NESHAP for Electric Arc
Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYYY)
(Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
02/28/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2025
250
250
3,920
4,000
10,700
15,500
The National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Area Sources: Electric Arc
Furnace Steelmaking Facilities (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart YYYYY)
apply to existing and new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steelmaking
facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
emissions. The standards establish particulate matter (PM) emission
limits for control devices and opacity limits for melt shops,
pollution prevention requirements for ferrous scrap that is melted
in EAFs, and monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements.
New facilities include those that commenced construction or
reconstruction after the date of proposal. In general, all NESHAP
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 NESHAP. This
information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR
Part 63, Subpart YYYYY.
There is a decrease of 80 hours
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to an adjustment to
the number of respondents expected per year based on the feedback
received during consultations with stakeholders. Although we
applied an adjustment increase to the capital costs to adjust 2021
$ to 2023 $, there is an overall decrease in Capital/O&M costs
due to the decrease in the number of new respondents per year as
confirmed by consultations with stakeholders and the EPAs internal
industry experts.
$15,500
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.