Notice2023-08872
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program (Renewal)
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Published
April 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program'' (EPA ICR Number 1626.18, OMB Control Number 2060-0256) 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 April 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25638-25639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08872]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0708: FRL-10931-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), National Refrigerant Recycling
and Emissions Reduction Program'' (EPA ICR Number 1626.18, OMB Control
Number 2060-0256) 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 April 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via
the Federal Register on September 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0708, to EPA 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#c2a3efa3aca6efb0efa6ada1a9a7b682a7b2a3eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e5f135f505a134c135a515d555b4a7e5b4e5f10595148">[email protected]</span></a>, 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: Robert Burchard, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 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#bedccbccddd6dfccda90ccd1dcdbcccafedbcedf90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07657275646f667563297568656275734762776629606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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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Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on September 19, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 57194).
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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="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>.
Abstract: Section 608 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), also known as the
National Recycling and Emission Reduction Program (the Program),
directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations
governing the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS), including
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), during
the maintenance, service, repair, or disposal of air-conditioning and
refrigeration appliances. Section 608 also prohibits knowingly venting
or releasing ozone-depleting and substitute refrigerants in the course
of maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of appliances or
industrial process refrigeration except for de minimis releases
associated with good faith attempts to recycle or recover refrigerants.
The regulations require persons servicing refrigeration and air-
conditioning appliances to follow certain service practices that reduce
emissions of refrigerants. The regulations also establish certification
programs for technicians, recovery/recycling equipment, and refrigerant
reclamation. In addition, EPA requires that refrigerants contained in
appliances be removed prior to disposal of the appliances and that all
refrigeration and air-conditioning appliances be provided with a
servicing aperture that facilitates recovery of the refrigerant. The
Agency requires that substantial refrigerant leaks in appliances
containing ozone-depleting refrigerant be repaired when they are
discovered.
Form Numbers: 5900-404, 5900-405, 5900-407.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities required to comply with
reporting and recordkeeping requirements include technicians;
technician certification programs; refrigerant wholesalers; refrigerant
reclaimers; refrigerant recovery equipment certification programs;
certain refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment owners and/or
operators; and other establishments that perform refrigerant removal,
service, or disposal.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 82,
subpart F).
Estimated number of respondents: 572,727 (total).
Frequency of response: The frequency of responses varies from once
a year to daily.
Total estimated burden: 425,514 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $31,432,946 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 8,845 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to adjusted respondent estimates
for appliance leak repair and retrofit or retirement plan extension
requests based on recently available industry data and reported
activity.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-08872 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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