[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31127-31128]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13763]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-86183; File No. SR-EMERALD-2019-19]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Emerald, LLC; Order Approving
a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 515A Concerning the PRIME
Price Improvement and Solicitation Mechanisms and Rules 516 and 517
Regarding Post-Only Orders and Post-Only Quotes

June 24, 2019.

I. Introduction

    On April 29, 2019, MIAX Emerald, LLC (``MIAX Emerald'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposal to address Post-Only trading interest in the context of the
MIAX Emerald Price Improvement Mechanism (``PRIME'' or ``PRIME
Auction''). The proposed rule change was published for comment in the
Federal Register on May 10, 2019.\3\ The Commission did not receive any
comment letters on the proposed rule change. This order approves the
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85783 (May 6, 2019),
84 FR 20665 (May 10, 2019) (``Notice'').
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    PRIME is a process by which an Exchange member may submit for
execution an order it represents as agent (``Agency Order'') against
principal interest or solicited interest.\4\ Currently, resting Post-
Only Orders \5\ and Post-Only Quotes \6\ (collectively referred to as
``Post-Only OQs'') may not participate in a PRIME Auction and are
rejected if received during a PRIME Auction.\7\ Additionally, if
trading interest on the MIAX Emerald Book (``Book'') \8\ is subject to
the Managed Interest Process,\9\ or there is a Post-Only OQ on the Book
on the same side of the market as the Agency Order, the Agency Order
will be rejected by the System \10\ and a PRIME Auction will not
commence.\11\
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    \4\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a).
    \5\ ``Post-Only Orders'' are orders that, by their terms, will
not remove liquidity. See Exchange Rule 516(m).
    \6\ ``Post-Only Quotes'' are quotes that, by their terms, will
not remove liquidity. See Exchange Rule 517(a)(1)(i).
    \7\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(1)(iv).
    \8\ The term ``Book'' means the electronic book of buy and sell
orders and quotes maintained by the Exchange's system. See Exchange
Rule 100.
    \9\ See Exchange Rule 515(c)(1)(ii).
    \10\ The term ``System'' means the automated trading system used
by the Exchange for the trading of securities. See Exchange Rule
100.
    \11\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a).07. The Exchange proposes to
delete current Interpretation and Policy .07 and adopt new
Interpretation and Policy .08 to Rule 515A, to state that if trading
interest exists on the MIAX Emerald Book that is subject to the
Managed Interest Process pursuant to Rule 515(c) or the Post-Only
price process (``POP Process'') pursuant to Rule 515(i) for the
option on the same side of the market as the Agency Order, then the
Agency Order will be rejected by the System prior to initiating a
PRIME Auction or Solicitation Auction. The proposed new
Interpretation and Policy .08 makes no substantive changes but
simply clarifies that a Post-Only OQ may be handled under the
Managed Interest Process or the POP Process.
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A. Post-Only OQs Resting on the Same Side as the Agency Order

    With respect to the initiation of a PRIME Auction, the Exchange
proposes that for both single price submissions and auto-match, if the
EBBO \12\ on the same side of the market as the Agency Order represents
a limit order on the Book or a Post-Only Quote subject to the POP
Process,\13\ the Agency Order must be stopped at a price that is at
least $0.01 increment better than the Book price.\14\
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    \12\ The term ``EBBO'' means the best bid or offer on the
Exchange. See Exchange Rule 100.
    \13\ See Exchange Rule 515(i)(3).
    \14\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(A).
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B. Post-Only OQs Received During the PRIME Auction

    As described in more detail in the Notice,\15\ the Exchange
proposes to no longer reject Post-Only OQs that it receives when the
System is conducting a PRIME Auction. Instead, the System will accept
Post-Only OQs received during a PRIME Auction and will treat them in
the same manner as other unrelated interest received during a PRIME
Auction.\16\ Accordingly, Post-Only OQs now will participate in a PRIME
Auction and be eligible to execute against the Agency Order.\17\
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    \15\ See Notice, supra note 3.
    \16\ Post-Only Orders and Post-Only Quotes, by their terms, do
not remove liquidity. Under the proposal, a PRIME Auction may
conclude earlier than the end of the Request for Responses (``RFR'')
period upon receipt by the System of an unrelated order, including a
Post-Only Order that is received: (i) On the opposite side of the
market from the RFR responses, that is marketable against either the
NBBO, the initiating price, or the RFR responses; or (ii) on the
same side of the market as the RFR responses, that is marketable
against the NBBO. See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(ii)(B) and (C). A
PRIME Auction also may conclude early if the System receives an
unrelated limit order, including a Post-Only Order, on the opposite
side of the market from the Agency Order that improves any RFR
response. See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(ii)(D). Additionally, a PRIME
Auction would conclude for any of the other reasons provided for in
Rule 515A. See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(ii). If the same-side Post-
Only interest remains on the Book at the conclusion of a PRIME
Auction, it will be subject to the POP Process. See Notice, supra
note 3, at 20667.
    \17\ To implement this change, the Exchange proposes to amend
Exchange Rules 515A(a)(1)(iv) (PRIME), 516(m) (Order Types Defined)
and 517(a)(1)(i) (Quote Types Defined) to delete sentences from the
rule text stating that Post-Only Quotes may not participate in a
PRIME Auction and are rejected if received during a PRIME Auction.
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C. Automatic Execution of Agency Order Against Opposite Side Post-Only
Interest on the Book

    Next, the Exchange proposes, before commencing a PRIME Auction, to
have trading interest on the opposite side of the market as the Agency
Order that is subject to the POP Process automatically execute against
the Agency Order if the execution would be at a price $0.01 inside the
EBBO.\18\ For an Agency Order to buy, the execution price would need to
be $0.01 higher than the EBB, and for an Agency Order to sell, the
execution price would need to be $0.01 lower than the EBO. If the
Agency Order was not fully executed after the trading interest subject
to the POP Process is fully exhausted, then a PRIME Auction would be
initiated for the balance of the Agency Order. Further, with respect to
any portion of an Agency Order that is automatically executed against
interest subject to the POP Process, the exposure requirements
contained in Exchange

Rule 520(b) \19\ and (c) \20\ would not be satisfied just because the
member utilized the PRIME.\21\ A similar provision currently exists for
interest in the Book that is subject to the Managed Interest Process
pursuant to Exchange Rule 515(c), and the proposed rule change extends
this functionality to interest that is subject to the POP Process.
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    \18\ See Exchange Rule 515A Interpretation and Policy .07.
    \19\ Exchange Rule 520(b) provides that members may not execute
as principal orders they represent as agent unless (i) agency orders
are first exposed on the Exchange for at least one second, (ii) the
member has been bidding or offering on the Exchange for at least one
second prior to receiving an agency order that is executable against
such bid or offer, or (iii) the member utilizes the PRIME.
    \20\ Exchange Rule 520(c) provides that members may not execute
orders they represent as agent on the Exchange against order
solicited from members and non-member broker-dealers to transact
with such orders unless the unsolicited Order is first exposed on
the Exchange for at least one second, or the member utilizes the
PRIME or PRIME Solicitation Mechanism.
    \21\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 20666 (for examples
illustrating how Post-Only interest resting on the Book is handled).
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D. cPRIME Auction

