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Silver Jackets Program Nomination and Awards

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This information collection is needed to obtain feedback on the performance and successes of the Silver Jackets Program, a program that allows for the coordination of flood risk management programs and activities across federal, state, and local agencies. Respondents are state government partners on state Silver Jackets teams whose feedback and votes are needed to nominate and determine a “Silver Jackets Team of the Year.” The collection responses will also be used to recognize excellent work by teams, thank team partners for their efforts, and provide incentives for future team participation.

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Pub.L. 93 - 251 22	View Law

Pub.L. 99 - 194 5	View Law

Pub.L. 86 - 645 206	View Law

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Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program (40 CFR part 64) (Renewal)

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Information collected as part of this information collection request (ICR) is used to issue operating permits and manage the CAM program. The operating permit program requires owners or operators of units that emit air pollutants to submit annual compliance certifications and monitoring results at least semi-annually, and to report deviations promptly, but no implementation guidance is provided within the operating permit program. The CAM program ensures sources that use active air emission control devices pay attention to those devices by monitoring their performance on an ongoing basis. The CAM rule establishes the requirements to implement that monitoring for the operating permit program in a cost-effective manner.

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42 USC 7401 - 7671q	View Law

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EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Commercial and Industrial Sectors (Renewal)

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created ENERGY STAR as a voluntary program to help businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. Over time, EPA has streamlined the reporting requirements of ENERGY STAR and focused on providing recognition incentives for improvements (e.g., ENERGY STAR Awards program). EPA also makes tools and resources available over the web to help the public overcome the barriers to evaluating their energy performance and investing in profitable improvements. For several reasons, the publics participation in the ENERGY STAR program for commercial and industrial sectors has continued to increase over the past several years, and EPA expects their participation to rise even more in the coming years. A growing number of state and local governments are leveraging ENERGY STAR as a way for the public to respond to rising energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. As of the end of 2022, 45 state and local governments rely on Portfolio Manager as the foundation for their energy benchmarking and transparency policies. Use of Portfolio Manager is also increasing as Building Performance Standards are increasingly being implemented. Participation in ENERGY STAR has also risen dramatically because of the efforts of trade associations, utilities, and third-party providers in promoting the program to the public. As participation has increased, EPA has taken measures to reduce the burden on participants that take advantage of the benefits of ENERGY STAR. In a recent year, the ENERGY STAR program for commercial buildings and industrial plants helped businesses and organizations save 230 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, avoid $14 billion in energy costs, and achieve 170 million metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. On average, ENERGY STAR certified buildings use 35% less energy and generate 35% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their peers.

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42 USC 7403	View Law

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Bonneville Power Administration Contracting

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Vendors complete and submit these forms to fulfill BPA contracting requirements. The contracting office is responsible for collecting and maintaining records of purchasing data for acquisition activities. The data shall provide, as a minimum: (a) A basis for responding and reporting to the Federal government and the public; (b) A means of measuring and assessing the impact of Bonneville supplier diversity program activities; and (c) Data for HCA oversight, management decisions, and operational purchasing management and internal control purposes. The forms gather information from contract employees, vendors, and other utilities.

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16 USC 839	View Law

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16 USC 832	View Law

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Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Renewal)

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On January 15, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register (FR) the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (86 FR 4198). In a subsequent action on June 16, 2021, EPA published the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; Delay of Effective and Compliance Dates (86 FR 31939), which set the new effective date for the LCRR as December 16, 2021, and the compliance date as October 16, 2024. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the initial Information Collection Request for Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) on July 25, 2022, and set the renewal date as December 31, 2023. Therefore, this ICR renewal characterizes the incremental impacts of the LCRR in terms of the burden and costs for the three years after December 31, 2023 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026). Also, this ICR modifies the extension to the ICR titled, Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules (80 FR 78224, December 16, 2015, OMB control number 2040-0204), which estimates the burden and costs associated with the previous Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) as well as other rules.

