1 SUPPORTING STATEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Revisions to Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements , and Final Confidentiality Determinations Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) Title of the Information Collection Revisions to Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, and Final Confidentiality Determinations Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program ; OMB control number 2060

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2300.12

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1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract This supporting statement addresses information collection
activities that will be imposed by revisions to the greenhouse
g as reporting rule (40 CFR part 98; henceforth referred to as Part 98) , finalized by the EPA on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56260) . Part 98 , which became effective on December 29, 2009, requires that certain facilities and suppliers emitting above certain threshold levels of carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) equivalent ( CO 2 e) monitor and report emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs)

. These revisions address how the emissions are reported and
recorded.
In a July 7, 2010 action, the EPA proposed that data elements categorized as “inputs to emission equations” are
emission data. The CAA precludes “emission data” from being
treated as confidential. Due to stakeholder concerns regarding potential competitive harm that would result from public release of these data elements, the EPA deferred reporting of these data2

elements (see August 25, 2011 final action, 76 FR 53057) to
allow the EPA time to complete an evaluation of the potential impact from the public release of these data elements (see 76 FR 53060) . Reporting of certain of these data elements was deferred to March 31, 2013, and reporting of the remainder of these data
elements was deferred to March 3 1 , 2015

. Based on its evaluation of the data elements for which reporting was deferred to March 31, 20 15 (henceforth referred to as “inputs to equations ” data elements”) 1 , the EPA proposed amendments to reporting and record keep ing requirements for reporters subject to the 24 subparts for which reporting of
these inputs to emission equations was deferred to 2015 (see September 11, 2013 proposed action, 78 FR 55994). In this
action , the EPA is finalizing the revisions to the repor ting and recordkeeping requirements for reporters subject to these 23 subparts

. The se revisions include :

 For reporters subject to 23 subparts that use “inputs to equations” data elements to calculate reported GHGs , r eplacing current reporting and recordkeeping requirements (previously included in an information collection request approved by OMB ) with new requirements, as follows: 2

o Replacing the requirement to report certain “ inputs to equations ” data elements via the web

- based Electr onic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e

- GGRT) (i.e., enter ing

1 Using the same evaluation procedures, we evaluated all data elements for which reporting was deferred to March 31, 2013 (Table A

- 6 to Part 98) and took no further action. As a result, applicable facilities were required to report these data by April 1, 2013. 2 For subpart C, stationary fuel combustion sources (e.g., individual units, aggregations of units, common pipes, or common stacks) are not affected by the final amendments if they contain at least one combustion unit connected to a fuel

- fired electric generator owned or operated by an entity that is subject to regulation of customer billing rates by the public utility commission (PUC) (excluding generators connected to combustion u nits subject to 40 CFR part 98, subpart D) and that are located at a facility for which the sum of the nameplate capacities for all such electric generators is greater than or equal to 1 megawatt electric output. All other s ubpart C sources may elect to re port inputs to emi ssion equations rather than use the inputs verification tool

. If these sources elect to report inputs to equations, they are not affected by the final amendments.3 these data into e

- GGRT) , and, instead, requiring that these equation inputs be entered into an inputs verification tool 3 provided in e

- GGRT

. T h e amendment s
w ill not apply to r eporters for any reported GHG for which the reporter uses a CEMS or an EPA

- approved alternative method (as allowed under sections 98.33(a)(5), 98.53(a)(2), and 98.223(a)(2) of Part 98) to calculate the reported GHG value

. o Regarding the current requirement that reporters ke ep records of these “ inputs to equations ” data elements , c hanging the format of these records to be a file generated by the inputs verification tool , which lists these entered data

. The current requirement is to maintain these records in any format allowed under Subpart A of Part 98.

o L engthening the record retention period from three to five years for all records maintained under Part 98.

 R equiring report ing of 21 new data elements.

 For subpart W, delay ing reporting of six inputs to equations related to specific types of exploratory wells for two years due to disclosure concerns identified with
ea rly public disclosure

. The EPA determined there was no burden associated with these provisions

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These activities will enable the EPA to verify emiss ions and ensure compliance with the GHGRP. Compared with the estimated respondent burden identified in the information collection for the GHGRP currently approved by OMB, this information collection will increase the estimated respondent burden by 9,528 hours and $ 547,775 . This increase reflects the additional costs incurred for : (1) 5,795 respondents from the one

- time activity of training to use the

3 All data reported in the annual report via e

- GGRT are retained in e

- GGRT. Data entered into the inputs verification tool will not be reported (or otherwise accessible) to EPA. The tool will use entered data to conduct electronic verification of reported data and generate a verification summary made available to EPA for verifica tion purposes. All “inputs to equations” data elements not reported in the annual report will be kept on

- site as a record by reporters. Refer to section 5(b) for further discussion of the tool.4

inputs verification tool and (2) 592 respondents from the on

going activity of reporting the new data ele ments.