    Currently, a cPRIME Agency Order will be rejected at the time of
receipt if any component of the strategy involves an option that is
subject to the Managed Interest Process described in Rule
515(c)(1)(ii).\22\ The Exchange now proposes to also reject a cPRIME
Agency Order at the time of receipt if any component of the strategy
involves an option that is subject to Exchange Rule 515(d) (which
describes the management process for Market Maker order and quotes) or
the POP Process.
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    \22\ See Exchange Rule 515A Interpretation and Policy
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act,\23\ and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\24\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\25\ which
requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities
exchange be designed to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism
of a free and open market and a national market system, and, in
general, to protect investors and the public interest and that the
rules are not designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \24\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    Regarding PRIME Auction eligibility and the stop price when
considering existing interest resting on the Book, the proposal
provides that Post-Only Quotes will now also be considered (in addition
to considering resting limit orders) in determining the Auction's
Agency Order stop price, which must be at least $0.01 better than the
Book price if the EBBO represents a limit order on the Book or a Post-
Only Quote subject to the POP Process on the same side as the Agency
Order. The Commission finds that, as revised, these PRIME eligibility
requirements are consistent with the Act in that they protect the
priority of resting limit orders on the Book when members seek to
initiate a PRIME Auction and thus they are consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest.
    The Commission finds that the proposal to permit participation in a
PRIME Auction by incoming Post-Only OQs received during a PRIME Auction
may increase the potential liquidity available to trade with an Agency
Order during a PRIME Auction and thus provide additional opportunities
for price improvement to the Agency Order, thereby removing impediments
to and perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market in a manner
consistent with the protection of investors. The Commission notes that
the participation of Post-Only interest in the PRIME Auction is
limited. Specifically, Post-Only OQs may participate in a PRIME Auction
if they are received during the RFR period, though they may not be
submitted as responses to an RFR.\26\ Further, Post-Only OQ may not
participate in PRIME as an Agency Order, principal interest, or
solicited interest.\27\ The proposal to permit resting trading interest
on the Book subject to the POP Process on the opposite side as the
Agency Order to execute automatically against the Agency Order (before
the System initiates a PRIME Auction) at a price $0.01 inside the EBBO
is designed to accommodate within the PRIME process the presence of a
preexisting, resting Post-Only OQ on the opposite side of the Agency
Order, while allowing members to submit customer interest to the PRIME
mechanism for potential price improvement.\28\ As such, this provision
is designed to provide a further opportunity for a liquidity-taking
Agency Order to receive both a timely execution and meaningful price
improvement. As such, it is designed in a manner that is consistent
with the protection of investors.
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    \26\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(2)(i)(D) (stating RFR responses
shall be an Auction-or-Cancel (``AOC'') order or an AOC eQuote).
    \27\ See Exchange Rule 515A(a)(1)(iv).
    \28\ See also supra notes 19 and 20 (concerning the
applicability of exposure requirements).
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    Finally, the Commission finds that the proposal to reject a cPRIME
Agency Order, and thus not commence a PRIME Auction, if any component
of the complex order on the Book is subject to the POP Process is
substantially similar to the current rule that provides that a cPRIME
Agency Order will be rejected at the time of receipt if any component
is subject to the Managed Interest Process. The Exchange intends for
this provision to protect the integrity of the Book. The Commission
finds that extending this protection to include interest subject to the
POP Process is designed to support efficient trading in both the simple
market and the complex market and remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market.

IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\29\ that the proposed rule change (SR-EMERALD-2019-19) be, and
hereby is, approved.
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    \29\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\30\
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    \30\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

J. Lynn Taylor,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13763 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: June 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 112)]
[Notices]
[Page 33739-33740]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-380-000]

Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Petition for
Approval of Settlement Agreement

June 6, 2006.
    Take notice that on May 31, 2006, Tuscarora Gas Transmission
Company (Tuscarora) tendered for filing a ``Petition for Approval of
Settlement Agreement,'' including a proposed settlement agreement
(Settlement Agreement) and associated pro forma tariff sheets.
    Tuscarora states that copies of its filing have been served upon
all affected customers of Tuscarora and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by
the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but
will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any
person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests
must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing
an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the
intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or
protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time June 9, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT
	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal)

1. Identification of the Information Collection

      1(a) Title of the Information Collection

NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal),                                        EPA ICR Number 1130.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0082.

      1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

      The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) were proposed on January 18, 1977, promulgated on August 3, 1978, and amended on October 17, 2000 (65 FR 61759). These regulations apply to the following facilities in grain elevators: each truck unloading station, truck loading station, railcar unloading station, railcar loading station, grain dryer, and all grain handling operations commencing construction, modification or reconstruction after August 3, 1978. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD. On July 9, 2014, EPA proposed to amend the NSPS for Grain Elevators; the proposed changes will be addressed in a new subpart DDa and covered under a separate ICR.

      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 of these measurements, and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority.    In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office.
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      Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there is an average of one affected facility at each plant site and that 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 200 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and no additional respondents per year will become subject to these same standard. This estimate is based on the Agency's estimate from a previous ICR renewal.

      The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the currently active Information Collection Request (ICR) with the following Terms of Clearance (TOC):
            Before this ICR is renewed, the agency should update the universe and burden estimates.

