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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2003-06-30T04:00Z

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SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
Standards
of
Performance
for
New
Stationary
Sources
Hospital/
Medical/
Infectious
Waste
Incinerators
 
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
Information
Collection
for
New
Stationary
Sources
Hospital/
Medical/
Infectious
Waste
Incinerators,
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
The
New
Source
Performance
Standards
(
NSPS)
for
Hospital/
Medical/
Infectious
Waste
Incinerators
(
HMIWI),
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
were
promulgated
on
September
15,
1997.
These
standards
apply
to
HMIWIs
for
which
construction
is
commenced
after
June
20,1996
or
for
which
modification
commenced
after
the
effective
date
of
the
NSPS.
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
differ
for
HMIWI
burning
hospital
waste
and/
or
medical/
infectious
waste;
for
combustors
co­
firing
hospital
waste
and/
or
medical/
infectious
waste
with
other
fuels;
and
for
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutic
waste.
For
this
reason,
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
are
described
separately
for
HMIWI
burning
hospital
waste
and/
or
medical/
infectious
waste
and
for
co­
fired
combustors
and
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutic
waste.
This
information
is
being
collected
to
assure
compliance
with
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions.

The
Emission
Guidelines
and
Compliance
Times
for
HMIWIs,
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ce,
were
promulgated
on
September
15,
1997.
These
standards
apply
to
HMIWIs
which
construction
commenced
on
or
before
June
20,
1996.
The
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
for
existing
HMIWIs
regulated
by
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ce
are
covered
in
Information
Collection
1899.02
and
OMB
Control
Number
060­
0422.
In
addition,
the
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
for
existing
HMIWIs
regulated
by
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ce
are
covered
by
Information
Collection
1587
and
OMB
Control
No.
2060­
0243,
as
well
as
Information
Collection
1713
and
OMB
Control
Number
0336.

In
general,
all
NSPS
standards
require
initial
notifications,
performance
tests,
and
periodic
reports.
Owners
or
operators
are
also
required
to
maintain
records
of
the
occurrence
and
duration
of
any
start­
up,
shutdown,
or
malfunction
in
the
operation
of
an
affected
facility,
or
any
period
during
which
the
monitoring
system
is
inoperative.
These
notifications,
reports,
and
records
are
essential
in
determining
compliance
and
are
required
of
all
sources
subject
to
NSPS.

Any
owner
or
operator
subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
part
shall
maintain
a
file
of
these
measurements,
and
retain
the
file
for
at
least
five
years
following
the
date
of
such
measurements,
maintenance
reports,
and
records.
All
reports
are
sent
to
the
delegated
state,
tribal,
or
local
2
authority.
In
the
event
that
there
is
no
such
delegated
authority,
the
reports
are
sent
directly
to
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Regional
Office.

Approximately
four
sources
are
currently
subject
to
the
standard,
and
it
is
estimated
that
an
additional
one
source
per
year
will
become
subject
to
the
standard
in
the
next
three
years.
It
is
further
assumed
that
there
is
an
average
of
one
affected
facilities
per
plant.
The
estimated
number
of
new
sources
is
based
on
comprehensive
review
of
information
related
to
HMIWIs
undertaken
by
EPA
in
calender
year
2000.
The
estimated
number
of
new
sources
is
due
to
facilities
switching
to
alternative
means
of
waste
treatment
involving
segregation
of
waste
into
infectious
and
noninfectious
portions
to
lower
overall
waste
disposal
costs.
Thus,
EPA
expects
few
facilities
to
construct
HMIWIs
subject
to
the
NSPS.

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
EPA
is
charged
under
Section
111
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
CAA),
as
amended,
to
establish
standards
of
performance
for
new
stationary
sources
that
reflect:

[
A]
pplication
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
Section
111(
a)(
l)."

EPA
refers
to
this
charge
as
selecting
the
best
demonstrated
technology.
Section
111
also
requires
that
the
EPA
Administrator
review
and,
if
appropriate,
revise
such
standards
every
four
years.

