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Posted Date: 2005-05-16T04:00Z

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SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)

1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)

1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
The
National
Emissions
Standards
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
were
proposed
on
December
4,
1992,
and
promulgated
on
October
27,
1993.
These
standards
apply
to
all
coke
oven
batteries,
whether
existing,
new,
reconstructed,
rebuilt
or
restarted.
It
also
applies
to
all
batteries
using
the
conventional
by­
product
recovery,
the
nonrecovery
process,
or
any
new
recovery
process.
Under
this
rule,
all
existing
batteries
must
choose
a
compliance
track.
Two
compliance
approaches
are
available
under
the
rule:
the
"
MACT
(
Maximum
Achievable
Control
Technology)
track,"
and
the
"
LAER
(
Lowest
Achievable
Emission
Rate)
extension
track."
Applicability
dates
vary
depending
on
the
emission
limitation
the
affected
facility
is
subject
to.
This
information
is
being
collected
to
assure
compliance
with
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L.

In
general,
all
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)
standards
require
initial
notifications,
performance
tests,
and
periodic
reports
by
the
owners/
operators
of
the
affected
facilities.
They
are
also
required
to
maintain
records
of
the
occurrence
and
duration
of
any
startup,
shutdown,
or
malfunction
in
the
operation
of
an
affected
facility,
or
any
period
during
which
the
monitoring
system
is
inoperative.
These
notifications,
reports,
and
records
are
essential
in
determining
compliance,
and
are
required
of
all
affected
facilities
subject
to
NESHAP.

Any
owner/
operator
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
part
shall
maintain
a
file
of
these
measurements,
and
retain
the
file
for
at
least
five
years
following
the
date
of
such
measurements,
maintenance
reports,
and
records.
All
reports
are
sent
to
the
delegated
state
or
local
authority.
In
the
event
that
there
is
no
such
delegated
authority,
the
reports
are
sent
directly
to
the
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
regional
office.

In
the
development
of
this
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR),
we
reviewed
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
"
Terms
of
Clearance"
(
TOC)
section
on
the
active
ICR.
There
were
no
comments
in
the
TOC
section.

Approximately,
19
respondents
are
currently
owners
or
operators
of
new
or
existing
byproduct
or
nonrecovery
coke
oven
batteries,
and
subject
to
the
regulation.
The
respondents
consist
of
two
sectors
within
the
coke
industry,
iron
and
steel
integrated
plants
which
produce
coke
for
their
operations
(
9
plants)
and
merchant
plants
which
produce
furnace
and
foundry
coke
2
for
sale
on
the
open
market
(
10
plants).
As
of
April
2003,
these
19
coke
plants
were
operating
56
coke
oven
batteries
(
affected
facilities);
46
are
by­
product
batteries
operated
at
17
plants,
and
ten
are
nonrecovery
batteries
operated
at
2
plants.
It
is
estimated
that
no
additional
respondents
will
become
subject
to
the
regulation
in
the
next
three
years.
The
number
of
respondents
has
decreased
from
25
respondents
when
the
rule
was
promulgated
to
19
respondents
in
this
renewal
of
the
ICR.

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
The
EPA
is
charged
under
Section
112
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended,
to
establish
standards
of
performance
for
each
category
or
subcategory
of
major
sources
and
area
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants.
These
standards
are
applicable
to
new
or
existing
sources
of
hazardous
air
pollutants
and
shall
require
the
maximum
degree
of
emission
reduction.
In
addition,
Section
114(
a)
states
that
the
Administrator
may
require
any
owner/
operator
subject
to
any
requirement
of
this
Act
to:

(
A)
Establish
and
maintain
such
records;
(
B)
make
such
reports;
(
C)
install,
use,
and
maintain
such
monitoring
equipment,
and
use
such
audit
procedures,
or
methods;
(
D)
sample
such
emissions
(
in
accordance
with
such
procedures
or
methods,
at
such
locations,
at
such
intervals,
during
such
periods,
and
in
such
manner
as
the
Administrator
shall
prescribe);
(
E)
keep
records
on
control
equipment
parameters,
production
variables
or
other
indirect
data
when
direct
monitoring
of
emissions
is
impractical;
(
F)
submit
compliance
certifications
in
accordance
with
Section
114(
a)(
3);
and
(
G)
provide
such
other
information
as
the
Administrator
may
reasonably
require.

In
the
Administrator's
judgment,
particulate
matter
emissions
from
coke
batteries
at
coke
plants
cause
or
contribute
to
air
pollution
that
may
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
endanger
public
health
or
welfare.
Therefore,
the
NESHAP
standards
were
promulgated
for
this
source
category
at
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
The
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
in
the
standard
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.

Performance
tests
are
required
in
order
to
determine
an
affected
facility's
initial
capability
to
comply
with
the
emission
standard.
Continuous
emission
monitors
are
used
to
ensure
3
compliance
with
the
standard
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.

