Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0347-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2010-08-16T04:00Z

NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS) FOR STATIONARY SPARK IGNITION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (40 CFR PART 60, SUBPART JJJJ)

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

	(a) 	Title of the Information Collection

	“NSPS for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40
CFR part 60, subpart JJJJ), ICR 2227.02, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW.”

	(b)	Short Characterization

	This supporting statement addresses information collection activities
that would be imposed by the “Standards of Performance for Stationary
Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines,” 40 CFR part 60, subpart
JJJJ.  These standards fulfill the requirements of section 111 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990, which requires the EPA to
promulgate standards for stationary internal combustion engines.  The
EPA has determined that for purposes of promulgating new source
performance standards (NSPS) regulations, the stationary internal
combustion engine source category should be split into two source
categories - compression ignition (CI) engines and spark ignition (SI)
engines.  The NSPS for stationary CI engines were published on July 11,
2006 (71 FR 39154).

		The information collection activities in this ICR include initial
notifications for non-certified engines greater than 500 hp, records of
engine maintenance for all SI internal combustion engines (ICE), records
of operating hours for emergency SI ICE, performance test data for
owners and operators of non-certified stationary SI engines, and test
data and activities associated with obtaining engine certification for
engine manufacturers.  The information collection activities will enable
the EPA to determine initial and continuous compliance with the
requirements of the final rule.  

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

	(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection

	The EPA is required under section 111 of the CAA to establish standards
of performance for new stationary sources that reflect the application
of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which
(taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions
reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental impact and
energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately
demonstrated.  The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best
demonstrated technology.  Section 111 also requires that the
Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every
four years.

	

In addition, Section 114(a) States that:

. . . the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to any
requirement of this Act to (A) establish and maintain such records; (B)
make such reports; (C) install, use, and maintain such monitoring
equipment or methods (in accordance with such methods at such locations,
at such intervals, and in such manner as the Administrator shall
prescribe); (D) sample such emissions; (E) keep records on control
equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when
direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; (F) submit compliance
certifications; and (G) provide such other information as he may
reasonably require.

	Certain reports are necessary to enable the Administrator to identify
stationary SI engines subject to the regulation and to determine if the
standards are being achieved.

	(b)	Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	The information will be used by the EPA to identify sources subject to
the NSPS and ensure that the emission standards are being met.  Records
and reports are necessary to enable the EPA to identify facilities that
may not be in compliance with the requirements.  Based on reported
information, EPA will decide which facilities should be inspected and
what records or units should be inspected at the facilities.  The
records that facilities maintain will indicate to EPA whether facility
personnel are operating and maintaining the equipment properly.

3.	NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION 	CRITERIA

	(a)	Nonduplication

	Duplication in the reporting of stationary SI engine information is not
anticipated.  If the standard has not been delegated, the information is
sent 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 regulation to implement the
Federal regulation, 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 standard.  Therefore, no duplication exists.

	(b)	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB

	A public notice of this collection will be provided in the final NSPS.

	(c)	Consultations

	EPA has met with the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) on several
occasions, as well as other affected entities that will be subject to
the new emission standards.  The public also had the opportunity to
review and comment on the proposed NSPS and the ICR during the specified
comment period.

	(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection

	The frequency of the data collection requirements was chosen by the EPA
to provide reasonable assurance that engines are in compliance with the
standard.  Annual reporting for certifying engine families is necessary
to align with the regulatory requirement to certify engine families
every year.   

	(e)	General Guidelines

	None of the reporting or recordkeeping requirements contained in the
final NSPS for stationary SI ICE violate any of the regulations
established by OMB in CFR 1320.5. 

	(f)	Confidentiality

	The type of data that would be required from owners and operators is
principally owner/operator and engine identification information and
would not be confidential.  If any information is submitted to the EPA
for which a claim of confidentiality is made, the information would be
safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in title 40,
chapter 1, part 2, subpart B -- Confidentiality of Business Information.

	We hold information from the engine manufacturers as confidential until
the associated engines are available for purchase.  Manufacturers may
submit proprietary information, consisting generally of sales
projections and certain sensitive technical descriptions.  We grant
confidentiality in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, EPA
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and class determinations
issued by our Office of General Council.

