NSPS for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities for Construction, Modification, or Reconstruction Commenced After September 18, 2015 (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOOa) (FinalRule)
ICR 202308-2060-004
OMB: 2060-0721
Federal Form Document
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NSPS for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities for Construction, Modification, or
Reconstruction Commenced After September 18, 2015 (40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOOOa) (FinalRule)
Reinstatement without change of a previously approved
collection
No
Regular
08/15/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
5,761
0
374,988
0
893,790
0
The proposed changes to the 2016 NSPS
OOOOa information collection activities would reduce the burden on
the regulated industry associated with reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Proposed amendments to the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements are presented in section 60.5420a. Other
information collection activity reductions would result from
proposed amendments that streamline and align monitoring
requirements (and associated recordkeeping) in the rule. The
estimated average annual burden (averaged over the first 3 years
after the effective date of the standards) for the recordkeeping
and reporting requirements associated with the proposed amendments
to subpart OOOOa for the estimated 2,893 owners and operators
subject to the rule is 156,188 labor hours, with an average annual
cost of $9,615,691 (2016$) over the three-year period. The
information collection activities associated with the proposed
amendments would result in an estimated average annual burden
reduction of 8 percent compared to the previously-submitted 2016
NSPS OOOOa ICR (2016$).
Updated 2016 NSPS OOOOa ICR
Burden -- The original burden estimated for the 2016 NSPS OOOOa
(ICR EPA tracking number 2523.03) was modified to reflect several
changes that were determined to be necessary to accurately reflect
the true burden of the recordkeeping and reporting burden. Comments
received on 2018 NSPS OOOOa Reconsideration Proposal indicated that
the recordkeeping and reporting burden for the 2016 NSPS OOOOa was
significantly underestimated. In particular, the commenters pointed
to the estimated burden associated with the fugitive emissions
requirements. As a result of these comments, the EPA reexamined the
analysis for the 2016 NSPS OOOOa recordkeeping and reporting burden
and made adjustments where warranted. The updated 2016 NSPS OOOOa
baseline also reflects the use of the most current available
information on the projection of affected sources. These changes
resulted in an updated and more accurate assessment of the
recordkeeping and reporting burden for 2016 NSPS OOOOa. The 3-year
annual average estimated for the updated 2016 NSPS OOOOa baseline
is 689,154 hours and $110,336,343 ($2016). The annual burden
estimated for the updated 2016 NSPS OOOOa baseline is shown in
Appendix A. -- Final NSPS OOOOa ICR Burden This final NSPS OOOOa
ICR burden reflects the Policy Review final amendments to remove
sources in the transmission and storage segment and the final
amendments to NSPS OOOOa as a result of the EPA’s reconsideration
of several issues (including fugitive emissions requirements), as
well as amendments to streamline the implementation of the rule.
The final NSPS OOOOa combined burden of the Policy Review and
Reconsideration Amendments is 374,988 person-hours and $71,958,301
on an annual average basis over the three-year period (2021-2023).
The information collection activities associated with the final
NSPS OOOOa will result in an estimated average annual burden
reduction of 35 percent on a cost basis compared to the updated
2016 NSPS OOOOa burden discussed above (2016$), or an overall
reduction of 314,166 average annual labor hours and an associated
decrease in average total annual respondent burden cost for
reporting and recordkeeping of $38,378,042 ($2016) in the 3-year
average.
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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.