The
notifications
required
in
the
standard
are
used
to
inform
the
Agency
or
delegated
authority
when
a
source
becomes
subject
to
the
requirements
of
the
regulations.
The
reviewing
authority
may
then
inspect
the
source
to
check
if
the
pollution
control
devices
are
properly
installed
and
operated,
leaks
are
being
detected
and
repaired,
and
the
standard
is
being
met.
The
performance
test
may
also
be
observed.

The
required
semiannual
compliance
certifications
are
used
to
determine
periods
of
excess
emissions,
identify
problems
at
the
facility,
verify
operation
and
maintenance
procedures
and
for
compliance
determinations.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
The
requested
recordkeeping
and
reporting
are
required
under
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L.

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
its
own
similar
standards
to
implement
the
Federal
standards,
a
copy
of
the
report
submitted
to
the
state
or
local
agency
can
be
sent
to
the
Administrator
in
lieu
of
the
report
required
by
the
Federal
standards.
Therefore,
no
duplication
exists.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
An
announcement
of
a
public
comment
period
for
the
renewal
of
this
ICR
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
September
14,
2004
(
69
FR
55430).
No
comments
were
received
on
the
burden
published
in
the
Federal
Register.

3(
c)
Consultations
After
reviewing
our
internal
data
sources,
consulting
the
Agency's
industry
experts
including
Edward
Wojciechowski
in
EPA
Region
5
and
Lula
Melton
of
the
Office
of
Air
Planning
and
Standards
(
OAQPS),
and
recent
industry
data
gathered
by
OAQPS
for
the
recent
residual
risk
analysis
on
this
rule,
we
have
determined
that
additional
consultations
with
industry
are
inappropriate
for
this
ICR
renewal.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
4
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
part
1320,
section
1320.5.

These
standards
require
the
respondents
to
maintain
all
records,
including
reports
and
notifications
for
at
least
five
years.
This
is
consistent
with
the
General
Provisions
as
applied
to
the
standards.
EPA
believes
that
the
five­
year
records
retention
requirement
is
consistent
the
Part
70
permit
program
and
the
five­
year
statute
of
limitations
on
which
the
permit
program
is
based.
Also,
the
retention
of
records
for
five
years
would
allow
EPA
to
establish
the
compliance
history
of
a
source
and
any
pattern
of
compliance
for
purposes
of
determining
the
appropriate
level
of
enforcement
action.
Historically,
EPA
has
found
that
the
most
flagrant
violators
frequently
have
violations
extending
beyond
the
five
years.
EPA
would
be
prevented
from
pursuing
the
worst
violators
due
to
the
destruction
or
nonexistence
of
records
if
records
were
retained
for
less
than
five
years.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Any
information
submitted
to
the
Agency
for
which
a
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made
will
be
safeguarded
according
to
the
Agency
policies
set
forth
in
Title
40,
chapter
1,
part
2,
subpart
B
­
Confidentiality
of
Business
Information
(
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
The
respondents
to
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
are
owners
or
operators
of
new
or
existing
byproduct
or
nonrecovery
coke
oven
batteries.
The
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
Code
for
this
industry
is
SIC
3312,
Steel
Works,
Blast
Furnaces
(
including
coke
ovens)
and
Rolling
Mills
which
under
the
new
North
American
Industrial
Classification
5
System
(
NAICS)
codes
would
be
NAIC
codes
331111,
"
Iron
and
Steel
Mills",
and
324199,
"
All
Other
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing"
(
i.
e.,
coke
ovens
not
integrated
with
steel
mills).

4(
b)
Information
Requested
(
i)
Data
Items
All
data
in
this
ICR
that
are
recorded
and/
or
reported
are
required
by
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L).

A
source
must
make
the
following
reports:

Notification
Reports
Intention
to
construct
a
new,
brownfield,
or
padup
rebuild
coke
oven
battery.
63.311(
c)(
1),
63.5,
63.9(
b)

Notification
of
compliance
status
when
a
source
becomes
subject
to
the
standard.
63.9(
h),
63.311(
c)(
2)

Notification
that
source
is
subject
to
special
compliance
requirements:
obtaining
an
exemption
from
control
requirements
for
bypass\
bleeder
stacks
by
committing
to
permanent
closure
of
a
battery
or
using
an
equivalent
alternative
control
system
for
the
stacks;
and
obtaining
an
alternative
standard
for
coke
oven
doors
on
a
battery
equipped
with
a
shed.
63.9(
d)

Initial
performance
test.
63.7(
b),
63.9(
e)

Rescheduled
initial
performance
test.
63.7(
b)(
2)

Notification
requirements
for
coke
ovens
with
a
shed
using
a
continuous
monitoring
system
for
opacity
of
emissions
discharged
from
the
emission
control
equipment;
and
meeting
the
alternative
standard.
63.9(
g),
63.305(
f)(
4)

Demonstration
of
continuous
monitoring
system.
63.9(
g)

Change
in
information
already
provided.
63.9(
j)

Request
for
an
extension
of
compliance
with
relevant
standard.
63.9(
c)
6
Reports
Application
for
approval
of
the
construction
or
reconstruction
of
a
new
major
affected
source,
or
reconstruction
of
a
major
affected
source.
63.5(
6)(
d),
63.9(
b)(
1)(
iiii)

