                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
	
NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal) 

1.  Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a)  Title of the Information Collection

NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1850.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0476. 

      1(b)  Short Characterization/Abstract		

      The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Primary Copper Smelters were proposed on April 20, 1998 and June 26, 2000, and promulgated on June 12, 2002.  These regulations were most recently modified on April 20, 2006. These regulations apply to existing and new affected sources at primary copper smelter facilities; the affected sources include copper concentrate dryer, smelting furnace, slag cleaning vessel, copper converter department, and the entire group of fugitive emission sources.  Owners and operators of a primary copper smelter are subject to the regulation only if it is a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or has the potential to emit any single HAP at the rate of 10 tons or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 25 tons or more per year.  New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal.  This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ.

      In general, all NESHAP 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 NESHAP.

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      There are approximately three primary copper smelter plants in the United States which are owned and operated by the copper smelter industry.  All three are owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. Over the next three years, an average of three respondents per year will be subject to standard and will be subject to 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.  No additional respondents per year will become subject to the standard. 
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      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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office. 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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      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, HAP emissions from primary copper smelters 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 QQQ.
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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 where 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 standards. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the 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 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, leaks are being detected and repaired, and 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.  Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria
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      The requested recordkeeping and reporting are required under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ.
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      3(a)  Nonduplication
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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, no duplication exists.
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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

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      The Agency's industry experts have been consulted, and the Agency's internal data sources and projections of industry growth over the next three years have been considered.  The primary source of information as reported by industry in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS). The database is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance which is used for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of all compliance data.  The growth rate for the industry is based on our consultations with the Agency's internal industry experts. 

      Industry trade associations and other interested parties were provided an opportunity to comment on the burden associated with the standard as it was being developed and the standard has been previously reviewed to determine the minimum information needed for compliance purposes. In developing this ICR, we contacted both the United States Geological Survey at (703) 648-4978 and the American Copper Council at (212) 945-4990.
      
      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.  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 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 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 (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 primary copper smelters.  The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the respondents affected by the standards is SIC 3331 which corresponds to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 331411 for Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper.  
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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 Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ).
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      A source must make the following reports:
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Notifications
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Initial notification
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63.1454(a), 63.9(b)
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Notification of performance test
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63.1454(d), 63.7, 63.9(e)
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Notification of compliance status
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63.1454(e), 63.9(h)
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Reports
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Performance test reports
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63.1454(a), 63.10(d)
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Semiannual summary reports
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63.1454(b), 63.10(e)
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      A source must keep the following records:
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Recordkeeping
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Records of startup, shutdown, and malfunctions
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63.1456(a)(2), 63.1454(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Records of air pollution control equipment maintenance, malfunctions, and corrective actions
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63.1456(c), 63.1454(c), 63.10(b)(1)
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Records of performance tests and other supporting documentation used to demonstrate compliance with relevant standards under the rule
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63.1456(a)(5), 63.1450(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Records of monthly capture system visual inspection
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63.1450(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Records of converter capture system operating parameter monitoring system performance, calibration, and maintenance
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63.1450(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Records of control device operating parameter monitoring system performance, calibration, and maintenance
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63.1450(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Records of control device or converter capture system operating parameter deviations
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63.1450(c), 63.10(b)(2)
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Copy of site-specific air pollution equipment startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan
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63.1450(c), 63.6(e)(3)
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Copy of site-specific smelter fugitive dust control plan
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63.1448(a)
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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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      Also, regulatory agencies in cooperation with the respondents continue to create reporting systems to transmit data electronically.  However, electronic reporting systems are still not widely used.  At this time, it is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting.
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            (ii)  Respondent Activities	
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Respondent Activities

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Read instructions.

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Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate CMS for opacity, or for pressure drop and liquid supply pressure for control device.  

