Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0086-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2015-09-15T04:00Z

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
	
NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal)

1.  Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a)  Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2027.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0516.

      1(b)  Short Characterization/Abstract

      The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) were proposed on August 8, 2001 (66  -  - FR 41729), promulgated on April 14, 2003 (68 FR 18062), and most-recently amended on April 20, 2006.  This subpart applies to each existing, new, or reconstructed affected source at facilities engaged in flexible polyurethane foam fabrication.  For the purpose of the rule, flexible polyurethane foam fabrication is further divided into the following two subcategories: 1) loop slitter adhesive use and; 2) flame lamination.  New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal.  This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM.

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

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      Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records.  All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority.    In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.
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      Over the next three years, approximately 17 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and 1 additional respondent per year will become subject to these same standards.  All existing respondents are flame lamination sources.  EPA anticipates that all new respondents will also be flame lamination sources.  No loop slitter facilities are currently subject.  EPA does not expect any loop slitter facilities to become subject to the regulation over the three-year ICR period.
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      The term "Affected Public" applies to flexible polyurethane foam fabrication facilities, all of which are both publicly-owned and -operated.  The Affected Public burden may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).  The burden to the Federal Government burden 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 Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).
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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, particulate matter (PM) emissions from flexible polyurethane foam fabrication facilities cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.  Therefore, the NESHAP were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM.
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      2(b)  Practical Utility/Users of the Data
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      The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standard ensures 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 in order to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with the emission standard.  Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard at all times.  During the performance test, a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.
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      The notifications required in the 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, that 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 MMMMM.
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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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      An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published in the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014.  No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register. 
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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 as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS).  ICIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities.
      Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided with an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with the standard when it was being developed and further amended, and the standard has been previously reviewed to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes.  For the current renewal, EPA contacted both the Polyurethane Foam Association, at (865) 657-9840, and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), at (202) 249-7000.  We did not receive comments from the consultation. 
      
      It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal as well as those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice.  
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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 the standards.  Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met.  If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the 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 the standard 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 flexible polyurethane foam fabrication facilities.  The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents affected by the standards is 3086, which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 326150 for "Urethane and Other Foam Products (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing."
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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 is recorded or reported is required by the NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM).
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      A source must make the following notifications:
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Notifications
Initial notifications
63.8816(a), 63.9(b)
Application for construction/reconstruction (note: new or reconstructed sources must instead submit this application in lieu of initial notifications)
63.8816(c), 63.9(b)(1)(iii)
Notification of performance test
63.8816(d), 63.7(b), 63.9(e)
Notification of compliance status
63.8816(e-h), 63.9(h)(2)(ii)
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      A source must make the following reports:
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Reports
Initial and subsequent semiannual compliance reports (flame lamination sources only)
63.8818(b)
Initial and subsequent annual compliance reports (loop slitter sources only)
63.8818(c)
Startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) report (flame lamination sources only)
63.8818(i), 63.6(e)(3), 63.10(d)(5)
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      A source must keep the following records:
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Recordkeeping
Record of all notifications and reports
63.8820(a)
Record of SSM, performance tests, operating parameters, and emissions deviations (flame lamination sources only)
63.8820(b)
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Record of adhesives used, adhesives suppliers, and Method 311 tests (loop slitter sources only)
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63.8820(c)
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Five-year records retention
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63.8822(b), 63.10(b)(1)
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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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            (ii)  Respondent Activities	
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Respondent Activities

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Familiarization with the regulatory requirements. 

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Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 311 test, 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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Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

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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 Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) and ECHO. 
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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 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.  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.  To the extent that larger businesses can use economies of scale to reduce their burden, the overall burden will be reduced.
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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 Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).
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6.  Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
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      Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR.  The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act.  Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified.  Responses to this information collection are mandatory.
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      The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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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 18,900 hours (Total Labor Hours from Table 1 below).  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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      This ICR uses the following labor rates: 
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            Managerial	$129.93 ($61.87 + 110%)   
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            Technical	$103.97 ($49.51 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$51.79 ($24.66 + 110%)
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These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2014, "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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             (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 are both labor costs, which are addressed elsewhere in this ICR, and the costs associated with continuous monitoring.  The capital/startup costs are one-time costs when a facility becomes subject to the regulation.  The annual operation and maintenance (O&M) costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor 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