Performance
test
results.
60.8
(
a),
61.13(
f),
63.10(
d)(
2),
63.309
Report
of
opacity
and
visible
emission
observations.
63.9(
f)

Emission
control
work
practices
plan
for
each
coke
oven
battery.
63.306(
a)

Opacity
or
visible
emissions.
63.10(
d)(
3)

Periodic
startup,
shutdown
and
malfunction
reports.
63.10(
d)(
5)(
I)

Initial
compliance
certification.
63.9(
h),
63.111(
b)

Submit
semiannual
compliance
certifications.
63.9(
h),
63.311(
d)

Report
for
the
venting
of
coke
oven
gas
other
than
through
a
flare
system.
63.311(
e)

A
source
must
keep
the
following
records:

Recordkeeping
Startup,
shutdown
and
malfunction
plan.
63.6(
e)(
3),
63.1(
b)(
2),
63.310,
63.311(
f)(
6)

All
reports
and
notifications.
63.10(
b)(
1)

Any
applicability
determination
that
demonstrates
why
owner
or
operator
believes
source(
s)
is/
are
unaffected.
63.10(
b)(
3)

Copy
of
the
coke
oven
emission
control
work
practice
plan
and
revisions,
and
records
related
to
implementation
of
plan
requirements.
63.306,
63.311(
f)(
3­
4)

For
an
approved
alternative
emission
limitation:
monitoring
records
of
parameters
that
indicate
the
exhaust
flow
rate
is
maintained,
records
for
the
continuous
opacity
monitoring
system,
and
quarterly
visual
inspection
of
the
shed.
63.10(
c),
63.311(
f)(
2)

For
the
bypass/
bleeder
stack
flare
system
or
an
approved
alternative
control
device:
design
of
drawings
and
of
engineering
specifications.
63.311(
f)(
5)
7
Recordkeeping
For
nonrecovery
coke
oven
batteries:
records
of
daily
operating
parameters
and
design
characteristics.
63.111(
f)(
1)

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
Respondent
Activities
Read
instructions.

Daily
performance
tests
by
a
certified
observer,
commencing
on
the
applicable
date,
using
Method
303
or
303A
for
each
new
and
existing
coke
oven
battery
are
needed
to
determine
compliance
with
the
visible
emission
limitations
for
coke
oven
doors,
topside
port
lids,
offtake
systems,
and
charging
operations.

Develop
and
implement
an
emission
control
work
practice
plan
for
each
coke
oven
battery.

For
coke
ovens
equipped
with
sheds
choosing
to
comply
with
an
alternative
to
the
emission
limitation
standards,
submit
an
initial
test
plan,
and
once
approved,
conduct
an
initial
performance
test
using
Methods
5
(
determine
the
efficiency
of
control
equipment
),
Method
9
(
measure
opacity
of
emissions
from
control
device),
and
Method
22
(
measure
visible
emissions
that
escape
the
shed)
to
get
approval
to
use
alternative
standard.

For
coke
ovens
equipped
with
sheds
complying
with
the
alternative
standard,
conduct
weekly
performance
tests
using
Method
303
to
determine
compliance;
and
if
the
visible
emission
limitation
is
achieved
for
12
consecutive
observations,
then
switch
to
monthly
tests
until
an
exceedance
occurs,
at
which
time
the
weekly
tests
shall
be
resumed.

Install,
calibrate,
maintain,
and
operate
continuous
monitoring
system
for
opacity
emissions
discharged
from
the
control
system
at
coke
oven
doors
equipped
with
sheds
and
complying
with
the
alternative
standard.

For
nonrecovery
coke
oven
batteries,
daily
monitoring
of
pressure
in
oven
or
common
tunnel
to
ensure
a
negative
pressure;
implement
work
practices
requirement
for
charging
operations
at
existing
batteries;
and
install,
operate
and
maintain
control
system
for
the
capture
and
collection
of
emissions
at
new
batteries.

For
a
by­
product
recovery,
a
brownfield
or
padup
rebuild
coke
oven
battery,
install,
operate
and
maintain
a
bypass/
bleeder
stack
flare
system
capable
of
controlling
120
percent
of
the
normal
gas
flow
generated
by
the
battery;
unless
the
owner
or
operator
has
been
approved
for
an
alternative
control
device
or
system
that
achieves
at
least
98
percent
destruction
or
control
of
coke
oven
emissions.

For
by­
product
coke
oven,
daily
inspection
of
the
collecting
main
for
leaks
according
to
Method
303.
8
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.

Regulatory
agencies,
to
the
extent
possible,
are
relying
more
on
automated
techniques
such
as
electronic
submissions
of
reports,
and
are
improving
their
tracking
systems
and
database
systems
to
enhance
the
use
of
these
techniques.
In
1997,
the
EPA
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards
initiated
efforts
to
allow
companies
to
provide
an
electronic
copy
of
their
spreadsheets
that
contained
the
Method
303
inspection
results
so
that
EPA
could
develop
a
national
database
of
the
results
of
the
visible
emission
inspections
for
coke
oven
batteries.
However,
electronic
reporting
systems
are
still
not
widely
used.
At
this
time,
it
is
estimated
that
approximately
20
percent
of
the
respondents
use
electronic
reporting.

