requirements are one-time requirements that apply to new respondents. There are no new respondents estimated over the 3-year period of this ICR.
[f] Submittal of performance test data through the EPA's CEDRI in ERT format is estimated to require 8 hours annually, includes keeping records of failures to meet the standards and the actions taken to minimize emissions.
g Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures.  Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

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

                       EPA person- hours per occurrence
                     No. of occurrences per plant per year
                 EPA person- hours per plant per year (C=AxB)
                             Plants per year  [a]
                   Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD)
                   Management person-hours per year (Ex0.05)
                    Clerical person-hours per year (Ex0.1)
                                  Cost, $ [b]
New Respondents [c]
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
i. Notification of compliance status 
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
ii. Notification of intent to construct a            major source and review application 
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
iii. Notification of start of construction 
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
iv. Notification of actual startup 
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
v. Notification of initial performance test and test plan
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
Existing Respondents
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
i. Performance test report for Method 5  [d]
                                       8
                                      5.5
                                      44
                                       8
                                      352
                                     17.6
                                     35.2
                                                                       $20,224 
ii. Review semiannual compliance reports [e]
                                       6
                                       2
                                      12
                                       8
                                      96
                                      4.8
                                      9.6
                                                                        $5,516 
Subtotals Labor Burden and Cost
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      515
                                                                       $25,740 
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [f]
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      515
                                                                       $25,700 
                                                                               

Assumptions:

[a]  There are 8 existing sources currently subject to this rule.  We expect there will be no additional new sources that will become subject to the rule each year over the 3-year period of this ICR.
[b]  This cost is based on the following labor rates which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses:  Managerial rate of $69.04 (GS-13, Step 5, $43.15 + 60%), Technical rate of $51.23 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.02 + 60%), and Clerical rate of $27.73 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.33 + 60%).  These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2021 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. 
[c] These requirements are one-time requirements that apply to new respondents. There are no new respondents estimated over the 3 year period of this ICR.
[d] 51 Indurating furnaces conduct two Method 5 PM test every 5 years for an average of 20.4 tests/yr (51 x 2/5). 117 OCH, PH, and ore dryers conduct one Method 5 PM test every 5 years for an average of 23.4 tests/yr (117/5). That is a total of 43.8 tests/yr (20.4 + 23.4). 43.8 tests/yr distributed over 8 plants is 5.5 tests/yr/plant.
[e] Sources are required to submit electronic semiannual compliance reports to CEDRI.
f Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures.  Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

                                       
              Appendix A  -  Draft Electronic Reporting Template 
                  (see Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0119)