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OMB Control No: 2060-0446	ICR Reference No: 201204-2060-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200902-2060-010
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1849.06
Title: Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/19/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2013
Responses	1,205	0	1,242
Time Burden (Hours)	4,216	0	5,887
Cost Burden (Dollars)	34	0	1,342

Abstract: The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), created by EPA as part of the Climate Change Action Plan, is a voluntary program designed to encourage and facilitate the development of environmentally and economically sound landfill gas (LFG) energy projects across the United States in order to reduce methane emissions from landfills. LMOP does this by educating local governments and communities about the benefits of LFG recovery and use; building partnerships between state agencies, industry, energy service providers, local communities, and other stakeholders interested in developing this valuable resource in their community; and providing tools to evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP signs voluntary Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with these organizations to enlist their support in promoting cost-effective LFG utilization. The information collection includes completion and submission of the MOU, and annual completion and submission of information forms that include basic information on LFG energy projects with which the organizations are involved as an effort to update the LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy Project Database. The information collection is to be utilized to maintain up-to-date data and information about LMOP Partners and LFG energy projects with which they are involved. The data will also be used by the public to assess LFG energy project development opportunities in the United States. In addition, the information collection will assist LMOP in evaluating the reduction of methane emissions from landfills. Responses to the information collection are voluntary.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 4297	01/27/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 24488	04/24/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,205	1,242	-334	297
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,216	5,887	-2,566	895
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	34	1,342	-1,000	-308

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: A significant reason for the decrease in total hourly burden is that under the last ICR renewal, LMOP made provisions for a one-time effort to collect critical landfill data from other landfill owners/operators, and this initiative is not included in this current ICR renewal. To a lesser magnitude than the decrease discussed above, there is an increase in total hourly burden for Partners as LMOP will now collect landfill/project data from Energy Partners, and also due to an increase in the number of Partners in all Partner categories. For perspective on the magnitude of Partner growth, the number of Partners at the end of 2007 was 719, whereas there were 994 Partners as of September 2011.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $94,833

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]? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Victoria Ludwig 2023439291 ludwig.victoria@epa.gov

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