	(g)	Sensitive Questions

	This section is not applicable because the ICR does not involve matters
of a sensitive nature.

4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

	(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes

	Respondents are owners or operators of new, modified or reconstructed
stationary SI ICE, as well as manufacturers of stationary SI ICE.  These
standards affect any industry, State, local, or tribal government using
a stationary SI internal combustion engine.  The North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for facilities using
stationary SI ICE affected by the regulation include:  2211 (Electric
Power Generation, Transmission, or Distribution), 622110 (Medical and
Surgical Hospitals), 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing), 33391
(Pump and Compressor Manufacturing), and 333992 (Welding and Soldering
Equipment Manufacturing), 486210 (Pipeline Transportation of Natural
Gas), 211111 (Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Production), 2111112
(Natural Gas Liquids Producers), and 92811 (National security).

	

(b)	Information Requested

	(i)	Data Items:  Attachment 1, Source Data and Information
Requirements, summarizes the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
this regulation for owners and operators of stationary SI ICE.  In
addition, manufacturers are required to submit an application for
certification, including emission data and other descriptive information
for each engine family subject to the emission standards. 

	(ii)	Respondent Activities:  The respondent activities required by the
regulation as they relate to owners and operators as well as engine
manufacturers are provided under the first column of Tables 1 through 3,
introduced in section 6(a).

	(iii)	Summary of Requirements:  The information collection activities
in this ICR for owners and operators of stationary SI ICE include
initial notifications for non-certified engines greater than 500 hp,
records of proper engine maintenance, the operating hours of emergency
SI ICE, and any performance test data used to demonstrate compliance for
non-certified engines or certified engines operating in a non-certified
manner (if they are greater than 100 hp).  Manufacturers of certified SI
ICE must follow the procedures outlined in the final rule to certify
certain stationary SI ICE.  The rule requires facilities to meet
emission limitations for nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO),
and hydrocarbons (HC), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), and volatile
organic compounds (VOC).  For about half of owners and operators of SI
ICE less than 500 hp, EPA expects that compliance will be demonstrated
through purchasing a certified stationary SI ICE.  Owners and operators
of non-certified engines can demonstrate compliance by submitting
performance test results from a similar engine or by submitting engine
manufacturer or control device vendor information that shows that the
engine will meet the emission limitations.  Alternatively, if none of
the information described is available, owners and operators of
non-certified stationary SI ICE can demonstrate compliance by conducting
a performance test.  The EPA estimates that the majority of engines
greater than 500 hp will not be certified.  It is assumed that
stationary SI ICE will remain in continuous compliance if the engine is
a certified engine.  Performance tests for non-certified engines that
are greater than 500 hp must be repeated every 3 years or 8,760 hours,
whichever comes first.  

	Owners and operators of emergency stationary SI engines are required to
install a non-resettable hour meter to monitor the total number of hours
operated.  Information EPA has obtained indicates that an hour meter is
typically included with the engine so no separate cost for the hour
meter was estimated.  The information will be used to ensure that owners
and operators do not exceed the number of hours allowed by the NSPS for
maintenance and testing purposes, i.e., 100 hours per year.  Owners and
operators must also keep records of why the engine was operated.

	5.	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

	(a)	Agency Activities

	A list of Agency activities for the first 3 years following the
effective date of the standard is provided in Tables 4 through 6, which
are introduced in section 6(c).

	(b)	Collection Methodology and Management

	Data obtained during periodic visits by EPA personnel, from records
maintained by the respondents, and from information provided in
notifications will be tabulated and published for internal EPA use in
compliance and enforcement programs.  Records of measurements,
maintenance, reports, and records must be retained for two years
following the date of the item.

	(c)	Small Entity Flexibility

	Minimizing the information collection burden for all sizes of
organizations is a continuing effort for the EPA.  The final rule
applies to engine manufacturers as well as owners and operators of
stationary SI ICE.  To limit the impact on small entities, only sources
with non-certified engines with a maximum hp greater than 500 must
submit an initial notification.  However, owners and operators of all SI
ICE must conduct performance tests on all non-certified engines (unless
the engine is a certified engine less than 100 hp operated in a
non-certified manner), but only engines greater than 500 hp have to
conduct subsequent testing.  It is currently estimated that 7,694 new
non-certified engines will be sold in 2008.  Approximately 6,000 of
these non-certified engines are less than 500 hp.  More than 1,000 of
these engines are less than 50 hp.