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Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 1, 2F, 2G, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 5D, 17, 29 tests, 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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      Currently sources are using monitoring and reporting equipment that provide parameter data in an automated way e.g., continuous parameter monitoring system.  Although personnel at the source still need to evaluate the data, this type of monitoring equipment has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping. 
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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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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 the Online Tracking Information System (OTIS). 
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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, 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 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 entered into OTIS which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance.  OTIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for approximately 125,000 industrial and government-owned facilities.  EPA uses the OTIS 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. 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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      A majority of the 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 in below Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (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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      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 9,380 (Total Labor Hours from Table 1).   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	$128.02 ($60.98 + 110%)   
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            Technical	$101.05 ($48.12 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$51.37 ($24.46 + 110%)
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These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 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 costs are the ongoing costs to maintain the monitors 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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(E)
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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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(G)
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Total O&M,
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(E X F)
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Monitoring control device 
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$2,800
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0
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$0
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$1,540
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3
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$4,620
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Monitoring converter hood
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$10,800
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0
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$0
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$1,200
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3
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$3,600
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$0
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$8,220
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      The total capital/startup costs for this ICR are $0.  This is the total of column D in the above table.  The total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs for this ICR are $8,220.  This is the total of column G. 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 $8,220. 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 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. The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $2,512.  
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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 Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (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 3 existing respondents will be subject to the standard.  It is estimated that no additional respondents per year will become subject. 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[2]

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(E)
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Number of Respondents
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(E=A+B+C-D)

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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3

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2
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3

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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3

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Average
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0
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3
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0
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0
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3
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      [1] New respondents include sources with constructed, reconstructed and modified affected facilities.
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      2 Column D is subtracted to avoid double-counting respondents. 
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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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(C)
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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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Initial notification
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3
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0
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N/A
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0
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Notification of performance test
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3
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5.5
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N/A
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16.5
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Initial compliance determination
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3
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1
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N/A
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3
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Performance test reports
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3
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5.5
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N/A
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16.5
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Semiannual summary reports
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3
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2
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N/A
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6
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Total
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42
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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 42.  
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      The total annual labor costs are $918,324.  Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (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, respectively, and summarized below.  
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            (i) Respondent Tally
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      The total annual labor hours are 9,380.  Details regarding these estimates may be found in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal).
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      Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 223 hours per response.
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      The total annual capital/startup and O&M costs to the regulated entity are $8,220.  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 55 labor hours at a cost of $2,512.  See Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal).
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      6(f)  Reasons for Change in Burden
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      There is an increase of 543 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This change in hours is due to the removal of burden for submitting initial notifications, which are not required for existing sources, and the addition of managerial and clerical staff that are now involved in recordkeeping activities.
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      There is also a small adjustment increase in EPA burden costs due to the use of more updated labor rates.  
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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 223 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-2014-0067.  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), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.  The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the docket center is (202) 566-1927.  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-2014-0067 and OMB Control Number 2060-0476 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 Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal)

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                  No. of occurrences per respondent per year
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                 Person hours per respondent per year (C=AxB)
                         (D) Respondents per year  [a]
                 (E) Technical person- hours per year (E=CxD)
                 (F) Management person hours per year (Ex0.05)
                  (G) Clerical person hours per year (Ex0.1)
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                             Total Cost per year b
1.  Applications
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2.  Survey and Studies
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3.  Reporting requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
     A.  Read instructions 
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                                       1
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     B.  Required activities
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
        Conduct PM 
       performance test [c]
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                                      4.5
                                      540
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                                     1,620
                                      81
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        Conduct copper converter 
        building performance test [d]
                                      240
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                                      240
                                       3
                                      720
                                      36
                                      72
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     C.  Create information
                                See 3B & 4E
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
     D.  Gather existing information
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     E.  Write Report
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
         Initial notification
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                                       1
                                       8
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                                       0
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                                       0
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         Notification of performance test
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                                      5.5
                                      11
                                       3
                                      33
                                     1.65
                                      3.3
                                                                      $3,715.40
         Initial compliance determination
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       3
                                      120
                                       6
                                      12
                                                                     $13,510.56
         Performance test reports [e]
                                      80
                                      5.5
                                      440
                                       3
                                     1,320
                                      66
                                      132
                                                                    $148,616.16
         Summary report [f]
                                      40
                                       2
                                      80
                                       3
                                      240
                                      12
                                      24
                                                                     $27,021.12
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements
                                     4,661
                                                                    $456,319.16
4.  Recordkeeping requirements
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
     A.  Read instructions 
                                      40
                                       1
                                      40
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
     B.  Plan activities
                                      100
                                       1
                                      100
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
     C.  Implement Activities 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
      i.  Prepare startup, shutdown, 
          malfunction plan 
                                      80
                                       1
                                      80
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
     ii.  Copper concentrate dryer
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
              Monitor control device 
             parameters g 
                                      0.5
                                      365
                                     182.5
                                       3
                                     547.5
                                     27.38
                                     54.75
                                                                     $61,641.93
    iii.  Smelting vessel
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
             Inspect tapping hood system [h]
                                       4
                                      12
                                      48
                                       3
                                      144
                                      7.2
                                     14.4
                                                                     $16,212.67
             Monitor control device 
             parameters [g]
                                      0.5
                                      365
                                     182.5
                                       3
                                     547.5
                                     27.38
                                     54.75
                                                                     $61,641.93
    iv.  Slag cleaning vessel
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
             Inspect tapping hood system [i]
                                       4
                                      12
                                      48
                                       1
                                      48
                                      2.4
                                      4.8
                                                                      $5,404.22
             Monitor control device 
             parameters [i, g]
                                      0.5
                                      365
                                     182.5
                                       1
                                     182.5
                                     9.13
                                     18.25
                                                                     $20,547.31
     v.  Batch copper converters
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                                                               
             Inspect converter hood system
                                       4
                                      12
                                      48
                                       3
                                      144
                                      7.2
                                     14.4
                                                                     $16,212.67
             Monitor hood system 
            ventilation parameters [g]
                                      0.5
                                      365
                                     182.5
                                       3
                                     547.5
                                     27.38
                                     54.75
                                                                     $61,641.93
             Monitor control device 
             parameters [g]
                                      0.5
                                      365
                                     182.5
                                       3
                                     547.5
                                     27.38
                                     54.75
                                                                     $61,641.93
    vi.  Prepare fugitive dust control 
           plan
                                      100
                                       1
                                      100
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
    D.  Develop record system
                                      100
                                       1
                                      100
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                              0
    E.  Time to enter information [j]
                                       1
                                      365
                                      365
                                       3
                                   1,095.00
                                     54.75
                                     109.5
                                                                    $123,283.86
    F.  Time to train personnel [k]
                                      100
                                       1
                                      100
                                       3
                                      300
                                      15
                                      30
                                                                     $33,776.40
Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements
                                     4,719
                                                                    $462,004.86
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST
                                     9,380
                                                                       $918,324





