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OMB Control No: 2060-0748	ICR Reference No: 202305-2060-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2773.01
Title: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/23/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden. Given that the cost estimates presented rely largely on non-public data, the agency is requested to work with OMB to increase the amount of quality supporting information underlying the cost estimates before this information collection is submitted for renewal. Lastly, the supporting statement submitted at final rule stage should include any changes that occurred between the proposed and final rule related to this ICR. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: " In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110-161) and under authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA finalized a greenhouse gas reporting rule in October of 2009 (henceforth referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program or GHGRP) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, requires reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from certain large facilities and suppliers. The GHGRP requires that sources emitting GHGs, supplying certain products that contain GHGs, or injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in quantities above certain threshold levels of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) monitor and report GHG data and other relevant information. Subsequent rules have promulgated requirements for additional facilities, and suppliers; provided clarification and corrections to existing requirements; and finalized confidentiality business information (CBI) determinations, amended recordkeeping requirements, and implemented an alternative verification approach. This supporting statement addresses information collection activities that would be imposed by the proposed Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for the purposes of enhancing the quality of the data collected, clarifying elements of the rule, and streamlining changes. Specifically, the proposed amendments would more accurately reflect industry emissions by incorporating new measurement data into updated emission factors, improve emissions calculation methodologies, and improve the accuracy of reporting emissions by expanding reporting and eliminating data gaps. The proposed amendments also address commenter concerns, clarify requirements, improve applicability estimation methods , provide flexibility and simplification of monitoring and calculation, and remove redundant or unnecessary reporting or recordkeeping requirements. These proposed revisions are expected to result in a minimal increase in respondent burden. See Section 4(b) and Table 1 of Attachment 1 for a complete list of proposed revisions to the reporting requirements."

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The proposed amendments would revise the applicability for certain sectors. These revisions would expand the number of respondents reporting to the GHGRP in certain industrial sectors. The proposed amendments to applicability result in an increase in burden for facilities in the affected sectors who were not previously required to report under the GHGRP, and where new data would be collected from facilities that currently report to part 98 (e.g., energy consumption data under proposed subpart B). The proposed amendments also include revisions that would improve calculation methods. These revisions would require additional labor burden for respondents to adjust their internal reporting methods and to review readily available data from facilities and conduct engineering calculations. The proposed amendments would also revise the current recordkeeping and reporting under part 98 by requiring 53 new and substantially revised data elements be reported via e-GGRT or entered into IVT in e-GGRT. For each of the new and significantly revised data elements, respondents would be required to ascertain or calculate the data element using readily available data (data that are generally collected as part of a facility's standard course of business, such a material consumption or production data) and submit the value via e-GGRT or enter the value into the EPAs IVT. This ICR shows the incremental burden of these changes.

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