Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2170ss13.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-10-22
2170t13.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-10-22
2170.13 Response to Comments.docx Supplementary Document	2025-10-22
CDX instructions.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-10-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
277915	Owner/Operators Voluntary	New
277914	Owner/Operators Mandatory	New
277913	SLT Voluntary	New
277912	SLT Mandatory	New
24829	Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0580	ICR Reference No: 202510-2060-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202504-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2170.13
Title: Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/31/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2025
Responses	5,931	85
Time Burden (Hours)	198,499	48,702
Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,130,399	255,000

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Abstract: Under the AERR ICR, 55 State and territorial air quality agencies, including the District of Columbia (DC), and an estimated 14 local and tribal air quality agencies, must annually submit emissions data of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOC), particulate matter less than or equal to 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10), particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5), and ammonia (NH3). The current AERR rule, which can be found at 40 CFR Part 51 Subpart A, defines which emissions sources that State, local, and Tribal (SLT) agencies must submit individually as “point sources.” The point source definitions are different depending on the year, and SLTs report more point sources every third year for the “triennial inventory.” For triennial inventory years, States must also submit point source emissions for Lead (Pb), emissions for stationary nonpoint and some nonroad mobile sources, and they must submit model input data for onroad mobile and nonroad mobile equipment. For mobile sources, California has different requirements because it uses different models, and California must submit emissions (rather than model inputs) for these data categories of the same pollutants listed above. The annual emissions data collected through the AERR are used by the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) to support development of the National Emissions Inventory (NEI). The NEI is more comprehensive for triennial inventory years because they include updates to all data categories. The EPA uses the NEI in developing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), performing regional and national modeling, providing air quality management support (e.g., State implementation plan (SIP) development) to State agencies and multi-jurisdictional organizations (MJOs), and preparing national trends assessments and other special analyses and reports. Currently, the same reporting mechanisms used for the criteria air pollutants and precursors (CAPs) listed above are also used for voluntary reporting of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and other pollutants. These data are collected by the air agencies for their own purposes, and EPA encourages air agencies to voluntarily provide such data to EPA when it is available.

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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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 2392	06/05/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 48947	10/31/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR)
Owner/Operators Mandatory
Owner/Operators Voluntary
SLT Mandatory
SLT Voluntary

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	5,931	85	0	0	5,846	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	198,499	48,702	0	0	149,797	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,130,399	255,000	0	0	14,875,399	0

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: As compared to the previous ICR for the AERR, this ICR covers more activities. First, this ICR has been modified to include the costs of emissions data systems that the States will likely run irrespective of this rule (to collect permit fees). Second, this ICR includes the burden on owners/operators for reporting data to the States so that States can report to EPA. These additions make the ICR more complete but are not adding real-world burden to States or owners/operators when compared to activities they are already doing. These additions are simply covering gaps in the previously approved AERR ICR. These types of costs would continue to occur regardless of this rule, by way of complying with other existing Federal and State laws and regulations. For States, the number of respondents has been revised downward based on the most recent inventory years where fewer local and Tribal agencies are now reporting. The annual respondent burden has increased because of methodological differences from the previous ICR. For SLTs, the primary changes from the previous ICR include: improved assessment of point source annual burden, point source triennial burden, CAERS point source reporting burden, and other triennial burden activities from 609 hours for States and 333 for local agencies to 670 hours for States and 178 hours for local agencies. Despite overall increases in hours per respondent, the decrease in respondents and the expected change in agencies using CAERS results in very little change in burden for SLTs. The large increase in costs can be attributed to the newly included costs of data system operation and maintenance of about $15M.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,367,800

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: 10/31/2025

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