The potential respondents are owners
or operators of any existing or new affected source with primary
lead processing operations. There is one facility subject to the
Primary Lead Processing NESHAP. The NESHAP is applicable to any
primary lead processing facility that is engaged in the production
of lead metal from lead sulfide ore concentrate and the affected
sources are those that meets the criteria established in ?63.1541
of the Primary Lead Processing NESHAP. The final amendments would
reduce the existing main stack lead emission limit to 0.97 pound of
lead per ton of lead produced, add a lead emission cap of 1.2 TPY
combined for the refining operation stacks and the furnace area
stack, and revise testing, reporting, and recordkeeping
requirements. These amendments are explained further in the
following paragraphs. The new emisison limit for the main stack has
a compliance date of 60 days from the promulgation date. Stack
testing for this emission point is required annually under the
current standard. Quarterly stack testing from the main stack will
be required beginning two years from the promulgation date of the
final rule. The new emission limit and stack testing requirements
for the furnace area and refining operations, the monitoring
requirements, and the related reporting and recordkeeping
requiremnts of the final amendments have a compliance date of 2
years from the promulgation date which will allow the facility to
implement any changes necessary to meet the new and revised
requirements. The final amendments require stack testing for lead
compounds on a quarterly basis for three (3) stacks; the main
stack, the refining baghouse #8 stack, and the combined stack for
the furnace area baghouse #7 and refining operation baghouse #9. No
stack testing is required for two of these emission points under
the current standard. There are no capital costs associated with
the final amendments. Recordkeeping for stack testing will be the
same with the exception of frequency. Effective with the
promulgation of the final rule, the affirmative defense provisions
require recordkeeping and reporting of malfuctions and corrective
actions used for estblishing grounds for affirmative defense. The
frequenty of reporing of malfunctions under the affirmative defense
provisions is presumed assumed to be low.
For the final amendments to the
Primary Lead Processing NESHAP, the components of the total annual
burden attributable to this ICR include reading the amendments to
the NESHAP; conducting quarterly stack tests and calculating annual
emissions, reporting lead stack emissions test results on a
quarterly basis, and recorkeeping and reporting for
malfunctions.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
PrimPb RTR_SUPpSTmt CalcsFNL 11-4-2011.xlsx
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NESHAP for Primary Lead Smelters (40 CFR Part 63, subpart TTT)