| All facilities | 1/3 of facilities | 2/3 of facilities | |||
| Number of Existing Facilities | 26 | 9 | 17 | ||
| Number of New Facilities | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 21 | ||
| Flare Management Plan - One-time cost | |||||
| Parameter | Value | ||||
| Cost Per Flare | $7,400 | ||||
| Total Flares (all 31) | 102 | ||||
| Total Flares (existing 26) | 82 | ||||
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (all 31) | $24,348 | ||||
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (existing 26) | $23,338 | ||||
| Flare Monitor Costs (costs pulled from Flare Impacts memo) | |||||
| Monitoring Equipment | Capital Equipment Cost ($/flare) | Annualized Cost ($/yr/flare) | Number of Flares Impacted | Nationwide Capital Equipment Cost ($) | Nationwide Total Annualized Cost ($/yr) |
| H2 Analyzer | 35,400 | 22,450 | 20 | $708,000 | $449,000 |
| Calorimeter | 103,300 | 27,870 | 24 | $2,479,200 | $668,880 |
| Flare Gas Flow Monitor | 432,700 | 72,600 | 12 | $5,192,400 | $871,200 |
| Steam Controls/Flow Monitor | 672,700 | 111,500 | 53 | $35,653,100 | $5,909,500 |
| Air Controls/Flow Monitor | 161,300 | 48,600 | 5 | $806,500 | $243,000 |
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (all 31) | $1,446,000 | $263,000 | |||
| PRD Monitor | |||||
| Costs not applicable to new facilities (don't have atmospheric PRDs) | |||||
| Parameter | Capital Cost | Annual Cost | |||
| Total | $965,400 | $130,000 | |||
| # facilities with atmospheric PRDs | 21 | ||||
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (existing 26) | $46,000 | $6,200 | |||
| HEX El Paso Method Monitor | |||||
| Parameter | Capital Cost | Annual Cost | |||
| Total (existing 26) | $69,000 | $30,000 | |||
| Total (all 31) | $137,000 | $27,000 | |||
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (existing 26) | $2,700 | $1,200 | |||
| Avg. Cost Per Facility (all 31) | $4,400 | $900 | |||
| Industry Wages | |||||
| May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates | |||||
| Sectors 31, 32, and 33 - Manufacturing | |||||
| Category | Occupation Code | Title | 2016 Wage | Loaded Wage | |
| Technical | 17-2081 | Environmental Engineer | 42.46 | 89.17 | |
| Clerical | 43-6014 | Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 17.91 | 37.61 | |
| Managerial | 11-9041 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 69.17 | 145.26 | |
| https://www.bls.gov/oes/2016/may/naics2_31-33.htm#17-0000 | |||||
| EPA Wages | |||||
| Hourly Mean Wage | With Fringe & Overhead | ||||
| (GS- 12, step 1) - Tech. | 29.76 | $47.62 | |||
| (GS- 13, step 5) - Mgmt. | 40.1 | $64.16 | |||
| (GS-6, step 3) - Cler. | 16.1 | $25.76 | |||
| https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2016/GS_h.pdf | |||||
| or https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/ | |||||
| Capital/Startup and O&M Costs | ||||||
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) | (G) |
| Source & Monitor Type | Capital/Startup Costs for One Respondent | Number of Respondents with Capital/Startup Costs | Total Capital/ Startup Cost (B X C) |
Annual Cost (O&M and Capital) for One Respondent | Number of Respondentsa | Total Annual Cost, (E X F) |
| Flare Monitors | $1,446,000 | 31 | $44,826,000 | $263,000 | 41 | $10,783,000 |
| PRD Monitor | $46,000 | 21 | $966,000 | $6,200 | 28 | $173,600 |
| Heat Exchangers - El Paso Method | $4,400 | 31 | $136,400 | $900 | 41 | $36,900 |
| TOTAL | $45,928,400 | $10,993,500 | ||||
| (a) Within a given year, there are a maximum of 31 respondents per information collection activity, however the values in column F reflect the sum of these respondents for years 2 and 3. | ||||||
| Total Annual Responses | ||||||
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | ||
| Information Collection Activity | Number of Respondents | Number of Responses | Number of Existing Respondents That Keep Records But Do Not Submit Reports | Total Annual Responses E=(BxC)+D |
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| Notification of Compliance Status | ||||||
| Flares | 41 | 1 | 0 | 41 | ||
| PRDs | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Periodic Reports | ||||||
| Flares | 41 | 2 | 0 | 82 | ||
| PRDs | 28 | 2 | 0 | 56 | ||
| Decoking Operations | 35 | 2 | 0 | 70 | ||
| Maintenance Vents | 41 | 2 | 0 | 82 | ||
| HEX El Paso Method | 41 | 2 | 0 | 82 | ||
| TOTAL | 441 | |||||
| Table 1 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical hours) |
(B) Non-Labor Costs Per Occurrence |
(C) Number of Occurrences Per Respondent Per Year |
(D) Technical Hours per Respondent Per Year (A X C) |
(E) Number of Respondents Per Year |
(F) Technical Hours per Year (D X E) |
(G) Clerical Hours per Year (F X 0.1) |
(H) Management Hours per Year (F X .05) |
(I) Total Hours per Year (F + G + H) |
(J) Total Labor Costs Per Year |
(K) Total Non-Labor Costs Per Year (B x C x E) |
(L) Total Number of Responses per Year (C X E) |
Footnotes | |
| 1. Applications | NA | |||||||||||||
| 2. Surveys and Studies | NA | |||||||||||||
| 3. Reporting Requirements | ||||||||||||||
| A. Read Rule | 70 | $0 | 1 | 70 | 31 | 2,170 | 217 | 109 | 2,496 | $217,412 | $0 | 0 | a, b | |
| B. Required Activities | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Flare Monitors | d | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $1,446,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $263,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 2. PRD Monitor | e | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $46,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $6,200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 3. HEX El Paso Method | ||||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $4,400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| C. Create Information | Inc. in 3B | |||||||||||||
| D. Gather Information | Inc. in 3E | |||||||||||||
| E. Report Preparation | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Notification of Compliance Status | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| b. PRDs | 15 | $0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 2. Periodic Report | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| b. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| c. Decoking Operations | 3 | $0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| e. Bypass Lines | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | f | |
| f. HEX El Paso Method | 3 | $0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| Reporting Subtotal | 2,170 | 217 | 109 | 2,496 | $217,412 | $0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4. Recordkeeping Requirements | c | |||||||||||||
| A. Read Instructions | Inc. in 3.A | |||||||||||||
| B. Implement Activities | NA | |||||||||||||
| C. Develop Record System | NA | |||||||||||||
| D. Record information | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Daily Flame Impingement Inspection | 0.083 | $0 | 365 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 2. Decoking Control Measures | 2 | $0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 3. Flares | 0.4 | $0 | 365 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 4. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 5. HEX El Paso Method | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | g | |
| 6. Maintenance Vents | 25 | $0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 7. Bypass Lines | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 8. Flare Management Plan | 75 | $0 | 3 | 225 | 31 | 6,975 | 698 | 349 | 8,021 | $698,825 | $0 | 0 | b | |
| 9. Degassing | 3 | $0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| E. Personnel Training | 20 | $0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| F. Time for Audits | NA | |||||||||||||
| Recordkeeping Subtotal | 6,975 | 698 | 349 | 8,021 | $698,825 | $0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 9,145 | 915 | 457 | 10,517 | $916,237 | $0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total Hours | Labor | Non-Labor | Total | |||||||||||
| Summary of Respondent Burden | 10,517 | $916,237 | $0 | $916,237 | ||||||||||
| Initial Capital and Startup | $217,412 | |||||||||||||
| Annualized Capital/Start-up and O & M | $0 | |||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||
| (a) There are 26 currently operating facilities, and 5 facilities under construction. We assumed each of the 5 new facilities would commence operations within three years after promulgation of the rule. As such, costs are estimated for 31 facilities. | ||||||||||||||
| (b) This is a one-time cost (e.g., to read rule or develop plan). | ||||||||||||||
| (c) Assumed facilities will read the rule and perform certain one-time activities (e.g., develop flare management plan) in year 1. Assumed that one-third of the facilities would begin complying in year 2 and the remaining two-thirds of the facilities in year 3. | ||||||||||||||
| (d) Includes costs for the following monitoring equipment: H2 analyzer, calorimeter, flare gas flow monitor, steam controls/flow monitor, and air controls/flow monitor. | ||||||||||||||
| (e) 21 of the 31 facilities have atmospheric PRDs. | ||||||||||||||
| (f) Assumed that bypass lines were not used during the 3-year period, so no bypass line periodic reports would be submitted. | ||||||||||||||
| (g) Assumed recordkeeping hours are comparable to previously required water methods, and assigned 0 additional hours to implement the El Paso Method. | ||||||||||||||
| Table 2 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical hours) |
(B) Non-Labor Costs Per Occurrence |
(C) Number of Occurrences Per Respondent Per Year |
(D) Technical Hours per Respondent Per Year (A X C) |
(E) Number of Respondents Per Year |
(F) Technical Hours per Year (D X E) |
(G) Clerical Hours per Year (F X 0.1) |
(H) Management Hours per Year (F X .05) |
(I) Total Hours per Year (F + G + H) |
(J) Total Labor Costs Per Year |
(K) Total Non-Labor Costs Per Year (B x C x E) |
(L) Total Number of Responses per Year (C X E) |
Footnotes | |
| 1. Applications | NA | |||||||||||||
| 2. Surveys and Studies | NA | |||||||||||||
| 3. Reporting Requirements | ||||||||||||||
| A. Read Rule | 70 | $0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | a, b | |
| B. Required Activities | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Flare Monitors | d | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $1,446,000 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $14,460,000 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $263,000 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $2,630,000 | 0 | ||
