Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794-5778
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-04-24T04:00Z

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
	
NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU)  

1. Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a) Title of the Information Collection

      NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU), EPA ICR Number 2137.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0567. 

      1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

      The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal-   and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) were proposed on May 3, 2011, and promulgated on February 16, 2012. The rule was subsequently amended on: March 24, 2015 (80 FR 15510); April 6, 2017 (82 FR 16736); and April 15, 2020 (85 FR 20838). This proposed amendment supersedes previous reporting requirements. These regulations apply to each individual or group of two or more new, reconstructed, or existing electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) within a contiguous area and under common control. An EGU is defined as a fossil fuel-fired combustion unit of more than 25 megawatts electric (MWe) that serves a generator that produces electricity for sale, or a fossil fuel-fired unit that cogenerates steam and electricity and supplies more than one-third of its potential electric output capacity and more than 25 MWe output to any utility power distribution system for sale. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after May 3, 2011. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU.

      In general, NESHAP regulations typically 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 for each EGU, 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 subpart UUUUU shall maintain a file containing these documents and retain the file for at least five years following the generation date of such maintenance reports and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.
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      The "Affected Public" are owners and operators of coal- and oil-fired EGUs. The `burden' to the Affected Public may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU). The `burden' to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU). 
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      There are approximately 358 coal- or oil-fired EGUs, which are owned and operated at 187 electric utilities. This estimate is based on adjustments for the shutdown and conversion of existing solid-fired (specifically coal-fired) units to gas-fired units since promulgation of the final rule in 2012. Based on the 2012 final rule, approximately 16.7% of facilities (31 facilities) are owned by either state, local, or tribal governments. The remaining 83.3% (156) facilities are all assumed to be owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. We assume that they will all respond to all EPA inquiries. 
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 	Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there are an average of 1.9 affected facilities at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site). Over the next three years, approximately 187 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards. This estimate is based on industry trends that suggest that no new fossil fuel-fired EGUs will be constructed in the near future due to low electricity demand growth, competitive natural gas prices, and increases in the supply of renewable energy.
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      While there are no new sources expected at this time, a number of facilities are expected to install particulate matter (PM) continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) due to proposed changes to the rule that eliminate the ability for owners/operators to demonstrate compliance with the PM emissions standards using quarterly stack testing or PM continuous parameter monitoring systems (CPMS). This was determined using the previous ICR, wherein 65% of EGUs were using PM CPMS or stack testing to comply with the PM standard. Assuming that 65% of the current 358 respondents previously used PM CPMS or PM stack testing, that means that 129 total facilities will be required to install PM CEMS over the course of this ICR. For simplicity, it was assumed that one-third of those would comply each year (78 PM CEMS per year).
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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, hydrochloric acid (HCl), mercury (Hg), non-Hg metal hazardous air pollutants (HAP), and organic HAP emissions from coal-fired EGUs and HCl, HF, non-HG metal HAP, and organic HAPs from oil-fired EGUs 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 UUUUU.
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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 to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with the emission standards. CEMS are used to ensure compliance with these same 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 the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated and 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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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 UUUUU.
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      3(a) Non-duplication
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       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, duplication does not exist.
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      3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB
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      A public notice for this collection will be provided in the notice of proposed rulemaking for the proposed amendments to the NESHAP. 
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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 was the EPA's National Electric Energy Data System version 6 (NEEDS v.6) (see https://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/national-electric-energy-data-system-needs-v6.20). The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency's internal industry experts and excludes planned retirements and gas conversions. Approximately 187 respondents will be subject to these same 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 these same standards have been reviewed previously to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes. Further stakeholder and public input is expected through public comment and follow-up meetings with interested stakeholders.

