Regulation to Establish Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (Final Rule for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Subpart W)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-220 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule, Subpart W: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Form	Modified
ICR Appendix final corrections rule (Nov 2011).pdf Supplementary Document	2011-11-09
2376ss05.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-11-17

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: 201111-2060-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2376.05
Title: Regulation to Establish Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (Final Rule for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Subpart W)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	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)	394,757	0	396,474
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,431,360	0	2,431,361

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Abstract: EPA has finalized a technical corrections rulemaking that amended 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 amended clarifications that do not change requirements and therefore do not affect burden. In addition, EPA has finalized requirements that each onshore production facility must report average API gravity, gas-to-oil ratio, and low pressure separator pressure per oil sub-basin category. 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 for time spent processing and reporting available data. Finally, one of the finalized amendments changes 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 new methodology requires sampling of the average flow rate of gas based on a graded scale within a sub-basin ("sub-basin method"). While this 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	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 80554	12/23/2011

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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	5900-220, 5900-219, 5900-222, 5900-221	Form A Part I - Request for BAMM Extension thru December 31, 2011 ,   Form B 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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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	4,371	4,371	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	394,757	396,474	0	-1,717	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,431,360	2,431,361	0	-1	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: EPA is finalizing amendments to 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: 11/18/2011

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