2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION
2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection
The EPA is finalizing this information collection under its existing CAA authority provided in CAA section 114. As stated in
the October 30, 2009 preamble to Part 98 (74 FR 56260), CAA section 114(a)(1) provides the EPA broad authority to require the information to be gathered by Part 98 because such data will
inform and are relevant to the EPA’s carrying out a wide variety of CAA provisions

. Additionally, s igned into law on December 26, 2007, the FY200 8 Consolidated Appropriations Act directed the
EPA to “ develop and publish a draft rule not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and a final rule not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriat e thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the United States. ” Sections 114 and 208 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) provide the EPA authority to require the information mandated by the GHGRP because such data will inform and are relevant to future policy
de cisions. CAA section 114(a)(1) authorizes the Administrator to require emissions sources, persons subject to the CAA, or persons whom the Administrator believes may have necessary information to report emissions and provide such other
information the Admin istrator requests for the purposes of carrying out any provision of the CAA. For these reasons, the Administrator may request that a person, on a one

- time, periodic or continuous basis, establish and maintain records, make reports, and, among other things, provide such information the5

Administrator may reasonably require. Because the EPA does not yet know the specific policies that will be adopted, the data reported under the GHGRP is of sufficient quality to inform policy and program development.

2(b) Pr actical Utility/Users of the Data

This information collection collects information from facilities that directly emit GHGs and from suppliers of products that release GHGs if combusted, oxidized, or used. The comprehensive GHG data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public at: http://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/main.do . Reporting entities use uniform methods for estimating emissions, which enables data to be compared and analyzed

. The EPA’s online data publication tool allows users to view and sort GHG data for calendar year 201 2 from over 6,000 entities in a variety of ways, including by location, industrial sector, and the type of
GHG emit ted.

Data collection in the GHGRP complements the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (Inventory) and is expected to significantly improve our understanding of key
emissions sources. GHGRP data have already been used to update emissions estimates for certain sources in the US GHG Inventory, and EPA continues to assess the GHGRP data for further updates
to the USGHG Inventory.

Transparent, public data on emissions allows for accountability of polluters to the public stakeholders who bear
the cost of the pollution. This data resource provides a critical tool for communities to identify nearby sources of GHGs and provide information to state and local governments.6

The standardization of GHG data provides businesses with the necessary informa tion to benchmark themselves against similar facilities, better understand their relative standing within their industry, and achieve and disseminate their
environmental achievements. Businesses and other innovators can
use the data to determine their GHG footprints, find cost

- and
fuel

- saving efficiencies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., through energy audits or other forms of assistance), and foster technologies to protect public health and the
environment. The facility

- specific GHG emissions data improve the understanding of the factors that influence GHG emission rates
as well as the actions that facilities take to reduce emissions. The facility

- based data can be aggregated to the corporate level in order to track emission trends from industr ies, within industries, and across industries over time, particularly in response to policies and potential regulations. Information collected from the oil and gas facilities (in subpart W) and CO 2 injection facilities (in subparts RR and UU)
allows the E PA to gain a better understanding of the entire CO 2 capture and sequestration (CCS) system.
Information collected from fluorocarbons allows the EPA to assess the overall volume and importance of compounds for which global warming potentials (GWPs) have not been evaluated and help identify which compounds should have their GWPs evaluated first. In addition, historical reports in tons of chemical can
be converted into CO 2 e, provided GWPs have been identified for these compounds. Without this comprehensive rep orting requirement, such historical information could be lost. The GHGRP is not intended to be a survey and the respondents affected by the program are not intended to be a statistical sample of a larger universe of entities. The EPA7

does not intend to us e the data collected under the GHGRP to characterize non

- reporting entities or to draw statistical inferences about a larger population.

3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, A ND OTHER CO LLECTION
CRITERIA

3(a) Nonduplication
The new information to be collected under the revisions are 21 new data elements affecting 9 subparts of Part 98 (refer to section 4(b) for a list of these data elements). These new data
elements consist primarily of quantities that provide information on the activity level at the facility, emission factors used, characteristics of carbon

- containing streams, and other process information that will provide key information for verification, including confirming that emis sions are appropriate for a given activity

- level and estimating expected emissions based on data provided. These new reporting elements , described above, are the same types of industry data currently
collected under the GHGRP. The EPA previously evaluated the se types of industry data currently collected under Part 98, and
concluded that the y do not duplicate other information
collections , as described below

. This conclusion , as described below, applies to the new data elements as well. In developing the GHGRP, the EPA reviewed monitoring
methods , incl uding:

 Federal programs within the United States , such as the Inventory , the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) 1605b program, the Acid Rain Pro gram, EPA Natural Gas STAR Program, and voluntary GHG partnership programs;

 State and r egional GHG reporting programs , such as The Climate Registry, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative,8 the Western Regional Air Partnership, and programs in several stat es including California, New Mexico, Connecticut, and New Jersey;

 Reporting protocols developed by nongovernmental organizations, such as the World Resources Institute/World Business Council for Sustainable Development; and

 Programs from industrial trad e organizations, such a s the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America’s GHG Emission Estimation Guidelines, the American Petroleum Institute’s Compendium of G HG Estimation Methodologies for the Oil and Gas Industry, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative’s CO 2 Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Cement Industry.
These programs led the way in reporting of GHG emissions
before the federal government acted and assist ed in quantifying the GHG reductions achieved by various policies

. Many of these programs collect different or additional data as compared to the
GHGRP

