Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
AERR Emergency Approval OMB memo-052225-OAR-Signed.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-05-27	Available
Statutory Authority for AERR.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Available
Statutory Authority for AERR.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Available
CDX webclient directions.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Available
CDX webclient directions.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Repair queued
CAER System User Guide_V3_01312022_Final_OMB.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Available
CAER System User Guide_V3_01312022_Final_OMB.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Repair queued
2170ss08 REV.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Repair queued
2170ss08 REV.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-01-31	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
24829	Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0580	ICR Reference No: 202504-2060-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-2060-009
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2170.09
Title: Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/11/2025
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/27/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/04/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 44 USC 3507(j)(2) as amended and 5 CFR 1320.13, this information collection is approved as an emergency clearance to allow the information collection required at 40 CFR Part 51 to continue while EPA undergoes the normal ICR renewal process outlined in 5 CFR 1320.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	6 Months From Approved
Responses	85	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	48,702	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	255,000	0	0

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Abstract: The EPA promulgated the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (40 CFR part 51 subpart A) to coordinate emissions inventory reporting requirements with existing requirements of the Clean Air Act and 1990 Amendments. Under this reporting, 54 State and Territorial air quality agencies, including the District of Columbia, as well as an estimated 31 local and tribal air quality agencies submit emissions data (including mobile model inputs) every 3 years for all point, non-point, on-road mobile, and non-road mobile sources of volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter less than or equal to 10 micrometers in diameter, particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter, ammonia, and lead. In addition, the air quality agencies must submit annually emission data for point sources emitting at greater than specified levels of those pollutants. The data supplied to the emission reporting requirement is needed so that the EPA can compile and make available a national inventory of air pollutant emissions. A comprehensive inventory updated at regular intervals is essential to allow the EPA to fulfill its mandate to monitor and plan for the attainment and maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards established for criteria pollutants. The EPA makes the inventory available to states for air quality planning and to the public at large. This information is collected under 23 U.S.C. 101; 42 U.S.C 7401-7671q, and the authority of the AERR. This information is mandatory and, as specified, cannot be treated as confidential by the EPA. The number and frequency of data collection and submittal is expected to remain the same for 20222024.

Emergency Justfication: EPA is requesting that the previously approved collection be reinstated for a six-month period while OAR prepares and publishes the 60 and 30-day notices necessary to complete a renewal package.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	85	0	0	0	0	85
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48,702	0	0	0	0	48,702
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	255,000	0	0	0	0	255,000

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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,589,000

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? No

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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: 04/04/2025

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