This ICR is approved for three years. When EPA resubmits the ICR for renewal, it should be certain include the following elements: (1) Costs in this ICR are amoritized over a 10 year period. The final year in which ammoritized costs are assigned is 2008. The agency should continue to include these amortized costs in future requests to extend thes ICR. (2) Costs should be revised, as appropriate, to incorporate changes resulting from implementation of the National Ambient Air Monitoring Strategy. (3) Burden elements should be revised to incorporate all regulatory or program implementation changes. Each renewal should involve a check by EPA to see if the projected burden reflects the actual "in practice" burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2006
07/31/2006
06/30/2003
520
0
520
2,404,606
0
2,404,606
81,327,000
0
73,642,000
This ICR includes ambient air monitoring data reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the 40 CFR 58 regulations, "Ambient Air Quality Surveillance." These data are collected and reported by State and Local air quality manage- ment agencies to the EPA.
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.