                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
	
NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60,  Subpart TTT) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60,           Subpart TTT) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1093.13, OMB Control Number 2060-0162. 

      1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

      The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts    for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60 Subpart TTT) were proposed on January 8, 1986; promulgated on January 29, 1988; and amended on October 17, 2000. These regulations apply  to new facilities that perform industrial surface coating operations on plastic parts for use in the manufacture of business machines: each spray booth that applies prime coats, color coats, texture coats or touch-up coats. New facilities include those that either commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT.

      In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction 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 NSPS.

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      Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file containing these documents and retain the file for at least two years following the generation date of such maintenance reports and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority.     If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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      The "Affected Public" are owners or operators of facilities that conduct industrial surface coating of plastic parts for use in business machines constructed, modified, or reconstructed after January 8, 1986. The "burden" to the Affected Public may be found at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (Renewal).  The "burden" to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors and may be found at the end of this document in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (Renewal). There are approximately 10 facilities. None of these facilities in the United States are owned by either state, local, tribal entities or the Federal government. They are all owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. We assume that they will all respond to EPA inquiries.
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       Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facilities at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site).
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      Over the next three years, approximately 10 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards. 
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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 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended, to establish standards of performance for new stationary sources that reflect: 
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            . . . application of the best technological system of continuous emissions reduction which (taking into consideration the cost of achieving such emissions reduction, or any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated. Section 111(a)(l).
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      The Agency refers to this charge as selecting the best demonstrated technology (BDT). Section 111 also requires that the Administrator review and, if appropriate, revise such standards every eight years.
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      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, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from surface coating of plastic parts either cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and/or welfare. Therefore, the NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT.
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      2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data
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      The recordkeeping and reporting requirements in the standards ensure compliance with the applicable regulations which were promulgated in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The collected information is also used for targeting inspections and as evidence in legal proceedings.
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      Performance tests are required in order to determine an affected facility's initial capability to comply with these emission standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with these same standards at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor. 
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      The notifications required in the standards are used to inform either the Agency or its delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of these regulations.   The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices   are properly installed and operated, 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 quarterly and 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 60, Subpart TTT.
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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 (86 FR 8634) on February 8, 2021. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register for this renewal.
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      3(c) Consultations
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      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 these standards, 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. The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency's internal industry experts. Approximately 10 respondents will be subject to these standards over the three-year period covered by this ICR.

      Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with these standards as they were being developed and that these standards have been reviewed previously to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes. In developing this ICR, we contacted both the Chemical Coaters Association International, at (859) 356-0908, and The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI),      at (202) 974-5200.

      It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal, as well as for those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice. In this case, no comments were received. 
      
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      3(d) Effects of Less-Frequent Collection
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      Less-frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet these standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices   are applied and 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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      3(f) Confidentiality
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      Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
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      3(g) Sensitive Questions
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      The reporting or recordkeeping requirements in these standards do not include sensitive questions.
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4. The Respondents and the Information Requested
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      4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes
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      The respondents to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements are facilities that conduct surface coating of plastic parts. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the respondents affected by the standard, and the corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are listed in the table below: 
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Standard (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT)
                                       