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Pub.L. 93 - 523 1413(a)(3)	View Law

Pub.L. 93 - 523 1401(1)(D)	View Law

Pub.L. 93 - 523 1445(a)(1)(A)	View Law

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1980 Guaranteed Loan Common Forms Package

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The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable the Agencies to effectively administer the policies, methods, and responsibilities for the funding and transmittal of post-award Federal funding for approved programs and projects. The purpose of this information collection is to obtain information necessary to efficiently set up a functional system for the transmittal of payments after an applicant has been awarded funding.

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Pub.L. 110 - 234 9003	View Law

Pub.L. 92 - 419 310B	View Law

Pub.L. 116 - 136 Division B	View Law

Pub.L. 104 - 120 538	View Law

42 USC 1471	View Law

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7 CFR 1951 – Servicing and Collection Common Forms

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The information collection under OMB Number 0570-New will enable the Agencies to effectively provide servicing to a recipient’s post disbursement loan and/or debt collection efforts to support Agencies and parties involved. The Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business and Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities service (RUS) agencies within the Rural Development mission area, hereinafter referred to as Agency, is the credit Agency for agriculture and rural development for the United States Department of Agriculture. The Agency offers loans, grants and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic development and essential services such as housing; health care; first responder services and equipment; and water, electric and communications infrastructure. Rural Development has determined that the financial reporting requirements are necessary to provide the Agency with current information in order to monitor the program, to make various reporting requirements to Congress, and for program innovation and expansion under the Government’s Performance Review.

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7 USC 1932	View Law

7 USC 1989	View Law

31 USC 3716	View Law

42 USC 1480	View Law

5 USC 301	View Law

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USA National Phenology Network – The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program

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The USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN), established in 2007 by USGS in collaboration with other governmental and non-governmental organizations, is a national-scale science and monitoring initiative focused on phenology (i.e., the study of seasonal life-cycle events such as leafing, flowering, reproduction and migration) as a tool to understand how plants, animals and landscapes respond to environmental variation and change. Information collected by the USA-NPN through it's national observing system, Nature's Notebook, is used by researchers and federal, state and local agencies and resource managers to: understand and support climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation; inform management and assessment of habitats and plant and animal species; identify, assess, and forecast change in ecosystems and effects of climate change; identify relationships between environments and wildlife and human health; integrate data and products for science-based stewardship of natural resources; and provide for youth and public stewardship and engagement.

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16 USC 715-715d, 715e, 715f-715r	View Law

Pub.L. 94 - 579 43	View Law

16 USC 661-667e	View Law

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Mining Communications

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The Social and Economic Analysis (SEA) Branch in the Fort Collins Science Center is submitting a notice of information collection to the Federal Register to conduct interviews on the topic of science communication. This research will advance USGS capability by documenting the efficacy of existing mining-related science communication efforts to partners and advance USGS knowledge and use of communication methods to deliver actionable science to non-science audiences in the future. Approximately 20 interviews will be conducted with USGS partners and members of the public in the Grand Canyon watershed.

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43 USC 1701-1782	View Law

Pub.L. 91 - 631 719	View Law

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7 CFR 1942, Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions for Loan and Grant Agreement Common Forms Package

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The Agencies are required to provide Federal financial assistance through its housing and community and business programs. The laws implemented in 7 CFR part 1942, require the recipients of RD Federal financial assistance to collect various types of information. Recipients of awards are required to submit reporting and payment request information to facilitate monitoring of the award and disbursement of funds.

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5 USC 301	View Law

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7 CFR 1927 – Common Forms Package for Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing

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The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable the Agencies to effectively extend financial assistance to construct, improve, alter, repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings, farm buildings, and/or related facilities to provide decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions and adequate farm buildings and other structures in rural areas. Title clearance is required to assure the Agency (s) that the loan is legally secured and has the required lien priority.

