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OMB Control No:
2060-0084
ICR Reference No:
201309-2060-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201301-2060-006
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
0940.27
Title:
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
03/14/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/19/2013
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2016
Responses
672
0
4,068
Time Burden (Hours)
1,790,021
0
2,490,352
Cost Burden (Dollars)
67,756,773
0
90,396,004
Abstract:
This Information Collection Request (ICR) includes ambient air monitoring data reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the 40 CFR part 58 Ambient Air Quality Surveillance regulations. These data and information are collected by State, local, and Tribal air quality management agencies and reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This ICR revises the most recent ICR for 40 CFR part 58 approved by OMB to present an estimate of the change to the total annual reporting and recordkeeping hour and cost burden resulting from the recent changes to several National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and the ambient air monitoring requirements. The burden estimates are for the 3-year period from 2013 through 2015.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401 et seq
Name of Law: Clean Air Act of 1990
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:
78 FR 12052
02/21/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 57631
09/19/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Ambient Air Monitor Network for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Ambient Air Monitoring for Criteria Pollutants (Revisions for Lead Final Rule)
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (Final Rule for PM NAAQS)
Ambient Air Surveillance
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
672
4,068
0
2,928
-6,324
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,790,021
2,490,352
0
257,136
-957,467
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
67,756,773
90,396,004
0
4,596,874
-27,236,105
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Due to recent changes/updates in the national ambient air quality standards, a new ICR incorporating all monitoring needs for all networks was completed to provide an overall picture of estimated monitoring costs. This ICR includes a decrease in hours due to an agency adjustment, which reflects EPA's consolidation of monitors into fewer sites, termination of unnecessary monitors, and more efficient procedures for measuring and reporting data. The ICR also includes an increase in hours due to a program change, which reflects the incorporation of the burden currently approved under 2060-0638 and 2060-0642. Both 2060-0638 and 2060-0642 will be discontinued once this ICR is approved and the associated burden is incorporated.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$11,014,728
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:
Laurie Trinca 919 541-0520 trinca.laurie@epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
09/19/2013
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