      It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal, as well as to 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 that 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 the standards. 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. EPA has found that the most flagrant violators have violations extending beyond five years. In addition, EPA would be prevented from pursuing the violators due to the destruction or nonexistence of essential records.
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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 owners or operators of fossil fuel-fired EGUs. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents affected by the standards is SIC 4911 (Electric Services) which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 221100 (Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution). 
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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 Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU). 
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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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§ 63.5(b)(4)
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§ 63.5(d)(1) 
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§ 63.9(b)
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§§ 63.10030(a-c)
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Notification of performance test/evaluation
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§ 63.7(b), 
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§ 63.7(c), 
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§ 63.8(e),
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§ 63.8(f)(4),
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§ 63.8(f)(6), 
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§ 63.9(g)(1), 
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§§ 63.10030(a and d)
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Notification of compliance status
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§ 63.7(g), 
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§ 63.9(h), 
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§ 63.10030(a), 
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§ 63.10030(e), 
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§ 63.10005(k), 
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§ 63.10011(e)
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Notification of the date the source intends to commence or recommence operations in a manner that meet the definition of an EGU
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§ 63.10030(f), 
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§ 63.10000(h)(2)
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Notification of the date the source ceases to operate in a manner that meets the definition of an EGU
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§ 63.10030(f)
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§ 63.10000(i)(2)
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Request to use alternative monitoring procedure
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§ 63.8(f)
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Reports
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Excess emissions
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§ 63.10(e)(3), 
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§ 63.10021(g), 
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§§ 63.10031(a and d)
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Performance test/evaluation results
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§ 63.8(e)(5), 
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§ 63.10(d)(2), 
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§ 63.10(e)(2), 
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§ 63.10031(f)
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Startup/shutdowns periods and activities
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§ 63.10011(g), 
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§ 63.10021(i)
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Semi-annual compliance report
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§§ 63.10031(a and c)
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Site-specific test plan
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§ 63.7(c), 
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§ 63.10000(c)(2), 
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§ 63.10000(d)(1), 
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§ 63.10007(a)
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Dates of tune-ups 
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§ 63.10021(e)
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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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§ 63.10032(a)(1)
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Continuous monitoring system (CMS) tests, measurements, malfunctions, maintenance, exceedances
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§ 63.7(g)(3), 
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§§ 63.10(b)(2)(iii and vi-ix), 
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§ 63.10(c), 
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§ 63.10007(g),  
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§ 63.10032(a)(2), 
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§§ 63.10032(b and c)
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Monthly fuel use
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§ 63.10032(d)(1)
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Documentation showing that criteria are satisfied for non-hazardous secondary materials
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§ 63.10032(d)(2)
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Documentation showing continued qualification as a low emitting EGU (LEE)
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§ 63.10032(d)(3)
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Emissions averaging implementation plan (only for sources electing to average emissions)
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§ 63.10032(e)
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Startups and shutdowns
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§ 63.10021(h), 
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§§ 63.10032(f and i)
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Malfunction periods and corrective actions taken to restore normal operation
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§§ 63.10032(g and h)
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Quarterly fuel use (only for sources qualifying as limited-use liquid oil-fired EGUs)
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§ 63.10032(j)
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Tune-up records (only for sources that conducted tune-ups prior to April 16, 2012)
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§ 63.10005(f)
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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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      Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically. Most emissions and monitoring information in the reports are reported in an electronic format using the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT). The data will be extracted from the ERT files and can be viewed through EPA's Central Data Exchange. At this time, it is estimated that approximately 100 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.
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            (ii) Respondent Activities	
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Respondent Activities

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Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.

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Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for filterable PM, HCl, HF, Hg, or organic HAPs. 

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Perform initial performance test, Reference Methods 5, 6A, 19, 26, 26A, 29, 30B, or 320 tests, and repeat performance tests if necessary.

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Write the notifications and reports listed above.

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Enter information required to be recorded above.

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Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

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

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

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

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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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      EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.
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Agency Activities

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Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

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Audit facility records.
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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 standard. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations.
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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. ICIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. EPA uses ICIS 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.
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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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      The majority of the respondents are large entities (i.e., large businesses). However,       the impact on small entities (i.e., small businesses) was taken into consideration during the development of the regulation. During rule development, EPA conducted a regulatory impact analysis and concluded that the rule does not have a significant economic impact on small entities. Due to technical considerations involving the process operations and the types of control equipment employed, the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for both small and large entities. The Agency considers these to be the minimum requirements needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small entities. 
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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 below in Tables 1a through 1c: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR 63, Subpart UUUUU).
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6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
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      Tables 1a and 1b document 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 neither conduct nor 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 443,000 hours (Total Labor Hours from Tables 1a and 1b below; see also the summary of burden in Table 1c). 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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      For private facilities, this ICR uses the following labor rates: 
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            Managerial	$163.17 ($77.70 + 110%)  
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            Technical	$130.28 ($62.04 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$65.71 ($31.29 + 110%)
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      These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2022, "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.
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      For Federal facilities, this ICR uses the following labor rates:
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		Managerial	$70.56 (GS-13, Step 5, $44.10 + 60%) 
		Technical	$52.37 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.73 + 60%)
		Clerical	$28.34 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.71 + 60%)
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      These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2022 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.
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            (ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs
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      The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activities in the subject standard(s) are both labor costs which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR and the costs associated with continuous monitoring. These include the costs to conduct the initial performance tests for each EGU and startup costs for each CMS. The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a facility becomes subject to the regulations. The annual operation and maintenance costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor(s) and other costs such as photocopying and postage. 
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            (iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
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Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs -- Private Facilities (Three Year Average)

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Pollutant 

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Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent

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(C)
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Number of New Respondents 

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Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C)

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(E)
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Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent

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(F)
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Number of Respondents with O&M[a]

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(G)
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Total O&M,
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(E X F)
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Performance Testing
                                       
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PM - Method 5[b]
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$15,522
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0
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$0
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$15,522
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64
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$987,029
                                       
