EPA Renews Paperwork for Secondary Aluminum Pollution Monitoring
Published Date: 12/18/2025
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Summary
The EPA is asking to keep collecting info from secondary aluminum producers to make sure pollution rules are followed. This renewal won’t add new costs but keeps the paperwork going through the end of 2028. If you’re involved in aluminum recycling, now’s your chance to share your thoughts before January 20, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Paperwork requirement for aluminum recyclers
If you operate a secondary aluminum production facility, EPA is renewing a mandatory information collection under NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR). The rule covers operations like shredders, thermal chip dryers, furnaces, and SAPUs, applies to 164 respondents, requires initial and semiannual reporting, and is estimated to cause 13,000 hours of paperwork per year and $5,160,000 in total costs per year (including $4,650,000 in annualized capital or O&M costs).
Renewal raises burden due to new sources
EPA reports the estimated burden and capital/O&M costs increased from the last approved ICR because it expects an increase in the number of new secondary aluminum sources over the next three years. The adjustment raised the annual paperwork burden and increased the listed capital or O&M costs.
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