. For example, state programs may include different data elements to support other programs (e.g., offset s)

. While some programs collect similar information on GHG emissions, the Agency has determined that the GHGRP supplement s and complement s , rather than duplicate s , existing programs’ data. Further, the EPA has made significant efforts to facilitate the
rep orting in the event a single entity has to report both the
federal and state level. For example, the EPA has supported efforts by the California Air Resources Board to harmonize the reporting of information under California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, AB32 with the EPA’s GHGRP . The product of the collaboration is referred to as California Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool, or Cal e

- GGRT. Documentation of the EPA’s review of GHG monitoring protocols used by federal a nd state voluntary and mandatory GHG9

programs as well as GHG reporting rules can be found in the
docket at EPA

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- 056. For further discussion on the relationship of the GHGRP to other programs, please refer to the preambles of each of the GH GRP rulemakings , the June 6, 2008 memorandum entitled Review of Existing Programs (which can be
found in the docket at EPA

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- 0052) , and the January 27, 2009 memorandum entitled Review of Existing State Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules (which c an be found in the docket
at EPA

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. Some GHG programs are described
below:

 A number of the EPA ’s voluntary partnership programs include a GHG emissions and/or reductions reporting component (e.g., Natural Gas STAR program , etc.). However, the GHGRP has much broader coverage than the voluntary programs and therefore help s the EPA learn more about emissions from facilities not included in current programs.

 The EPA reviewed the Inventory, which is an annual comprehensive top

- down assessment of national greenhouses gas emissions

. While the Inventory is generally compiled from national surveys (i.e., not broken down at the geographic or facility level ) , the GHGRP focuses on bottom

- up data from individual facilities that exceed appropriate thresholds

. Data collected through GHGRP is expected to significantly improve our understanding of key emissions sources. GHGRP data have already been used to update emissions e stimates for certain sources in the US GHG Inventory, and EPA continues to assess the GHGRP data for further updates to the USGHG Inventory.

As noted in the ICR for the 2009 GHG Reporting Rule , a number of programs at the state, t rib al, t erritorial, and l ocal level require emission sources in their respective jurisdictions to monitor and report GHG emissions. To reduce burden on reporters and program agencies, the Agency plans to shar e10

reported data , with the exception of any information determined
to be CBI , with relevant agencies or approved entities using, where practical, shared tools , and infrastructure. Based on this evaluation, this information collection request does not duplicate other information collections.

3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to Information Collection Request ( ICR ) Submissions to OMB A public notice of this c ollection is provided in the Federal Register notice of final rulemaking for the Revisions to Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, and Confidentiality
Determinations under the Greenh o use Gas Reporting Program.

3(c) Consultations In 2010, the EPA proposed confidentiality determinations for the majority of data elements required to be reported under the GHGRP, as well as for the majority of source categories covered by the program. In a July 7, 2010 action, the EPA
propose d that data elements categorized as “inputs to equations”
data elements are emission data. The CAA precludes “emission data” from being treated as confidential. As further discussed in section 1(b), b as ed on subsequent industry concerns regarding the potential release of data elements categorized as “inputs to equations” data elements, the EPA deferred reporting of these
data elements to allow the EPA to complete its evaluation of the potential impact from the public release of these data elements and, if appropriate, to propose amendments to Part 98 (see 75 FR
81355 , December 27, 2010 ). After having completed its evaluati o n of the potential impact, the EPA proposed the amendments to
address this issue , while allowing the EPA to verify emissions and ensure compliance with the program

. The EPA provided the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments. As11

a result of comments received, the EPA decided to reduce the number of new reporting requirements added to the rule from 26 to 21, thereby reducing the estimated burden of the final rule. Several commenters objected to the proposed extension of the recordkeeping retention period from 3 year s to 5 years. However, no information was submitted by commenters that would allow the
EPA to re

- analyze the burden of the extended recordkeeping requirement or re

- evaluate the EPA’s rationale for needing the
additional time for record retention. Our ratio nale is briefly presented in section 3(e) and in detail in Section II.C.3 of the preamble to the final rule. Therefore, the EPA is finalizing the amendment to require record retention for 5 years for facilities required to use the inputs verification tool. In addition, t he
EPA is delay ing reporting of six inputs to equations related to specific types of exploratory wells for subpart W for two years as a result of comments. The two year delay was determined to be sufficient to prevent early public disclosure of potentially sensitive information regarding certain types of exploratory
wells.
The comments and the EPA’s responses are contained in the document “Response to Public Comments on the Revisions to Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, and Proposed
C onfidentiality Determinations Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program” in Docket ID No. EPA

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3 (d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection
The frequency for reporting emissions information to the
EPA under the GHGRP was originally established to minimize the
burden on owners and operators of affected facilities , while ensuring that the GHGRP collects facility

- specific data of sufficient quality to achieve the A gency’s objectives

. T he GHGRP

r equire s annual reporting , except for a limited nu mber of12

facilities that are already subject to more frequent reporting requirements. This reporting frequency remains the same in these
revisions to Part 98.
A nnual reporting will ensure that data are verified and made available to the public, as authorized by the CAA, and that
the data are used for the purposes described in section 2(b) . If the information collection were not carried out on this schedule, the Agency will not be able to develop an informed tracking system of trends in GHG emission s across the country.

