Reporting Requirements under EPA's Climate Leaders Partnership (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2100t03.xls Supplementary Document	2008-10-21
2100ss03.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-10-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44048	Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Climate Leaders Partnership (Renewal) Other-Partnership Agreement	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0532	ICR Reference No: 200810-2060-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200607-2060-009
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2100.03
Title: Reporting Requirements under EPA's Climate Leaders Partnership (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/28/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2009
Responses	225	0	127
Time Burden (Hours)	19,636	0	11,955
Cost Burden (Dollars)	105	0	1,000

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Abstract: EPA has developed this renewal ICR to ensure that the voluntary program "Climate Leaders Partnership" maintains the capability to obtain credible greenhouse gas emissions inventory data from companies that choose to participate in the Partnership. This data will go through a rigorous review and allow the Partnership to accurately track each partner's progress towards meeting their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal. Mostly larger corporations will join the Climate Leaders Partnership, and therefore the impact of this program on small businesses is limited.

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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:
	73 FR 31087	05/30/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 63979	10/28/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Climate Leaders Partnership (Renewal)

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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	225	127	0	0	98	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,636	11,955	0	384	7,297	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	105	1,000	0	0	-895	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Increase in overall costs is due to the continued growth in the number of companies participating in the Partnership. EPA has collaborated with Partners to develop these revised reporting requirements which are better suited for establishing and tracking progress of corporate GHG reduction goals. This change is a result of a more interactive program approach between EPA and Climate Leaders Partners and a larger number of Partners in the program since the currently approved ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,008,190

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 10/28/2008

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