| 2. PRD Monitor | e | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $46,000 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $322,000 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $6,200 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $43,400 | 0 | ||
| 3. HEX El Paso Method | ||||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $4,400 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $44,000 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $900 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $9,000 | 0 | ||
| C. Create Information | Inc. in 3B | |||||||||||||
| D. Gather Information | Inc. in 3E | |||||||||||||
| E. Report Preparation | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Notification of Compliance Status | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 58 | $5,009 | $0 | 10 | ||
| b. PRDs | 15 | $0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 105 | 11 | 5 | 121 | $10,520 | $0 | 7 | ||
| 2. Periodic Report | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 10 | 5 | 115 | $10,019 | $0 | 20 | ||
| b. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 140 | 14 | 7 | 161 | $14,027 | $0 | 14 | ||
| c. Decoking Operations | 3 | $0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 62 | $5,410 | $0 | 18 | ||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 8 | 4 | 92 | $8,015 | $0 | 20 | ||
| e. Bypass Lines | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | f | |
| f. HEX El Paso Method | 3 | $0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 69 | $6,011 | $0 | 20 | ||
| Reporting Subtotal | 589 | 59 | 29 | 677 | $59,011 | $2,682,400 | 109 | |||||||
| 4. Recordkeeping Requirements | c | |||||||||||||
| A. Read Instructions | Inc. in 3.A | |||||||||||||
| B. Implement Activities | NA | |||||||||||||
| C. Develop Record System | NA | |||||||||||||
| D. Record information | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Daily Flame Impingement Inspection | 0.083 | $0 | 365 | 30 | 10 | 304 | 30 | 15 | 350 | $30,474 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 2. Decoking Control Measures | 2 | $0 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 200 | 20 | 10 | 230 | $20,038 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 3. Flares | 0.4 | $0 | 365 | 146 | 10 | 1,460 | 146 | 73 | 1,679 | $146,277 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 4. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 81 | $7,013 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 5. HEX El Paso Method | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | g | |
| 6. Maintenance Vents | 25 | $0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 250 | 25 | 13 | 288 | $25,047 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 7. Bypass Lines | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 8. Flare Management Plan | 75 | $0 | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | b | |
| 9. Degassing | 3 | $0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| E. Personnel Training | 20 | $0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 620 | 62 | 31 | 713 | $62,118 | $0 | 0 | ||
| F. Time for Audits | NA | |||||||||||||
| Recordkeeping Subtotal | 2,904 | 290 | 145 | 3,340 | $290,967 | $0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 3,493 | 349 | 175 | 4,017 | $349,978 | $2,682,400 | 109 | |||||||
| Total Hours | Labor | Non-Labor | Total | |||||||||||
| Summary of Respondent Burden | 4,017 | $349,978 | $2,682,400 | $3,032,378 | ||||||||||
| Initial Capital and Startup | $14,826,000 | |||||||||||||
| Annualized Capital/Start-up and O & M | $2,682,400 | |||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||
| (a) There are 26 currently operating facilities, and 5 facilities under construction. We assumed each of the 5 new facilities would commence operations within three years after promulgation of the rule. As such, costs are estimated for 31 facilities. | ||||||||||||||
| (b) This is a one-time cost (e.g., to read rule or develop plan). | ||||||||||||||
| (c) Assumed facilities will read the rule and perform certain one-time activities (e.g., develop flare management plan) in year 1. Assumed that one-third of the facilities would begin complying in year 2 and the remaining two-thirds of the facilities in year 3. | ||||||||||||||
| (d) Includes costs for the following monitoring equipment: H2 analyzer, calorimeter, flare gas flow monitor, steam controls/flow monitor, and air controls/flow monitor. | ||||||||||||||
| (e) 21 of the 31 facilities have atmospheric PRDs. | ||||||||||||||
| (f) Assumed that bypass lines were not used during the 3-year period, so no bypass line periodic reports would be submitted. | ||||||||||||||
| (g) Assumed recordkeeping hours are comparable to previously required water methods, and assigned 0 additional hours to implement the El Paso Method. | ||||||||||||||
| Table 3 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | (A) Respondent Hours per Occurrence (Technical hours) |
(B) Non-Labor Costs Per Occurrence |
(C) Number of Occurrences Per Respondent Per Year |