In
addition,
Section
114(
a)
states
that
the
EPA
Administrator
may
require
any
owner
or
operator
subject
to
any
requirement
of
the
CAA
to:

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

In
the
EPA
Administrator's
judgment,
dioxins/
furans,
particulate
matter,
carbon
monoxide,
lead,
cadmium,
hydrochloric
acid,
sulfur
dioxide,
nitrogen
oxides,
and
mercury
emissions
from
HMIWIs
cause
or
contribute
to
air
pollution
that
may
reasonably
be
anticipated
to
3
endanger
public
health
or
welfare.
Therefore,
NSPS
were
promulgated
for
this
source
category
at
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
The
control
of
emissions
of
dioxins/
furans,
particulate
matter,
carbon
monoxide,
lead,
cadmium,
hydrochloric
acid,
sulfur
dioxide,
nitrogen
oxides,
and
mercury
from
HMIWs
requires
not
only
the
installation
of
properly
designed
equipment,
but
also
the
operation
and
maintenance
of
that
equipment.
Emissions
of
these
pollutants
from
HMIWIs
are
the
result
of
operation
of
the
affected
facilities.
The
NSPS
rely
on
the
limitation
of
emissions
by
good
combustion
practices
and
the
use
of
appropriate
scrubber
technology.
The
required
notifications
are
used
to
inform
EPA
or
the
delegated
authority
when
a
source
becomes
subject
to
the
standard.
The
reviewing
authority
may
then
inspect
the
source
to
check
if
the
pollution
control
devices
are
properly
installed
and
operated
and
the
standard
is
being
met.
Performance
test
reports
are
needed
as
these
are
EPA's
record
of
a
source's
initial
capability
to
comply
with
the
emission
standard,
and
serve
as
a
record
of
the
operating
conditions
under
which
compliance
was
achieved.
Operating
conditions
monitored
include
the
highest
maximum
and
lowest
minimum
operating
parameters
and
exceedances
of
emission
rates
or
operating
parameters.
The
semi­
annual
reports
are
used
for
problem
identification,
as
a
check
on
source
operation
and
maintenance,
and
for
compliance
determinations.
Adequate
monitoring,
recordkeeping,
and
reporting
is
necessary
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
NSPS,
as
required
by
the
CAA.
The
information
collected
from
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
is
also
used
for
targeting
inspections,
and
is
of
sufficient
quality
to
be
used
as
evidence
in
court.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
The
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requested
is
required
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions.

3(
a)
Nonduplication
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,
tribal,
or
local
agency.
If
a
state,
tribal,
or
local
agency
has
adopted
their
own
similar
regulation
to
implement
the
federal
regulation,
a
copy
of
the
report
submitted
to
the
state,
tribal,
or
local
agency
can
be
sent
to
the
EPA
Administrator
in
lieu
of
the
report
required
by
the
federal
standard.
Therefore,
no
duplication
exists.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
An
announcement
of
a
public
comment
period
for
the
renewal
of
this
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
April
12,
2001.
No
comments
were
received
on
the
burden
published
in
the
Federal
Register.
4
3(
c)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
Less
frequent
information
collection
would
decrease
the
margin
of
assurance
that
facilities
are
continuing
to
meet
the
required
standards.
Requirements
for
information
gathering
and
recordkeeping
are
useful
techniques
to
ensure
that
good
operation
and
maintenance
practices
are
applied
and
emission
limitations
are
met.
If
the
information
required
by
these
standards
was
collected
less
frequently,
the
likelihood
of
detecting
poor
operation
and
maintenance
of
control
equipment
and
noncompliance
would
decrease.

3(
d)
General
Guidelines
None
of
these
reporting
or
recordkeeping
requirements
violate
any
of
the
regulations
established
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
in
5
CFR
1320.6.