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      The Agency addressed the TOC by consulting with industry trade associations to verify the current number of facilities and industry growth rate. In addition, the ICR burden estimates has been updated to reflect the latest labor rates.

      All of the grain elevators in the United States are owned and operated by the grain elevators industry (the "Affected Public"), which is a privately-owned, for-profit business industry. None of these facilities in the United States are owned by either state, local, tribal or the Federal government. The "burden" to the Affected Public is listed below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal). The Federal government's "burden" associated with the review of reports submitted by the respondent is shown below in Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal).

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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, particulate matter emissions from grain elevators facilities 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 DD.
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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 the emission standard. Continuous emission monitors are used to ensure compliance with the standard at all times. During the performance test a record of the operating parameters under which compliance was achieved may be recorded and used to determine compliance in place of a continuous emission monitor.
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      The notifications required in the standard are used to inform the Agency or delegated authority when a source becomes subject to the requirements of the regulations. The reviewing authority may then inspect the source to check if the pollution control devices are properly installed and operated, that leaks are being detected and repaired, and the standard is being met. The performance test may also be observed.
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      The required annual summary 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 DD.
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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 (80 FR 32120) on June 5, 2015. No comments were received on the burden published in the Federal Register.
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      3(c) Consultations

      The Agency has consulted industry experts and internal data sources to project the number of affected facilities and industry growth over the next three years. The primary source of information as reported by industry, in compliance with the recordkeeping and reporting provisions in the standard, is the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). ICIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. 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 National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), at<PHONE_NUMBER>; and the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, at<PHONE_NUMBER>. NGFA responded in September 2015 on behalf of a coalition of national trade associations for which it serves as chair, i.e., the NSPS Subpart DD Coalition, which includes the Corn Refiners Association, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Grain and Feed Association, National Oilseed Processors Association, North American Millers' Association and USA Rice Federation.

      The Coalition agreed with the Agency's estimate of zero growth over the three-year period of this ICR, and stated that it has no information to confirm the estimate of 200 respondents. Further, the Coalition noted that the current ICR indicates an "annual summary report" is required under 40 CFR Section 60.7(d), however, Subpart DD itself does not actually require continuous monitoring. In this ICR, we have removed the "annual summary report" line item to accurately reflect the regulatory requirement.

      It is our policy to respond after a thorough review of comments received since the last ICR renewal as well as those submitted in response to the first Federal Register notice.
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      3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection
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      Less frequent information collection would decrease the margin of assurance that facilities are continuing to meet the standards. Requirements for information gathering and recordkeeping are useful techniques to ensure that good operation and maintenance practices   are applied and emission limitations are met. If the information required by these standards was collected less frequently, the proper operation and maintenance of control equipment and the possibility of detecting violations would be less likely.
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      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 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 grain elevators. The United States Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes for the respondents affected by the standards, and the corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, are listed below.
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Standard (40 CFR, Part 60, Subpart DD)
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SIC Codes
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NAICS Codes
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Farm Product Warehouse and Storage
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4221
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493130
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Grain and Field Beans (Agents and Brokers)
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5153
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425120
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Grain and Field Beans (Business to Business Electronic Markets)
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5153
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425110
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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 NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD).
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      A source must make the following reports:
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Notifications
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Notification of construction or 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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Notification of initial performance test
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60.8(d)
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Initial performance test results
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60.8(a)
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Repeat performance tests
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60.7(a)(4)
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      A source must keep the following records:
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Recordkeeping
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Startup, shutdown, or malfunction period where the continuous monitoring system is inoperative
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60.7(b)
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Records are required to be retained for two years and kept onsite
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60.7(f)
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Electronic Reporting
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      Some of the respondents are using monitoring equipment that automatically records parameter data. Although personnel at the affected facility must still evaluate the data, internal automation has significantly reduced the burden associated with monitoring and recordkeeping at a plant site.
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            (ii) Respondent Activities
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Respondent Activities

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Familiarization with the regulatory requirements.

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Perform initial performance test, Reference Method 2, 5, 7, and 9, and repeat performance test 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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Adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements.