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HCl - Method 320 b
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$20,444
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0
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$0
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$20,444
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51
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$1,036,504 
                                       
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Hg - Method 30B b
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$20,006
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0
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$0
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$20,006
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72
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$1,431,931
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CEMS Installation & Operation
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PM[c]
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$6,269
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0
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$0
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$6,269
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65
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$405,602
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HCl
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$111,045
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0
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$0
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$111,045
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0
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$0
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Hg
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$174,002
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0
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$0
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$174,002
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0
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$0
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Total
                                       
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$0
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$3,861,067
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Average Annual Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs (Three Year Average-Private)
                                      CEM
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PM[d]
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                                                                        $14,290
                                                                        $12,000
                                                                        $26,290
                                                                            169
                                                                     $4,438,545
HCl
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                                                                        $10,932
                                                                        $15,897
                                                                        $41,618
                                                                            248
                                                                   $10,301,697 
Hg
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                                                                        $40,012
                                                                        $40,035
                                                                       $100,006
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                                                                    $22,666,820
Total
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  a  Based on the average number of privately-owned units over the three-year period of the ICR.
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  [b]  Estimates are based on the number of privately-owned EGUs complying with annual testing requirements for PM, HCl, and Hg, in lieu of CEMS/CPMS monitoring for these pollutants and includes 64 EGUs conducting Method 5 testing (127 in Year 1, 64 in Year 2, and 0 in Year 3); 51 EGUs conducting Method 320 testing; and 72 EGUs conducting Method 30B testing. 
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  [c]  A total of 78 new PM CEMS will be installed each year, 65 of which are privately-owned.
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  d An average of 169 PM CEMS per year at privately-owned facilities will have O&M costs (104 in Year 1, 169 in Year 2, and 234 in Year 3).

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Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs -- Public Facilities (Three Year Average)

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Pollutant 

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(B)
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Capital/Startup Cost for One Respondent

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(C)
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Number of New Respondents 

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Total Capital/Startup Cost, (B X C)

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(E)
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Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent

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(F)
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Number of Respondents with O&M[a]

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(G)
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Total O&M,
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(E X F)
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Performance Testing
                                       
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PM - Method 5[b]
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$15,522
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0
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$0
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$15,522
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13
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$197,818
                                       
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HCl - Method 320 b
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$20,444
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0
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$0
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$20,444
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10
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$207,734
                                       
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Hg - Method 30B b
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$20,006
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0
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$0
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$20,006
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14
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$286,984
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CEMS Installation & Operation
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PM[c]
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$65,388
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0
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$0
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$41,499
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13
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$81,290
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HCl
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$111,045
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0
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$0
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$41,618
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0
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$0
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Hg
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$174,002
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0
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$0
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$100,006
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0
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$0
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Total
                                       
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$0
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$773,825
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Average Annual Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs (Three Year Average  -  Public)
                                      CEM
                               Costs per Monitor
                              Number of Monitors
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PM[d]
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                                                                        $14,290
                                                                        $12,000
                                                                        $26,290
                                                                             34
                                                                       $889,562
HCl
                                                                        $14,789
                                                                        $10,932
                                                                        $15,897
                                                                        $41,618
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                                                                     $2,064,641
Hg
                                                                        $19,959
                                                                        $40,012
                                                                        $40,035
                                                                       $100,006
                                                                             45
                                                                     $4,542,828
Total
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  a  Based on the average number of publicly owned units over the three-year period of the ICR.
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  [b]  Estimates are based on the number of publicly owned EGUs complying with annual testing requirements for PM, HCl, and Hg, in lieu of CEMS/CPMS monitoring for these pollutants and includes 13 EGUs conducting Method 5 testing (25 in Year 1, 13 in Year 2, and 0 in Year 3); 10 EGUs conducting Method 320 testing; and 14 EGUs conducting Method 30B testing.
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  [c]  A total of 78 new PM CEMS will be installed each year, 13 of which are publicly owned.
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  d An average of 34 PM CEMS per year at privately-owned facilities will have O&M costs (21 in Year 1, 34 in Year 2, and 47 in Year 3). 
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      The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $3,900,000 for private facilities and $770,000 for public facilities. 
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      The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $37,400,000 for private facilities and $7,500,000 for public facilities. 
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      The average annual cost for capital/startup and operation and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $41,300,000 for private facilities and $8,300,000 for public facilities. 
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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. 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. 
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      The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $469,000. 
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      This cost is based on the average hourly labor rates as follows:		
      Managerial	$70.56 (GS-13, Step 5, $44.10 + 60%) 
		Technical	$52.37 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.73 + 60%)
		Clerical	$28.34 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.71 + 60%)
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      These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2022 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR 63, Subpart UUUUU).
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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 358 units at 187 existing facilities will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional respondents will become subject to these same standards in the next three years. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 187 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)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Existing Respondents [2]

