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OMB Control No: 2060-0226	ICR Reference No: 201408-2060-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-2060-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1596.09
Title: Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program (40 CFR part 82, subpart G) (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: 05/18/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	212	0	221
Time Burden (Hours)	6,371	0	6,683
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,970	0	22,281

Abstract: Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (the Act) implements the obligation of the United States under the Montreal Protocol to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances. Section 612 of Title VI establishes as U.S. policy the requirement that Class I and Class II ozone-depleting substances shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, by chemicals, product substitutes, or alternative manufacturing processes that reduce overall risks to human health and the environment. EPA developed its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program to fulfill the requirements of Section 612. The five major provisions of Section 612 are: Rulemaking; Listing of Unacceptable/Acceptable Substitutes; Petition Process; 90-day notification; and Clearinghouse. Information required to be collected under the SNAP program is intended to fulfill the general mandate in Section 612(c) of identifying acceptable substitutes that can serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances being phased out under the Act, as well as unacceptable substances which may not be used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances being phased out under the Act. Respondents for reporting requirements, as well as for the recordkeeping requirement for the exemption for small volume use, include manufacturers, importers, formulators and processors of substitutes for ozone-depleting substances. Principally, these respondents are in the following major categories of industry groups, by Standard Industry Code (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Manufacturers, Chemicals and Allied Products; Manufactures, Rubber and Misc. Plastics Products; and Wholesale Trade - Nondurable Goods. The respondents for the narrowed use limit recordkeeping requirement include end users of the substitutes in the following industrial sectors: Construction - Special Trade Contractors; Manufacturing - Industrial Machinery and Equipment; Manufacturing - Electronic and Other Electric Equipment; Manufacturing - Transportation Equipment; and Services.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 44 USC 3501

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:
	79 FR 15994	03/24/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 51150	08/27/2014
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
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) (40 CFR Part 82, subpart G)(Renewal)	1265-14 , 1265-14 , 1265-14 , 1265-14	, , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	212	221	-9
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,371	6,683	-312
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,970	22,281	689

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: The total number of respondent burden hours requested annually (Exhibit 6E-1) for this information collection has decreased from 6,683 hours in 2010 to 6,371 hours in 2014. The SNAP burden hours have been decreasing since 2000, starting at 10,363 hours and decreasing to 8,972 hours in 2004, 8,204 hours in 2007, 6,683 hours in 2010, and 6,371 hours in 2014. The decrease is due to several factors, explained below. The number of SNAP Information Notice submissions each year is expected to increase from an average of 7 per year in the previous ICR to an average of 12 per year during the next 3 years. In 2013 the Agency received 8 new SNAP submissions, while in the first 8 months of 2014 alone, the Agency received 12 submissions. Many of the recent SNAP submissions, and those anticipated over the next three years, are for chemicals previously found acceptable for other SNAP applications, or for blends of alternatives already found acceptable. While the number of submissions is expected to increase, the burden of developing supporting information for the majority of these submissions is expected to decrease because it is easier to find and review information for substitutes that have been reviewed previously. The SNAP submission forms have been revised to improve usability and ease burden on submitters by clarifying the information necessary for review based on the specific sector(s) and end-use(s) being pursued, and by eliminating redundancy. Improving the quality of incoming submissions decreases the burden for both respondents and EPA by allowing for EPA to complete its review more quickly, and reducing the amount of additional information and clarifications requested of the respondents in order to complete the submission. Also, the Agency encourages the submission of electronic files via mail services, reducing burden hours placed on respondents and the Agency for processing. These improvements will allow submissions to be found complete faster, resulting in the inclusion of alternatives in Agency notices or rules sooner, and thus allowing products to enter the market faster. Improving the clarity of information necessary for review within the forms will also decrease the burden of pre-submission communications. There is a 20% reduction in the number of respondents responsible for recordkeeping for substitutes acceptable subject to use conditions and narrowed use limits. This reduction is expected because the increased availability of alternatives decreases the need for industry to use alternatives previously listed as acceptable subject to narrowed use limits. There is also a reduction of contractor services for administrative support of the SNAP program. EPA staff complete an increasing proportion of clearinghouse maintenance and updates, rather than using contractor services.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $375,124

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]? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Margaret Sheppard 202 343-9163 sheppard.margaret@epa.gov

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