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

Transmit, or otherwise disclose the information.
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      Currently, sources are using monitoring equipment that provides 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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      EPA conducts the following activities in connection with the acquisition, analysis, storage, and distribution of the required information.
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Agency Activities
Observe initial performance tests and repeat performance tests if necessary.

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Review notifications and reports, including performance test reports, and excess emissions reports, required to be submitted by industry.

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Audit facility records.
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Input, analyze, and maintain data in 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 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 reported by state and local governments in the ICIS Air database, which is operated and maintained by EPA's Office of Compliance. ICIS is EPA's database for the collection, maintenance, and retrieval of compliance data for industrial and government-owned facilities. EPA uses ICIS for tracking air pollution compliance and enforcement by local and state regulatory agencies, EPA regional offices and EPA headquarters. EPA and its delegated Authorities can edit, store, retrieve and analyze the data.
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       The records required by this regulation must be retained by the owner/operator for two years.
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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 below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  - NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal).
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6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
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      Table 1 documents the computation of individual burdens for the recordkeeping and reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the subpart included in this ICR. The individual burdens are expressed under standardized headings believed to be consistent with the concept of burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Where appropriate, specific tasks and major assumptions have been identified. Responses to this information collection are mandatory.
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      The Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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      6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
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      The average annual burden to industry over the next three years from these record-keeping and reporting requirements is estimated to be 460 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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      This ICR uses the following labor rates:
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            Managerial	$129.93 ($61.87+ 110%)
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            Technical	$103.97 ($49.51 + 110%)
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            Clerical	$51.79 ($24.66 + 110%)
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These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2014, "Table 2. Civilian Workers, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, "Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
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            (ii) Estimating Capital/Startup and Operation and Maintenance Costs
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      The only costs to the regulated industry resulting from information collection activities required by the subject standard are labor costs. There are neither capital/startup nor operation and maintenance costs.
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            (iii) Capital/Startup vs. Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
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      The only type of industry costs associated with the information collection activity in the regulations are labor costs. There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.
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      The only costs to the Agency are those costs associated with analysis of the reported information. EPA's overall compliance and enforcement program includes activities such as     the examination of records maintained by the respondents, periodic inspection of sources of emissions, and the publication and distribution of collected information.
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      The average annual Agency cost during the three years of the ICR is estimated to be $0.
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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  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (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 200 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 200 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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Number of Existing Respondents that keep records but do not submit reports

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Number of Existing Respondents That Are Also New Respondents

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Number of Respondents
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0
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0
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200
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0
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200
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2
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0
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0
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200
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0
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200
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3
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0
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0
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200
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0
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200
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0
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0
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200
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0
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200
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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 200.
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      The total number of annual responses per year is calculated using the following table:
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Total Annual Responses

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Information Collection Activity

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Number of Respondents

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Number of Responses

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Notification of construction/reconstruction
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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 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 tests results
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0
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1.2
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0
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0
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Records of SSM
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0
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200
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200
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200
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      The number of Total Annual Responses is 200.
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      The total annual labor costs are $46,000. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1: Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal).
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      The detailed bottom line burden hours and cost calculations for the respondents and the Agency are shown in Tables 1 and 2 below, respectively, and summarized below.
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      The total annual labor hours are 460 hours. Details regarding these estimates may be found below in Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (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 2 hours per response.
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      There are no capital/startup or operation and maintenance costs.

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      The average annual Agency burden and cost over next three years is estimated to be 0 labor hours at a cost of $0. See Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (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 a decrease in the respondent and Agency burden in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is not due to program changes. The burden and cost decrease because we corrected the burden estimates by removing the annual summary report line item to more accurately reflect the Subpart DD regulatory requirements. The current Subpart DD NSPS does not impose any ongoing monitoring or reporting requirement.
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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 2 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-2011-0239. An electronic version of the public docket is available at http://www.regulations.gov/, which may be used to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select "search," then key in the docket ID number identified in this document. The documents are also available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the docket center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. 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-2011-0239 and OMB Control Number 2060-0082 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  - NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal)

                                  Burden item
                                      (A)
                                      (B)
                                      (C)
                                      (D)
                                      (E)
                                      (F)
                                      (G)
                                      (H)

                          Person hours per occurrence
                  No. of occurrences per respondent per year
                     Person hours per respondent per year
                           Respondents per year [a]
                       Technical person- hours per year
                       Management person hours per year
                        Clerical person hours per year
                            Total Cost per year [b]

