Consolidated Emissions Reporting (Renewal)

OMB Control No: 2060-0088	ICR Reference No: 200907-2060-022
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-2060-006
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 0916.13
Title: Consolidated Emissions Reporting (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/08/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2009
Responses	1,863	0	2,038
Time Burden (Hours)	57,698	0	58,172
Cost Burden (Dollars)	230,880	0	231,000

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Abstract: This ICR is being submitted to renew EPA's authority to collect emissions related information from State and local air pollution control agencies. EPA has reviewed the analysis done under the Consolidated Emissions Reporting - Final Rule supporting statement and updated the assumptions with respect to labor rates and point source reporting using the latest available data. Under the final CERR ICR, 55 State and Territorial air quality agencies, including the District of Columbia (DC), as well as an estimated 49 local air quality agencies, must annually submit emissions data for point sources emitting specified levels of VOCs, NOx,CO, SO2, PM10, PM2.5,and NH3. Every 3 years, states will be required to submit a point source inventory, as well as a statewide stationary nonpoint, nonroad mobile, onroad mobile, and biogenic source inventory for all criteria pollutants and their precursors. The emissions data submitted for the annual and 3-year cycle inventories for stationary point, nonpoint, nonroad mobile, and onroad mobile sources will be used by EPA's OAQPS to assist in developing ambient air quality emission standards, performing regional modeling, and preparing national trends assessments and other special analyses and reports This ICR also estimates burden hours and costs incurred by a portion of industry sources to estimate and report PM2.5 and NH3 point source emissions. The burden estimates for industry to report PM2.5 and NH3 emissions were included in the original CERR ICR to address this new Statewide reporting requirement. These estimates have been retained in this renewal although reporting PM2.5 and NH3 emissions is no longer a new requirement and reporting these emissions continues to be the responsibility of the states.

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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:
	74 FR 18227	04/21/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 37704	07/29/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Consolidated Emissions Reporting - State Agencies Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (Renewal) - Industry

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	1,863	2,038	0	0	-175	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	57,698	58,172	0	0	-474	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	230,880	231,000	0	0	-120	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $300,000

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Dennis Beauregard 919 541-5512 [email protected]

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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: 07/29/2009

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