Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0367-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters
Posted Date: 2010-10-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0367; FRL-9211-9]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood 
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 8, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0367 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30813), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.

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    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0367, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 
EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number 
for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents, whether submitted electronically or in paper will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about in the docket that are available 
electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key 
in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy 
is that public comments the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NSPS for New Residential Wood Heaters (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161.
    ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on December 31, 2010. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain-EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standard for New Residential 
Wood Heaters was proposed on February 18, 1987, and promulgated on 
February 26, 1988. This standard applies to each wood heater either 
manufactured on or after July I, 1988, or sold at retail on or after 
July 1, 1990. Wood heaters manufactured on or after July 1, 1990, or 
sold at retail on or after July 1, 1992, must meet more stringent 
emission standards. Approximately 54 manufacturers, 875 retailers, and 
5 certification laboratories are currently subject to the regulations. 
It is estimated that no additional sources will become subject to the 
standard over the next three years. Particulate Matter (PM) is the 
pollutant regulated under the standard.
    Two features of this rulemaking are unique to the New Source 
Performance Standard (NSPS) program. First, these standards were 
negotiated by representatives of groups affected by the NSPS, including 
those groups which are burdened by the information collection 
activities. These representatives judged none of these activities 
unreasonable. The affected groups recommended some of these provisions 
as a means of promoting an efficient and smooth running certification 
and enforcement program. Second, these regulations established a 
certification program instead of the usual NSPS requirement that each 
affected facility demonstrated compliance through new source review and 
testing. Under this certification program, a single wood heater is 
tested to demonstrate compliance for an entire model line which could 
consist of thousands of stoves. The certification approach 
significantly reduces the compliance burden, including information 
collection, for the manufacturers of wood heaters. Because of the 
potential risks to the environment from the intentional or accidental 
misuse of the certification approach, there were several safeguards 
included, some of which entail reporting and recordkeeping.
    Under this regulation, wood heater manufacturers, testing 
laboratories, and retailers are required to submit reports to EPA and/
or to maintain records for demonstrating compliance with the NSPS.
    The information supplied by the manufacturer to the Agency is used 
to: (1) Ensure that Best Demonstrated Technology is being applied to 
reduce emissions from wood heaters; (2) ensure that the wood heater 
tested for certification purposes is in compliance with the applicable 
emission standards; (3) provide assurance that interested production 
model heaters have emission performance characteristics similar to 
tested models; and (4) provide an indicator of continued compliance.
    Information supplied to the Agency by testing laboratories is used 
to either grant or to deny laboratory accreditation, and to assist in 
enforcement and compliance activities. Information requested by the 
Agency from manufacturers is used to determine compliance with 
requirements that are based upon volume of production.
    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 Number for EPA's 
regulations are list in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, and are 
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51 
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 purpose of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining, information, and disclosing and providing information. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that have subsequently 
changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: New residential wood heaters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 934.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,729.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,260,853, which includes $912,853 in 
labor costs, $1,345,500 in capital/startup costs, and $2,500 in 
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase in the number of 
affected facilities or the number of responses compared to the previous 
ICR. There is however, an increase in the estimated labor burden hours 
of one hour, as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved 
Burdens, due to rounding of the calculations. This increase is not due 
to any program changes. We also updated the labor

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rates, which resulted in an increase in labor cost.

    Dated: October 4, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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