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OMB Control No:
2060-0498
ICR Reference No:
200907-2060-015
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200605-2060-006
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
2014.04
Title:
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
02/01/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/22/2009
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2013
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2010
Responses
393
0
342
Time Burden (Hours)
1,860
0
1,632
Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,140
0
1,000
Abstract:
The international treaty The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments established limits on total U.S. production, import, and export of class I and class II controlled ozone depleting substances. Under its Protocol commitments, the United States was obligated to cease production and import of class I controlled substances (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) with exemptions for essential uses, critical uses, previously used material, and material that is transformed, destroyed, or exported to developing countries. The Protocol also establishes limits and reduction schedules leading to the eventual phaseout of class II controlled substances (i.e., hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for administering the phaseout. The limits and restrictions for individual U.S. companies are monitored by EPA through the recordkeeping and reporting requirements established in the regulations in 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. The data submitted to EPA and helps the Agency: maintain oversight over total production and consumption of controlled substances; monitor compliance with limits and restrictions on production, imports, and trades and specific exemptions from the phaseout for individual U.S. companies; enforce against illegal imports; and assess, and report on, compliance with the U.S. phasedown caps established under the Montreal Protocol.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401et seq
Name of Law: Clean Air Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 8252
02/24/2009
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 36194
07/22/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)
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
393
342
0
0
51
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,860
1,632
0
137
91
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,140
1,000
0
0
140
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:
The previously approved ICR estimated a total annual respondent burden of 1,632 hours. By comparison, this ICR estimates a total annual burden of 1,860 hours, which is an increase of 228 hours. Data on the number of reports received by the agency over the last several years were retrieved from the ODS Tracking System and EPA staff to identify the annual respondent burden for each report type. For the majority of the reports, the agency adjustments to the burden analysis resulted in a decrease in the total hours per year. However, an increase in the number of activities per year for the Petition to Import Used Substances resulted in a significant increase in the total hours per year. Adjustments also were made to the total annual respondent burden estimate because of a program change. Based on EPA's recently released rulemaking, which assigns allowances to HCFC-123, HCFC-124, HCFC-225ca, and HCFC-225cb, the numbers for the Request for Additional Allowance Report and the Domestic Transfer of Allowances/Inter-pollutant Transfer Report were inflated to reflect an anticipated increase in allowance holders (i.e., new entrants into the allowance system). As a result, the change in the annual respondent burden resulted in an overall net increase of 228 hours, 40% of which was caused by the agency adjustments and 60% of which was caused by the anticipated program change.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$164,719
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)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Robert Burchard 202 343-9126 burchard.robert@epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
07/22/2009
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