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5 USC 301	View Law

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42 USC 1480	View Law

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7 CFR 4280 Financial Assistance Forms for Loans/Grants Common Forms Package

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The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable the Agencies to effectively monitor a recipient’s compliance with their loan and/or grant agreement and conditions upon being approved for the federal program they have applied for and accepted terms for.

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7 USC 2008(s)	View Law

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7CFR 1910 B & C-Federal Debt and Employment Verification Compliance Common Forms

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The information collection under OMB Number 0575-New will enable the Agencies to effectively monitor a recipient’s compliance with the federal debt reporting and to determine employment verification and eligibility for Federal financial assistance. The Agencies offer supervised credit programs to build modest housing and essential community facilities in rural areas. Section 517 (d) of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, provides the authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees for the acquisition of new or existing dwellings and related facilities to provide decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions and other structures in rural areas.

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5 USC 301	View Law

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Filter Adoption Survey (Renewal)

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The U.S. EPA granted Denver Water a SDWA 1415(a)(3) variance from the definition of optimal corrosion control treatment in 40 CFR 141.2. Under the Variance, Denver Water must conduct a survey in 2023 and every other program year of randomly selected customers enrolled in the filter program to receive a minimum of responses from remaining program participants that is consistent with a 95% confidence level and 3% margin of error. The survey must inquire whether the customer has used the filter for: water to make infant formula (if applicable); cooking and drinking; or is using bottled water or a filter device that is certified NSF/ANSI (53) for lead removal but was not provided by Denver Water for infant formula, cooking and drinking. Surveys can be conducted in writing by mail or verbally using the same survey questions so long as responses are documented.

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42 USC 300f.	View Law

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Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Forms

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This is a request for a new information collection. This information collection will be used to document elements of the sexual assault/sexual harassment (SASH) response and/or reporting process and comply with procedures set up to effectively manage National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Workplace Violence Prevention and Response (WVPR). NOAA will also use this collection to survey federal employees, contractors, affiliates, interns, volunteers, or other individuals who work in or visit NOAA-occupied facilities, vessels, or aircraft to determine their perceptions of incidents of SASH, pursuant to NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 202-1106, Section 5.01e, beginning with the Fisheries Observer population identified as NOAA’s most at risk group.

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33 USC 894	View Law

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Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13)

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This information collection is necessary to assure the safety of our commercial and natural aquatic resources against the introduction into the United States of injurious fish species or their eggs, while still allowing for importation of those species and eggs if deemed safe and appropriate. Information gathered via forms authorized under this collection are used by the aquaculture industry and the commercial and recreational fishing industry. The importation of salmonid without documentation of their health status poses an immediate risk to the wild fish populations in the United States. Salmonid fish containing the pathogens listed in statute pose an immediate threat to wild fish populations and therefore are considered injurious under the Lacey Act. Commerce in healthy fish is essential for the aquaculture and fishing industry in the United States. Without salmonid imports the aquaculture industry in the United States would suffer, as would scientific research and conservation efforts at research institutions and within State, Federal and Tribal agencies.

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18 USC 42	View Law

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Stakeholder and Community Coastal Storm Hazard Surveys

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Information from the surveys in this request is needed to support research that was appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). In the explanatory statement on Division D of the Act, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021, the Regional Sediment Management program was appropriated additional funding to address research and development for compound coastal flooding to “enhance the resiliency of coastal communities and mitigate socioeconomic and environmental consequences of extreme coastal hazards.” This includes funds provided to support cooperative efforts between the Corps and academia to address compound flooding issues. This Congressional funding resulted in a $5 million joint effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the University of Alabama under the Cooperative Agreement “Coastal Compound Flooding under Uncertainties: Physically-based and Data Driven Modeling Framework.” Research tasks 9 and 10 of this cooperative agreement seek to address the Congressional directive to connect enhanced flood forecasting with community resilience. This research effort seeks to inform improved modeling of compound coastal storm events, including improved simulation of impacts to communities and of protective action-taking. The proposed tasks contained in the Broad Agency Agreement with the University of Alabama seek to identify effective flood risk communication tools that influence coastal residents’ risk mitigation actions and to better understand key community stakeholder communication of hazards. Execution of these tasks requires the University of Alabama Principal Investigator and research team to gather information through three community and stakeholder surveys. Findings from their analysis will inform coastal storm hazard modeling and risk communication for better outcomes from storm events, meeting the Appropriations Bill directive described above.