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SIC Codes
                                       
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NAICS Codes
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Paint and Coating Manufacturing
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2851
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325510
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Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
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3471
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332813
Office Supplies (except Paper) Manufacturing
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3579
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339940
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
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3579
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334519
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
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3578, 3579
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333318
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Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
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3661
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334210
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Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
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3661
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334418
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Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing
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3861
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333316
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Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing
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3861
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325992
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Computer Storage Devices Manufacturing
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3572
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334112
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      4(b) Information Requested
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            (i) Data Items
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      In this ICR, all the data that are recorded or reported is required by the NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT)
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      A source must make the following reports:
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Notifications
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Notification of construction/reconstruction
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§60.7(a)(1)
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Notification of actual startup
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§60.7(a)(3)
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Initial performance test results
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§§60.8(a), 60.724(a)
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Initial performance test
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§60.8(d)
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Notification of physical or operational change
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Reports
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Statement of compliance (semiannual)
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§60.724(b)(2)
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Excess emissions/noncompliance (quarterly)
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§60.724(b)(1)
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      A source must keep the following records:
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Recordkeeping
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Startups, shutdowns, malfunctions, periods where the continuous monitoring system is inoperative 
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§60.7(b)
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Monthly performance test measures and calculations 
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§60.724(a)
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Records are required to be retained for two years. These records must be kept onsite.
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§60.724(d)
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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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      Electronic copies of records may also be maintained in order to satisfy federal recordkeeping requirements. For additional information on the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for CEDRI and ERT for this rule, see: https://www.epa.gov/electronic-reporting-air-emissions/paperwork-reduction-act-pra-cedri-and-ert. 
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            (ii) Respondent Activities
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                             Respondent Activities
Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.
Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for opacity, or for pressure drop and liquid supply pressure for control device.
Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 24 test, and repeat performance tests if necessary.
Write the notifications and reports listed above.
Enter information required to be recorded above.
Submit the required reports developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for collecting, validating, and verifying information.
Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for processing and maintaining information.
Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for disclosing and providing information.
Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.
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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      The EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information:
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                               Agency Activities
Review 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 Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) and ICIS.
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      5(b) Collection Methodology and Management
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      Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority could inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standards and note the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. Data and records maintained by the respondents are tabulated and published for use in compliance and enforcement programs. The semiannual and quarterly 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. The EPA uses ICIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices, and EPA headquarters. The 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 two years.
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      5(c) Small Entity Flexibility
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      The majority of the respondents are small entities (i.e., small businesses). However, the impact on small entities 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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      The number of small entities potentially subject to the requirements of this information collection request is estimated to be 90 percent of the respondent universe, or 9 plants from a total of 10 respondents. This estimate is based on the percent of plants in this industry that were classified as small plants during the development of this rule.
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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 at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (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 neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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      6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
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      The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these recordkeeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 992 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 NSPS 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	$153.55 ($73.12 + 110%) 
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            Technical	$122.20 ($58.19 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$61.51 ($29.29 + 110%)
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      These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2021, "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 standards 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 costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitor(s) and other costs such as photocopying and postage.
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            (iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
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      The only type of industry costs associate with the information collection activity in the regulations are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs in this ICR.
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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. The EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes such activities   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 $3,700. 
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      This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as follows:

		Managerial	$69.04 (GS-13, Step 5, $43.15 + 60%)
		Technical	$51.23 (GS-12, Step 1, $32.02 + 60%)
		Clerical	$27.73 (GS-6, Step 3, $17.33 + 60%)
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      These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2021 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of pay. The rates have been increased by 60 percent to account for the benefit packages available to Federal government employees. Details upon which this estimate is based appear at the end of this document in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (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 10 existing respondents will be subject to these standards. It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standards. The overall average number of respondents, as shown in the table below, is 10 per year. 
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      The number of respondents is calculated using the following table that addresses the three years covered by this ICR: 
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Number of Respondents

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Respondents That Submit Reports

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Respondents That Do Not Submit Any Reports

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Year

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(A)
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Number of New Respondents [1]

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(B)
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Number of Existing Respondents

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

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(D)
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Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

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Number of Respondents
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1
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10
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10
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10
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10
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3
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10
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10
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Average
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10
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0
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10
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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 10. 
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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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(A)
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Information Collection Activity
                                       
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(B)
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Number of Respondents
                                       
