MEMORANDUM

To: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0333

From: David Jacobson, EPA/Climate Change Division

Date: July 18, 2012

Subject: Corrections to Supporting Statement Part A: Information Collection Request for 

the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

In this memorandum, we summarize minor errors identified in the draft Supporting Statement 

Part A: Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program since Federal 

Register Notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; EPA ICR 

No. 2300.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0629 was published on May 14th, 2012. The errors 

identified change the overall cost burden to respondents by 0.3%. EPA is not updating the 

Supporting Statement Part A: Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Program at this time, but will make the changes prior to submittal to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review.

The following minor errors were identified.

1. Exhibit 6.1 Annual Average Respondent Burden and Cost for the GHG Reporting 

Program ($K). Only rows with changes are shown.

Source Category No. 

Respo

ndents

Response

s/Respon

dent

Total 

Responses

Total 

Burden

(hrs)

Total Labor 

Cost

($K)

Capital Cost 

($K)

O & M 

Cost

($K)

Total 

Cost

($K)

C. Stationary 

Combustion 

(general 

unspecified)

2,568 40 41 102, 184

104,674

258,675

262,854

$15,304

$15,551

$820 $2,366 $18,490

$18,737

TOTAL 11,039 Varies 480,851

483,342

942, 344

946,523

$56,141

$56,339

$17,145 $10,941 $84, 228

$84,475
2. Exhibit 6.3 Bottom Line Annual Burden and Cost.

Number of Respondents 11,290

Total Annual Responses 480,851483,342

Number of Responses per Respondent

 43 = 480,851 483,342

 11,290

Total Respondent Hours 942,344946,523

Hours per Response

 1.96 = 942,344 946,523

 480,851 483,342

Annual O&M and Capital Cost $28,086,090

Total Respondent Cost (labor + non) $84,227,545 $84,474,637

Total Hours ( Respondents and Agency) 1,000,914 1,005,173 = 942,344 946,523

 58,570 58,649

Total Cost (Respondents and Agency)

 98,082,191 98,333,998 = $84,227,545 $84,474,637

 $13,854,646 $13,859,360

3. Exhibit 6.4 Summary of Changes in Annual Burden. Only rows with changes are 

shown.

Title Current 

OMB 

Control 

Number

Referenc

e EPA 

ICR

Number(

s)

No. 

Respondent

s

Total 

Burden 

(hrs)

Total 

Labor 

Cost 

($K)

Capital 

Cost 

($K)

)&M 

Cost 

($K)

Total 

Cost ($K)

“Track 1” Subparts, Not Including Mobile Sources (Subparts C, D, E, F, G, H, N, O,P,Q,R,S,U,V,X,Y,Z,AA, 

BB, CC,EE, GG, HH, JJ, LL, MM, NN, OO, and PP

Current 

Inventory

2060-

0629

2300.03-

2300.09

16,408 1,024,285 $54,994

$57,477

$8,770

$6587

$10,314

10,691

$74,079

74,754

Revised 

Inventory

6,742 618,043

622,222

$36,381

36,628

$3,813 $7,142 $47,335

$47,582

Change -9,666 (406,242)

(402,062)

-$18, 614

-20,849

-$4,957

-2,774

-$3,173

-3,549

-$26, 743

-27,172

All Subparts, All Activities

Current 

Inventory

20,710 1,707,234 $100,529

103,011

$12,823

10,639

$14,013

14,389

$127,364

128,040

Revised 

Inventory

11,290 942,344

946,523

$56,141

56,389

$17,145 $10,941 $84,228

$84,475

Change -9420 (764,890)

(760,711)

-$44,387

-46,623

$4,323

$6,506

-$3,072

-3,449

-$43, 137

-43,565