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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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187
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0
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0
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187
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2
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0
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187
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0
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0
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187
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3
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0
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187
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0
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0
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187
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Average
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0
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187
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0
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0
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187
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      [1] New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities. 
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      [2] Includes both public and private 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 187. 
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      The total number of average annual responses per year is calculated using the following table: 
                  Total Annual Responses (Three Year Average)
                     (A) 
Information Collection Activity
                          (B) 
Number of Respondents 
                       (C) 
Number of Responses per year
    (D) 
Number of Respondents That 
Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports 
                    (E) 
Total Annual Responses 
E=(BxC)+D
Existing Sources
Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                              0
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
Notification of initial performance test
                                                                              0
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
Performance test report
                                                                            223
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                            223
Notification of compliance status
                                                                              0
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
Quality assurance program certification
                                                                              0
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report (10% of respondents)
                                                                           35.8
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                           35.8
Semiannual compliance report
                                                                            358
                                                                              2
                                                                              0
                                                                            716
Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                            358
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                            358
Request to use alternative monitoring procedure (10% of respondents)
                                                                           35.8
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                           35.8
New PM CEMS Sources
Initial notification
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Notification of initial performance test
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Performance test report
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Notification of compliance status
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Quality assurance program certification
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report (10% of respondents)
                                                                            7.8
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                            7.8
Semiannual compliance report
                                                                             78
                                                                              2
                                                                              0
                                                                            155
Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                             78
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                             78
Request to use alternative monitoring procedure (10% of respondents)
                                                                            7.8
                                                                              1
                                                                              0
                                                                            7.8
Average Annual Responses
                                                                         2,083 
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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 2,083. 
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      The total annual labor costs are $50,300,000. Details regarding these estimates may       be found below in Tables 1a and 1b, and the summary information may be found below in Table 1c: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost Breakdown by Affected Sector - NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU).
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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 below in Tables 1a, 1b, respectively, and summarized in Table 1c. Table 2 presents the details of both the burden hours and cost calculations for the Federal government.
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            (i) Respondent Tally
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      The total annual labor hours are 443,000 hours. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in both Tables 1a and 1b: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR 63, Subpart UUUUU).
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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 respondent reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 213 hours per response.
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      The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $49,600,000. 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 9,000 labor hours at a cost of $469,000; see below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR 63, Subpart UUUUU).
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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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      Sources can no longer demonstrate compliance with the PM standard through quarterly stack testing or PM CPMS and must use PM CEMS to demonstrate compliance. So, the sources that were previously assumed to be demonstrating compliance with the PM standard through stack testing are now shown as complying with CEMS. They incur an initial cost for the CEMS equipment as well as the ongoing annual O&M burden. The change in affected unit counts occurred due to more accurate estimates of existing sources. This ICR, by in large, reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing sources; there are no new sources anticipated for the period of this ICR. Activities for existing sources include the continuous monitoring of pollutants and the submission of semiannual reports. Revisions to account for these changes in activity also reduce the estimated number of responses. The overall result is a decrease in burden hours and labor costs.
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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 213 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.
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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, EPA has established Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794. 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. 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-2018-0794 and OMB Control Number 2060-0567 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 1a: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost for Private Facilities  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU)  (Three Year Average)
Burden Item
                                       A
                                       B
                                       C
                                       D
                                       E
                                       F
                                       G
                                       H

                     Technical person-hours per occurrence
                              No. of occurrences 
                            per respondent per year
                                  Technical 
                                 person-hours 
                         per respondent per year (AxB)
                           Respondents per year [a]
                               Technical hours 
                                   per year 
                                     (CxD)
                               Management hours 
                              per year  (Ex0.05)
                                Clerical hours 
                               per year (Ex0.10)
                                  Total cost 
                                   per year
                                    ($) [b]
1. Applications
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Surveys and studies
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Acquisition, installation, and utilization of technology and systems
                                                                          160.6
                                                                              1
                                                                          160.6
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
4. Report requirements
 
 
 
 

 A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                            156
                                                                            156
                                                                            7.8
                                                                           15.6
                                                                         22,590
 B. Required activities
 
 
 
 

    Existing sources
 
 
 
 

     Annual performance test
     (PM, Methods 5 and 202) c
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             64
                                                                          1,768
                                                                             88
                                                                            177
                                                                        256,351
     Annual  performance test
     (HCl, Method 320) c
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              1
                                                                           26.4
                                                                             51
                                                                          1,338
                                                                             67
                                                                            134
                                                                        194,094
     Annual performance test
     (Hg, Method 30B) c
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             72
                                                                          1,990
                                                                             99
                                                                            199
                                                                        288,546
     CEMS quarterly inspections d
                                                                            2.5
                                                                              4
                                                                             10
                                                                            248
                                                                          2,475
                                                                            124
                                                                            248
                                                                        358,952
     CEMS daily calibration drift tests d
                                                                            0.4
                                                                            365
                                                                            146
                                                                            248
                                                                         36,139
                                                                        1,807.0
                                                                        3,613.9
                                                                      5,240,706
     CEMS daily monitoring d
                                                                           0.25
                                                                            365
                                                                          91.25
                                                                            248
                                                                         22,587
                                                                       1,129.36
                                                                        2,258.7
                                                                      3,275,441
     All CEMS must follow appropriate performance specifications d
                                                                             14
                                                                              1
                                                                             14
                                                                            248
                                                                          3,465
                                                                          173.3
                                                                          346.5
                                                                        502,533
    New PM CEMS Sources
 