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Number of Responses
                                       
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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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Notification of construction/ reconstruction
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0
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1
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Notification of actual startup
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Notification of initial performance test
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0
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1
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0
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0
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Report of performance test
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1
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0
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0
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Quarterly report of noncompliance
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2
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4
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0
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8
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Semiannual report of compliance
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10
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2
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0
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20
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Total (rounded)
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28
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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 28.
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      The total annual labor costs are $117,000. Details regarding these estimates may be found at the end of this document in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (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 at the end of this document in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, and summarized below. 
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            (i) Respondent Tally
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      The total annual labor hours are 992. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (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 35 hours per response.
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      The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $0. The cost calculations are detailed in Section 6(b)(iii), Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs.
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            (ii) The Agency Tally
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      The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 74 labor hours at a cost of $3,700; see below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TTT) (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 no change in burden from the most-recently approved ICR as currently-  identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations:          1) the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and 2) the growth rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. There is a slight increase in costs, which is wholly due to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR uses labor rates from the most- recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report (March 2021) to calculate respondent burden costs.
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      6(g) Burden Statement
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      The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 35 hours per response. `Burden' means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information either to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information; processing and maintaining information; and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
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      An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,   a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for EPA regulations are listed at 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0661. An electronic version of the public docket is available at https://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. Due to COVID-19 precautions, entry to the Reading Room is available by appointment only. Please contact personnel in the Reading Room to schedule an appointment. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the docket center is (202) 566-1752. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0661 and OMB Control Number 2060-0162 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/NSPS for ICR Title (40 CFR Part X, Subpart Y) (Renewal)
 
REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT
   (A)            Respondent Hours per Occurrence  (Technical hours)        
(B)        Number of Occurrences per Respondent per Year                        
   (C)               Hours per Respondent per Year        (A x B)          
       (D)          Number of Respondents per Year[a]                  
     (E)            Technical Hours per Year               (C x D)        
 (F)            Management Hours per Year                  (E x 0.05)        
  (G)            Clerical Hours per Year                   (E x 0.1)        
                       Total Labor Costs per Year[b]                                 
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APPLICATIONS
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SURVEY AND STUDIES
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
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Familiarization with regulatory requirements [c]
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Required Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                              
                                       
                                       
 
Initial Performance Tests[d]
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                                                                            $0 
                                       
                                       
 
Demonstration of CMS
                                      N/A
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                                                              
 
Repeat of Performance Tests[e]
                                     2.61
                                      0.2
                                     0.52
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
                                                                              
 
Method 24 Testing[f,g]
                                     78.26
                                       4
                                    313.04
                                     0.01
                                     3.13
                                     0.16
                                     0.31
                                                                       $425.82 
                                       
                                      c.
Create Information
                                    See 3b
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      d.
Gather Existing Information
                                    See 3e
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      e.
Write Report
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
 
 
Notification of Construction/Reconstruction[h]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
 
 
Notification of Actual Startup[h]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
 
 
Notification of Initial Performance Test[h]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
 
 
Report of Performance Test
                                     5.22
                                       1
                                     5.22
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
 
 
Quarterly Report of Noncompliance[i]
                                     13.91
                                       4
                                     55.64
                                       2
                                    111.28
                                     5.56
                                     11.13
                                                                    $15,137.25 
                                       
 
 
Semiannual Report of Compliance[j]
                                     0.43
                                       2
                                     0.86
                                      10
                                     8.60
                                     0.43
                                     0.86
                                                                     $1,169.85 
 
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      151
                                                                       $17,916 
                                      4.
RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      a.
Read Instructions
                                    See 3a
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      b.
Plan Activities
                                    See 3b
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      c.
Implement Activities
                                    See 3b
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      d.
Develop Record System
                                     0.87
                                       1
                                     0.87
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
                                      e.
Time to Enter Information
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
 
 
Record of monthly performance tests[a,k]
                                     6.09
                                      12
                                     73.08
                                      10
                                    730.80
                                     36.54
                                     73.08
                                                                    $99,409.63 
                                       
                                      f.
Train Personnel
                                      N/A
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
                                      g.
Audits
                                      N/A
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
 
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      840
                                                                       $99,410 
Total Labor Burden and Costs (rounded)[l]
 
                                       
 
 
                                      992
                                                                      $117,000 
Total Capital and O&M Costs (rounded)[l]
 
                                       
 
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                            $0 
Grand Total (rounded)[l]
 
