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OMB Control No: 2060-0629	ICR Reference No: 202403-2060-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201909-2060-005
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2300.20
Title: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/29/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	10,248,936	9,853,129
Time Burden (Hours)	705,554	740,012
Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,282,257	29,526,397

Abstract: In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Pub. L. 110161) and under authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG Reporting Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The GHG Reporting Rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, establishes reporting requirements for certain large facilities and suppliers. It does not require control of greenhouse gases. Instead, it requires that sources emitting greenhouse gases, supplying certain products that contain greenhouse gases, or injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in quantities above certain threshold levels, to monitor and report annual emissions in amounts of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Subsequent rules have promulgated requirements for additional facilities, suppliers, and mobile sources; provided clarification and corrections to existing requirements; finalized CBI determinations; amended recordkeeping requirements; and implemented an alternative verification approach. Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule and its associated rulemakings are referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). The purpose for this ICR is to renew and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR to update and consolidate the burdens and costs imposed by the current ICR under the GHGRP.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 101 - 549 208 Name of Law: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
PL: Pub.L. 101 - 549 114 Name of Law: Clean Air Act Amendments 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:
	88 FR 28546	05/04/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 21516	03/28/2024
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
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	10,248,936	9,853,129	395,807
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	705,554	740,012	-34,458
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	33,282,257	29,526,397	3,755,860

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: There is a decrease of 34,458 hours and an increase of $7,229,810 in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the GHGRP ICR renewed by OMB in 2019. This change reflects several updates in this ICR renewal as compared to the previous ICR renewal. Overall, EPA adjusted labor rates to match the 2021 BLS labor rates; adjusted capital and O&M costs to reflect 2021 dollars, based on the inflation rate between 2017 and 2021 (10.5%, as per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Indices for 2017 and 2021), and adjusted the number of respondents by taking the actual number of respondents for each subpart in reporting year 2021 (RY2021). For the 2019 ICR, EPA did a complete and comprehensive re-evaluation of the activities and costs associated with all subparts of the GHGRP and used a new methodology to determine the number of responses and the number of responses per respondent by subpart and for the Program as a whole. For the 2024 ICR, EPA continued using this same process.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,920,813

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Rachel Schmeltz 2023439124 schmeltz.rachel@epa.gov

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