3(
e)
Confidentiality
The
required
information
consists
of
emissions
data
and
other
information
that
have
been
determined
not
to
be
private.
However,
any
information
submitted
to
EPA
for
which
a
claim
of
confidentiality
is
made
will
be
safeguarded
according
to
EPA
policies
set
forth
in
Title
40,
Chapter
1,
Part
2,
Subpart
B
­
Confidentiality
of
Business
Information
(
see
40
CFR
2;
41
FR
36902,
September
1,
1976;
amended
by
43
FR
40000,
September
8,
1978;
43
FR
42251,
September
20,
1978;
44
FR
17674,
March
23,
1979).

3(
f)
Sensitive
Questions
None
of
the
reporting
or
recordkeeping
requirements
contain
sensitive
questions.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
respondents
of
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
are
owners
or
operators
of
HMIWI
which
commenced
construction
after
June
20,
1996
or
for
which
modification
commenced
after
the
effective
date
of
the
NSPS.
The
U.
S.
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
codes
and
corresponding
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
classifications
for
the
respondents
are
listed
in
the
table
below.

40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
Source
Categories
SIC
Codes
NAICS
Codes
Hospitals
806
622110
Refuse
Systems
4953
562213
Commercial
Physical
and
Biological
Research
8731
541740
5
Nursing
and
Personal
Care
Facilities
805
623110
and
623111
Veterinary
Services
074
542940
4(
a)(
i)
HMIWI
Burning
Hospital
Waste
and/
or
Medical/
Infectious
Waste
Notification
reports
are
required
of
the
following:
(
1)
statement
of
intent
to
construct;
(
2)
the
anticipated
date
of
commencement
of
construction;
(
3)
the
anticipated
date
of
initial
startup;
(
4)
the
type(
s)
of
waste
to
be
combusted;
(
5)
the
HMIWI
capacity;
and
(
6)
documentation
produced
in
accordance
with
the
siting
requirements.

Also
required
are
the
following
one­
time­
only
reports:
(
1)
initial
performance
test
data,
(
2)
the
site­
specific
operating
parameters,
and
(
3)
the
waste
reduction
plan.
Measurements
of
particulate
matter
(
PM),
stack
opacity,
carbon
monoxide
(
CO),
hydrogen
chloride
(
HCl),
fugitive
ash
emissions
(
large
HMIWI
only),
dioxins/
furans,
cadmium
(
Cd),
lead
(
Pb),
and
mercury
(
Hg)
would
be
required
during
the
initial
performance
test;
and
measurements
of
PM,
opacity,
CO,
HCl,
and
fugitive
ash
emissions
(
large
HMIWI
only)
would
be
required
annually.
Continuous
measurements
of
site­
specific
operating
parameters
would
also
be
required.

Annual
compliance
reports
are
required
on
the
following:
(
1)
site­
specific
operating
parameters;
(
2)
the
highest
maximum
operating
parameter
and
the
lowest
minimum
operating
parameter
for
the
calendar
year
being
reported
and
for
the
year
prior
to
the
calendar
year
being
reported;
(
3)
calendar
days
for
which
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
were
not
obtained
(
including
a
description
of
the
emission
rates
or
operating
parameters,
reasons
for
not
obtaining
the
data,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken)
for
the
calendar
year
being
reported
and
for
the
year
prior
to
the
calendar
year
being
reported;
(
4)
calendar
days
for
which
the
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
exceeded
applicable
limits
(
including
a
description
of
the
exceedances,
reasons
for
such
exceedances,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken)
for
the
calendar
year
being
reported
and
for
the
year
prior
to
the
calendar
year
being
reported;
(
5)
the
results
of
any
performance
test
conducted
during
the
reporting
period;
and
(
6)
if
no
exceedances,
a
report
stating
that
there
were
no
exceedances.

Semi­
annual
compliance
reports
are
required
on
the
following:
(
1)
calendar
days
for
which
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
were
not
obtained
(
including
a
description
of
the
emission
rates
or
operating
parameters,
reasons
for
not
obtaining
the
data,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken);
and
(
2)
calendar
days
for
which
the
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
exceeded
applicable
limits
(
including
a
description
of
the
exceedances,
reasons
for
such
exceedances,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken).

