Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/30/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2021
370,362
386,946
81,985
86,554
1,090,056
569,510
The scope of this ICR is the
electronic reporting components of CROMERR, which is designed to:
(i) allow EPA to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination
Act of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, technology-neutral framework
for electronic reporting across all EPA programs; (iii) allow EPA
programs to offer electronic reporting as they become ready for
CROMERRR; and (iv) provide states with a streamlined
process--together with a uniform set of standards--for approval of
their electronic reporting provisions for all their EPA-authorized
programs. Responses to the collection of information are voluntary.
In order to accommodate CBI, the information collected must be in
accordance with the confidentiality regulations set forth in 40 CFR
Part 2, Subpart B. Additionally, EPA will ensure that the
information collection procedures comply with the Privacy Act of
1974 and the OMB Circular 108.
There is a decrease of 4,569
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. The decrease in respondent burden
can be attributed primarily to two reasons. First, over the past
three years, the Agency made improvements to CDX to enhance
efficiencies in end-user registration, integration, and Help Desk
support. These improvements resulted in reduced burden to
respondents. Second, through technological improvements, the Agency
now is able to obtain real world data via Google Analytics on the
frequency and amount of time a respondent spends accessing CDX web
pages and features. Based on this information, EPA has revised the
burden estimates associated with some of the CDX registration and
identity proofing activities. The Agency believes that these
revised burden estimates more accurately reflect the resources
spent by respondents conducting electronic reporting activities
under CROMERR. Note that the decrease in respondent burden
described above was offset by an almost two-fold increase in the
number of respondents that report to state, tribal, and local
electronic document receiving systems. In developing this ICR, EPA
revised the approach used to estimate the number of these
reporters. The revised approach uses shared CROMERR services
solution data to supplement estimates obtained based on analysis of
respondent universe growth rates in EPA program ICRs, which was the
previous approach used to estimate number of reporters. The overall
change in respondent burden is considered an adjustment, because it
results from changes in the respondent universe and hourly burden
estimates used in the development of the ICR.
$1,754,666
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Dipti Singh 202
566-0739
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.
2002ss08.docx
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule - States, Local or Tribal Government