3(e) General Guidelines
N one of the guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.5 will be exceeded ,

w ith the exception of requiring records to be maintained for more than three years. The EPA is requir ing that reporters us ing
the inputs verification tool retain records for five years. Given the verification approach described in Section 1(b), the EPA considered whether the current record retention period and record format requirements will be sufficient to allow the EPA to perform data verification. We considered:

 The time we will need to follow up with reporters to further verify reported GHG emissions.

 The desirability of retaining multiple years of data records to allow for appropriate assessment of compliance and for analyses of trends for policy analysis purposes.

 The format of records, and whether the current format will be adequate for our verification process. For example, we considered whether records of “inputs to equations” data elements contained in multiple separate documents (as current ly allowed under Part 98) will allow an EPA inspector to efficiently analyze the consistency of the data elements and use the data elements to perform calculations to confirm reported GHG emissions.13

Because there may be more direct follow

- up activities un der this alternative verification approach, we are extending the record retention period from 3 to 5 years. We have determined that 5 years is reasonable given the large number of reporters under the subparts identified in Table 2 of this preamble (over 2, 000 facilities) and the likely increase in follow

- up activities. It is important that relevant records are available
to the EPA for follow

- up activities with facilities, including

on - site visits if necessary, regarding potential errors, discrepancies, or q uestions. Should an EPA employee visit a facility, it is important to be able to examine not only the current year’s records but those from previous years as well, because previous years’ data will provide year

- to

- year comparisons, which are useful for ver ifying the current year’s
data. A 5

- year record retention period ensure s the availability
of relevant records for the follow

- up activities described
above.

3(f) Confidentiality
Data collected under the GHGRP must be made available to the public unless the data qualify for CBI treatment under the
C AA and EPA regulations

. The CAA precludes “emission data” from being treated as confidential. For data reported under the CAA that are not emission data, the EPA typically makes CBI determinations under 40 CFR 2.301 on a case - by

- case basis . Due to the large number of entities report ing under the GHGRP and the large number of data reporting elements, the EPA previously
concluded that case

- by

- case determinations would not result in timely release of emission and other non - CBI data ( see proposed CBI rule, July 7, 2010, 75 FR 39094 )

. Therefore, the EPA has published CBI determinations for most information reported under the GHGRP ( May 26, 2011 , 76 FR 30782 ; August 13, 2012, 77 FR14

48072 ; August 24, 2012, 77 FR 51477; November 13, 2013, 78 FR 68162; November 29, 2013 78 FR 71904; and in this rule )

. These
CBI determinations specify which data reporting elements in P art 98 : (1) are CBI, (2) are non - CBI , and ( 3 ) are emission data (i.e., ineligible for CBI protection )

. All data determined by
the EPA to be CBI are safeguarded in accordance with regulations in 40 CFR Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B.

3(g) Sensitive Questions
The revisions to reporting or recordkeeping requirements in
the revisions to Part 98 do not include sensitive questions.

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED The respondents in this information collection include
owners and operators of facilities that must report “ inputs to equations ” data elements for wh ich reporting is deferred to 2015 to comply with Part 98 . To facilitate the analysis, the EPA has divided respondents into groups that align with the source categories identified in Part 98

. These industry sectors (i.e.,
GHG RP subparts) participat ing in this information collection are listed in subsection 4(a) . Additionally t his section provides
the data elements required of program participants and the activities in which participants must engage to collect, assess, calculate, and in some cases submit th e required data elements

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4(a) Respondents/ North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Codes
The revisions to P art 98 affect facilities subject to the subparts (i.e., industry sectors) listed in the following table.
R eporting facilities include , but are not limited to : (1) those operating one or more units that exceed the CO 2 e threshold for certain industry sectors listed below (and listed in Table A

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of 40 CFR 98.2(a)(1) ) , and (2) those included in certain industry sectors ( listed below ) for which all facilities must report, such as petroleum refin eries

. Industry sectors are listed by the corresponding subpart of P art 98 and NAICS code
for reference. The NAICS codes are not exhaustive, but rather provide a list of facilities and supplier s likely to be
affected.

Part and Subpart NAICS code(s) 40 CFR Part 98 C. General Stationary Fuel Combustion Sources Facilities operating boilers, process heaters, incinerators, turbines, and internal combustion engines: 321 Manufacturers of lumber and wood products; 322 Pulp and paper mills; 325 Chemical manufacturers; 324 Petroleum refineries, and manufacturers of coal products; 316, 326, 339 Manufacturers of rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; 331 Steel works, blast furnaces; 332 Electroplating , plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring; 336 Manufacturers of motor vehicle parts and accessories; 221 Electric, gas, and sanitary services; 622 Health services; 611 Educational services E. Adipic Acid Production 325199 Adipic acid manufacturing fac ilities

F. Aluminum Production 331312 Primary Aluminum production facilities

G. Ammonia Manufacturing 325311 Anhydrous and aqueous ammonia manufacturing facilities H. Cement Production 327310 Portland Cement manufacturing plants
K. Ferroalloy Production 331112 Ferroalloys manufacturing facilities

