NSPS for Hot Mix Asphalt
Facilities (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I) (Renewal)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/07/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2021
978
5,893
4,120
24,999
0
0
The New Source Performance Standards
(NSPS) for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I)
apply to hot mix asphalt facilities that commenced construction or
modification after June 11, 1973. A hot mix asphalt facility is
comprised only of any combination of the following: dryers; systems
for screening, handling, storing, and weighing hot aggregate;
systems for loading, transferring, and storing mineral filler;
systems for mixing hot mix asphalt; and the loading, transfer, and
storage systems associated with emission control systems. 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 with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I.
There is a decrease in the
total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory
of Approved Burdens. This decrease is not due to any program
changes. The decrease in burden from the most-recently approved ICR
is due to a decrease in the number of sources. This ICR reflects a
decrease in the number of respondents and additional respondents
that the Agency anticipates will become subject to these standards
or modify existing facilities. The estimates in the current
approved ICR were based on estimates collected in 2008 and adjusted
for growth over time. This ICR adjusts the number of respondents
based on a review of facilities identified in EPAs Enforcement and
Compliance History Online (ECHO) database, assuming a similar rate
of growth and modification of existing facilities (about two and
three percent, respectively). EPAs ECHO database is the most-recent
source of facility information available for hot mix asphalt
facilities and should reflect a more accurate estimate of existing
facilities. We have assumed a similar rate of growth and
modification of existing facilities due to anticipated continuous
demand within the asphalt mixing industry. This ICR also corrects
an error from the most-recently approved ICR by accounting for the
burden for responses for notifications of performance tests for
respondents required to conduct a repeat performance test. The
overall result is a decrease in burden.
$38,800
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Muntasir Ali 919
541-0833
No
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.