Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-200 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal) Form	Modified
2014fr07.docx Supporting Statement B	2016-04-22
2014ss07.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-04-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24734	Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0498	ICR Reference No: 201604-2060-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-2060-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2014.07
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/09/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2016
Responses	91	0	343
Time Burden (Hours)	1,434	0	1,601
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,155	0	1,365

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Abstract: The international treaty The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments established limits on total U.S. production, import, and export of class I and class II controlled ozone depleting substances. Under its Protocol commitments, the United States was obligated to cease production and import of class I controlled substances (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) with exemptions for essential uses, critical uses, previously used material, and material that is transformed, destroyed, or exported to developing countries. The Protocol also establishes limits and reduction schedules leading to the eventual phaseout of class II controlled substances (i.e., hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for administering the phaseout. The limits and restrictions for individual U.S. companies are monitored by EPA through the recordkeeping and reporting requirements established in the regulations in 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. The data submitted to EPA and helps the Agency: maintain oversight over total production and consumption of controlled substances; monitor compliance with limits and restrictions on production, imports, and trades and specific exemptions from the phaseout for individual U.S. companies; enforce against illegal imports; and assess, and report on, compliance with the U.S. phasedown caps established under the Montreal Protocol.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7401et seq Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 76474	12/09/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 25400	04/28/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)	5900-204, 5900-199, 5900-200, 5900-202, 5900-201, 5900-205	CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IMPORTER QUARTERLY REPORT ,   CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRODUCER QUARTERLY REPORT ,   CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS II CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCES ,   CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TRANSFERS OF PRODUCTION ALLOWANCES, CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCES, OR ARTICLE 5 ALLOWANCES ,   CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SECOND-PARTY TRANSFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT ,   CLASS II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE EXPORTER QUARTERLY REPORT

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	91	343	0	0	-252	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,434	1,601	0	0	-167	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,155	1,365	0	0	-210	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The respondent numbers changed because the reporting community continues to change as ODS are phased out in the US. Specifically, we estimate fewer companies reporting on imports and exports of Class II ODS. We also assume fewer companies reporting on the destruction and transformation of this material.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $200,614

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/28/2016

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