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.
9
Agency
Activities
Audit
facility
records.

Input,
analyze,
and
maintain
data
in
the
Air
Facility
System
(
AFS).

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
Following
notification
of
startup,
the
reviewing
authority
might
inspect
the
source
to
determine
whether
the
pollution
control
devices
are
properly
installed
and
operated.
Data
and
records
maintained
by
the
respondents
are
tabulated
and
published
for
use
in
compliance
and
enforcement
programs.
The
semiannual
compliance
reports
are
used
for
problem
identification,
as
a
check
on
source
operation
and
maintenance,
and
for
compliance
determinations.

Information
contained
in
the
reports
is
entered
into
the
AFS
which
is
operated
and
maintained
by
EPA's
Office
of
Compliance.
AFS
is
EPA's
database
for
the
collection,
maintenance,
and
retrieval
of
compliance
data
for
approximately
125,000
industrial
and
government­
owned
facilities.
EPA
uses
the
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/
operator
for
five
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
1:
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost:
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)
.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
Table
1
documents
the
computation
of
individual
burdens
for
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
applicable
to
the
industry
for
the
subpart
included
in
this
ICR.
The
individual
burdens
are
expressed
under
standardized
headings
believed
to
be
consistent
with
the
concept
of
burden
under
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act.
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.
10
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
78,938
hours.
These
hours
are
based
on
Agency
studies
and
background
documents
from
the
development
of
the
regulation,
Agency
knowledge
and
experience
with
the
NESHAP
program,
the
previously
approved
ICR,
and
any
comments
received.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
This
ICR
uses
the
following
labor
rates:

Managerial
$
96.41
($
45.91
+
110%)
Technical
$
82.74
($
39.40
+
110%)
Clerical
$
42.25
($
20.12
+
110%)

These
rates
are
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
September
2004,
"
Table
2.
Civilian
Workers,
by
occupational
and
industry
group."
The
rates
are
from
column
1,
"
Total
compensation."
The
rates
have
been
increased
by
110
percent
to
account
for
the
benefit
packages
available
to
those
employed
by
private
industry.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital/
Startup
and
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
The
only
costs
to
the
regulated
industry
resulting
from
information
collection
activities
required
by
the
subject
standard(
s)
are
labor
costs.
The
capital
startup
costs
are
one­
time
costs
when
a
facility
becomes
subject
to
the
standard.
There
are
no
capital/
startup
costs
for
this
regulation.
The
annual
operation
and
maintenance
costs
are
the
ongoing
costs
to
maintain
the
monitor(
s)
and
other
costs
such
as
photocopying
and
postage.
There
are
no
annual
operations
and
maintenance
costs
associated
with
continuos
emissions
monitors
(
CEMs)
since
there
are
no
sources
using
CEMs
for
opacity
emissions
discharged
from
the
control
device.
Therefore,
the
average
annual
burden
for
capital
and
operation
and
maintenance
costs
to
industry
over
the
next
three
years
of
the
ICR
is
zero.

(
iii)
Capital/
Startup
vs.
Operation
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs
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.
There
are
no
coke
oven
batteries
with
sheds
that
have
applied
for
an
alternative
standard
which
would
require
them
to
use
a
CEM
for
opacity
emissions
monitoring.

The
total
capital/
startup
costs
for
this
ICR
are
zero.
This
is
the
total
of
column
D
in
the
11
above
table.
These
costs
are
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14(
a),
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs.

The
total
operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
for
this
ICR
are
zero.
This
is
the
total
of
column
G.
These
costs
are
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14(
b),
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M).

The
total
respondent
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
zero.
This
cost
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14(
c),
Total
annualized
cost
requested.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
The
only
costs
to
the
Agency
are
labor
costs
associated
with
analysis
of
the
reported
information
and
an
annual
certification
training.
Respondents
will
bear
the
cost
through
permit
fees,
for
daily
performance
tests
conducted
at
the
plant
by
a
certified
observer
provided
by
the
State
enforcement
agency.
EPA's
overall
compliance
and
enforcement
program
includes
activities
such
as
the
examination
of
records
maintained
by
the
respondents,
periodic
inspection
of
sources
of
emissions,
and
the
publication
and
distribution
of
collected
information.

The
average
annual
Agency
cost
during
the
three
years
of
the
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
5,762.
This
cost
is
based
on
the
average
hourly
labor
rate
as
follows:

Managerial
$
54.66
(
GS­
13,
Step
5,
$
35.01
x
1.6)
Technical
$
40.56
(
GS­
12,
Step
1,
$
25.98
x
1.6)
Clerical
$
21.95
(
GS­
6,
Step
3,
$
14.06
x
1.6)

These
rates
are
from
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management
(
OPM)
"
2004
General
Schedule"
which
excludes
locality
rates
of
pay.
Details
upon
which
this
estimate
is
based
appear
in
Table
2:
Annual
Burden
and
Cost
to
the
Federal/
State
Government:
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal).

