This ICR is
approved for three years. When EPA resubmits the ICR for renewal,
it should be certain include the following elements: (1) Costs in
this ICR are amoritized over a 10 year period. The final year in
which ammoritized costs are assigned is 2008. The agency should
continue to include these amortized costs in future requests to
extend thes ICR. (2) Costs should be revised, as appropriate, to
incorporate changes resulting from implementation of the National
Ambient Air Monitoring Strategy. (3) Burden elements should be
revised to incorporate all regulatory or program implementation
changes. Each renewal should involve a check by EPA to see if the
projected burden reflects the actual "in practice" burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2006
07/31/2006
06/30/2003
520
0
520
2,404,606
0
2,404,606
81,327,000
0
73,642,000
This ICR includes ambient air
monitoring data reporting and recordkeeping activities associated
with the 40 CFR 58 regulations, "Ambient Air Quality Surveillance."
These data are collected and reported by State and Local air
quality manage- ment agencies to the EPA.
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:
(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;
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.
Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal)