Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Non-Substantive Change Request)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-157 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Non-Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 5900-161 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Industry-Project Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 5900-162 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Energy & Industry-Project Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 5900-158 Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Endorser Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Justification for Nonsubstantive Change.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-08-28
1849ss07.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-02-09
LMOP_ICR_Burden_Tables_Dec2015_Final.xlsx Supplementary Document	2016-01-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24662	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing State Other-HTML page	Unchanged
188152	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Non-Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188151	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Industry Non-Developer Other-HTML page	Unchanged
188150	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Community Other-HTML page	Unchanged
188149	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Community Other-HTML page	Unchanged
188148	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Industry-Project Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188147	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Energy & Industry-Project Developer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188146	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Endorser Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188145	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Endorser Other-HTML page	Unchanged
188144	Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New State Other-HTML page	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0446	ICR Reference No: 201808-2060-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201601-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1849.08
Title: Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Non-Substantive Change Request)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/29/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/28/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2019	05/31/2019	05/31/2019
Responses	646	0	646
Time Burden (Hours)	2,522	0	2,522
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), created by EPA as part of the United States’ commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 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 potential. To continue to be successful it is critical that LMOP gather information from its Partners about their activities and how the program can improve its support to them. Additionally, in order for LMOP to improve the data quality in one of its critical program tools, the LMOP Landfill and LFG Energy Project database, LMOP must gather basic physical and operational data from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills without LFG energy projects. Improving the data quality in this tool will enable LMOP to identify landfills that are good candidates for LFG energy projects, improve estimates of methane emissions from landfills, and help LMOP and its Partners prioritize LFG energy project development assistance activities.

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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:
	80 FR 61210	10/09/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 7539	02/12/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 10

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
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 Non-Developer
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Industry Non-Developer	5900-157	Memorandum of Understanding for Industry Partners
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 & Industry-Project Developer	5900-162	Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - New Energy & Industry-Project Developer	5900-161, 5900-157, 5900-162	Memorandum of Understanding for Energy Partners ,   Memorandum of Understanding for Industry Partners ,   Landfill and Project Information
Landfill Methane Outreach Program - Existing Community	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	646	646	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,522	2,522	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease of 1,694 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to revised estimates of respondent participation and attrition.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $59,762

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 08/28/2018

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