 
 
 

     Initial performance test
     (PM, Methods 5 and 202)
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             65
                                                                          1,799
                                                                             90
                                                                            180
                                                                        260,829
     Initial performance test
     (HCl, Method 320)
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              1
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Initial performance test
     (Hg, Method 30B)
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     CEMS quarterly inspections
                                                                           2.46
                                                                              4
                                                                           9.84
                                                                             65
                                                                            637
                                                                             32
                                                                             64
                                                                         92,322
     CEMS daily calibration drift tests
                                                                           0.12
                                                                            365
                                                                           43.8
                                                                             65
                                                                          2,834
                                                                            142
                                                                            283
                                                                        410,946
     CEMS daily monitoring
                                                                              0
                                                                            365
                                                                              0
                                                                             65
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     All CEMS must follow appropriate performance specifications
                                                                            7.3
                                                                            365
                                                                         2664.5
                                                                             65
                                                                        172,392
                                                                          8,620
                                                                         17,239
                                                                     24,999,205
 C. Create information
                                    See 4B
 
 

 D. Gather existing information
                                    See 4E
 
 

 E. Write Report
 
 
 

    Existing sources
 
 
 

     Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Notification of initial
     performance test
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Performance test report
                                    See 4B
 
 

     Notification of compliance status
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Quality assurance program certification
                                                                              4
                                                                              1
                                                                              4
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                             10
                                                                              1
                                                                             10
                                                                           29.8
                                                                            298
                                                                           14.9
                                                                           29.8
                                                                         43,247
     Semiannual compliance report
                                                                             65
                                                                              2
                                                                            130
                                                                            298
                                                                         38,770
                                                                          1,938
                                                                          3,877
                                                                      5,622,147
     Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                             20
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                            298
                                                                          5,965
                                                                            298
                                                                            596
                                                                        864,946
     Request to use alternative monitoring procedure
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                           29.8
                                                                            149
                                                                              7
                                                                             15
                                                                         21,624
    New PM CEMS sources
 
 
 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
     Initial notification
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                             65
                                                                            194
                                                                             10
                                                                             19
                                                                         28,147
     Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                             65
                                                                            323
                                                                             16
                                                                             32
                                                                         46,912
     Notification of initial
     performance test
                                                                              4
                                                                              1
                                                                              4
                                                                             65
                                                                            259
                                                                             13
                                                                             26
                                                                         37,529
     Performance test report
                                    See 4B
 
 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
     Notification of compliance status
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           16.5
                                                                             65
                                                                          1,068
                                                                             53
                                                                            107
                                                                        154,808
     Quality assurance program certification
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                             65
                                                                            194
                                                                             10
                                                                             19
                                                                         28,147
     Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                             10
                                                                              1
                                                                             10
                                                                            6.5
                                                                             65
                                                                              3
                                                                              6
                                                                          9,382
     Semiannual compliance report
                                                                             75
                                                                              2
                                                                            150
                                                                             65
                                                                          9,705
                                                                            485
                                                                            970
                                                                      1,407,349
     Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                             20
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                             65
                                                                          1,294
                                                                             65
                                                                            129
                                                                        187,646
     Request to use alternative monitoring procedure
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                            6.5
                                                                             32
                                                                              2
                                                                              3
                                                                          4,691
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements
                                    350,000
                                                                     44,359,090
5. Recordkeeping requirements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements
                                    See 4A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B. Plan activities
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C. Implement activities
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. Record data
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 E. Time to transmit or disclose information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Existing sources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Records of CEMS malfunctions (10% of respondents)
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                           29.8
                                                                            358
                                                                           17.9
                                                                           35.8
                                                                         51,897
     Records of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, etc.
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                           29.8
                                                                            358
                                                                           17.9
                                                                           35.8
                                                                         51,897
     Records of monthly fuel use
                                                                              2
                                                                             12
                                                                             24
                                                                            298
                                                                          7,158
                                                                          357.9
                                                                          715.8
                                                                      1,037,935
    New PM CEMS sources
 
 
 