(D) Technical Hours per Respondent Per Year (A X C) |
(E) Number of Respondents Per Year |
(F) Technical Hours per Year (D X E) |
(G) Clerical Hours per Year (F X 0.1) |
(H) Management Hours per Year (F X .05) |
(I) Total Hours per Year (F + G + H) |
(J) Total Labor Costs Per Year |
(K) Total Non-Labor Costs Per Year (B x C x E) |
(L) Total Number of Responses per Year (C X E) |
Footnotes | |
| 1. Applications | NA | |||||||||||||
| 2. Surveys and Studies | NA | |||||||||||||
| 3. Reporting Requirements | ||||||||||||||
| A. Read Rule | 70 | $0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | a, b | |
| B. Required Activities | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Flare Monitors | d | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $1,446,000 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $30,366,000 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $263,000 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $8,153,000 | 0 | ||
| 2. PRD Monitor | e | |||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $46,000 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $644,000 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $6,200 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $130,200 | 0 | ||
| 3. HEX El Paso Method | ||||||||||||||
| a. Capital Cost | 0 | $4,400 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $92,400 | 0 | ||
| b. Annualized Cost | 0 | $900 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $27,900 | 0 | ||
| C. Create Information | Inc. in 3B | |||||||||||||
| D. Gather Information | Inc. in 3E | |||||||||||||
| E. Report Preparation | c | |||||||||||||
| 1. Notification of Compliance Status | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 155 | 16 | 8 | 178 | $15,529 | $0 | 31 | ||
| b. PRDs | 15 | $0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 315 | 32 | 16 | 362 | $31,560 | $0 | 21 | ||
| 2. Periodic Report | ||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 5 | $0 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 310 | 31 | 16 | 357 | $31,059 | $0 | 62 | ||
| b. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 420 | 42 | 21 | 483 | $42,080 | $0 | 42 | ||
| c. Decoking Operations | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 208 | 21 | 10 | 239 | $20,840 | $0 | 52 | ||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 248 | 25 | 12 | 285 | $24,847 | $0 | 62 | ||
| e. Bypass Lines | 4 | $0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | f | |
| f. HEX El Paso Method | 3 | $0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 186 | 19 | 9 | 214 | $18,635 | $0 | 62 | ||
| Reporting Subtotal | 1,842 | 184 | 92 | 2,118 | $184,550 | $8,311,100 | 332 | |||||||
| 4. Recordkeeping Requirements | c | |||||||||||||
| A. Read Instructions | Inc. in 3.A | |||||||||||||
| B. Implement Activities | NA | |||||||||||||
| C. Develop Record System | NA | |||||||||||||
| D. Record information | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Daily Flame Impingement Inspection | 0.083 | $0 | 365 | 30 | 31 | 943 | 94 | 47 | 1,084 | $94,471 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 2. Decoking Control Measures | 2 | $0 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 620 | 62 | 31 | 713 | $62,118 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 3. Flares | 0.4 | $0 | 365 | 146 | 31 | 4,526 | 453 | 226 | 5,205 | $453,460 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 4. PRDs | 10 | $0 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 210 | 21 | 11 | 242 | $21,040 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 5. HEX El Paso Method | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | g | |
| 6. Maintenance Vents | 25 | $0 | 1 | 25 | 31 | 775 | 78 | 39 | 891 | $77,647 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 7. Bypass Lines | 0 | $0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | ||
| 8. Flare Management Plan | 75 | $0 | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | b | |
| 9. Degassing | 3 | $0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | $601 | $0 | 0 | ||
| E. Personnel Training | 20 | $0 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 620 | 62 | 31 | 713 | $62,118 | $0 | 0 | ||
| F. Time for Audits | NA | |||||||||||||
| Recordkeeping Subtotal | 7,700 | 770 | 385 | 8,855 | $771,455 | $0 | 0 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 9,542 | 954 | 477 | 10,973 | $956,005 | $8,311,100 | 332 | |||||||
| Total Hours | Labor | Non-Labor | Total | |||||||||||
| Summary of Respondent Burden | 10,973 | $956,005 | $8,311,100 | $9,267,105 | ||||||||||
| Initial Capital and Startup | $31,102,400 | |||||||||||||
| Annualized Capital/Start-up and O & M | $8,311,100 | |||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||
| (a) There are 26 currently operating facilities, and 5 facilities under construction. We assumed each of the 5 new facilities would commence operations within three years after promulgation of the rule. As such, costs are estimated for 31 facilities. | ||||||||||||||
| (b) This is a one-time cost (e.g., to read rule or develop plan). | ||||||||||||||
