NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-576 NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) Form and Instruction	Modified
2050ss11rev.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-02-28
2050t11.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-02-28
2050.11 Supplemental File.docx Supplementary Document	2025-02-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24782	NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0538	ICR Reference No: 202502-2060-030
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-2060-005
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2050.11
Title: NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) (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: 02/28/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	121	32
Time Burden (Hours)	3,520	1,483
Cost Burden (Dollars)	18,600,000	521,000

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Abstract: "The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing was proposed on December 18, 2002, and promulgated on October 30, 2003, and most recently amended on March 6, 2024. The NESHAP is codified at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR. The regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities that either emit or have the potential to emit any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons) or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams (25 tons) or more per year from all emission sources at the plant site. Affected sources include each new or existing ore crushing and handling operation, ore dryer, indurating furnace, and finished pellet handling operation. The pollutants regulated include HAP metals, using particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the original proposal (December 18, 2002). This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR. In general, all NESHAP 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, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. In addition to the notifications, a semiannual report is also required. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all sources subject to NESHAP.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et.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:
	89 FR 63933	08/06/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 10907	02/28/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR)	5900-576	Semi-annual Compliance Report

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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	121	32	0	0	89	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,520	1,483	0	0	2,037	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	18,600,000	521,000	0	0	18,079,000	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 increase of 2,037 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is not due to any program changes. The total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens is 1,483 hours, which is the sum of incremental burden from EPA ICR Number 2050.09 (1,000 hours per year) and the prior approved burden from EPA ICR Number 2050.07 (483 hours). The burden in this renewal is updated to reflect additional requirements from the final 2023 amendments, as well as the ongoing activities performed by existing sources after rule implementation. Additionally, we made a correction to the number of respondents per year performing Method 5 performance tests, consistent with the number of respondents estimated to provide notifications of performance tests and report performance test results. This ICR adjusts the number of respondents conducting performance tests in each year from 2.7 per year to 7 per year, which increases the annual burden by approximately 300 hours. Additionally, there is an increase in labor costs due to the use of updated labor rates. This ICR uses labor rates from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report (December 2023) to calculate respondent burden costs. There is an increase in the Capital/O&M costs because this renewal reflects the costs associated with the requirements from the 2023 rule amendments, which includes DSI operation and maintenance costs, and ACI/Venturi scrubber operation and maintenance costs. Additionally, we have included the non-labor performance test costs associated with testing contractors as capital costs rather than including them with industry costs in Table 1 as in previous ICR renewals.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,900

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: 02/28/2025

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