     Records of CEMS malfunctions (10% of respondents)
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                            6.5
                                                                             78
                                                                              4
                                                                              8
                                                                         11,259
     Records of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, etc.
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                            6.5
                                                                             78
                                                                              4
                                                                              8
                                                                         11,259
     Records of monthly fuel use
                                                                              2
                                                                             12
                                                                             24
                                                                             65
                                                                          1,553
                                                                             78
                                                                            155
                                                                        225,176
 F. Time to train personnel
                                                                             80
                                                                              1
                                                                             80
                                                                             65
                                                                          5,176
                                                                            259
                                                                            518
                                                                        750,586
 G. Time for audits
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements
                                    17,000
                                                                     $2,140,008
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED)[c]
                                    367,000
                                                                    $46,500,000
TOTAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST (ROUNDED)[c]
                                       
                                                                    $41,300,000
GRAND TOTAL (ROUNDED)[c]
                                       
                                                                    $88,000,000
Footnotes:

a PA estimates an average of 358 units at 187 existing facilities per year will be subject to the NESHAP over the next 3 years. Of these, 156 facilities are owned by private industry. There are no new sources expected but 34 facilities per year are expected to install 65 PM CEMS due to change in rule that eliminates compliance with the PM standard using stack testing.
83.3% of 187 facilities are private facilities = 156; 65% of 156 previously had PM CPMS or conducted PM stack tests = 101; and divided by 3 years of the ICR = 34 facilities per year.
83.3% of 358 units are at private facilities = 298 units; 65% of 298 previously had PM CPMS or conducted PM stack tests = 194; and divided by 3 years of the ICR =  65 PM CEMS per year.
[b]  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $130.28 (technical), $163.17 (managerial), and $65.71 (clerical). These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2022, "Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group."  The rates are from column 1, "Total compensation." https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t02.htm  They have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
c Estimates are based on the number of privately-owned EGUs complying with annual testing requirements for PM, HCl, and Hg, in lieu of CEMS/CPMS monitoring for these pollutants and includes 64 EGUs conducting Method 5 testing, 51 EGUs conducting Method 320 testing, and 72 EGUs conducting Method 30B testing. 
d  Assumes that 248 privately-owned EGUs use HCl or SO2 CEMs.
[e] Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

Table 1b: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost for Public Facilities  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) 
Burden Item
                                       A
                                       B
                                       C
                                       D
                                       E
                                       F
                                       G
                                       H

                     Technical person-hours per occurrence
                              No. of occurrences 
                            per respondent per year
                                  Technical 
                                 person-hours 
                         per respondent per year (AxB)
                           Respondents per year [a]
                               Technical hours 
                                   per year 
                                     (CxD)
                               Management hours 
                              per year  (Ex0.05)
                                Clerical hours 
                               per year (Ex0.10)
                                  Total cost 
                                   per year
                                    ($) [b]
1. Applications
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Surveys and studies
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Acquisition, installation, and utilization of technology and systems
                                                                          160.6
                                                                              1
                                                                          160.6
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
4. Report requirements
 
 
 

 A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             31
                                                                             31
                                                                            1.6
                                                                            3.1
                                                                          1,834
 B. Required activities
 
 
 

    Existing sources
 
 
 

     Annual performance test (PM, Methods 5 and 202)[c]
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             13
                                                                            354
                                                                             18
                                                                             35
                                                                         20,807
     Annual performance test (HCl, Method 320) c
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              1
                                                                           26.4
                                                                             10
                                                                            268
                                                                             13
                                                                             27
                                                                         15,754
     Annual performance test (Hg, Method 30B) c
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             14
                                                                            399
                                                                             20
                                                                             40
                                                                         23,421
     CEMS quarterly inspections d
                                                                            2.5
                                                                              4
                                                                             10
                                                                             50
                                                                            496
                                                                             25
                                                                             50
                                                                         29,135
     CEMS daily calibration drift tests d
                                                                            0.4
                                                                            365
                                                                            146
                                                                             50
                                                                          7,243
                                                                          362.1
                                                                          724.3
                                                                        425,377
     CEMS daily monitoring d
                                                                           0.25
                                                                            365
                                                                          91.25
                                                                             50
                                                                          4,527
                                                                         226.34
                                                                          452.7
                                                                        265,861
     All CEMS must follow appropriate performance specifications d
                                                                             14
                                                                              1
                                                                             14
                                                                             50
                                                                            695
                                                                           34.7
                                                                           69.5
                                                                         40,790
    New PM CEMS sources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Initial performance test
     (PM, Methods 5 and 202)
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                             13
                                                                            360
                                                                             18
                                                                             36
                                                                         21,171
     Initial performance test
     (HCl, Method 320)
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              1
                                                                           26.4
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Initial performance test
     (Hg, Method 30B)
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              1
                                                                           27.8
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     CEMS quarterly inspections
                                                                           2.46
                                                                              4
                                                                           9.84
                                                                             13
                                                                            128
                                                                              6
                                                                             13
                                                                          7,494
     CEMS daily calibration drift tests
                                                                           0.12
                                                                            365
                                                                           43.8
                                                                             13
                                                                            568
                                                                             28
                                                                             57
                                                                         33,356
     CEMS daily monitoring
                                                                              0
                                                                            365
                                                                              0
                                                                             13
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     All CEMS must follow appropriate performance specifications
                                                                            7.3
                                                                            365
                                                                         2664.5
                                                                             13
                                                                         34,550
                                                                          1,728
                                                                          3,455
                                                                      2,029,134
 C. Create information
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. Gather existing information
                                    See 4E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 E. Write Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Existing sources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Notification of initial
     performance test
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Performance test report
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Notification of compliance status
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Quality assurance program certification
                                                                              4
                                                                              1
                                                                              4
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
     Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                             10
                                                                              1
                                                                             10
                                                                              6
                                                                             60
                                                                            3.0
                                                                            6.0
                                                                          3,510
     Semiannual compliance report
                                                                             65
                                                                              2
                                                                            130
                                                                             60
                                                                          7,770
                                                                            389
                                                                            777
                                                                        456,338
     Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                             20
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                             60
                                                                          1,195
                                                                             60
                                                                            120
                                                                         70,206
     Request to use alternative monitoring procedure
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                              6
                                                                             30
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                          1,755
    New PM CEMS Sources
 