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Pub.L. 116 - 260 Division D	View Law

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Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Shipper Interview Survey

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, (SWG) seeks to conduct a survey of commercial shipping companies that use the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) to transport commodities along the Texas Coast. SWG will incorporate survey information into a General Investigation Feasibility Study Update of long term solutions to shoaling and allisions near the intersections of the GIWW and the Brazos and Colorado rivers that could result in a potential loss of the navigation pool at the flood gates and locks. As part of the study, we are surveying shippers that use the GIWW to help us better understand the potential economic effects of a long-term disruption in navigation through the area. Part of the study requires an examination of how shippers would respond if navigation crossing the Brazos River and Colorado River was restricted for an extended period, or if the flood gates and locks are widened. The survey will provide information to determine if tentative project costs would be justified by reducing risks of losing the navigation pool along the GIWW.

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Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines and On-Highway Heavy Duty Engines (Revision)

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Title II of the Clean Air Act, (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.; CAA), charges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines and vehicles that comply with applicable emission requirements. The emission values achieved during certification testing may also be used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT) Program. The program allows engine manufacturers to bank credits for engine families that emit below the standard and use the credits to certify engine families that emit above the standard. They may also trade banked credits with other manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary. The CAA also mandates EPA to verify that manufacturers have successfully translated their certified prototypes into mass-produced engines; and that these engines comply with emission standards throughout their useful lives. EPA verifies this through ‘Compliance Programs’ which include Production Line Testing (PLT), In-use Testing and Selective Enforcement Audits, (SEAs). In-use testing allows manufacturers and EPA to verify compliance with emission standards throughout an engine family’s useful life. Through SEAs, EPA verifies that test data submitted by engine manufacturers is reliable and testing is performed according to EPA regulations. Under the Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM), NRCI equipment manufacturers were able to delay compliance with Tier 4 standards for up to seven years as long as they comply with certain limitations. The program, has ended for all power categories. This includes hardship relief. All TPEM forms, except the reporting templates and the bond worksheet are being retired in this action. Participants are required to keep records “for at least five full years after the final year in which allowances are available for each power category” (40 CFR 1039.625(h). The information requested is collected by the Compliance Division (CD), Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA. CD uses this information to issue certificates of conformity and ensure that manufacturers comply with applicable regulations and the CAA. Some HD data is also used by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement their programs under 49 USC 32902. EPA’s and NHTSA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and the Department of Justice may use the information for enforcement purposes. Manufacturers may assert a claim of confidentiality over information provided to EPA. Confidentiality is granted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and EPA regulations at 40 CFR Part 2.

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49 USC 32902	View Law

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Fuels Regulatory Streamlining (Non-Substantive Change)

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This request for a non-substantive revision is related to sampling, testing, and record retention requirements related to fuels testing. The specific regulatory requirements are under subpart M of 40 CFR part 1090 for performance-based measurement systems (PBMS). The PBMS laboratory recordkeeping and reporting is included in the Detailed Burden Estimates, Appendix A, Tab 1 Fuel Manufacturers (lines 20-21). We had described the informational items clearly in the regulation and had described and estimated the burden associated with these items as CBP, in accordance with industry practice and regulatory requirements. However, after issuing the final rule, and after holding implementation workshops with industry post-final rule, we developed templates that contain all the requirements that laboratories can use. There is no burden change associated with these job aids, which should make recordkeeping and reporting easier for industry. Because they are written as spreadsheet templates, we wish to submit them to OMB as forms to display an OMB control number and expiration date.