                                       
 
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                      $117,000 
                                                                               











Assumptions








[a]  We have assumed that the average number of sources that will be subject to the standard will be 10.  There will be no additional new sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
b  This ICR uses the following labor rates: $153.33  (Managerial), $122.20 (Technical), and $61.51 (Clerical). These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2021, "Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group", 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.
[c] We have assumed that it will take 1 hour for existing respondents to refamiliarize themselves with rule requirements. 
d  We have assumed that it will take each respondent 2.61 hours once per year to complete the initial performance tests. 



e  We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents will have to repeat performance tests due to failure.




f  We have assumed that it will take 78.26 hours to perform Method 24 testing.  This testing is performed on the coatings used by the respondents and is generally done by the coating manufacturers, who will then provide the test result to the respondents.
[g] We have assumed that 0.1 percent of respondents must generate Method 24 test data for coating usage four times per year due to modification.

[h]  We have assumed that it will take 1.74 hours once per year to complete notification reports.

[i]  We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents (0.20*10=2 facilities) will exceed the emission standard at least once in each quarterly reporting period; therefore, an average of two facilities will be required to write the quarterly excess emission report four times per year.We have assumed that it will take 13.91 hours to write each quarterly report of noncompliance.
[j]  We have assumed that each respondent will take 0.43 hours two times per year to write the semiannual report of compliance.


[k] Hours required to record monthly performance tests are 6.09.






[l] Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures.  Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.




Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP/NSPS for ICR Title (40 CFR Part X, Subpart Y) (Renewal)
REPORTING/RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT
      (A)            EPA Hours per Occurrence  (Technical hours)        
             (B)        Number of Occurrences per Plant per Year 
         (C)               EPA Hours per Year        (A x B)          
               (D)          Plants per Year[a]                  
    (E)            Technical Hours per Year                (C x D)        
 (F)            Management Hours per Year                   (E x 0.05)        
   (G)            Clerical Hours per Year                  (E x 0.1)        
                          Costs per Year[b]                                 
Observe Initial Performance Tests[c]
                                     2.61
                                       1
                                     2.61
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
Observe Repeat of Initial Performance Test[d]
                                     2.61
                                      0.2
                                     0.52
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
Review Reports 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                              
                                       
Notification of Construction[e]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
Notification of Initial Startup[e]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
                                       
Notification of Actual Startup[e]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
 
Notification of Initial Test[e]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0 
 
Review Test Results[e]
                                     1.74
                                       1
                                     1.74
                                     0.01
                                     0.017
                                     0.001
                                     0.002
                                                                            $1 
 
Quarterly Reports of Noncompliance[f]
                                     6.96
                                       4
                                     27.83
                                       2
                                     55.65
                                     2.78
                                     5.57
                                                                     $3,197.49 
 
Semiannual Reports of Compliance[g]
                                     0.43
                                       2
                                     0.87
                                      10
                                     8.70
                                     0.43
                                     0.87
                                                                       $499.61 
Total Annual Burden and Costs (rounded)[h]
                                       
 
                                       
                                       
                                      74
                                                                        $3,700 
Assumptions








[a]  We have assumed that the average number of sources that will be subject to the standard will be 10.  There will be no additional new sources per year that will become subject to the rule over the three-year period of this ICR.
[b]  This ICR uses the following average hourly labor rates: $69.04 Managerial (GS-13, Step 5%), $51.23 Technical (GS-12, Step 1), and $27.73 Clerical (GS-6, Step 3). These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2018 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]  We have assumed that it will take 2.61 hours once per year to complete initial performance test.




[d]  We have assumed that it will take 2.61 hours 0.2 times per year to repeat performance test.





[e]  We have assumed that it will take 1.74 hours once per year to review notification and review test results.




[f]  We have assumed that 20 percent of facilities will take 6.96 hours four times per year to report noncompliance.



[g]  We have assumed that each facility will take 0.43 hours two times per year to report semiannual compliance.



[h] Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures.  Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.