                                    (C=AxB)

                                    (E=CxD)
                                   (Ex0.05)
(Ex0.1)

1. Applications
                                      N/A

2. Survey and Studies
                                      N/A

3. Reporting requirements

   A. Read and understand rule requirement
                                       1
                                       1
                                       1
                                      200
                                      200
                                      10
                                      20
                                                                       $23,129
   B. Required activities

    Initial performance tests [c]
                                      28
                                       1
                                      28
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
    Repeat performance tests [d]
                                      28
                                      0.2
                                      5.6
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
   C. Create information
                                    See 3B

   D. Gather existing information
                                    See 3B

   E. Write report

    Notification of construction/reconstruction
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
    Notification of actual startup
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
    Notification of initial performance test results
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
    Notification of repeat performance test results
                                    See 3B

    Report of performance test results
                                       8
                                      1.2
                                      9.6
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
    Annual summary report [e]
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
Subtotal for Reporting Requirements

                                      230
                                                                        $23,129
4. Recordkeeping requirements

   A. Read and understand rule requirement
                                    See 3A

   B. Plan activities
                                    See 3B

   C. Implement Activities
                                    See 3B

   D. Develop record system
                                      N/A

   E. Time to enter and transmit information

    Records of startup, shutdown, malfunction [f]
                                       1
                                       1
                                       1
                                      200
                                      200
                                      10
                                      20
                                                                       $23,129
   F. Time to train personnel
                                      N/A

   G. Time for audits
                                      N/A

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements

                                      230
                                                                       $23,129
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [g]

                                      460
                                                                        $46,000

Capital and O&M Cost

                                                                            $0
GRAND TOTAL

                                                                       $46,000

Assumptions:

[a] We have assumed that there are approximately 200 respondents, with no additional new or reconstructed sources becoming subject to the rule over the next three years.
[b] This ICR uses the following labor rates: $129.93 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $103.97 per hour for Technical labor, and $51.79 per hour for Clerical labor. These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2014 "Table 2. Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group." The rates are from column 1, "Total compensation." The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
[c] We have assumed that it will take twenty-eight hours for each new respondent to perform the initial performance test.

[d] We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents would repeat performance test due to failure.

e We have assumed that all respondents will each take eight hours to write the annual summary report.

[f] We have assumed that each respondent will take one hour to record information on startup, shutdown, malfunction.

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

Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  NSPS for Grain Elevators (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart DD) (Renewal)

                                   Activity
                                      (A)
                                      (B)
                                      (C)
                                      (D)
                                      (E)
                                      (F)
                                      (G)
                                      (H)

                       EPA person- hours per occurrence
                     No. of occurrence per plant per year
                     EPA person- hours per plant per year
                              Plants per year [a]
                       Technical person- hours per year
                       Management person-hours per year
                        Clerical person-hours per year
                                  Cost, $ [b]

                                    (C=AxB)

                                    (E=CxD)
                                   (Ex0.05)
                                    (Ex0.1)

  Initial performance tests [c]
                                      24
                                       1
                                      24
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
  Repeat performance test [d]
                                      24
                                      0.2
                                      4.8
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
  Report Review

     Notification of construction
                                       2
                                       1
                                       2
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
     Notification of actual startup
                                      0.5
                                       1
                                      0.5
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
     Notification of initial test
                                      0.5
                                      1.2
                                      0.6
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
     Review test results
                                       8
                                      1.2
                                      9.6
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                            $0
     Review annual summary report [e]
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                       0
                                                                             $0
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [f]

                                       0
                                                                             $0

Assumptions:

[a] We have assumed that there are approximately 200 respondents, with no additional new or reconstructed sources becoming subject to the rule over the next three years.
[b] This cost is based on the following hourly labor rates times a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $62.90 for Managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $39.31 x 1.6), $46.67 for Technical (GS-12, Step 1, $29.17 x 1.6) and $25.25 Clerical (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] We have assumed that it will take twenty-four hours for each new respondent to perform the initial performance test.

d We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents would repeat performance test due to failure.

[e] We have assumed that each respondent will take four hours to review the annual summary report.

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


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