Notice2021-14121
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (Renewal)
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July 2, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program (EPA ICR Number 1774.08, OMB Control Number 2060- 0350) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 19, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35287-35288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14121]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0579; FRL-10025-87-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Mobile Air Conditioner
Retrofitting Program (EPA ICR Number 1774.08, OMB Control Number 2060-
0350) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
August 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 19, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated
burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 2,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2020-0579, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), or
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public
docket without change including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to
be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Thompson, Environmental
Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, MC 6205T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-0983; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23574b4c4e53504c4d0d404b514a50574a4d42634653420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5b1adaaa8b5b6aaabeba6adb7acb6b1acaba485a0b5a4eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-
566-1744. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the
current status, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program
implements Section 612 of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments which
authorizes the Agency to establish regulatory requirements to ensure
that ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are replaced by alternatives that
reduce overall risks to human health and the environment, and to
promote an expedited transition to safe substitutes. To promote this
transition, the CAA specified that EPA establish an information
clearinghouse of available alternatives, and coordinate with other
Federal agencies and the public on research, procurement practices, and
information and technology transfers.
Since the program's inception in 1994, SNAP has reviewed close to
500 new chemicals and alternative manufacturing processes for a wide
range of consumer, industrial, space exploration, and national security
applications. Roughly 90% of alternatives submitted to EPA for review
have been listed as acceptable for a specific use, typically with some
condition or limit to minimize risks to human health and the
environment.
Regulations promulgated under SNAP require that Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioners (MVACs) retrofitted to use a SNAP substitute refrigerant
include basic information on a label to be affixed to the air
conditioner. The label includes the name of the substitute refrigerant,
when and by whom the retrofit was performed, environmental and safety
information about the substitute refrigerant, and other information.
This information is needed so that subsequent technicians working on
the MVAC system will be able to service the equipment properly,
decreasing the likelihood of significant refrigerant cross-
contamination and potential failure of air conditioning systems and
recovery/recycling equipment.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are new and used car dealers, gas service stations, top and
body repair shops, general automotive repair shops, automotive repair
shops not elsewhere classified, including air conditioning and radiator
specialty shops.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR 82.180.
Estimated number of respondents: 3 (total).
Frequency of response: Once per retrofit of a motor vehicle air
conditioner.
Total estimated burden: Less than one hour (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $3.64 (per year), includes $0.10 (per year)
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of less than one hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB (per year). This
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decrease is based on the decline of MVACs in service today using
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), specifically CFC-12.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-14121 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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