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(A)
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Continuous Monitoring Device

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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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Annual O&M Costs for One Respondent

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(F)
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Number of Respondents  with O&M

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Total O&M,
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(E X F)

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Differential pressure, pH, liquid flow rate, data recorder
                                       
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$997
                                       
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$997
                                       
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17
                                       
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$28,458
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Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding 	
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      The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $997.  This is the total of column D in the above table. 
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      The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $28,500.  This is     the total of column G. 
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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 $29,500.  These are recordkeeping costs.
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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 $101,000.
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      This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

		Managerial	$62.90 (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 + 60%) 
		Technical	$46.67 (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 + 60%)
		Clerical	$25.25 (GS-6, Step 3, $15.78 + 60%)
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These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2014 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 Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).
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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 16 existing respondents will be subject to these standards.  It is also estimated that one additional respondent per year will become subject.  The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 17 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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Number of New Respondents [1]

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Number of Existing Respondents

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Number of Existing  Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports

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Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

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Number of Respondents
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15

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16

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16

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17

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17

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18

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16

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17
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      [1] New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed, and modified affected 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 17. 
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      The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:
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Total Annual Responses
                                       
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Information Collection Activity
                                       
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Number of Respondents
                                       
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Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports
                                       
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Total Annual  Responses
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E=(BxC)+D

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Initial notification

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1

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1

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0

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1

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Application for construction/reconstruction

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Notification of performance test

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1

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1

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0

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1

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Notification of compliance status

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1

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1

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1

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Initial compliance report:

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1

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Subsequent compliance reports:

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17

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34

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170

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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 209.
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      The total annual labor costs are $1,900,000.  Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).
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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 in Tables 1 and 2 below, respectively, and summarized below.  
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            (i) Respondent Tally
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      The total annual labor hours are 18,900 hours at a cost of $1,900,000.  Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).  
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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 public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 90 hours per response.
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      The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $29,500.  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 the next three years is estimated to be 2,210 labor hours at a cost of $101,000.  See below Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal).
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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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      There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens.  This burden increase is due to adjustments EPA has made to account for industry growth that has occurred since the ICR was last approved.  EPA has also updated corresponding labor costs to reflect current rates referenced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  EPA has similarly adjusted the Agency labor burden to reflect industry growth over the past three years and has updated labor costs to reflect rates referenced from the Office  of Personnel Management.
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      There is an increase in the total annual O&M cost as compared to the previous ICR.    The previous ICR's estimate only reflected those costs associated with new sources.  The resulting omission of O&M costs also incurred by existing sources resulted in a significant underestimation of the total cost.  EPA has thus reconciled the noted discrepancy and increased the total annual O&M cost accordingly.
      
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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 90 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 not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number.  The OMB Control Numbers for EPA regulations are listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0086.  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-OECA-2014-0086 and OMB Control Number 2060-0516 in any correspondence. 

Part B of the Supporting Statement

This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal)

