Regulation to Establish Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-219 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule, Subpart W: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Form	Modified
2376ss04.DOCX Supporting Statement A	2011-08-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
192508	Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule, Subpart W: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0651	ICR Reference No: 201109-2060-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2376.04
Title: Regulation to Establish Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/09/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/09/2011
Terms of Clearance: 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. OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency must enter the correct burden estimates. This action has no effect on any current approvals.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	12/31/2013	12/31/2013
Responses	4,371	0	4,371
Time Burden (Hours)	396,474	0	396,474
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,431,361	0	2,431,361

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Abstract: EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in Subpart W of the GHG rule to resolve issues and questions raised during implementation, and to correct technical and editorial errors that have been identified since publication. EPA has also proposed clarifications that do not change requirements and therefore do not affect burden. In addition, EPA has proposed to require each onshore production facility to report average API gravity, gas-to-oil ratio, and low pressure separator pressure for each sub-basin within the facility. EPA does not expect this requirement to change the burden estimate because owners and operators must have this information available on an annual basis to conduct business. Furthermore, the burden estimated in the final rule accounts time spent processing and reporting available data. Finally, one of the proposed amendments would amend the gas well completion sampling reporting requirement for onshore production facilities. Instead of requiring the sampling from at least one gas well completion and workover per field ("field method"), the proposed methodology would require sampling of the average flow rate of gas based on a graded scale within a sub-basin ("sub-basin method"). While this proposed sub-basin method does not change the cost per sample estimated for the final rule, it decreases the total number of samples that will be reported from well completions and workovers. Therefore, the burden decreases, as shown in Section 6.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401 et seq Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AR09	Proposed rulemaking	76 FR 56010	09/09/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule, Subpart W: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	5900-219, 5900-220, 5900-222, 5900-221	Form B Part I - Request for BAMM Extension thru December 31, 2011 ,   Form A Part I - Request for BAMM Extension thru December 31, 2011 ,   Form C Part I - Request for BAMM Extension thru December 31, 2011 ,   Form D Part I - Request to use BAMM for Sources Referenced in 98.234(f)(5)(iv)

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in Subpart W of the GHG rule to resolve issues and questions raised during implementation, and to correct technical and editorial errors that have been identified since publication.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,100,000

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]? 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? 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: 09/09/2011

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