1 SF 83 SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 40 CFR 60 Subpart SS New Source Performance Standard ( NSPS) for the Large Appliance Surface Coating Industry 1. Identification of the Information Collection 1( a) Title of the Information Collection ICR for NSPS, Subpart SS, Standards of Performance for the Large Appliance Surface Coating Industry.

1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract The NSPS for surface coating of large appliances were proposed on December 24, 1980 and promulgated on October 27, 1982. These standards apply to large appliance coating facilities commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after December 24, 1980.

Approximately 255 sources are currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated that an additional two 26 sources per year will become subject to the standard in the next three years.

Volatile Organic Compounds ( VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under this subpart, and this information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart SS.

Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make initial reports when a source becomes subject, conduct and report on a performance test, demonstrate and report on continuous monitor performance, and maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions are required. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to NSPS. The record 2 keeping and reporting requirements specific to large appliance surface coating operations are detailed in section 4( b) " Information Requested" of this supporting statement.

Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least 2 years following the date of such measurements,

maintenance reports, and records. The estimated total cost of this ICR will be $ 3,964,869 over the next three years ( including labor hours, operating & maintenance costs, and start up costs;

$ 1,321,623 per year x 3 years). 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 EPA Regional Office.

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

. . . 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)].

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 four years.

In addition, Section 114( a) States that:

. . . the Administrator may require any owner or operator subject to any requirement 3 of this Act to ( A) establish and maintain such records, ( B) make such reports, ( C)

install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods ( in accordance with such methods at such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe), and ( D) sample such emissions, ( E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical, ( F) submit compliance certifications, and ( G)

provide such other information as he may reasonably require.

In the Administrator's judgment, VOC emissions from surface coating of large appliances cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Therefore, NSPS were promulgated for this source category at 40 CFR Part ( 60 subpart SS.

2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data Surface coating of large appliances at facilities causes the emission of VOCs. The standards rely on the capture and/ or reduction of VOCs emissions by control technology. The control of emissions of VOCs from surface coating of large appliances requires not only the installation of properly designed equipment, but also the operation and maintenance of that equipment. The required notifications are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the standard. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the standard is being met and, if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are needed as these are the Agency's record of a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, and serve as a record of the operating conditions under which compliance was achieved. 4 The semiannual reports are used for problem identification, as a check on source operation and maintenance, and for compliance determinations. EPA reduced the reporting frequency for this information from quarterly to semiannually in a December 1990 Federal Register notice. The reduction in reporting frequency was respondent to the Office of Management and Budget's previous questions regarding the need for quarterly versus semiannual reporting. The information generated by the monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements described in this ICR is used by the Agency to ensure that facilities affected by the NSPS continue to operate the control equipment and achieve compliance with the regulation. Adequate monitoring, record keeping,

and reporting is necessary to ensure compliance with these standards, as required by the Clean Air Act. The information collected from record keeping and reporting requirements is also used for targeting inspections, and is of sufficient quality to be used as evidence in court.

3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria 3( a) Nonduplication The record keeping and reporting requested is required under 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart SS.

If the standard has not been delegated the information is sent to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. Otherwise, the information is sent directly to the delegated State or Local Agency. If a State or Local Agency has adopted their own similar regulation to implement the Federal Regulation, 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 Standard. Therefore, no duplication exists.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB An announcement of a public comment period for the renewal of this ICR was published 5 in the Federal Register on June 4, 1999, ( 64 FR 30011).

3( c) Consultations No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the required standards. Requirements for information gathering and record keeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the likelihood of detecting poor operation and maintenance of control equipment and noncompliance would decrease.

3( e) General Guidelines None of the reporting or record keeping requirements contained in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart SS or otherwise pertinent to this request violate any of the regulations established by OMB in 5 CFR 1320.6.

3( f) Confidentiality The required information consists of emissions data and other information that have been determined not to be private. However, 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 ( 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251,

September 20, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979).

3( g) Sensitive Questions 6 None of the reporting or record keeping requirements contained in 40 CFR Part Subpart SS or otherwise pertinent to this request contain sensitive questions.

4. The Respondents and the Information Requested 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes The respondents of the record keeping and reporting requirements are facilities which conduct surface coating of large appliances subject to NSPS Subpart SS ( SIC Codes 3631, 3632,

3633, and 3639) that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after December 24, 1980.

4( b) Information Requested ( I) Data Items All data in this ICR that is recorded and/ or reported is required by 40 CFR Part 60,

Subpart SS. Records are required to be retained for two years.

Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements Notification of construction/ reconstruction. 60.7( a)( 1)

Notification of anticipated startup. 60.7( a)( 2)

Notification of actual startup. 60.7( a)( 3)

Notification of a physical or operational change. 60.7( a)( 4)

Record startup, shutdown, malfunction of affected facility, control device, or CMS. 60.7( b)

Maintain a file of all measurements including the monitoring device, an performance testing measurements, and monitoring device calibrations, checks, adjustments and maintenance performed on these devices. 60.7( e)

Excess emissions report. 60.7( c), 60.455( b), 60.455( c)

Report on initial performance test results. 60.8( a), 60.455( a)

Maintain performance test records. 60.7( d) 7 Monthly performance test. 60.453( a)

Notification of initial performance test 60.8( d)

Maintain daily records of incinerator combustion temperature, or amounts of solvent recovered. 60.454 ( a) ( 3), 60.455( d)

Respondent Activities Read instructions.

Install, calibrate, maintain, and operate a device that continuously records the combustion temperature of any effluent gases incinerated to achieve compliance.

Perform initial performance test, and repeat performance tests.

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 the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of processing and maintaining information.

Develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of disclosing and providing information.

Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements.

Train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information.

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information 5. The Information Collected  Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management 5( a) Agency Activities EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage,

and distribution of the information required under 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart SS:

 Observes initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary 8  Reviews notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry  Audits facility records  Inputs, analyzes, and maintains data in the Aerometric Information Retrieval System ( AIRS) database.

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management Following notification of startup, the reviewing authority might inspect the source to determine whether the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated. Performance test reports are used by the Agency to discern a source's initial capability to comply with the emission standard, 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.

Information contained in the reports is entered into the AIRS database which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. AIRS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance and annual emission inventory data for over 100,000 industrial and government owned facilities. EPA uses AIRS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by Local and State regulatory agencies, and EPA Regional Offices and Headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data. The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner or operator for two years.

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility The record keeping and reporting requirements consider the capabilities and resources 9 available for small entities to complete and maintain the appropriate records. To the extent that these larger businesses can use economies of scale to help reduce the burden of the small entities in this industry, the overall burden will be reduced. Although the record keeping and reporting requirements are the same for small and larger businesses, the Agency considers these requirements the minimum needed to ensure compliance and, therefore, cannot reduce them further for small businesses.

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

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for each of the record keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry. 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 under 40 CFR Part 60, subpart SS. The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these record keeping and reporting requirements is estimated at 29,564 ( total from industry table  Table 1)

personhours These hours are based on Agency studies and background documents from the development of the standards or test methods, Agency knowledge and experience with the NSPS program, the previously approved ICR, and any comments received.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs 10 ( i) Estimating Labor Costs This ICR uses labor rates of $ 23.80 from the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 1998, Table 2: Employment Costs for Civilian Workers by Occupational and Industry Group. The rates are from column 1: Total compensation. The record keeping and reporting requirements in NSPS subpart SS were designed to be performed by technical staff.

( ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs The type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the standards are labor and CEMS. The capital start up costs are one time costs when a facility becomes subject to the standard. The capital start up costs for this regulation are $ 83,000. The annual operations and maintenance costs are $ 535,000. This is based on 294 respondents multiplied by $ 1,820 for upkeep of the monitoring device. The total respondent costs have been calculated on the addition of the capital start up costs and the annual operations and maintenance costs. The average annual burden for capital and operations and maintenance costs to industry over the next three years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 618,000.

( iii) Capital/ Start up vs. Operating and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs Monitoring device annual O& M costs ($) Continuous monitor For 1 unit = $ 1,820 for control device or temperature or feed rate monitor 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost The only Federal costs are user costs associated with analysis of the reported information.

Publication and distribution of the information are part of the AIRS program. Examination of records to be maintained by the respondents will occur as part of the periodic inspection of 11 sources, which is part of EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program.

The average annual Federal Government cost during the 3 years of the ICR is estimated to be $ 98,970 ( from table 2). This cost is based on an average wage of a GS10 step 1 employee rate. Details upon which this estimate is based appear in Table 1: Agency Burden.

6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs The number of existing sources subject to NSPS Subpart SS, Surface Coating of Large appliances is 255. Twenty six new sources per year are expected to become subject to the regulation in the next three years. The total annual labor costs are $ 703,623 and total annual capital and O& M costs to the regulated entity are $ 618,000. Details upon which this estimate is based, appear in Tables 1 and 2.

6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours And Cost Tables Please see the attached tables ( Table 1, and Table 2).

6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden The burden hour estimate increased from the most recently approved ICR. This is due to a more accurate estimate of reporting hours required. Also, there is a decrease in the total industry cost estimate due to the use of a more accurate labor cost rate.

6( g) Burden Statement Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology 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 12 information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, OP Regulatory Information Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ( 2137), 401 M St., S. W., Washington, D. C.

20460; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Include the EPA ICR number ( 0659.08) and OMB control number ( 2060 0108) in any correspondence.

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


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