Reporting Requirements under EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2173Fr02AttD.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-10	Available
2173FR02AttC.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-10	Available
2173fr02ATTB.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-10	Available
2173FR02AttA.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-04-10	Available
2173SS02 3-25-09.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-04-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24828	Green Power Partnership - Private Sector	Other-Partnership Agreement	Modified
188865	Combined Heat and Power Partnership - State and Local Governments	Other-Letter of Intent	New
188864	Combined Heat and Power Parternship - Private Sector	Other-Letter of Intent	New
188863	Green Power Partnership - Local and State Government	Other-Partnership Agreement	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0578	ICR Reference No: 200904-2060-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200511-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2173.02
Title: Reporting Requirements under EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/20/2009
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved for three years. The Agency is reminded that the collected data represents only the respondents of this voluntary program, and should not be used to characterize non-respondents. Furthermore, this information is not sufficient for use in program evaluation or to estimate outcomes or activities that would have occurred in the absence of the program.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2009
Responses	1,794	0	1,164
Time Burden (Hours)	5,823	0	3,980
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,466	0	3,000

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Abstract: The requested information is necessary for EPA to ensure that the Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership are meeting their renewable energy and Combined Heat and Power goals. Respondents include any organization that joins one of these voluntary Partnerships.

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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 64941	10/31/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 17853	04/17/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Green Power Partnership - Local and State Government
Combined Heat and Power Parternship - Private Sector
Combined Heat and Power Partnership - State and Local Governments
Green Power Partnership - Private Sector

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	1,794	1,164	0	0	630	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,823	3,980	0	0	1,843	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,466	3,000	0	0	2,466	0

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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $146,874

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: 04/20/2009

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