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42 USC Sec. 211	View Law

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Navigation Improvement Surveys

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USACE operates, maintains, and improves much of the nation’s navigation infrastructure. This includes inland navigation infrastructure and coastal infrastructure. USACE conducts periodic navigation improvement studies to ensure continuity of operations now and into the future. To fully evaluate these studies, USACE needs data on the use of the Nation’s waterways, the extent of navigation inefficiencies, and anticipated changes in vessel operations and sizes. This information is used in planning studies to formulate and evaluate the projected benefits and impacts of alternatives. Navigation improvement studies conducted by USACE typically use empirical data provided by the USACE Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center; however, the impacts on waterway traffic of alternative capital and operations and maintenance investment strategies collected by these surveys will complement the empirical data.

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Pub.L. 73 - 748 1-2	View Law

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NESHAP for Plastic Parts and Products Surface Coating (40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPP) (Final Rule)

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plastic Parts and Products Surface Coating were proposed on December 4, 2002, promulgated on April 19, 2004, and revised or amended on April 26, 2004, April 20, 2006, December 22, 2006, and April 24, 2007. The NESHAP is codified at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPPP. This supporting statement addresses information collection activities that will be imposed by the NESHAP for Plastic Parts and Products Surface Coating, including activities added based on the residual risk and technology review (RTR) required under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The NESHAP for Plastic Parts and Products Surface Coating applies to each new and existing affected source of HAP emissions at facilities that are major sources and that perform surface coating of plastic parts and products. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after December 4, 2002. As part of the RTR for the NESHAP for Plastic Parts and Products Surface Coating, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not revising the emission limit requirements. The EPA is requiring periodic air emissions testing to measure organic HAP destruction or removal efficiency at the inlet and outlet of the add-on control device once every five years for existing and new surface coating affected sources using the emission rate with add-on controls compliance option. The EPA is revising the startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) provisions of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule and requiring the use of electronic data reporting for future performance test data submittals, notifications, and reports. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart PPPP. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests (if sources are using add-on controls to demonstrate compliance), 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 deviation from an emission limitation (either a numerical emission limit, an operating limit, or an equipment or work practice standard), 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 the NESHAP.

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42 USC 7401 et.seq.	View Law

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NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR part 63, subpart HH) (Renewal)

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil and Natural Gas Production (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH) were proposed on February 06, 1998, and promulgated on June 17, 1999, only for major sources. On July 8, 2005, a supplemental proposal was proposed for area sources with the final rule, effective date on January 03, 2007. The rule was subsequently amended on August 16, 2012 to include emission sources for which standards were not previously developed. These regulations apply to emission points located at both new and existing oil and natural gas production facilities that are both major and area sources. A major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) is one that has the potential to emit 10 tons or more of any single HAP or 25 tons or more of total HAP per year; an area source is one with the potential to emit less than this. New facilities include those that commenced either construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart HH. 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 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.

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42 USC 7401 et seq	View Law

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NESHAP for Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (40 CFR part 63, subpart VVV) (Renewal)

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The National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart VVV) were proposed on December 1, 1998; promulgated on October 26, 1999; and amended on both December 22, 2008, and October 26, 2017 (82 FR 49513). These regulations apply to both existing and new POTW located at a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), or to Group 1 POTW that are either area or major sources. New facilities include those that either commenced construction or re-construction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart VVV. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

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42 USC 7401 et seq.	View Law

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NESHAP for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EE) (Renewal)

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EE) were proposed on March 11, 1994, promulgated on December 15, 1994, and amended on April 9, 1999. These regulations apply to both new and existing magnetic tape manufacturing operations, including solvent storage tanks, mix preparation equipment, coating operations, waste handling devices, and condenser vents associated with solvent recovery. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart EE. 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.

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42 USC 7401 et.seq	View Law

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