The
respondent
is
also
required
to
maintain
records
for
5
years
of
the
following:
(
1)
calendar
date
of
each
record;
(
2)
records
of
emission
rates
of
any
pollutants
determined
by
continuous
emission
monitoring
systems
(
CEMS)
(
if
applicable),
results
of
fugitive
ash
emission
tests
(
if
applicable),
and
records
of
site­
specific
operating
parameters;
(
3)
calendar
days
for
which
6
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
were
not
obtained
(
including
a
description
of
the
emission
rates
or
operating
parameters,
reasons
for
not
obtaining
the
data,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken);
(
4)
calendar
days
for
which
the
emission
rate
or
operating
parameter
data
exceeded
applicable
limits
(
including
a
description
of
the
exceedances,
reasons
for
such
exceedances,
and
a
description
of
corrective
actions
taken);
(
5)
results
of
initial,
annual,
and
subsequent
compliance
tests;
(
6)
documentation
produced
in
accordance
with
the
siting
requirements;
(
7)
names
of
persons
who
have
reviewed
documentation
at
the
facility
pertaining
to
operator
training;
(
8)
names
of
the
operators
who
have
completed
training,
including
documentation
of
the
training;
and
(
9)
names
of
operators
who
have
met
the
qualification
requirements
and
dates
of
qualification.

All
reports
required
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions
are
submitted
to
EPA
or
the
respondent's
state,
tribal,
or
local
agency,
whichever
has
been
delegated
enforcement
authority
by
the
EPA.
The
information
is
used
by
EPA
solely
to
determine
that
all
sources
subject
to
the
NSPS
are
in
compliance
with
the
NSPS
and
that
the
control
system
installed
to
comply
with
the
standards
is
being
properly
operated
and
maintained.

4(
a)(
ii)
Co­
fired
combustors
and
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutic
waste.

Notification
reports
are
required
of
the
following:
(
1)
an
exemption
claim;
and
(
2)
an
estimate
of
the
relative
amounts
of
waste
and
fuels
to
be
combusted.
These
notification
reports
are
to
be
submitted
to
the
EPA
Administrator.
The
information
is
used
solely
to
determine
that
all
sources
subject
to
the
NSPS
are
achieving
the
standards.
The
respondent
is
also
required
to
maintain
records
on
a
calendar
quarter
basis
of
the
weight
of
hospital
waste
combusted,
the
weight
of
medical/
infectious
waste
combusted,
and
the
weight
of
all
other
fuels
combusted.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
This
rule
requires
affected
facilities
to
maintain
all
records,
including
reports
and
notifications
for
at
least
five
years.
This
is
consistent
with
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provision
to
the
rule.
EPA
believes
that
the
five
year
records
retention
requirement
is
consistent
the
Part
70
permit
program
and
the
five
year
statute
of
limitations
on
which
the
permit
program
is
based.
Also,
the
retention
of
records
for
five
years
would
allow
EPA
to
establish
a
source's
history
and
patterns
of
compliance
for
purposes
of
determining
the
appropriate
level
of
enforcement
action.
Historically,
EPA
has
found
that
the
most
flagrant
violators
frequently
have
violations
extending
beyond
the
five
year
statute
of
limitations.
Therefore,
EPA
would
be
prevented
from
pursuing
the
worst
violators
due
to
the
destruction
or
nonexistence
of
records
if
less
than
five
years
of
records
were
kept.

4(
b)(
i)
Data
Items
All
data
in
this
ICR
that
is
recorded
and/
or
reported
is
required
by
the
NSPS
for
HMIWIs,
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions.
7
A
source
must
make
the
following
records
and
reports:

Reporting
for
HMIWIs
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions
Regulation
Reference
General
Provision
Reference
Statement
of
intent
to
construct/
modify
60.58c(
a)

Notification
of
construction/
modification
60.58c(
a)
60.7(
a)

Notification
of
anticipated
startup
60.58c(
a)
60.7(
a)

Notification
of
actual
startup
60.7(
a)

Notification
of
type(
s)
of
waste
to
be
combusted
60.58c(
a)