 
 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
     Initial notification
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                             13
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,285
     Notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                             13
                                                                             65
                                                                              3
                                                                              6
                                                                          3,808
     Notification of initial
     performance test
                                                                              4
                                                                              1
                                                                              4
                                                                             13
                                                                             52
                                                                              3
                                                                              5
                                                                          3,046
     Performance test report
                                    See 4B
 
 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
     Notification of compliance status
                                                                           16.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           16.5
                                                                             13
                                                                            214
                                                                             11
                                                                             21
                                                                         12,565
     Quality assurance program certification
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                             13
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,285
     Startup, shutdown, and malfunction report
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                             10
                                                                              1
                                                                             10
                                                                            1.3
                                                                             13
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                            762
     Semiannual compliance report
                                                                             75
                                                                              2
                                                                            150
                                                                             13
                                                                          1,945
                                                                             97
                                                                            195
                                                                        114,232
     Site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                             20
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                             13
                                                                            259
                                                                             13
                                                                             26
                                                                         15,231
     Request to use alternative monitoring procedure
     (10% of respondents)
                                                                              5
                                                                              1
                                                                              5
                                                                            1.3
                                                                              6
                                                                              0
                                                                              1
                                                                            381
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements
                                    71,000
                                                                      3,600,537
5. Recordkeeping requirements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A. Familiarization with Regulatory Requirements
                                    See 4A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B. Plan activities
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C. Implement activities
                                    See 4B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. Record data
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 E. Time to transmit or disclose information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Existing sources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Records of CEMS malfunctions (10% of respondents)
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                            6.0
                                                                             72
                                                                            3.6
                                                                            7.2
                                                                          4,212
     Records of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, etc.
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                              6
                                                                             72
                                                                            3.6
                                                                            7.2
                                                                          4,212
     Records of monthly fuel use
                                                                              2
                                                                             12
                                                                             24
                                                                             60
                                                                          1,434
                                                                           71.7
                                                                          143.4
                                                                         84,247
    New PM CEMS Sources
 
 
 

     Records of CEMS malfunctions (10% of respondents)
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                            1.3
                                                                             16
                                                                              1
                                                                              2
                                                                            914
     Records of startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, etc.
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             12
                                                                            1.3
                                                                             16
                                                                              1
                                                                              2
                                                                            914
     Records of monthly fuel use
                                                                              2
                                                                             12
                                                                             24
                                                                             13
                                                                            311
                                                                             16
                                                                             31
                                                                         18,277
 F. Time to train personnel
                                                                             80
                                                                              1
                                                                             80
                                                                             13
                                                                          1,037
                                                                             52
                                                                            104
                                                                         60,924
 G. Time for audits
                                      N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements
                                     3,400
                                                                       $173,700
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED)[c]
                                    74,000
                                                                     $3,800,000
TOTAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST (ROUNDED)[c]
                                       
                                                                     $8,300,000
GRAND TOTAL (ROUNDED)[c]
                                       
                                                                    $12,100,000
Footnotes:

[a] EPA estimates an average of 358 units at 187 existing facilities per year will be subject to the NESHAP over the next 3 years. Of these, 31 facilities are public facilities. There are no new sources expected but 7 facilities per year are expected to install 13 PM CEMS due to change in rule that eliminates compliance with the PM standard using stack testing.
16.7% of 187 facilities are public facilities = 31; 65% of 31 previously had PM CPMS or conducted PM stack tests= 22; and divided by 3 years of the ICR = 7 facilities per year.
16.7% of 358 units at public facilities = 60; 65% of 60 previously had PM CPMS or conducted PM stack tests = 39; and divided by 3 years of the ICR = 13 units per year.
[b]  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $52.37 (technical), $70.56 (managerial), and $28.34 (clerical). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2022 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/GS_h.pdf. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees.
[c] Estimates are based on the number of publicly owned EGUs complying with annual testing requirements for PM, HCl, and Hg, in lieu of CEMS/CPMS monitoring for these pollutants and includes 13 EGUs conducting Method 5 testing, 10 EGUs conducting Method 320 testing, and 14 EGUs conducting Method 30B testing. 
[d] Assumes that 50 publicly-owned EGUs use HCl or SO2 CEMs.
[e] Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.