| (c) Assumed facilities will read the rule and perform certain one-time activities (e.g., develop flare management plan) in year 1. Assumed that one-third of the facilities would begin complying in year 2 and the remaining two-thirds of the facilities in year 3. | ||||||||||||||
| (d) Includes costs for the following monitoring equipment: H2 analyzer, calorimeter, flare gas flow monitor, steam controls/flow monitor, and air controls/flow monitor. | ||||||||||||||
| (e) 21 of the 31 facilities have atmospheric PRDs. | ||||||||||||||
| (f) Assumed that bypass lines were not used during the 3-year period, so no bypass line periodic reports would be submitted. | ||||||||||||||
| (g) Assumed recordkeeping hours are comparable to previously required water methods, and assigned 0 additional hours to implement the El Paso Method. | ||||||||||||||
| Table 4 - Summary of Annual Respondent Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR | |||||||
| Year | Technical Hours | Clerical Hours | Management Hours | Total Labor Hours | Labor Costs | Non-Labor (Annualized Capital/Startup and O&M) Costs | Total Costs |
| 1 | 9,145 | 915 | 457 | 10,517 | $916,237 | $0 | $916,237 |
| 2 | 3,493 | 349 | 175 | 4,017 | $349,978 | $2,682,400 | $3,032,378 |
| 3 | 9,542 | 954 | 477 | 10,973 | $956,005 | $8,311,100 | $9,267,105 |
| Total | 22,180 | 2,218 | 1,109 | 25,507 | $2,222,220 | $10,993,500 | $13,215,720 |
| Average | 7,393 | 739 | 370 | 8,502 | $740,740 | $3,664,500 | $4,405,240 |
| Year | Number of Respondents | Number of Responses | Reporting Hours | Recordkeeping Hours | Total Hours | Hours per Response | Hours Per Respondent |
| 1 | 31 | 0 | 2,496 | 8,021 | 10,517 | -- | 2,629 |
| 2 | 31 | 109 | 677 | 3,340 | 4,017 | 37 | 1,004 |
| 3 | 31 | 332 | 2,118 | 8,855 | 10,973 | 33 | 2,743 |
| Total | 31 | 441 | 5,291 | 20,216 | 25,507 | 58 | 6,377 |
| Average | 31 | 147 | 1,764 | 6,739 | 8,502 | 58 | 2,126 |
| Table 5 - Annual Agency Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) | (G) | Footnotes | |||||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | Number of Occurrences Per Year | Technical Hours Per Occurrence | Tech Hours Per Year (C=A x B) |
Management Hours Per Year (D = C x 0.05) |
Clerical Hours Per Year (E = C x 0.1) |
Total Hours Per Year (C+D+E) | Total Cost Per Year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Applications | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Read and Understand Rule Requirements | 11 | 70 | 770 | 39 | 77 | 886 | $41,118 | a | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Required Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. | Observe stack tests | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. | Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. | Create Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. | Gather Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. | Report Reviews | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Review notification of compliance status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Review compliance reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| c. Decoking Operations | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| e. HEX El Paso Method | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Review flare management plan | 31 | 5 | 155 | 8 | 16 | 178 | $8,277 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | Prepare annual summary report | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | $534 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Travel expenses: (1 person * 30 hours per year / 8 hours per day * $75 per diem) + ($600 per round trip) = | $0 | per trip | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 935 | 47 | 94 | 1075 | $49,929 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | Number of occurrences is the number of states and EPA Regions with affected sources (6 states + 5 EPA regions = 11 respondents). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of Stack Tests Observed | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Retesting | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Emission Exceedences | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table 6 - Annual Agency Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) | (G) | Footnotes | |||||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | Number of Occurrences Per Year | Technical Hours Per Occurrence | Tech Hours Per Year (C=A x B) |
Management Hours Per Year (D = C x 0.05) |
Clerical Hours Per Year (E = C x 0.1) |
Total Hours Per Year (C+D+E) | Total Cost Per Year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Applications | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Read and Understand Rule Requirements | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | a | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Required Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. | Observe stack tests | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. | Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. | Create Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. | Gather Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. | Report Reviews | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Review notification of compliance status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 10 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 58 | $2,670 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 7 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 40 | $1,869 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Review compliance reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 20 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 46 | $2,136 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 32 | $1,495 | |||||||||||||||||
