Notice2024-27400
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (Renewal)
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Published
November 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (EPA ICR Number 1617.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0247) 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 December 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 22, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 92682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27400]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0039; FRL-12432-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (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), Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioners (EPA ICR Number 1617.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0247) 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 December 31,
2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on May 22, 2024, 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 December 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2024-0039, 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#99f8b4f8f7fdb4ebb4fdf6faf2fcedd9fce9f8b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81e0ace0efe5acf3ace5eee2eae4f5c1e4f1e0afe6eef7">[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: Allison Horwitch, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (Mail Code 6205A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2468; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1999e838698859299df909d9d98829e9fb1948190df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed85829f9a84998e85c38c8181849e8283ad889d8cc38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through December 31, 2024. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on May 22, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 44977). 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 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act)
provides general guidelines for the servicing of motor vehicle air
conditioners (MVACs). It states that ``no person repairing or servicing
motor vehicles for consideration may perform any service on a motor
vehicle air conditioner involving the refrigerant for such air
conditioner without properly using approved refrigerant recycling
equipment and no such person may perform such service unless such
person has been properly trained and certified.'' In 1992, EPA
developed regulations under section 609 that were published in 57 FR
31240 and codified at 40 CFR part 82 subpart B (section 82.30 et seq.).
The information required to be collected under the section 609
regulations is: approved refrigerant handling equipment; approved
independent standards testing organizations; technician training and
certification; and certification, reporting and recordkeeping.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: The following is a list of NAICS
codes for organizations potentially affected by the information
requirements covered under this ICR. It is meant to include any
establishment that may service or maintain motor vehicle air
conditioners.
4411 Automobile Dealers
4413 Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores
44711 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
8111 Automotive Repair and Maintenance
811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Other affected groups include independent standards testing
organizations and organizations with technician certification programs.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 82.36, 82.38,
82.40, 82.42).
Estimated number of respondents: 53,147.
Frequency of response: On occasion, biennially, only once.
Total estimated burden: 4,666.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) hours (per year).
Total estimated cost: $250,163.29 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of about 502 hours
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB (EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0040). This increase is due
to a revision in the estimate of the total annual number of technicians
certified under 40 CFR part 82 (40,000/year in 2021 to 47,000/year in
2024), and an increase in the number of motor vehicle repair
establishments in the United States (165,800 in 2021 to about 170,000
in 2024).
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-27400 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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