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
Based
on
our
research
for
this
ICR,
approximately
19
existing
sources
are
currently
subject
to
the
regulation.
It
is
estimated
that
no
new
sources
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
standard
in
the
next
three
years.

The
Number
of
respondents
is
calculated
using
the
following
table
which
addresses
the
three
years
covered
by
this
ICR.
12
Number
of
Respondents
Respondents
That
Submit
Reports
Respondents
That
Do
Not
Submit
Any
Reports
Year
(
A)
Number
of
New
Respondents
1
(
B)
Number
of
Existing
Respondents
(
C)
Number
of
Existing
Respondents
That
Keep
Records
but
Do
Not
Submit
Reports
(
D)
Number
of
Existing
Respondents
That
Are
Also
New
Respondents
(
E)
Number
of
Respondents
(
E=
A+
B+
C­
D)

1
0.66
19
0
0.66
19
2
0.66
19
0
0.66
19
3
0.66
19
0
0.66
19
Average
0.66
19
0
0.66
19
1
New
respondents
include
sources
with
constructed,
reconstructed
and
modified
affected
facilities.

.
To
avoid
double­
counting
respondents,
column
D
is
subtracted.
As
shown
above,
the
average
Number
of
Respondents
over
the
three­
year
period
of
this
ICR
is
19.
This
number
appears
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13(
a),
Number
of
respondents.

The
number
of
Total
Annual
Responses
is
44.69,
as
described
below.
This
number
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13(
b),
Total
annual
responses.

Total
Annual
Responses
(
A)

Information
Collection
Activity
(
B)

Number
of
Respondents
(
C)

Number
of
Responses
(
D)
Number
of
Existing
Respondents
That
Keep
Records
But
Do
Not
Submit
Reports
(
E)
Total
Annual
Responses
E=(
BxC)+
D
Notification
of
Construction/
Reconstruction
0.66
1
N/
A
0.66
Notification
of
Malfunction
and
Report
2
2
N/
A
4
Notification
of
Battery
Closure
0.33
1
N/
A
0.33
Report
of
Venting
Coke
Oven
Gas
Episode
at
a
Stack
Flare
1.7
1
N/
A
1.7
Semiannual
Compliance
Report
19
2
N/
A
38
Total
44.69
13
The
Total
Hours
Requested
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13(
c).
The
total
annual
labor
costs
are
$
6,302,094.
The
annual
labor
costs
are
not
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.
Details
regarding
these
estimates
may
be
found
in
Table
1.
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost:
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)
.

There
are
no
annualized
capital/
startup
and
O&
M
costs
to
the
regulated
entities
subject
to
the
regulation.
This
number
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14(
c),
Total
annualized
cost
requested.
The
cost
calculations
are
detailed
in
Section
6(
b)(
iii),
Capital/
Startup
vs.
Operation
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs.

The
average
annual
Agency
burden
and
cost
over
next
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
147
labor
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
5,742.
See
Table
2.
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost:
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)
.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
The
detailed
bottom
line
burden
hours
and
cost
calculations
for
the
respondents
and
the
Agency
are
shown
in
Tables
1
and
2,
respectively,
and
summarized
below.

(
i)
Respondent
Tally
The
Total
Hours
Requested
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13(
c).
The
total
annual
labor
costs
are
$
6,302,094.
The
annual
labor
costs
are
not
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form.
Details
regarding
these
estimates
may
be
found
in
Table
1.
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost,
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal),
attached.
Furthermore,
the
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1,754
(
rounded)
hours
per
response.

There
are
no
annualized
Capital/
startup
and
O&
M
costs
to
the
regulated
entities.
This
number
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14(
c),
Total
annualized
cost
requested.
The
cost
calculations
are
detailed
in
Section
6(
b)(
iii),
Capital/
Startup
vs.
Operation
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs.

(
ii)
The
Agency
Tally
The
average
annual
Agency
burden
and
cost
over
next
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
114
labor
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
5,742.
See
Table
2.
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost:
NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal).

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
The
decrease
in
labor
burden
to
industry
from
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
is
due
to
14
adjustments.
The
adjustment
decrease
in
hours
burden
from
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
is
due
to
a
decrease
in
the
number
of
plants
with
coke
oven
batteries.
However,
the
cost
increase
is
due
to
an
increase
in
labor
rates.
There
were
no
capital/
startup
and
operation
and
maintenance
costs
associated
with
continuous
emission
monitoring
for
the
renewal
of
the
ICR,
therefore,
there
is
no
change
in
the
costs
burden
category.

In
addition,
the
Federal/
state
burden
significantly
decreases
since
this
renewal
of
the
ICR
does
not
included
litigation
costs.
This
cost
category
relates
to
the
regulatory
agencies
being
sued
on
the
rule
and
not
on
the
burden
associated
with
enforcement
cases
based
on
the
rule,
as
was
defined
in
the
active
ICR.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1,754
hours
per
response.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.

