NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1055.14_Supplemental_Regulatory Text.docx Supplementary Document	2025-10-28
1055t14.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-10-28
1055ss14.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-10-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24040	NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB) (Renewal) Other-Systems Screenshots	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0021	ICR Reference No: 202510-2060-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2060-008
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1055.14
Title: NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB) (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: 12/31/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	340	388
Time Burden (Hours)	12,100	13,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,700,000	4,010,000

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Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the regulations published at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB were proposed on September 24, 1976, promulgated on February 23, 1978, and amended on April 4, 2014. These regulations apply to the following facilities at existing kraft pulp mills that commenced construction, reconstruction, or modification after September 24, 1976 and on or before May 23, 2013: recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks, lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer systems, black liquor oxidation systems, multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems. In pulp mills where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulping, the provisions of this Subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to an affected facility is produced by the kraft pulping operation. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB. New facilities that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after May 23, 2013 are subject to regulation under 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart BBa. In general, all NSPS 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 NSPS.

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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 61143	12/30/2025
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
NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BB) (Renewal)

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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	340	388	0	0	-48	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,100	13,900	0	0	-1,800	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,700,000	4,010,000	0	0	690,000	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: The adjustment decrease in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources because of recent known facility closures. There is a slight increase in the operation and maintenance (O&M) costs due to O&M costs being updated from $2009 to $2023 using the CEPCI Index. There are no capital costs associated with this information collection. The overall result is a decrease in burden hours and an increase in industry costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $43,500

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: 12/31/2025

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