National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Leather Finishing Operations Residual Risk and Technology Review (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1985t10.xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-12-21
1985ss10.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-12-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24704	NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, subpart TTTT)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0478	ICR Reference No: 202112-2060-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201902-2060-019
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1985.10
Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Leather Finishing Operations Residual Risk and Technology Review (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/27/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2022
Responses	4	57
Time Burden (Hours)	138	137
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Leather Finishing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart TTTT) apply to existing and new leather finishing facilities that are major sources of HAP or are collocated with other sources that are individually or collectively a major source of HAP emissions. Owners and operators of affected facilities are required to submit initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports. 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 used by the EPA to determine compliance with these standards. As part of the RTR for the Leather Finishing Operations NESHAP, the EPA added electronic submittal of performance tests, revised records and reports if a control device is used, and clarified and corrected existing rule text, including removing provisions related to malfunctions to clarify that affected facilities are subject to the emission standards at all times. The remaining portions of the NESHAP remain unchanged. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. Owners/operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any failures to meet applicable standards; startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility; and 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 ICR includes the burden for all activities that will be conducted in the first three years following promulgation of the RTR amendments to the Leather Finishing Operations NESHAP. These activities include reading the rule and completing the recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 est seq. Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 8634	02/08/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 73278	12/27/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NESHAP for Leather Finishing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, subpart TTTT)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4	57	0	0	-53	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	138	137	0	0	1	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an adjustment increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This increase is not due to any program changes. The change in the burden and cost estimates occurred because the previous ICR assumed that respondents would only need to familiarize with the regulatory requirements once, during the year in which rule revisions occurred, and omitted familiarization with the regulatory requirements in the years following. This ICR assumes that respondents will need to familiarize with the regulatory requirements every year. The overall result is a small increase in burden hours and costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,600

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/27/2021

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