An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
valid
OMB
Control
Number.
The
OMB
Control
Numbers
for
EPA's
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
OECA­
2004­
0042,
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.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Docket
and
Information
Center
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
1752.
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.
When
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,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
15
Docket
ID
Number
OECA­
2004­
0042
and
OMB
Control
Number
2060­
0253
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
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)

Burden
item
(
A)

Personhours
per
occurrence
(
B)

No.
of
occurrences
per
respondent
(
C)

Personhours
per
respondent
(
C=
AxB)
(
D)
Respondents
per
year
a
(
E)
Technical
personhours
per
year
(
E=
CxD)
(
F)
Management
person­
hours
per
year
(
Ex0.05)
(
G)
Clerical
personhours
per
year
(
Ex0.1)
(
H)
Cost,$
b
1.
Applications
N/
A
2.
Surveys
and
Studies
N/
A
3.
Acquisition,
Installation,
and
Utilization
of
Technology
and
Systems
N/
A
4.
Reporting
Requirements
A.
Read
instructions
8
1
8
19
152.00
7.60
15.20
$
13,951.40
B.
Required
activities
ALL
PLANTS:

Daily
performance
tests/
visible
observations
c
8.25
365
3,011.3
19
57,214.70
2,860.74
5,721.50
$
5,251,481.60
Certification
Program
d
24
1
24
19
456.00
22.80
4.56
$
40,120.25
Implement
work
practice
plan
40
1
40
19
760.00
38.00
76.00
$
69,756.98
Implement
startup,
shutdown,
and
malfunction
plan
40
1
40
19
760.00
38.00
76.00
$
69,756.98
NON­
RECOVERY
PLANTS:

Coke
oven
doors:
daily
pressure
monitoring
e
0.5
365
182.5
2
365.00
18.25
36.50
$
33,501.71
Coke
oven
doors:
leak
detection
procedures
e
0.5
365
182.5
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
Charging
operations:
work
practices
on
the
control
equipment
f
0.5
365
182.5
2
365.00
18.25
36.50
$
33,501.71
BY­
PRODUCT
PLANTS:
Burden
item
(
A)

Personhours
per
occurrence
(
B)

No.
of
occurrences
per
respondent
(
C)

Personhours
per
respondent
(
C=
AxB)
(
D)
Respondents
per
year
a
(
E)
Technical
personhours
per
year
(
E=
CxD)
(
F)
Management
person­
hours
per
year
(
Ex0.05)
(
G)
Clerical
personhours
per
year
(
Ex0.1)
(
H)
Cost,$
b
17
Daily
inspection
of
the
collecting
main
for
leaks
0.5
365
182.5
17
3,102.50
155.13
310.25
$
284,765.00
Charging
operations:
work
practices
on
the
control
equipment
g
24
1
24
1.7
40.80
2.04
4.08
$
3,744.85
Operate
and
maintain
a
bypass/
bleeder
stack/
flare
system
h
0.5
365
182.5
17
3,102.50
155.13
310.25
$
284,765.00
Coke
oven
doors
with
sheds
complying
with
the
alternative
standard:
initial
and
regular
performance
test
and
monitoring
of
opacity
with
a
CMS
i
N/
A
C.
Create
information
See
4B
D.
Gather
existing
information
See
4B
E.
Write
report
Notification
requirements
include:

­
Election
of
compliance
track
j
2
1
2
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Construct/
reconstruct
with
new
recovery
technology
k
80
1
80
0.33
26.40
1.32
2.64
$
2,423.14
­
Construct/
reconstruct
a
new
battery,
a
brownfield
battery
or
a
padup
battery
k
2
1
2
0.33
0.66
0.03
0.07
$
60.58
­
Request
for
alternative
door
standard
l
428
1
428
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Malfunction
notification
and
report
m
26
1
26
2
52.00
2.60
5.20
$
4,772.85
­
Plant
closure
of
one
or
more
batteries
n
2
1
2
0.33
0.66
0.03
0.07
$
60.58
Report
of
vemting
of
coke
oven
gas
through
a
bypass/
bleeder
stack
flare
o
25
1
25
1.7
42.50
2.13
4.25
$
3,901.37
Initial
compliance
certification
p
3
1
3
0.0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
Burden
item
(
A)

Personhours
per
occurrence
(
B)

No.
of
occurrences
per
respondent
(
C)

Personhours
per
respondent
(
C=
AxB)
(
D)
Respondents
per
year
a
(
E)
Technical
personhours
per
year
(
E=
CxD)
(
F)
Management
person­
hours
per
year
(
Ex0.05)
(
G)
Clerical
personhours
per
year
(
Ex0.1)
(
H)
Cost,$
b
18
Semiannual
compliance
certifications
2
2
4
19
76.00
3.80
7.60
$
6,975.70
5.
Recordkeeping
Requirements
A.
Read
instructions
See
4A
B.
Plan
activities
See
4A
C.
Implement
activities
See
4A
D.
Record
information:
all
data
required
by
rule
1.5
52
78
19
1,482.00
74.10
148.20
$
136,026.11
E.
Time
to
transmit
or
disclose
information
1
2
2
19
38.00
1.90
3.80
$
3,487.85
F.
Time
to
train
personnel
q
32
1
32
19
608.00
30.40
60.80
$
55,805.58
G.
Time
for
audits
N/
A
Subtotal
68,642.76
3,432.14
6,862.70
$
6,302,094.28
TOTAL
LABOR
BURDEN
AND
COST
(
ROUNDED)
78,938
$
6,302,094
19
Assumptions:

a
We
have
determined
that
19
respondents
are
currently
owners
or
operators
of
new
or
existing
byproduct
or
non­
recovery
coke
oven
batteries
subject
to
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L.
As
of
April
2003,
these
19
coke
plants
were
operating
56
coke
oven
batteries
(
affected
facilities);
46
are
by­
product
batteries
operated
at
17
plants,

and
ten
are
non­
recovery
batteries
operated
at
2
plants.
It
is
estimated
that
no
additional
respondents
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
regulation
in
the
next
three
years.

b
This
ICR
uses
the
following
labor
rates:
$
96.41
for
Managerial
labor,
$
82.74
for
Technical
labor,
and
$
42.25
for
Clerical
labor.
These
rates
are
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Labor,
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
September,
2004,
"
Table
2.
Civilian
Workers,
by
occupational
and
industry
group."
The
rates
are
from
column
1,
"
Total
compensation."
The
rates
have
been
increased
by
110%
to
account
for
the
benefit
packages
available
to
those
employed
by
private
industry.

c
Daily
performance
tests
will
be
conducted
by
a
certified
observer
provided
by
the
State
enforcement
agency.
The
tests
will
be
performed
for
each
emission
point
on
each
battery.
Respondents
will
reimburse
states
through
permit
fees.
Assuming
an
average
of
3
coke
ovens
batteries
per
plant
will
be
inspected,
the
total
person
hours
per
inspection
is
estimated
at
8.25
based
on
the
cost
formula
for
calculating
reimbursement
costs
included
in
the
rule.

d
This
burden
includes
the
indirect
costs
to
respondents
to
provide
certification
to
the
observer
provided
by
the
state
enforcement
agency
or
its
contractor,
including
the
cost
for
a
3­
day
EPA
certification
course
($
200
per
person).
The
cost
of
implementing
the
certification
course
is
included
in
the
Agency
burden
estimates
given
on
Table
2.

e
The
owner
or
operator
of
the
existing
nonrecovery
plant
would
be
required
to
either
conduct
leak
detection
procedures
or
monitor
oven
pressure
each
day.
We
have
assumed
that
all
plants
have
elected
to
monitor
pressure.

f
The
owner
or
operator
of
an
existing
nonrecovery
battery
would
be
required
to
implement
specified
work
practices
for
the
control
of
emissions
from
charging
operations
and
document
the
performance
of
each
procedure.

g
Assume
that
of
the
17
by­
product
plants,
a
total
of
10
percent
(
1.7)
would
be
required
to
implement
the
work
practice
procedures.
The
owner
or
operator
of
a
coke
oven
battery
with
two
independent
exceedances
of
an
applicable
visible
emission
limitation
for
an
emission
point
within
a
specified
time
period
would
be
required
to
implement
work
practice
procedures
in
the
work
practice
plan
for
that
emission
point.

h
All
plants
are
expected
to
have
installed
flares
and
no
requests
for
alternatives
control
systems
are
expected.

i
According
to
a
recent
data
gathered
by
OAQPS,
none
of
the
by­
product
recovery
plants
with
sheds
have
applied
for
the
alternative
standard.

j
All
sources
have
submitted
this
notification.
Based
on
this
submittal,
we
have
determined
that
5
of
the
17
non­
recovery
plants
elected
to
comply
with
the
MACT
compliance
track
and
not
the
LAER
compliance
track.
However,
eventually,
all
plants
must
comply
with
either
the
1995
MACT
limits
and
residual
risk
standards
or
with
the
LAER
limits
of
the
extension
track
by
the
required
date.

k
Assume
that
two
plants
would
become
subject
to
the
notification
requirements
for
construction/
reconstruction
of
a
battery
each
with
different
burden
depending
on
whether
or
not
the
source
is
installing
a
new
recovery
technology.

l
Burden
estimate
for
an
alternative
door
standard
includes
hours
for
preparing
a
test
plan
(
40
hours),
performing
required
tests
using
Method
5
or
18
(
330
hours)
and
Method
9
(
18
hours),
and
preparing
report
(
40
hours)
which
totals
428
hours.
However,
we
anticipate
no
requests
for
an
alternative
door
standard.

m
Assume
that
one
plant
per
year
may
experience
a
malfunction
requiring
notification
to
inform
the
Agency
and
a
written
report.

n
Assume
that
one
plant
over
a
three
year
period
is
expected
to
permanently
close
one
or
more
batteries
and
submit
the
required
notification.

o
Ten
percent
of
the
17
by­
product
plants
(
1.7)
are
expected
to
experience
a
venting
episode
where
emissions
are
released
through
bypass/
bleeder
stacks
without
flaring
requiring
notification
and
a
written
report.