Assumptions:
[a]  We have assumed that there are approximately three sources that are subject to the standard, with no new additional sources expected over the next three years.
  b  This ICR uses the following labor rates:  $128.02 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $101.05 per hour for Technical labor, and $51.37 per hour for Clerical labor.  These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 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.
[c]  We have assumed that each of the three respondents will take 120 hours, 4.5 times per year to conduct performance tests for PM as required under 40 CFR 63.1453.
[d]  We have assumed that each of the three respondents will take 240 hours to conduct copper converter building performance test once per year.
[e]  We have assumed that each respondents will take eighty hours, 5.5 times per year to complete a performance test report.
[f]  We have assumed that it will take each respondent forty hours to write summary report two times per year.
[g]  Recordkeeping requirements are required daily on all monitor control device parameters.
h  We have assumed that inspections on all tapping hood systems are done on a monthly basis.
i  We have assumed that one of the three existing sources will be equipped with a slag cleaning vessel.
j  Each respondent is required to record information on a daily basis.
[k]  We have assumed that it will take each of the respondent 100 hours to train personnel once a year.

Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart QQQ) (Renewal)

                                   Activity
                                     (A) 
                       EPA person- hours per occurrence
                                      (B)
                     No. of occurrences per plant per year
                                     (C) 
                  EPA person- hours per plant per year (AxB)
                                     (D) 
                             Plants per year  [a]
                                     (E) 
                    Technical person- hours per year (CxD)
                 (F) Management person-hours per year (Ex0.05)
                  (G) Clerical person-hours per year (Ex0.1)
                                     (H) 
                                  Cost, $ [b]
Activity
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
Review reports
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
   a.  Report of no deviations 
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
   b.  Report of deviations 
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
   c.  Report of SSM
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
   d.  Reports of equipment leaks 
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
   e.  Report on wastewater [c] 
                                       8
                                       2
                                      16
                                       3
                                      48
                                      2.4
                                      4.8
                                                                      $2,512.32
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST
                                      55
                                    $2,512


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	Assumptions:
    a  We have assumed that there are approximately three sources that are subject to the standard, with no new additional sources expected over the next three years.
     [b] This cost is based on the following labor rates which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $62.90 Managerial rate (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 x 1.6), $46.67 Technical rate (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 x 1.6), and $25.25 Clerical rate (GS-6, Step 3, $15.78 x 1.6).  These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2014 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay.
     [c]  It is assumed that all of the three respondents will each take 8 hours to review reports on wastewater on a semiannual basis.