The majority of the responsibility for small engines falls on the engine
manufacturers.  Engine manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that
the engines will meet the emission limitations during its entire useful
life.  We expect more small engines will be certified by engine
manufacturers than large engines.  In addition, we expect more small
engines will already be certified for nonroad use than large engines. 
Thus, small entities will be required to conduct fewer performance tests
than large sources, reducing the impact on small sources.  Furthermore,
although the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are the same for
small and large businesses, these requirements are considered the
minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot be reduced
further for small businesses.

	(d)	Collection Schedule

	Owners and operators who must submit an initial notification must
submit the initial notification no later than 30 days after the date
construction or reconstruction commences.  Records of hours of operation
for emergency stationary SI ICE and justification of why the engine was
operated must be maintained continuously.  Owners and operators of
non-certified SI ICE must conduct initial performance tests according to
the schedule in 40 CFR 60.8(f).  Owners and operators of non-certified
SI ICE that are greater than 500 hp must conduct subsequent performance
tests every 3 years or 8,760 hours, whichever comes first.  Owners and
operators of all SI ICE must record any maintenance conducted on the
engine.  Other reporting requirements are associated with engine
certification to the emission standards, which begin to apply as early
as July 2007 for some engines.  

6.	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

  	(a)	Estimating Respondent Burden

	The stationary SI internal combustion engine NSPS is estimated to
affect an average of about 16,500 new engines in each of the next 3
years, or a total of nearly 50,000 engines over 3 years.  Of the 16,500
new engines each year, it is estimated that about 50 percent of this
total will be certified by the engine manufacturer; however, the
percentage of engines certified by the manufacturer varies with engine
size, type and fuel.  For engines 25-50 hp, it was estimated that 50
percent of engines with any type of fuel will be certified.  It is
estimated that all gasoline and rich burn liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
fired engines above 50 hp will be certified.  Manufacturers are expected
to certify approximately 50 percent of lean burn engines and engines
fired with fuels other than gasoline or LPG with a maximum hp less than
500.  Only 20 percent of engines with a maximum hp greater than or equal
to 500 hp will be certified.  

Only non-certified engines greater than 500 hp need to submit an initial
notification.  Owners and operators will demonstrate compliance by
purchasing certified stationary SI ICE or conducting performance tests. 
If compliance is achieved using performance testing and the maximum hp
of the engine is greater than 500, additional performance tests are
required every 3 years or 8,760 hours, whichever comes first.  For this
analysis, it was assumed that only one performance test would be
conducted for any one engine in the first 3 years.  Owners and operators
of emergency engines will be required to keep records of the number of
hours during emergency and maintenance and testing.  Owners and
operators of any type SI ICE must record all maintenance conducted on
the engine.

	(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs

The information collection activities for sources subject to these
requirements are presented in Tables 1 through 3.  Certification costs
for engine manufacturers were estimated in Table 5.2.1-4 of the
document, “Final Regulatory Support Document: Control of Emissions
from Unregulated Nonroad Engines.”  This cost includes the cost of
certifying the engine to the emission standards and the cost for in-use
testing and upgrades to the facility.  Adjusting these costs to 2005
dollars using the consumer price index, certification costs of $13 per
engine for 25 to 300 hp engines, $32 for 300 to 600 hp SI engines, and
$153 for greater than 600 hp engines were used to estimate certification
costs.  The number of engines estimated to be certified by engine
manufacturers was based on the percentages given in paragraph 6(a)
reduced by the number of engines that are already certified for nonroad
use.  Engine manufacturers provided estimates of the number of engines
that will be certified to EPA small engine regulation Part 90.  These
estimates were similar to those in paragraph 6(a).  

To certify SI engines for stationary use that have been certified for
nonroad use, the source must submit the nonroad certification
information for approval.  This only occurs once for each engine family.
 Since no information is currently available for the number of SI engine
families, it was assumed that the number of families is similar to CI
engines.  Hence it was assumed that 200 SI engine families will have
been certified for nonroad use.  It is assumed that only one technical
person-hour is necessary to submit approval certification for use as a
stationary engine that already certified for nonroad use.  

