Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Reinstatement)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-162 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Private Sector Landfill Owners/Operators Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-162 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Public Sector Landfill Owners/Operators Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-157 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Developer Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-162 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Industry Developer Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-159 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Community Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-162 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Community Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-161 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Non-Developer Industry Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-158 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Endorser Form and Instruction	New
Form 5900-160 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New State Form and Instruction	New
LMOP ICRburden Tables 091208.xls Supplementary Document	2009-02-18
1849ss05.doc Supporting Statement A	2009-02-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24662	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing State Other-Web-based contact page	Modified
188154	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Private Sector Landfill Owners/Operators Form and Instruction	New
188153	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Public Sector Landfill Owners/Operators Form and Instruction	New
188152	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Developer Form and Instruction	New
188151	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Industry Developer Form and Instruction	New
188150	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Community Form and Instruction	New
188149	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Community Form and Instruction	New
188148	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Non-Developer Industry Form and Instruction	New
188147	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Energy & Non-Developer Industry Other-Web-based contact page	New
188146	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Endorser Form and Instruction	New
188145	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Endorser Other-Web-based contact page	New
188144	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New State Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0446	ICR Reference No: 200902-2060-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200310-2060-008
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1849.05
Title: Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Reinstatement)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/27/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/24/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,242	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,887	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,342	0	0

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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 (LFGE) potential. The LMOP information collection is expected to involve an average of 832 existing Partners and an additional 114 new Partners per year. Additionally there is a planned one-time information collection for 1,000 other landfill owners and operators. The average annual burden (rounded to one decimal place) and cost per respondent is estimated to be 4.6 hours and $270. The total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden averaged over three years is 5,887 hours and $344,827 ($1,342 in O&M Costs).

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 31681	06/03/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 8255	02/24/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 12

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing State
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New State	5900-160	Memorandum of Understanding for State Partners
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Endorser
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Endorser	5900-158	Endorser Agreement
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Energy & Non-Developer Industry
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Non-Developer Industry	5900-161, 5900-157	Memorandum of Understanding for Energy Partners ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Industry Partners
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Community	5900-162	Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Community	5900-159, 5900-162	Memorandum of Understanding for Community Partners ,   Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Industry Developer	5900-162	Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Developer	5900-157, 5900-162	Memorandum of Understanding for Industry Partners ,   Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Public Sector Landfill Owners/Operators	5900-162	Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Other Private Sector Landfill Owners/Operators	5900-162	Landfill and Project Information

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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	1,242	0	0	1,242	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,887	0	0	5,887	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,342	0	0	1,342	0	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: This ICR was discontinued on July 31, 2007, and is now being reinstated. The increase in burden requested in this ICR reflects the reinstatement of this ICR. Since the last ICR, LMOP no longer collects information annually from Energy, State, and non-developer Industry Partners and the information forms for other Partner types have been simplified into pre-populated spreadsheets. An increase in burden from the last ICR within LMOP Partners is due to an increase in the number of Partners. The remainder of the increase in total hourly burden from the last ICR comes from a planned initiative to collect critical landfill data from other landfill owners and operators. These data are necessary in order to evaluate the future potential of LFGE and this type of data collection has not occurred during LMOP's history.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $110,886

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/24/2009

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