EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal)

ICR 201507-2060-004

OMB: 2060-0328

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Supporting Statement A
2015-07-22
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
2060-0328 201507-2060-004
Historical Active 201107-2060-005
EPA/OAR 1736.07
EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 03/29/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/13/2015
As stated in the previous terms of clearance: The data gathered under this collection represents estimates of emissions reductions associated with activities reported by participants in the Natural Gas STAR Program. Some of the activities and emissions reductions may have been achieved in the absence of the Natural Gas STAR program. For this reason, the data is not appropriate for use as an aggregate summary of emissions reductions resulting from the program, but is instead correctly characterized as activities and reductions associated with Program partners' reported activities. The Agency should exercise care to ensure that the data not be characterized inappropriately in program effectiveness measures, on the Program website, or in other communications. When this ICR is resubmitted for renewal, EPA should continue to address the extent to which the partners would have reduced their emissions in the absence of this program.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2019 36 Months From Approved 03/31/2016
124 0 224
6,995 0 5,201
0 0 0

Natural Gas STAR is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary program that encourages natural gas companies to adopt cost effective methods for reducing methane emissions. Natural Gas STAR Partners agree to implement cost-effective technologies and practices to reduce methane emissions, which will save participants money and improve environmental quality. EPA needs to collect information to establish program participation and to obtain general information on new Natural Gas STAR Partners. EPA also uses the information collection to evaluate a Partner's progress and performance, assess overall program results, and develop technical guidance documents for the benefit of the industry. Information collection is accomplished through the use of an annual reporting process that allows companies to report their accomplishments in either a traditional hard-copy format or electronically. Participation in Natural Gas STAR is voluntary. Natural Gas STAR Partners may designate information submitted under this ICR as confidential business information. EPA will treat all such information as confidential business information and will not make the company or agency-specific information collected under this ICR available to the general public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

None
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  80 FR 17742 04/02/2015
80 FR 48529 08/13/2015
No

  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 124 224 0 0 -100 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 6,995 5,201 0 0 1,794 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The overall annual reporting burden for respondents increased from 5,201 hours in the previous ICR to 6,995 hours in the current ICR. This change is attributed to additional information provided by Natural Gas STAR partners consulted that the old burden estimate did not fully reflect the average time burden of program participation.

$45,500
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jerome Blackman 202 343-9630 [email protected]

  No

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.
08/13/2015


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