Non-certified engines would require an initial compliance test, which
was estimated to cost $1,000 per engine using portable analyzers.  This
would cover costs to test all regulated pollutants.  The NSPS impact for
this category of engines includes the cost of notification and
recordkeeping, each of which was estimated to be 1 hour per year.  

The total cost for each respondent activity includes labor costs.  Labor
rates, on a per-hour basis, are taken from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics web site http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.toc.htm) as
posted for December 2005, except when noted 

TABLE 1.  RESPONDENT BURDEN AND COST OF REPORTING FOR THE FIRST YEAR

 	Person-hours

per occurrence

(A)	Number of occurrences

per year	Person-hours	Respondents

per year	Technical	Management

person-hours	Clerical

person-hours	O&M Cost

per 	Total Cost ($)

Year 1* 

Burden Item

	per respondent

person-hours

 

(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)	(E)=(C*D)	(F)=(E*0.05)	(G)=(E*0.1)	Respondent

	1. Applications

	 

    A. Engine Certification for stationary use**

8

	 

        - 25-300 hp 

2,780

13 	36,142

        - 300-600 hp

272

32 	8,719

        - >600 hp

412

153 	63,046

    B.  Certification from Nonroad to Stationary use***	1	200

	200

13,600

    C.  Initial Test for Engines not Certified

7,694

1,000 	7,694,421

2. Surveys and Studies	N/A

 

3. Reporting Requirements

	 

    A. Read Instructions	0.5	1	0.5	16,285	8,142	407	814

614,335

    B. Required Activities  

	 

    C. Gather Existing Information	Included in 3D

 

    D. Write Report

	 

        -Initial notification (>500 hp non-certified engines)	1	1	1
2,142	2,142	107	214

161,631

4. Recordkeeping Requirements

	 

    A. Record Engine Maintenance	1	1	1	16,285	16,285	814	1,628

1,228,670

    B. Train personnel	N/A

 

    C. Recording hours in non-emergency operation	1	1	1	421	421

28,625

 

	 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

16,293	27,190	1,328	2,657	7,802,329	9,849,188

AVERAGE PER RESPONDENT

	2	0.1	0.2	479	605

 

	 

*Costs are based on December 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment
Cost Trends total compensation index which includes wages, salaries, and
benefits.  Costs are estimated using the following hourly rates: 
technical at $68, management at $81 and clerical at $34. 	 

	 

**Costs for new certification assessed per new engine.  The number of
engines certified for nonroad use is not included in this number of
engines.  Number of respondents is approximate number of engine
manufacturers that will be certifying engines. 

***For certification from nonroad to stationary use, an occurrence is
equivalent to an engine family (assumed 200 engine families certified
for nonroad use, based on CI analysis). 

 

TABLE 2.  RESPONDENT BURDEN AND COST OF REPORTING FOR THE SECOND

Burden Item

 	Person-hours

per occurrence	Number of

occurrences

per year	Person-hours

per respondent	 Respondents

per year	Technical

person-hours	Management

Person-hours	Clerical

person-hours	O&M Cost

per 	Total Cost ($)

Year 2* 

	(A)	(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)	(E)=(C*D)	(F)=(E*0.05)	(G)=(E*0.1)	Respondent

	1. Applications

	 

    A. Engine Certification for stationary use**

8

	 

        - 25-300 hp 

3,005

13 	39,061

        - 300-600 hp

297

32 	9,513

        - >600 hp

435

153 	66,503

    B.  Certification from Nonroad to Stationary use***	1	200

	200

13,600

    C.  Initial Test for Engines not Certified

7,656

1,000 	7,655,743

2. Surveys and Studies	N/A

 

3. Reporting Requirements

	 

    A. Read Instructions	0.5	1	0.5	16,538	8,269	413	827

623,890

    B. Required Activities  

	 

    C. Gather Existing Information	Included in 3D

 

    D. Write Report

	 

        -Initial notification (>500 hp non-certified engines)	1	1	1
2,204	2,204	110	220

166,279

4. Recordkeeping Requirements

	 

    A. Record Engine Maintenance	1	1	1	16,538	16,538	827	1,654

1,247,779

    B. Train personnel	N/A

 

    C. Recording hours in non-emergency operation	1	1	1	427	427

29,032

 

	 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

16,546	27,638	1,351	2,701	7,770,820	9,851,400

AVERAGE PER RESPONDENT

	2	0.1	0.2	470	595

 

	 

*Costs are based on December 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment
Cost Trends total compensation index which includes wages, salaries, and
benefits.  Costs are   

estimated using the following hourly rates:  technical at $68,
management at $81 and clerical at $34. 