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. Fluorinated GHG Production 325120 Industrial gases manufacturing facilities

N. Glass Production 327211 Flat glass manufacturing facilities; 327213 Glass container manufacturing facilities; 327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing facilities O. HCFC

- 22 Production and HFC

23 Destruction 325120 Chlorodifluoromethane manufacturing facilities

P. Hydrogen Production 325120 Hydrogen manufacturing facilities

Q. Iron and Steel Production 331111 Integrated iron and steel mills, steel companies, sinter plants, blast furnaces, basic oxygen process furnace (BOPF) shops R. Lead Production 331419 Primary lead smelting and refining facilities; 331492 Secondary lead smelting and refini ng facilities S. Lime Manufacturing 327410 Calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, dolomitic hydrates manufacturing facilities16

Part and Subpart NAICS code(s) U. Miscellaneous Uses of Carbonate Facilities included elsewhere

V. Nitric Acid Production 325311 Nitric acid manufacturing facilities

W. Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Pipeline transportation of natural gas, natural gas distribution facilities, extractors of crude petroleum and natural gas, natural gas liquid extraction facilities X. Petrochemical Production 32511 Ethyle ne dichloride manufacturing facilities; 325199 Acrylonitrile, ethylene oxide, methanol manufacturing facilities; 325110 Ethylene manufacturing facilities; 325182 Carbon black manufacturing facilities Y. Petroleum Refineries 324110 Petroleum refineries

Z. Phosphoric Acid Production 325312 Phosphoric acid manufacturing facilities
AA. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing 322110 Pulp mills; 322121 Paper mills; 322130 Paperboard mills BB. Silicon Carbide Production 327910 Silicon carbide abrasives manufacturing facilities CC. Soda Ash Manufacturing 325181 Alkalis and chlorine manufacturing facilities, 212391 Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiation EE. Titanium Dioxide Production 325188 Titanium dioxide manufacturing facilities

GG. Zinc Production 331419 Primary zinc refining facilities; 331492 Zinc dust reclaiming facilities, recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased metals II. Industrial Wastewater Treatment 1 322110 Pulp mills; 322121 Paper mills ; 322122 Newsprint mills ; 322130 Paperboard mills ; 311611 Meat processing facilities ; 311411 Frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing facilities ; 311421 Fruit and vegetable canning facilities ; 325193 Ethanol manufacturing facilities ; 324110 Petroleum refineries 1 The EPA is not making amendments related to this source category ; however, these categories were evaluated in the EPA’s analysis of the potential impact from the release of inputs to emission equations for which reporting was deferred to March 31, 2015.

4(b) Information Req uested (i) Data Items

. The EPA is finalizing amendments that require 2 1 new data elements to be reported. The following table specifies each new data element that will be reported, by subpart :

Subpart Subpart Name New Data Element Description E Adipic Acid Production If only cyclohexane is oxidized to produce adipic acid: the annual quantity of cyclohexane (tons)17

Subpart Subpart Name New Data Element Description used to produce adipic acid. If materials other than cyclohexane are oxidized to produce adipic acid: the annual quantity of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol mixture (metric tons) used to produce adipic acid. Annual percent nitrous oxide (N2O) emission reduction for all production units combined. G Ammonia Production Annual ammonia production (metric tons, sum of all process units reported within subpart G). Annual methanol production (metric tons) for each process unit. H Cement Production Annual clinker production (metric tons). Annual average clinker CO 2 emission factor for the facility, averaged across all kilns (metric tons CO 2 /metric ton clinker produced). Annual average cement kiln dust (CKD) CO 2 emission factor for the facility, averaged across all kilns (metric tons CO 2 /metric ton CKD produced). P Hydrogen Production Name and annual quantity (metric tons) of each carbon

- containing fuel and feedstock. Annual methanol production (metric tons) for each process unit. Q Iron and Steel Production If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR §98.173(b)(1) to determine CO 2 emissions: The annual mass (metric tons) of all gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels (combined) used in process units specified in Equations Q

- 1 through Q

- 7, calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 9 in the final rule amendments. Do not include fuel used in a stationary combustion unit where emissions are reported under subpart C. If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR §98.173(b)(1) to determine CO 2 emissions: The annual mass (metric tons) of all non

- fuel material inputs (combined) specified in Equations Q

- 1 through Q

- 7 of subpart Q , calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 10 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action

. If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR 98.173(b)(1) to determine CO2 emissions: The annual mass (metric tons) of all solid and liquid products and byproducts (combined) specified in Equations Q

- 1 through Q

- 7 of subpart Q, calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 11 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action. If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR 98.173(b)(1) to determine CO2 emissions: The weighted average carbon content of all gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels (combined) included in Equation Q

- 9 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action, calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 12 of subpart Q b eing finalized in today’s action.18

Subpart Subpart Name New Data Element Description If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR 98.173(b)(1) to determine CO2 emissions: The weighted average carbon content of all non

- fuel inputs to all furnaces (combined) included in Equation Q

- 10 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action, calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 13 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action. If you use the carbon mass balance method in 40 CFR 98.173(b)(1) to determine CO2 emissions: The weighted average carbon content of all solid and liquid products and byproducts from all furnaces (combined) included in Equation Q

