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OMB Control No: 2060-0734	ICR Reference No: 202211-2060-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202110-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2685.03
Title: Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/15/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/03/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR—which is to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage—a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2024
Responses	12,776	0	12,776
Time Burden (Hours)	83,598	0	83,598
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,737,392	0	2,737,392

Abstract: This ICR covers provisions under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 that establish limits on total U.S. production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs or regulated substances). To implement the AIM Act, EPA is establishing control measures for individual companies. In accordance with the rulemaking Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, reporters are required to electronically report data to EPA. For the three years covered by this ICR, the total respondent burden associated with this information collection will average 57,617 hours per year and the respondent cost will average $7,765,111 per year. This includes $817,607 per year for capital investment and operation and maintenance and $6,947,504 per year for labor. Over the same time period, the total estimated cost for EPA of the information collection will average $4,089,948 per year. The total estimated cost for all respondents and EPA will average $11,855,058 per year.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 103 Name of Law: American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV45	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 66372	11/03/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There was a decrease in overall burden due to refined assumptions based on EPAs experience collecting HFC data on these activities during the first two quarters of 2022.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,089,948

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

Agency Contact: John Feather 919 541-3052 feather.john@epa.gov

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