**Costs for new certification assessed per new engine.  The number of
engines certified for nonroad use is not included in this number of
engines.  Number of respondents is 

approximate number of engine manufacturers that will be certifying
engines. 

***For certification from nonroad to stationary use, an occurrence is
equivalent to an engine family (assumed 200 engine families certified
for nonroad use, based on CI analysis). 

TABLE 3.  RESPONDENT BURDEN AND COST OF REPORTING FOR THE THIRD YEAR

 

 

Burden Item	 Person-hours

per occurrence	Number of

occurrences

per year	Person-hours

per respondent	Respondents

per year	Technical

person-hours	Management

person-hours	Clerical

person-hours	O&M Cost

per 

Respondent	Total Cost ($)

Year 3*

 	(A)	(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)	(E)=(C*D)	(F)=(E*0.05)	(G)=(E*0.1)

1. Applications

	 

    A. Engine Certification for stationary use**

8

	 

        - 25-300 hp 

3,013

13 	39,171

        - 300-600 hp

308

32 	9,851

        - >600 hp

450

153 	68,837

    B.  Certification from Nonroad to Stationary use***	1	200

	200

13,600

    C.  Initial Test for Engines not Certified

7,784

1,000 	7,784,150

2. Surveys and Studies	N/A

 

3. Reporting Requirements

	 

    A. Read Instructions	0.5	1	0.5	16,791	8,396	420	840

633,444

    B. Required Activities  

	 

    C. Gather Existing Information	Included in 3D

 

    D. Write Report

	 

        -Initial notification (>500 hp non-certified engines)	1	1	1
2,275	2,275	114	228

171,660

4. Recordkeeping Requirements

	 

    A. Record Engine Maintenance	1	1	1	16,791	16,791	840	1,679

1,266,889

    B. Train personnel	N/A

    C. Recording hours in non-emergency operation	1	1	1	433	433

29,440

 

	 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

16,799	28,095	1,373	2,746	7,902,009	10,017,042

AVERAGE PER RESPONDENT

	2	0.1	0.2	470	596

 

	 

*Costs are based on December 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment
Cost Trends total compensation index which includes wages, salaries, and
benefits.  Costs are   

 estimated using the following hourly rates:  technical at $68,
management at $81 and clerical at $34.  

**Costs for new certification assessed per new engine.  The number of
engines certified for nonroad use is not included in this number of
engines.  Number of respondents is approximate number of engine
manufacturers that will be certifying engines. 

***For certification from nonroad to stationary use, an occurrence is
equivalent to an engine family (assumed 200 engine families certified
for nonroad use, based on CI analysis). 

 

otherwise in the tables.  The base labor rates are $29.24 for
technical/professional personnel,  $33.98 for management, and $14.30 for
clerical.  The total compensation rate is $40.62 for
technical/professional personnel, $48.56 for managerial, and $20.31 for
clerical.  This accounts for paid leave, insurance, etc.  The
compensation rates were then adjusted by an overhead and profit rate of
167 percent.  The final total wage rates are $68 for
technical/professional personnel, $81 for management, and $34 for
clerical.  

	(c)	Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

	Because the information collection requirements were developed as an
incidental part of standards development, no costs can be attributed to
the development of the information collection requirements.  Because
reporting and recordkeeping requirements on the part of the respondents
are required under section 111 of the CAA, no operational costs will be
incurred by the Federal government.  Examination of records to be
maintained by the respondents would occur incidentally as part of the
periodic inspection of sources that is part of the EPA’s overall
compliance and enforcement program and, therefore, is not attributable
to the ICR.

	The Agency burden and cost estimates include only those items where the
government would incur additional costs as a result of the information
collection.  These costs include user costs associated with the review
and analysis of the reported information.  These are presented in Tables
4 through 6.

	The hourly burden for review of reports was estimated through
discussion with personnel from local agencies who review these types of
reports.  Each report reviewed for certification represents an engine
family.  For this analysis, the number of SI engine families were
assumed to be the same as the number of CI engine families (i.e., 200
engine families currently certified for nonroad use and 35 currently
non-certified engine families).  Labor rates for Federal employees are
based on the January 2006, Office of Personnel Management pay rates for
General Schedule employees (see http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/html). 
The pay rates were multiplied by the standard government benefits
multiplication factor of 1.6.  The resulting average hourly labor 

TABLE 4.  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND COST FOR THE FIRST YEAR

 	 	 	Technical	Management	Clerical	 

 	EPA hours	Operations	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours	Total
Cost ($)

Activity	per operation	per year	per year	per year	per year	Year 1*

 	(A)	(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)=(C*0.05)	(E)=(C*0.1)	(F)

Report Review

 

1.  Initial notification	2	2,142	4,284	214	428	234,788

2.  Engine Certification for Non-certified Engine**	2***	35	81

	3,220

3.  Engine Certification from nonroad to stationary 	1	200	200

	8,000

4.  Performance Tests	2	7,694	17,697	885	1,770	969,805

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

	22,262	1,099	2,198	1,215,812

 

 

*Costs for notifications are based on January 2006 Office of Personnel
Management labor statistics for Federal Workers.  Costs are estimated 

using the following rates: technical at $48, management at $80, and
clerical at $28.

 

**Costs associated with certification applications are based on a
technical rate of $40.

	 

***EPA hours per operation for presentation purposes have been rounded
to whole hours, but is estimated at approximately 2.3 hours in
estimating total costs.

TABLE 5.  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND COST FOR THE SECOND YEAR

 	 	 	Technical	Management	Clerical	 

 	EPA hours	Operations	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours	Total
Cost ($)

Activity	per operation	per year	per year	per year	per year	Year 2*

 	(A)	(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)=(C*0.05)	(E)=(C*0.1)	(F)

Report Review

 

1.  Initial notification	2	2,204	4,408	220	441	241,540

2.  Engine Certification for Non-certified Engine**	2***	35	81

	3,220

3.  Engine Certification from nonroad to stationary 	1	200	200

	8,000

4.  Performance Tests	2	7,656	17,608	880	1,761	964,930

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

	22,296	1,101	2,202	1,217,690

 

 

*Costs for notifications are based on January 2006 Office of Personnel
Management labor statistics for Federal Workers.  Costs are estimated 

using the following rates: technical at $48, management at $80, and
clerical at $28.

 

**Costs associated with certification applications are based on a
technical rate of $40.

	 

***EPA hours per operation for presentation purposes have been rounded
to whole hours, but is estimated at approximately 2.3 hours in
estimating total costs.

TABLE 6.  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND COST FOR THE THIRD YEAR

 	 	 	Technical	Management	Clerical	 

 	EPA hours	Operations	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours	Total
Cost ($)

Activity	per operation	per year	per year	per year	per year	Year 3*

 	(A)	(B)	(C)=(A*B)	(D)=(C*0.05)	(E)=(C*0.1)	(F)

Report Review

 

1.  Initial notification	2	2,275	4,550	228	455	249,356

2.  Engine Certification for Non-certified Engine**	2***	35	81

	3,220

3.  Engine Certification from nonroad to stationary 	1	200	200

	8,000

4.  Performance Tests	2	7,784	17,904	895	1,790	981,114

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL BURDEN AND COST

	22,734	1,123	2,245	1,241,690

 

 

*Costs for notifications are based on January 2006 Office of Personnel
Management labor statistics for Federal Workers.  Costs are estimated 

using the following rates: technical at $48, management at $80, and
clerical at $28.

 

**Costs associated with certification applications are based on a
technical rate of $40.

	 

***EPA hours per operation for presentation purposes have been rounded
to whole hours, but is estimated at approximately 2.3 hours in
estimating total costs.

costs are $48 for technical personnel, $80 for management, and $28 for
clerical.