- 11 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action, calculated as specified in Equation Q

- 14 of subpart Q being finalized in today’s action. S Lime Manufacturing Annual quantity (tons) of lime product sold, by type. V Nitric Acid Production Annual percent N 2 O emission reduction for all production units combined.
X Petrochemical Production If using the CEMS method to calculate GHG emissions: Name and annual quantity (in metric tons) of each product. If using the mass balance method to calculate GHG emissions: Name and annual quantity (in metric tons) of each product used in Equations X

- 1, X

- 2, and X

- 3 of subpart X. If using the CEMS method to calculate GHG emissions: Name and annual quantity (in metric tons) of each carbon

- containing feedstock. If using the mass balance method to calculate GHG emissions: Name and annual quantity (in metric tons) of each carbon

- containing feedstock used in Equat ions X

- 1, X

- 2, and X

- 3 of subpart X. AA Pulp and Paper Manufacturing For each pulp mill lime kiln: Quantity of calcium oxide (CaO) produced (metric tons). For each pulp mill lime kiln: Percent age of annual heat input, individually for each fossil fuel type.

Additionally, for certain “inputs to equations” data elements already included in the GHGRP (i.e., already included
in the information collection request previously approved by OMB for Part 98), the EPA is changing the current recordkeeping and reporting methods used by respondents

. These revisions d o not result in a change in the data elements entered by respondents into the EPA’s e

- GGRT system, but rather in the way that the
data are received and used by the e

- GGRT system. Refer to19

section 4(b)(ii) for a discussion of changes in this required activity. Refer to section 5(b) for more information about the
EPA’s e - GGRT system

. The current requirement to maintain records of these data elements in any format selected by reporters will be replaced with a requirement to maintain a n electronic or hard copy of a file generated by the inputs verification tool, which
lists the data elem ents entered into the tool. For any reporter subject to using the inputs verification tool, the retention period for maintaining all Part 98 records will be extended from three to five years. Refer to section 3(e) for the EPA’s justification for this revis ion to the record retention period. (ii) Respondent Activities . Respondent activities associated with each required data element specified in section 4(b)(i) are identified below . Those respondent activities that
will result in additional burden are als o specified in Table 1
of Attachment 1. Reporting New Data Elements . For each of the 2 1 new data
elements required to be reported , respondents will be required to calculate the data element using readily available data, and
submit the value via e

- GGRT as part of the annual report currently required under Part 98

. Training with Verification Tool

. During their first session using the inputs verification tool, r espondents will
need to spend time becom ing familiar with how the tool operates within e

- GGRT. Th e new requirement to use the inputs
verification tool does not result in any change in the respondent activity of entering these data into e

- GGRT.
R espondents access e

- GGRT to enter their data, as currently required under the rule . H owever, “inputs to equa tions” data
elements are entered into a new inputs verification tool within

e - GGRT and are not reported to the EPA. Refer to section 5(b)
for further discussion about the tool. The table below specifies20

the number of “inputs to equations” data elements per subpart that respondents enter into the inputs verification tool instead of directly into e

- GGRT.

Subpart Source Category Number of “Inputs to Equations” Data Elements

Currently Required to be Reported Not to be Reported ,

But Instead to be Entered into the Inputs Verification

Tool C General Stationary Fuel Combustion

— Stationary fuel combustion sources (e.g., individual units, aggregations of units, common pipes, or common stacks) excluding those that contain at least one combustion unit connected to a fuel

- fired electric generator owned or operated by an entity that is subject to regulation of customer billing rates by the public utility commission (PUC) (excluding generators connected to combustion units subject to 40 CFR part 98, subpart D) and t hat are located at a facility for which the sum of the nameplate capacities for all electric generators specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this section is greater than or equal to 1 megawatt electric output 1 26 2 26

E Adipic Acid Production 21 11
F Aluminum Production 29 29 G Ammonia Manufacturing 8 8
H Cement Production 16 14
K Ferroalloy Production 13 13
N Glass Production 3 3 O HCFC

- 22 Production and HFC

- 23 Destruction 15 12

P Hydrogen Production 7 7 Q Iron and Steel 86 8521

Subpart Source Category Number of “Inputs to Equations” Data Elements

Currently Required to be Reported Not to be Reported ,

But Instead to be Entered into the Inputs Verification

Tool Production
R Lead Production 10 10 S Lime Manufacturing (non

CEMS) 9 9

U Miscellaneous Uses of Carbonate 6 6

V Nitric Acid Production 21 21
X Petrochemical Production 19 19
Y Petroleum Refineries 75 70
Z Phosphoric Acid Production 4 4

AA Pulp and Paper

Manufacturing 31 28

BB Silicon Carbide

Production 3 3

CC Soda Ash Manufacturing 10 4
EE Titanium Dioxide

Production 2 2

GG Zinc Production 8 8
TT Industrial Waste

Landfills 4 3

1 These subpart C sources may elect to report inputs to emission equations rather than use IVT. Additionally, the reporting requirements are not amended for stationary fuel combustion sources that contain at least one combustion unit connected to a fuel

- fired electric generator owned or operated by an entity that is subject to regulation of customer billing rates by the PUC (excluding generators connected to combustion units subject to 40 CFR part 98, subpart D) and that are located at a facility for which the sum of the nameplate capacities for all el ectric generators specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this section is greater than or equal to 1 megawatt electric output.
2 Includes one deferred input to an emission equations, 40 CFR 98.3(d)(3)(v), which is specified in subpart A of part 98 and applies to only certain reporters under 40 CFR part 98, subpart C.