| c. Decoking Operations | 18 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 41 | $1,922 | |||||||||||||||||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 20 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 46 | $2,136 | |||||||||||||||||
| e. HEX El Paso Method | 20 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 46 | $2,136 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Review flare management plan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | Prepare annual summary report | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | $534 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Travel expenses: (1 person * 30 hours per year / 8 hours per day * $75 per diem) + ($600 per round trip) = | $0 | per trip | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 279 | 14 | 28 | 321 | $14,899 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | Number of occurrences is the number of states and EPA Regions with affected sources (6 states + 5 EPA regions = 11 respondents). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of Stack Tests Observed | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Retesting | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Emission Exceedences | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table 7 - Annual Agency Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR - Year 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) | (F) | (G) | Footnotes | |||||||||||||||||
| Burden Item | Number of Occurrences Per Year | Technical Hours Per Occurrence | Tech Hours Per Year (C=A x B) |
Management Hours Per Year (D = C x 0.05) |
Clerical Hours Per Year (E = C x 0.1) |
Total Hours Per Year (C+D+E) | Total Cost Per Year | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Applications | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Read and Understand Rule Requirements | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | a | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Required Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. | Observe stack tests | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| B. | Excess emissions -- Enforcement Activities | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. | Create Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. | Gather Information | not applicable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. | Report Reviews | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Review notification of compliance status | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 31 | 5 | 155 | 8 | 16 | 178 | $8,277 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 21 | 5 | 105 | 5 | 11 | 121 | $5,607 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Review compliance reports | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| a. Flares | 62 | 2 | 124 | 6 | 12 | 143 | $6,622 | |||||||||||||||||
| b. PRDs | 42 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 97 | $4,486 | |||||||||||||||||
| c. Decoking Operations | 52 | 2 | 104 | 5 | 10 | 120 | $5,554 | |||||||||||||||||
| d. Maintenance Vents | 62 | 2 | 124 | 6 | 12 | 143 | $6,622 | |||||||||||||||||
| e. HEX El Paso Method | 62 | 2 | 124 | 6 | 12 | 143 | $6,622 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Review flare management plan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| F. | Prepare annual summary report | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | $534 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. | Travel expenses: (1 person * 30 hours per year / 8 hours per day * $75 per diem) + ($600 per round trip) = | $0 | per trip | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 830 | 42 | 83 | 955 | $44,322 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | Number of occurrences is the number of states and EPA Regions with affected sources (6 states + 5 EPA regions = 11 respondents). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of Stack Tests Observed | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Retesting | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Percent Emission Exceedences | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Table 8 - Summary of Annual Agency Burden and Cost of Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Ethylene Production RTR | |||||||
| Year | Technical Hours | Management Hours | Clerical Hours | Total Hours | Labor Costs | Non-Labor Costs | Total Costs |
| 1 | 935 | 47 | 94 | 1,075 | $49,929 | $0 | $49,929 |
| 2 | 279 | 14 | 28 | 321 | $14,899 | $0 | $14,899 |
| 3 | 830 | 42 | 83 | 955 | $44,322 | $0 | $44,322 |
| Total | 2,044 | 102 | 204 | 2,351 | $109,150 | $0 | $109,150 |
| Average | 681 | 34 | 68 | 784 | $36,383 | $0 | $36,383 |
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