Notification
of
HMIWI
capacity
60.58c(
a)

Documentation
produced
as
a
result
of
the
siting
requirements
60.58c(
a)

The
waste
reduction
plan
60.58c(
c)

Notification
of
initial
performance
tests
(
PM,
stack
opacity,
fugitive
ash
emissions,
dioxins/
furans,
HCl,
Cd,
Pb,
Hg)
60.58c(
c)
60.8(
d)

Notification
of
site­
specific
operating
parameters
or
changes
60.58c(
c)
60.7(
a)

Report
of
initial
performance
tests
(
PM,
stack
opacity,
fugitive
ash
emissions,
dioxins/
furans,
HCl,
Cd,
Pb,
Hg)
60.58c(
d)
60.8(
a)

Report
of
site­
specific
operating
parameters
60.58c(
d)

Annual
and
semi­
annual
report
of
emissions
or
operating
parameter
exceedances,
malfunctions,
and
periods
for
which
data
on
emissions/
operating
parameters
were
not
obtained
60.58c(
d)
60.58c(
e)
60.7(
c)

If
no
excess
emissions,
annual
report
stating
so
60.58c(
d)
60.7(
c)

Petition
for
site­
specific
operating
permits
(
if
applicable)
60.58c(
a)

Reasons
for
any
exceedances
60.58c(
b)

Report
of
results
of
annual
performance
test
60.58c(
d)

A
source
must
maintain
the
following
records:

Recordkeeping
for
HMIWIs
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions
Regulation
Reference
General
Provision
Reference
5­
year
retention
of
records
60.58c(
b)

Records
of
startup,
shutdown,
or
malfunction
60.7(
b)

Documentation
produced
as
a
result
of
siting
requirements
60.58c(
b)

Records
of
persons
completing
review
of
HMIWI
operating
manual
60.58c(
b)
8
Recordkeeping
for
HMIWIs
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
A
 
General
Provisions
Regulation
Reference
General
Provision
Reference
Records
of
operators
completing
operator
training
course
and
qualification
requirements
60.58c(
b)

Records
of
annual
testing
of
fugitives
ash
emissions
60.58c(
b)

Records
of
process
and
control
device
operating
parameters
60.58c(
b)
60.8(
f)

Records
of
emissions
or
operating
parameter
exceedances
and
periods
for
which
data
on
emissions/
operating
parameters
were
not
obtained
60.58c(
b)
60.8(
f)

Records
of
initial,
annual,
and
any
subsequent
performance
tests
60.58c(
b)
60.8(
f)

Records
of
calibration
of
any
monitoring
devices
60.58c(
b)

Records
of
types
and
amounts
of
materials
charged
for
co­
fired
combustors
and
for
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutical
waste
60.50c(
c)

4(
b)(
iii)
Respondent
Activities
Respondent
Activities
Read
instructions.

Install,
calibrate,
maintain,
and
operate
CMS
or
continuous
emission
monitoring
systems
for
continuously
measuring
and
recording
the
missions
of
pollutants
from
an
affected
facility
Perform
initial
performance
test
and
repeat
performance
tests
if
necessary
Write
the
notifications
and
reports
listed
above
Develop
site­
specific
operating
parameters
Develop
waste
reduction
plan
Enter
information
required
to
be
recorded
above
Submit
the
required
reports
developing,
acquiring,
installing,
and
utilizing
technology
and
systems
for
the
purpose
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information
Develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purpose
of
processing
and
maintaining
information
Develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purpose
of
disclosing
and
providing
information
9
Respondent
Activities
Adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements
Train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information
Transmit,
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information
5.
The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
EPA
conducts
the
following
activities
in
connection
with
the
acquisition,
analysis,
storage,
and
distribution
of
the
required
information:

Agency
Activities
Observe
initial
site­
specific
operating
parameters
and
performance
tests
and
repeat
performance
tests
if
necessary
Review
an
analyze
notifications
and
reports,
including
performance
test
reports,
and
excess
emissions
reports,
required
to
be
submitted
by
industry
Audit
facility
records
Input,
analyze,
and
maintain
data
in
the
Aerometric
Information
Retrieval
System
(
AIRS)
database.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
Information
collected
includes
the
following
one­
time­
only
activities
for
HMIWI:
(
1)
notification
of
construction,
modification,
or
reconstruction;
(
2)
notification
of
anticipated
startup;
(
3)
notification
of
actual
startup;
(
4)
notification
of
type(
s)
of
waste
to
be
combusted;
(
5)
initial
compliance
tests
and
reports;
(
6)
site­
specific
operating
parameter
demonstrations
and
reports;
(
7)
documentation
addressing
siting
requirements;
and
(
8)
documentation
addressing
the
waste
reduction
plan.
Information
collected
includes
the
following
one­
time­
only
activities
for
co­
fired
combustors
and
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutical
waste:
(
1)
notification
of
an
exemption
claim,
and
(
2)
an
estimate
of
the
relative
amounts
of
waste
and
other
fuels
to
be
combusted.
Following
notification
of
start­
up,
the
reviewing
authority
might
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.
10
For
HMIWI,
semi­
annual
compliance
reports
are
required
for
exceedances
of
emissions
or
operating
parameters
and
periods
when
data
on
emissions/
operating
parameters
were
not
obtained.
Semi­
annual
reports
are
to
be
submitted
no
later
than
60
days
following
the
reporting
period.
If
no
exceedances
occurred
within
a
year,
a
compliance
report
would
be
submitted
stating
so.
Data
obtained
during
visits
by
EPA
personnel
from
records
maintained
by
the
respondents
and
semi­
annual
reports
will
be
tabulated
and
published
for
internal
EPA
use
in
compliance
and
enforcement
programs.

Information
contained
in
the
reports
is
entered
into
AIRS
which
is
operated
and
maintained
by
EPA's
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards.
AIRS
is
EPA's
database
for
the
collection,
maintenance,
and
retrieval
of
compliance
and
annual
emission
inventory
data
for
over
100,000
industrial
and
government­
owned
facilities.
EPA
uses
AIRS
for
tracking
air
pollution
compliance
and
enforcement
by
state,
local,
and
tribal
regulatory
agencies,
and
EPA
Regional
Offices
and
Headquarters.
EPA
and
its
delegated
authorities
can
edit,
store,
retrieve
and
analyze
the
data.

The
records
required
by
this
regulation
must
be
retained
by
the
owner
or
operator
for
five
years.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
The
majority
of
affected
facilities
are
not
small
entities
or
small
businesses.
To
address
regulatory
burdens,
HMIWI
are
allowed
to
skip
annual
tests
and
reports
for
2­
year
periods
if
they
have
demonstrated
compliance
for
three
annual
tests
in
a
row.
In
addition,
the
standards
and
reporting
requirements
for
co­
fired
combustors
and
for
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutic
waste
are
less
restrictive
than
those
for
HMIWI.
For
example,
co­
fired
combustors
and
incinerators
burning
only
pathological,
low­
level
radioactive,
and/
or
chemotherapeutic
waste
are
not
required
to
conduct
performance
tests.

The
other
reporting
requirements
have
been
critically
reviewed
and
determined
to
be
necessary
for
enforcement
agencies
to
ascertain
compliance
with
the
standards.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
specific
frequency
for
each
information
collection
activity
within
this
request
is
shown
in
Table
1:
Industry
Burden.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
Table
1
documents
the
computation
of
individual
burdens
for
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
applicable
to
HMIWIs
under
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
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
11
mandatory.

EPA
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.