Burden item
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per occurrence
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per respondent
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per respondent
per year (AxB)
                            Respondent
per year [a]
                                Technical hours
                                per year (CxD)
                               Management hours
                               per year (Ex0.05)
                       Clerical hours
per year
(Ex0.10)
                              Annual cost
($) [b]
1. Familiarization with regulatory requirements
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                         462.58
2. Gather information
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      17
                                      68
                                      3.4
                                      6.8
                                                                       7,863.89
3. Reports
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
 a. Initial notification
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                      0.1
                                      0.2
                                                                         231.29
 b. Application for construction/ reconstruction
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                      0.1
                                      0.2
                                                                         231.29
 c. Notification of performance test
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                      0.1
                                      0.2
                                                                         231.29
 d. Notification of compliance status
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                       2
                                                                       2,312.91
 e. Initial compliance report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
i. Flame lamination facilities
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                      0.4
                                      0.8
                                                                         925.16
ii. Loop slitter facilities
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
 f. Annual compliance report [c]
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
 g. Semiannual compliance report
                                       4
                                       2
                                       8
                                      17
                                      136
                                      6.8
                                     13.6
                                                                      15,727.79
 h. SSM report [d]
                                       2
                                      10
                                      20
                                      17
                                      340
                                      17
                                      34
                                                                      39,319.47
Reporting Subtotal
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      669
                                                                         67,306
3. Recordkeeping requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
 a. Plan activities
                                      10
                                       1
                                      10
                                       1
                                      10
                                      0.5
                                       1
                                                                       1,156.46
 b. Implement activities for flame lamination
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
i. Record SSM
                                       1
                                      100
                                      100
                                      17
                                     1,700
                                      85
                                      170
                                                                     196,597.35
ii. Conduct performance test [e]
                                      50
                                       1
                                      50
                                       1
                                      50
                                      2.5
                                       5
                                                                       5,782.28
iii. Record CPMS measurements
                                       2
                                      300
                                      600
                                      17
                                    10,200
                                      510
                                     1,020
                                                                    1,179,584.1
iv. CPMS calibration and maintenance [f]
                                       4
                                      50
                                      200
                                      17
                                     3,400
                                      170
                                      340
                                                                      393,194.7
 c. Implement activities for loop slitters
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
i. Record adhesives used and suppliers
                                       1
                                       1
                                       1
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
ii. Conduct Method 311 test
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
 d. Develop record system
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
i. SSM plan
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       2
                                       4
                                                                       4,625.82
ii. CPMS maintenance plan
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                       2
                                                                       2,312.91
 e. Time to train personnel
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
i. CPMS acquisition and installation
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                       2
                                                                       2,312.91
ii. CPMS inspection and monitoring
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                         462.58
 f. Store, file, and maintain all records [g]
                                       1
                                      12
                                      12
                                      17
                                      204
                                     10.2
                                     20.4
                                                                      23,591.68
 g. Retrieve records/reports [h]
                                       1
                                      12
                                      12
                                      17
                                      204
                                     10.2
                                     20.4
                                                                      23,591.68
Recordkeeping Subtotal
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                    18,229
                                                                      1,833,212
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED) 
                                    18,900
                                                                      1,900,000
TOTAL ANNUAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST (SEE SECTION 6(b)(iii))
                                                                         29,500
GRAND TOTAL (LABOR, CAPITAL, AND O&M)
                                                                      1,930,000
CPMS - Continuous Parameter Monitoring System
SSM - Startup, Malfunction, or Startup
Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding. 

Assumptions:
[a]  EPA estimates 16 existing sources will be subject to the standard.  One additional new source (flame lamination) will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
[b]  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $103.97 (technical), $129.93 (managerial), and $51.79 (clerical).  These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2014, "Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group."  The rates are from column 1, "Total compensation."  They have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
[c]  Applies to loop slitter adhesive facilities only.
[d]  EPA assumes each respondent will submit SSM reports ten times per year.
[e]  EPA assumes this activity also includes writing the site-specific test plan.
[f]  EPA assumes each respondent will implement CPMS calibration and maintenance activities 50 times per year.
g  EPA assumes each respondent will file and maintain records on a monthly basis.
[h]  EPA assumes each respondent will retrieve records/reports 12 times per year.
Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart MMMMM) (Renewal)

Burden item
                                       A
                                       B
                                       C
                                       D
                                       E
                                       F
                                       G
                                       H

                                  EPA
person-
                                  hours per 
                                  occurrence
                       Annual occurrences
per respondent
                   EPA
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)
                                    Annual 
                                 cost
($) [b]
Review initial notification
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                         209.36
Review application for construction/reconstruction
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                         209.36
Review notification of performance test
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                         209.36
Review notification of compliance status
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                       2
                                                                        1,046.8
Review initial compliance report
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
Flame lamination facilities
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                      20
                                       1
                                       2
                                                                        1,046.8
Loop slitter facilities
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
Review annual compliance report [c]
                                       1
                                       1
                                       1
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
Review semiannual compliance report
                                      15
                                       2
                                      30
                                      17
                                      510
                                     25.5
                                      51
                                                                       26,693.4
Review SSM report
                                       8
                                      10
                                      80
                                      17
                                     1,360
                                      68
                                      136
                                                                       71,182.4
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (ROUNDED)
                                     2,210
                                                                        101,000
 Note: Totals have been rounded to 3 significant digits. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding

Assumptions:
[a]  EPA estimates 16 existing sources will be subject to the standard.  One additional new source (flame lamination) will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
[b]  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $46.67 (technical), $62.90 (managerial), and $25.25 (clerical).  These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2014 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.
[c]  Applies to loop slitter adhesive facilities only.