Notice2022-18284
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)
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Published
August 24, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone- Depleting Substances" (EPA ICR No. 1432.38, OMB Control No. 2060-0170) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. 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 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18284]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0706; FRL-10098-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and
Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Production, Import, Export,
Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone-
Depleting Substances'' (EPA ICR No. 1432.38, OMB Control No. 2060-0170)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2022-0706, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caabe7aba4aee7b8e7aea5a9a1afbe8aafbaabe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec8dc18d8288c19ec188838f878998ac899c8dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Burchard, Stratospheric
Protection Division, (6205A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9126; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c2e393e2f242d3e28623e232e293e380c293c2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b796e6978737a697f356974797e696f5b7e6b7a357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that EPA will be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act,
EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i)
evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the
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burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be
submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register document to announce the submission of the ICR
to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This ICR covers provisions under the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) and Title
VI of the CAA that establish limits on total U.S. production, import,
and export of class I and class II ozone-depleting substances (or
controlled substances). Production and import of class I controlled
substances (chlorofluorocarbons and others) was phased out in the
United States. The phaseout includes exceptions for essential uses,
critical uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and pre-shipment uses of
methyl bromide, previously used material, and material that will be
transformed or destroyed. There are also regulations that restrict the
use of class II controlled substances and require a gradual reduction
in the production and consumption of these chemicals leading to their
eventual phaseout. The class II controlled substance phaseout
regulations include exceptions for previously used material and
material that will be transformed or destroyed.
Form numbers: 5900-137, 5900-136, 5900-149, 5900-150, 5900-153,
5900-151, 5900-199, 5900-202, 5900-200, 5900-201, 5900-205, 5900-155,
5900-140, 5900-144, 5900-142, 5900-141, 5900-148, 5900-147, 5900-473,
5900-138, 5900-139, 5900-152, 5900-472, 5900-154, 5900-146.
Respondents/affected entities: Producers, importers, exporters, and
certain users of ozone-depleting substances; methyl bromide
applicators, distributors, and end users including commodity storage
and quarantine users.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (CAA sections 114,
603(b), and 604(d)(6)).
Estimated number of respondents: 1,174 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, and as needed.
Total estimated burden: 3,022 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $375,086 (per year), includes $8,250
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 82 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is a result of updated assumptions associated with
recordkeeping requirements that are more consistent with other ICRs
that cover similar recordkeeping activities (e.g., the HFC Allowance
Allocation Program ICR, OMB Control No. 2060-0734).
Cynthia A. Newberg,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-18284 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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