6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
The
average
annual
one­
time
and
recurrent
burden
to
industry
over
the
next
three
years
from
these
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
are
presented
in
Tables
1
and
2.
These
hours
are
based
on
EPA
studies
and
background
documents
from
the
development
of
the
standards
or
test
methods,
EPA
knowledge
and
experience
with
the
NSPS
program,
the
previously
approved
ICR,
and
any
comments
received.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
This
ICR
uses
the
following
labor
rates:
$
78.54
per
hour
for
executive,
administrative,
and
managerial
personnel,
$
55.34
per
hour
for
technical
personnel,
and
$
35.64
per
hour
for
clerical
personnel.
These
rates
are
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Commerce
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
March
2000,
"
Table
10.
Private
Industry,
by
Occupational
and
Industry
Group."
The
rates
are
from
column
1,
"
Total
Compensation."
The
wage
rate(
s)
have
been
increase
by
110%
to
account
for
the
benefit
packages
available
to
those
employed
by
private
industry.
Thus,
the
110%
is
based
upon
a
formula
of
($
37.40
+
110%)
or
$
78.54
per
hour
for
executive,
administrative,
and
managerial
personnel,
($
26.35
+
110%)
or
$
55.34
per
hour
for
technical
personnel,
and
($
16.97
+
110%)
or
$
35.64
per
hour
for
clerical
personnel.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital/
Startup
and
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
The
type
of
industry
costs
associated
with
the
information
collection
activity
in
the
standards
are
labor
and
continuous
monitoring
systems
for
operating
parameters.
The
capital
startup
costs
are
one
time
costs
when
a
facility
becomes
subject
to
the
standard.
The
annual
operation
and
maintenance
costs
are
the
on­
going
costs
to
maintain
the
monitor
and
other
costs
such
as
photcopying
and
postage.

(
iii)
Capital/
Startup
vs.
Operation
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs
The
total
capital/
startup
costs
for
this
ICR
are
$
2,377
for
1
new
startup
HMIWI.
This
is
the
total
of
column
D.
This
cost
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
letter
a.
The
numbers
in
block
14
of
the
OMB
83­
I
form
are
rounded
to
show
the
cost
in
thousands
of
dollars.

The
total
operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
for
this
ICR
are
$
17,241.
This
cost
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
letter
b.
The
numbers
in
block
14
of
the
OMB
83­
I
form
are
rounded
to
show
the
cost
in
thousands
of
dollars.
12
The
total
respondent
non­
labor
costs
have
been
calculated
as
the
addition
of
the
capital/
startup
costs,
and
the
annual
operation
and
maintenance
costs.
The
average
annual
cost
for
capital/
startup
and,
operation
and
maintenance
costs
to
industry
over
the
next
three
years
of
the
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
19,618
.
This
cost
is
rounded
to
the
thousands
of
dollars
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
c
(
Total
annualized
cost
requested).

These
costs
include
the
monitoring
equipment
necessary
to
monitor
the
following
parameters:
waste
charge
rate,
fabric
filter
inlet
temperature,
flue
gas
temperature,
secondary
chamber
temperature,
dioxin/
furan
sorbent
flow
rate,
HCl
sorbent
flow
rate,
Hg
sorbent
flow
rate,
pressure
drop
across
the
wet
scrubber,
scrubber
liquor
flow
rate,
and
scrubber
liquor
pH.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
The
only
costs
to
EPA
are
user
costs
associated
with
analysis
of
the
reported
information.
Publication
and
distribution
of
the
information
are
part
of
the
AIRS
program.
Examination
of
records
to
be
maintained
by
the
respondents
will
occur
as
part
of
the
periodic
inspection
of
sources,
which
is
part
of
EPA's
overall
compliance
and
enforcement
program.

The
average
annual
Agency
cost
during
the
3
years
of
the
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
14084
are
presented
in
Table
2.
This
cost
is
based
on
the
average
hourly
labor
rate
at
a
GS­
12,
Step
1,
times
a
1.6
benefits
multiplication
factor
to
account
for
government
overhead
expenses
for
a
total
of
$
36.98.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
Respondent
Universe
and
Responses:
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
and
Subpart
A
1.
Existing
sources
under
current
ICR
4
2.
New
sources
per
year
after
ICR
renewal
1
3.
Affected
sources
year
1
after
ICR
renewal
5
Sum
of
existing
sources
and
new
source
1
year
after
ICR
renewal
4.
Affected
sources
year
2
after
ICR
renewal
6
Sum
of
existing
sources
and
new
source
2
years
after
ICR
renewal
5.
Affected
sources
year
3
after
ICR
renewal
7
Sum
of
existing
sources
and
new
source
3
years
after
ICR
renewal
6.
Average
number
of
sources
with
recurrent
burden
after
ICR
renewal
6
Average
Sources
is
6
(
5
+
6
+
7)/
3
=
6)