Record keeping for “Inputs to Equations” Data Elements Entered into the Inputs Verification Tool

. Respondents will keep a record of a file generated by the inputs verification tool. After completing e ntry of “inputs to equations” data elements into the inputs verification tool, respondents download this22

file ( generated by the inputs verification tool ) and maintain an electronic or hard copy of the file. This new requirement replaces the current require ment to maintain records of these data elements in any format selected by reporters

. As indicated
in section 6 , this format change does not result in any change in respondent burden to record these data , as compared to the burden for recording these data elements included in the information collection request previously approved by OMB.

5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED – AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHOD S , AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

5(a) Agency Activities EPA Headquarters activities include the monitoring and verification of emission reports, database and software maintenance, communication and outreach, and program evaluation. This ICR reflects an incremental agency burden for program operation activities, which include monitoring and v erification
of emis sion reports. Specifically, the additional burden for the review of new data elements for 9 subparts was estimated.

5 (b) Collection Methodology and Management
To collect data currently reported under the GHGRP, the EPA previously establish ed a central repository of inventory data for all respondents , e - GGRT. Respondents report da ta electronically, and the EPA store s the data in the database. The

e - GGRT system has an XML reporting schema that allow s facilities to upload GHG data directly in lieu of using the web fo rms provided through e

- GGRT. Under the revisions to P art 98,
facilities subject to the subparts listed in section 4(a) report the new data elements via e

- GGRT. Additionally, for verificatio n purposes, they enter their “inputs to equations” data elements23

into a new inputs verification tool embedded within e

- GGRT , without reporting these data

. The inputs verification tool is deployed within e

- GGRT and is integrated without interrupting the current electronic reporting process. Reporters enter “inputs to equations” data
elements ( that EPA is remov ing from the reporting requirements ) into the inputs verification tool along with the data required to be repor ted in the annual report. The tool use s the se entered inputs to emission equations data elements to calculate the equation outputs, conduct electronic verification checks on the data elements, and generate a verification summary. The tool
does not retain t he entered “inputs to equations” data elements
for which the EPA is removing the reporting requirement. Accordingly, the EPA does not have access to these “inputs to equations” data elements . Instead, the EPA will rely on the verification summary, which wi ll become accessible to the EPA when annual reports are submitted, as a first step for conducting verification once the annual report is submitted.
The new inputs verification tool within e

- GGRT follows Agency standards for design, security, data element and reporting format conformance, and accessibility. The EPA designed the system in an attempt to minimize respondents’ burden by embedding the new inputs verification tool with in e GGRT

.

5(c) S mall Entity Flexibility

This information collection will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Nonetheless, the EPA has tried to reduce the impact of this information collection on small entities

. The EPA supports a24

“help desk” for the GHGRP , which will be available to answer questions on the provisions in this rulemaking.

5(d) Collection Schedule
All data elements under this information collection will be
entered into the inputs verification tool or submitted on an annual basis as part of the respondent’s annual report required
under Part 98.

6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION This section presents the EPA’s estimates of the burden and costs to respondents associated with the activities described in
section 4 as well as the federal burden hours and costs associated with the activities described in s ection 5(a)

. Section 6(a) provides estimates of burden ( hours ) for all respondent types. Section 6(b) contains estimates of respondent
costs for the information collection. Section 6(c) summarizes
federal burden and costs. Section 6(d) describes the respondent
universe and the total burden and cost of this coll ection to respondents. Section 6(e) presents the bottom line burden and
cost. Section 6(f) provides reasons for any change in burden.
The burden statement for this information collection is in

s ection 6( g ).

6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
The EPA estimates the labor hours for the first

- year activity of training to use the inputs verification tool to be
1 .2 hour per applicable respondent. The EPA estimates the labor hours for the annual activity of reporting of new data elements to average 1

. 3 h our per applicable respondent. Tables 1 through 3 in Attachment 1 present an itemized breakdown of the reporting25

requirements for the respondents, according to a ctivity and
sector

.

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs
All costs to the regulated industry resulting from
information collection activities for the GHGRP are labor costs (i.e., the cost of labor by facility staff to meet the rule’s information collection requirements )

. To calculate labor costs,
the EPA estimated Bureau of Labor Statistics using an approach consistent with the ICRs associated with the GHGRP currently approved by OMB

. 4 For all subparts the labor rates are: $ 59.12 for technical workers, $77.23 for managers, $31.35 for clerical support, and $109.94 for legal support.
For the one

- time activity of training to use the
verification tool , the EPA estimates the cost per applicable respondent to be $ 67 . For the annual activity of reporting the
new data elements , the EPA estimates the average annual cost per applicable respondent to be $ 93

. The EPA estimates that the
annual average cost to all respondents to be $ 182,592 for each
of the three years covered by this information collection. Respondent costs by sector and activity are presented in
Attachment 1

.