	To oversee the certification program for the nonroad SI engine rule,
EPA estimated that the Agency’s burden would be approximately 2,500
hours or $100,000.  This was based on projecting 50 hours per week at
$40 per hour.  The number of nonroad engine families expected to be
certified is 1,077.  The Agency’s burden per engine family would
therefore be approximately 2.3 hours.  For the engine families that are
stationary only and that will have to conduct all elements of
certification, the EPA believes it is appropriate to assume the same
level 

of effort, i.e., about 2 hours per engine family.  However, for engine
families that are currently certified for nonroad use, but that will
additionally have to be certified for stationary use (200 engine
families), minimal effort is expected to be involved and EPA estimates
that the Agency will spend approximately 1 hour of technical labor for
these engine families.

	The total annual average burden for the Agency is 25,754 hours and
$1,225,064.  	

	(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

	The respondent universe was estimated using information developed by
Power Systems Research.  This information included new engine sales from
1990 to 2002.  The average annual increase in engine sales was added for
each year to estimate the 2008-2010 new engine sales.  Information
provided by engine manufacturers allowed distribution of the engines by
engine type.  The total burden is calculated by adding the cost of
performance testing for engine certification and for non-certified
engines and the cost of technical, management, and clerical hours per
year.  The technical hours are calculated by multiplying the total hours
per respondent by the number of respondents per year for each respondent
activity.  Management and clerical hours are assumed to be 5 percent and
10 percent of the technical hours, respectively, unless noted otherwise.

	The total cost is calculated by summing the labor and performance
testing costs.  The labor costs are determined by multiplying the total
labor hours by the total wage rate for each labor category.  Total cost
is presented in the far right column of each table (Tables 1-3).

	(e)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables 

	(i)	Respondent Tally  A breakdown for each of the collection,
reporting, and recordkeeping activities required by the NSPS is
presented in Tables 1 through 3.  The estimate of total annual hours
requested from the respondents was based on the assumptions outlined in
section 6(d) of this supporting statement.  The EPA estimated the
respondent burden by totaling the hours for the first 3 years after the
implementation of the NSPS for technical, managerial, and clerical staff
at the facility, and then dividing that total by three to determine the
average annualized burden.  The 3-year summary results are presented in
Table 7.  The total number of responses for these respondents over the
first 3 years after the implementation of the NSPS is estimated to be
80,674, or an average of 26,891 per year.  For the first 3 years after
the implementation of the NSPS, the EPA estimates that industry would
expend 31,693 hours annually at a cost of about $10 million per year to
meet the recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements and requirements related to obtaining engine certification
and demonstration of 

compliance.

	 (ii)	The Agency Tally  A breakdown for each of the Agency activities
required for the NSPS is provided in Tables 4 through 6.  The bottom
line Agency burden hours and costs, presented in Table 8, are calculated
by totaling the hours per year for technical, managerial, and clerical
staff, and by totaling the cost column.  The average annual burden is
calculated by dividing the 3-year total by three.  The estimated average
annual burden, over the first 3 years, for the Agency would be 25,754
hours at a cost of $1,225,064 per year.

	(iii)	Variations in the Annual Bottom Line  There is very little
variation in the number of respondent labor hours for the first three
years.  Only a slight increase in the number of engines sold (1.5
percent) makes each subsequent year slightly higher.  The typical number
of respondent labor hours is around 2 hours (e.g., year 1: 31,175/16,285
= 1.91).  This represents a total cost to this respondent of $620 (e.g.,
year 1: $9,849,188/16,285 = $605).

	The total burden and cost estimates for the first 3 years after the
NSPS is promulgated are given in Tables 1 through 3 and Table 7.  The
slight yearly increase in total activity and TABLE 7.  SUMMARY OF
RESPONDENT BURDEN AND COST

 

 

 	Number of	Technical	Management	Clerical	Total	 

Year	Respondents	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours
Total Cost ($)*

First	16,293	27,190	1,328	2,657	31,175	9,849,188

Second	16,546	27,638	1,351	2,701	31,689	9,851,400

Third	16,799	28,095	1,373	2,746	32,214	10,017,042

 

 

Three Year Total	49,637	82,923	4,052	8,104	95,078	29,717,631

 

 

Annual Average	16,546	27,641	1,351	2,701	31,693	9,905,877

 

 

*Costs are based on December 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment
Cost Trends total compensation index which includes wages, salaries, and
benefits.  Costs  

are estimated using the following hourly rates:   technical at $68,
management at $81 and clerical at $34, unless noted otherwise in this
supporting statement.