Table 1c: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost Breakdown by Affected Sector  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) (Three Year Average)
                                Affected Sector
                              Number of Responses
                                  Labor Hours
                                  Labor Cost
                           Capital and O&M Cost
                                  Total Cost

                                   Reporting
                                 Recordkeeping
                                     Total

Private
                                                                          1,735
                                                                       352,000 
                                                                        17,000 
                                                                        369,000
                                                                   $46,500,000 
                                                                  $ 41,300,000 
                                                                   $88,000,000 
Public (State/Local/Tribal)
                                                                            348
                                                                        70,600 
                                                                         3,400 
                                                                         74,000
                                                                   $ 3,800,000 
                                                                    $8,300,000 
                                                                   $12,100,000 
Total (rounded)
                                                                          2,083
                                                                        423,000
                                                                         20,400
                                                                        440,400
                                                                   $50,300,000 
                                                                   $49,600,000 
                                                                  $100,100,000 

                               Current Inventory
Total # of facilities:
                                                                            187
Total # of EGU units:
358
 % by sector
Total private sector
                                                                            156
                                                           Total private sector
                                                                            298
                                                                          83.3%
Total public sector
                                                                             31
                                                            Total public sector
                                                                             60
                                                                          16.7%

Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUUUU) (Three Year Average)
Burden Item
                                       A
                                       B
                                       C
                                       D
                                       E
                                       F
                                       G
                                       H

                    Technical 
person-hours 
per occurrence
                 No. of occurrences 
per respondent 
per year
            Technical 
person-hours 
per respondent 
per year (AxB)
                           Respondents 
per year [a]
                        Technical hours 
per year
(CxD)
                      Management 
hours per year
(Ex0.05)
                       Clerical hours 
per year
(Ex0.10)
                         Total cost 
per year 
($) [b]
Observe initial performance test [c]
                                                                             24
                                                                              1
                                                                             24
                                                                             16
                                                                            373
                                                                             19
                                                                             37
                                                                         21,894
Observe repeat performance test [d]
                                                                             24
                                                                            0.2
                                                                            4.8
                                                                              3
                                                                             15
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                            876
Review initial notification
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             78
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,281
Review notification of CEMS demonstration
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             78
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,281
Review notification of initial performance test
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             78
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,281
Review performance test report
                                                                              8
                                                                              1
                                                                              8
                                                                             78
                                                                            621
                                                                             31
                                                                             62
                                                                         36,491
Review quality assurance program certification
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             78
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,281
Review startup, shutdown, and malfunction report (10% of respondents)
                                                                              8
                                                                              1
                                                                              8
                                                                           35.8
                                                                            286
                                                                          14.32
                                                                          28.64
                                                                        $16,820
Review semiannual compliance report
                                                                              8
                                                                              1
                                                                              8
                                                                            358
                                                                          2,864
                                                                          143.2
                                                                          286.4
                                                                       $168,202
Review notification of compliance status
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                             78
                                                                             39
                                                                              2
                                                                              4
                                                                          2,281
Review site-specific performance evaluation test plan
                                                                              8
                                                                              1
                                                                              8
                                                                            436
                                                                          3,485
                                                                            174
                                                                            349
                                                                        204,692
Review request to use alternative monitoring procedure (10% of respondents)
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.5
                                                                           43.6
                                                                             22
                                                                              1
                                                                              2
                                                                          1,279
Travel Expenses [e]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                          7,456
TOTAL (ROUNDED) [f]
 
 
 
 
                                     9,000
                                                                       $469,000
Footnotes:

[a] EPA estimates 358 existing EGUs will be subject to the NESHAP each year. EPA estimates that facilities will install 78 new PM CEMS per year over the next 3 years. 
[b] This ICR uses the following labor rates: $52.37 (technical), $70.56 (managerial), and $28.34 (clerical). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2022 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/GS_h.pdf. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to government employees.
[c] EPA estimates it will observe 20% of initial performance tests.
[d] EPA assumes 20% of initial performance tests must be repeated due to failure.
[e] EPA estimates annual travel expenses to be $400 [(1 person x 19 plants/year x 3 days/plant x $50 per diem) + ($250 round trip/plants x 19 plants/year) = $7,456/year].
[f] Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.