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost
This section describes the burden and cost to the federal government associated with this information collection , and the details are provided in Attachment 2

. For the rule, the incremental burden to the EPA is associated with the additional

4 May 2011 National Industry

- Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates ( http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm ) and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for June of 2011 ( http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09082011.pdf ).26

time to review the new data elements that will be reported (see

s ection 4(b)(i)).
Note that many “ i nputs to equations” data elements will not be reported for multiple subparts and a reduction in the EPA costs could be estimated. However, no costs were subtracted from
the burden estimate because the verification summaries will
still allow the EPA to verify the data. Additi onally, there is no certainty that the amount of verification of data will be any less, and additional verification items may be incorporated. The average annual Agency cost during the three years of
the ICR is estimated to be $ 10 , 700

. This cost is based on the average hourly labor rate as
follows:

Managerial $62.27 (GS

- 13, Step 5, $38.92 + 60%) Technical $46.21 (GS

- 12, Step 1, $28.88 + 60%) Clerical $25.01 (GS

- 6, Step 3, $15.63 + 60%)
These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 2011 General Schedule, which excludes locality rates of
pay. The rates have been increased by 60% to account for the benefit packages available to government employees

.

6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and
Costs
The EPA estimates that 5, 795 respon dents will complete the

one - time activity of training to use the verification tool , and
that the burden and costs for such respondents over the three years covered by this in formation collection are 6, 664 hours and $ 383,145

. The EPA estimates that 592 respondents per year will complete the annual activity of reporting the new data elements ,27

and that the burden and costs for such respondents over the three years covered by this information collection are 2,864 hours and $ 164,630

. Based on these estimates , the total burden and costs for all respondents over the three years covered by this information collection is 9,528 hours and $ 547,775

.

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs (i) Respondent Tally

. A breakdown for each of the collection, reporting, and recordkeeping activities is presented
in Attachment 1. The EPA estimates t he average annual respondent burden and cost over the three years of this information
collection to be 2, 221 labor hours at a cost of $ 182 ,592 per
year for the one

- time activity of training to use the
verification tool and 955 labor hours at a cost of $ 54,877 per
year for the annual activity of reporting the new data elements

. Based on these estimates, the average annual respondent burden and cost over the three years of this information collection is 3, 176 labor hours at a cost of $ 182,592 per year . (ii) The Agency Tally

. The bottom line Agency burden hours and costs are presented in Attachment 2. The average annual Agency burden and cost over the three years of this information
collection is 240 labor hours at a cost of $ 10 , 700

.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden The overall reporting for Part 98 will increase slightly
due to these revisions to Part 98. Refer to section 4 for a summary of the new data elements and respondent activities that
will increase the respondent burden

. The EPA estimates the increase in burden for all respondents to be 9,528 hours over the first t hree years of this information collection request, consisting of 6, 664 hours for the first

- year activity of learning new procedures for the verification tool and 2,86428

hours for the annual activity of reporting of new data elements

. Refer to section 6(a) f or further discussion of the increase to respondent burden. The overall burden of the final action is reduced from the burden estimated for proposal by 1,248 hours. The change is due to: (1) using the most current number of reporters for each subpart for t he burden estimate (from 2012), which is a slightly larger number than in 2011, and increases the hours by 68, and (2) decreasing costs from reporting new data elements due to reducing the number of data elements to be reported from 26 to 21, which reduces hours by 1,326 hours.

6( g ) Burden Statement Attachment 1 presents the average annual respondent burden for each sector and activity. For the 5, 795 respondents subject
to the 23 subparts required to report “inputs to emission equations” data elements, the EPA estimates the public reporting
burden for learning new procedures for the inputs verification
tool to be 1 .2 hour s per respondent for only the first year of
the 3

- year information collection period

. For all such respondents, the average annual respondent burden over the 3

- year collection of information period is estimated to be 2, 221
hours , or 0.4 hours per respondent

. The EPA also determined there is no burden due to delaying reporting of six subpart W data elements related to specific types of exploratory wells for two years.
For the 592 respondents subject to subparts E, G, H, P, Q, S, V, X, and AA , the EPA estimates the public burden for reporting new data elements to average 1. 3 hour per respondent
per year . This estimate includes the time to gather available data, calculate the new data element, and enter the data element into e

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respondent burden over the 3

- year collection of information period is estimated t o be 955 hours

. For all respondents, the average annual respondent burden
over the 3

- year collection of information period is estimated to
be 3, 176 hours. The average annual burden to the EPA for this period is estimated to be 240 hours for oversight activities

. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial r esources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire , install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously ap plicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or spon sor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control
numbers for the EPA’s regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9

. To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, the EPA has established a public docket f or this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA

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- West, Room 3334 , 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The EPA Docket Center30

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566

- 1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation docket is (202) 566

- 1742. An electronic version of the public docket is available at http:// www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the con tents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When in the system, select “search,” then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of
Informati on and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number
EPA

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