7.
Total
annual
responses
based
on
startup
burden
25.2
Based
on
the
sum
of
the
number
of
occurrences
per
year
and
the
number
of
respondents
per
year
as
reflected
in
Column
I
in
Table
1.
a.

8.
Total
annual
responses
based
on
onetime
burden
2323.8
Based
on
the
sum
of
the
number
of
occurrences
per
year
and
the
number
of
respondents
per
year
as
reflected
in
Column
I
in
Table
1.
b.
13
9.
Total
annual
responses
based
on
startup
and
recurrent
burden
2349
Based
on
the
sum
of
the
number
of
occurrences
per
year
and
the
number
of
respondents
per
year
as
reflected
in
Column
I
in
Table
1.
a.
and
1.
b.

The
"
number
of
respondents"
is
6
as
averaged
over
a
three
year
period.
This
number
is
drawn
from
part
6
of
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Responses
table.
It
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13
a.

The
"
total
annual
responses"
is
2349.
This
number
is
drawn
from
part
6
of
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Responses
table.
It
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
13
b.

The
total
annual
capital
and
O&
M
costs
to
the
regulated
entity
are
$
19618.
This
number
is
shown
on
the
OMB
83­
I
form
in
block
14
c.
These
costs
are
detailed
in
section
6
d
(
iii)
Capital/
Start­
up
vs.
Operating
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
Burden
Hours
And
Cost
Tables
The
bottom
line
respondent
burden
hours
and
costs,
presented
in
Tables
1a
and
1b,
are
calculated
by
adding
person­
hours
per
year
down
each
column
for
technical,
management,
and
clerical
staff,
and
by
adding
down
the
cost
column.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
The
adjustment
total
annual
responses
is
due
to
a
re­
calculation
of
the
number
of
occurrences
per
year
and
the
number
of
affected
facilities
per
year.
This
ICR
assumes
that
each
occurrence
requires
a
separate
response
whereas
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
assumed
that
each
respondent
needed
to
submit
semi­
annual
report
covering
all
occurrences.
The
decrease
in
burden
from
the
most
recently
approved
ICR
is
due
to
an
adjustment
in
the
number
of
HMIWIs
affected
by
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec
based
upon
a
more
accurate
estimates
of
existing
and
anticipated
new
sources.
Upon
promulgation
of
the
rule
in
1997,
EPA
estimated
that
14
new
HMIWIs
would
become
subject
to
the
rule.
In
2000,
EPA
conducted
a
comprehensive
analysis
of
the
number
of
facilities
affected
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec.
This
analysis
indicated
that
only
4
HMIWIs
are
currently
subject
to
40
CFR
Part
60,
Subpart
Ec.
EPA
projects
that
the
number
of
affected
facilities
will
not
increase
significantly
over
the
next
three
years.
The
limited
growth
is
due
to
a
consolidation
of
HMIWIs,
as
well
as
an
effort
by
facilities
that
produce
material
that,
if
sent
to
an
incinerator
would
qualify
as
hospital/
medical/
infectious
waste)
to
segregate
out
the
waste.
Segregation
of
waste,
therefore,
reduces
the
need
for
HMIWs.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
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
14
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.

Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
the
Ms.
Sandy
Farmer,
Collection
Strategies
Division
(
Mail
Code
2822),
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460­
0001;
and
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.
Include
the
EPA
ICR
number
and
OMB
Control
Number
in
any
correspondence.

Part
B
of
the
Supporting
Statement
This
part
is
not
applicable
because
no
statistical
methods
were
used
in
collecting
this
information.