p
Assumes
that
all
of
the
existing
plants
have
already
submitted
initial
compliance
certifications.

q
The
initial
and
refresher
training
is
expected
to
be
conducted
according
to
the
work
practice
implementation
plan.
20
21
TABLE
2.
Annual
Burden
and
Cost
to
the
Federal/
State
Government:

NESHAP
for
Coke
Oven
Batteries
(
40
CFR
part
63,
subpart
L)
(
Renewal)

Burden
Item
(
A)

Person
hours/
occurrence
(
B)
Occurrences/

plant/
year
(
C)

Plants
per
year
a
(
D)
Technical
hours/
year
(
E=
AxBxC)
(
E)
Management
hours/
year
(
F=
0.05xD)
(
F)

Clericalhours
year
(
G=
0.1xD)
(
G)

Cost,
$
b
Report
Review:

­
Site­
specific
test
plan
N/
A
­
NESHAP
waiver
application
NA
­
Compliance
extension
request
NA
­
Work
practice
plan
­
Startup,
shutdown
and
malfunction
plan
­
Construct/
reconstruct
a
new
battery,
a
brownfield
battery
or
a
padup
battery
c
2
1
0.33
0.66
0.03
0.07
$
30.02
­
Construct/
reconstruct
with
new
recovery
technology
80
1
0.33
26.40
1.32
2.64
$
1,200.88
­
Request
for
startup
of
cold­
idle
battery
8
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Election
of
compliance
track
d
2
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Request
for
alternative
door
standard
e
40
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Notification
of
closure
of
batteries
f
2
1
0.33
0.66
0.03
0.07
$
30.02
­
Malfunction
notification
g
2
1
2
2.00
0.10
0.20
$
90.93
­
Malfunction
report
g
8
1
2
16.00
0.80
1.60
$
727.81
­
Report
of
venting
of
coke
oven
gas
through
a
bypass/
bleeder
stack
flare
h
2
1
1.7
3.40
0.17
0.34
$
154.66
­
Initial
compliance
certification
i
2
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Notification
of
election
of
compliance
track
j
2
1
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
­
Semiannual
compliance
certifications
k
2
2
19
76.00
3.80
7.60
$
3,457.09
Subtotal
Burden
and
Cost
(
salary)
125.12
6.26
12.51
$
5,741.88
Burden
Item
(
A)

Person
hours/
occurrence
(
B)
Occurrences/

plant/
year
(
C)

Plants
per
year
a
(
D)
Technical
hours/
year
(
E=
AxBxC)
(
E)
Management
hours/
year
(
F=
0.05xD)
(
F)

Clericalhours
year
(
G=
0.1xD)
(
G)

Cost,
$
b
22
TOTAL
BURDEN
AND
COST
(
Rounded)
147
$
5,742
Assumptions:

.
a
We
have
determined
that
there
are
19
respondents
are
currently
owners
or
operators
of
new
or
existing
byproduct
or
non­
recovery
coke
oven
batteries
subject
to
40
CFR
Part
63,
subpart
L.
As
of
April
2003,
these
19
coke
plants
were
operating
56
coke
oven
batteries
(
affected
facilities);
46
are
by­
product
batteries
operated
at
17
plants,
and
ten
are
non­
recovery
batteries
operated
at
2
plants.
It
is
estimated
that
no
additional
respondents
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
regulation
in
the
next
three
years.

b
This
ICR
uses
the
following
average
hourly
labor
rates:
54.66
for
Managerial
(
GS­
13,
Step
5,
$
35.01
x
1.6),
$
40.56
(
GS­
12,
Step
1,
$
25.98
x
1.6)
for
Technical
and
$
21.95
(
GS­
6,
Step
3,
$
14.06
x
1.6)
for
Clerical.
These
rates
are
from
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management
(
OPM)
"
2004
General
Schedule"
which
excludes
locality
rates
of
pay.

c
Assume
that
two
plants
over
the
3
year
period
would
construct/
reconstruct
a
battery,
one
of
them
with
a
new
recovery
technology.

d
Assumes
all
sources
have
submitted
this
initial
notification.

e
We
have
determined
that
none
of
the
by­
product
recovery
plants
with
sheds
have
applied
for
the
alternative
standard.
The
alternative
standard
does
not
apply
to
the
2
nonrecovery
plants
with
sheds.

f
Assume
that
one
plant
over
a
three
year
period
is
expected
to
permanently
close
batteries
and
submit
the
required
notification.

g
Assume
that
one
plant
per
year
may
experience
a
malfunction
requiring
notification
to
inform
the
Agency
and
a
written
report.

h
Ten
percent
of
the
17
by­
product
plants
are
expected
to
experience
a
venting
episode
where
emissions
are
released
through
bypass/
bleeder
stacks
without
flaring
requiring
notification
and
a
written
report.

i
Assumes
all
existing
plants
have
already
submitted
initial
compliance
certifications.

j
All
sources
have
already
submitted
this
initial
notification.

k
All
plants
are
required
to
submit
semiannual
compliance
certifications.