TABLE 8.  SUMMARY OF AGENCY BURDEN AND COST

 

 

 	Number of	Technical	Management	Clerical	Total	 

Year	Respondents	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours	person-hours
Total Cost ($)*

First	16,293	22,262	1,099	2,198	25,559	1,215,812

Second	16,546	22,296	1,101	2,202	25,599	1,217,690

Third	16,799	22,734	1,123	2,245	26,102	1,241,690

 

 

Three Year Total	49,637	67,293	3,323	6,645	77,260	3,675,193

 

 

Annual Average	16,546	22,431	1,108	2,215	25,754	1,225,064

 

 

*Costs for notifications are based on January 2006 Office of Personnel
Management labor statistics for Federal Workers.  Costs are estimated 

using the following rates: technical at $48, management at $80, and
clerical at $28.

respondent burden and cost is shown in the tables.  In years 1, 2, and
3, the total costs are $9,849,188; $9,851,400; and $10,017,042;
respectively (see Tables 1 through 3 and 7).  In the first year, 2,142
engines will be required to submit initial notifications, 3,465 will
submit complete certifications for stationary use, 200 engine families
will submit applications for nonroad engines to be approved for
stationary use, 16,285 engines will record maintenance and 421 emergency
engines will be recording their hours of operation during
non-emergencies.  In the second year, 2,204 more engines will be
required to submit initial notifications, 3,737 will submit complete
certifications for stationary use, 200 engine families will submit
applications for nonroad engines to be approved for stationary use,
16,538 engines will record maintenance and 427 emergency engines will be
recording their hours of operation during non-emergencies.   By 

the third year, 2,275 more engines will be required to submit initial
notifications, 3,771 will submit complete certifications for stationary
use, 200 engine families will submit applications fornonroad engines to
be approved for stationary use, 16,791 engines will record maintenance
and 433 emergency engines will be recording their hours of operation
during non-emergencies.  The total number of agency hours for review of
initial notifications increases slightly each year because the number of
new engines increases slightly each year.  As estimated, the agency’s
effort related to engine certification applications does not change from
year to year because the same number of engine families will be
certified each year.  The largest portion of agency burden required by
the SI NSPS, nearly 90 percent, is reviewing performance tests that
demonstrate compliance for engines that are not certified.  The total
number of agency hours for years 1, 2, and 3 ranges from 25,559 to
26,102.  The corresponding agency cost for activities during these years
ranges from $1,215,812 to $1,241,690 (see Table 8). 

	(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden

	This is the initial estimation of burden for this ICR; therefore this
section does not apply.	

	(g)	Burden Statement

	  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average less than 2 hours per
response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply
with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

	EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 

No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0030, which is available for public viewing at the
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW,
Washington, DC.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
 The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.  An electronic
version of the public docket is available through at
http://www.regulations.gov.  Use this site to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically.  Once in the system, select “Advance Search,” then
“Docket Search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above. 
Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA.  Please include
the EPA Docket ID No. (EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0030) and the OMB Control Number
(2060-NEW) in any correspondence.

PART B OF THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

	This section is not applicable because statistical methods are not used
in data collection associated with this regulation.

	

	

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SOURCE DATA AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

Recordkeeping Requirements	40 CFR 60

subpart JJJJ

Maintain records of initial notifications for sources with non-certified
engines with a maximum hp greater than or equal to 500.	§60.4245(c)

Maintain records of all maintenance conducted on any SI ICE.
§60.4245(a)(2)

Maintain manufacturer’s certification information for any certified
engine to demonstrate compliance.	§60.4245(a)(3)

Maintain records of performance testing on any non-certified engine to
demonstrate compliance.	§60.4245(a)(4)

Maintain records of the hours of operation spent during non-emergency
operation for emergency stationary SI ICE.	§60.4245(b)

Reporting Requirements	40 CFR 60

subparts A and JJJJ

Initial notification requirements for owners/operators of non-emergency
non-certified stationary SI ICE with a maximum horsepower greater than
or equal to 500 HP. 	§60.7(a)(1) 

and

§60.4245(c) 

For owners and operators of non-certified stationary SI ICE with a
maximum hp greater than 500, a copy of their performance test that
demonstrates compliance as conducted in §60.4244.	§60.4245(d)

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