| National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program, EPA ICR Number: 1626.15, OMB Control Number: 2060-0256 |
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| Annual Respondent Burden and Cost |
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| The following tables illustrate the calculations performed to calculate the annual respondent burden and cost for the National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program. |
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| Respondent Type |
Activity |
Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses per Respondent |
Burden Hours per Response |
Annual Burden Hours |
Hourly Labor Costs |
Annual Labor Costs |
| Refrigerant Recovery/ Recycling Equipment Testing Organizations |
Equipment testing organization applying for approval |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
$85.37 |
$0 |
| Maintain records of refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment tested and its performance |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
$85.37 |
| Providing notice when equipment fails recertification |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
$85.37 |
| Publish online a list of all certified equipment |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
$85.37 |
| Refrigerant Reclaimers |
Certification by refrigerant reclaimers that change ownership or enter the market |
4 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
$59.89 |
$1,198 |
| Maintain records of analysis conducted to verify that reclaimed refrigerant meets the necessary specifications |
61 |
260 |
0.017 |
264 |
$15,831 |
| Reclaimer recordkeeping |
50 |
0.23 |
714 |
$42,787 |
| Annual activity report |
1 |
9.37 |
572 |
$34,229 |
| Refrigerant Wholesalers |
Recordkeeping for refrigerant sales, including maintenance of technician certification cards from purchasers employing at least one certified technician |
11,000 |
260 |
0.033 |
95,333 |
$56.26 |
$5,363,358 |
| Technician Certifying Programs |
Apply for approval |
5 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
$62.87 |
$1,572 |
| Recordkeeping by existing technician certification programs |
72 |
1 |
5 |
360 |
$22,635 |
| Maintain list of technicians certified |
2 |
0.08 |
12 |
$754 |
| Biannual reporting by existing technician certification programs |
2 |
1 |
144 |
$9,054 |
| Transfer of records when no longer operational |
5 |
1 |
8 |
40 |
$2,515 |
| Disposal Establishments |
Maintain copies of signed statements of previous refrigerant recovery by disposal establishments |
7,500 |
260 |
0.058 |
113,750 |
$45.55 |
$5,181,199 |
| Technicians |
Technicians acquire certification cards |
30,000 |
1 |
0.017 |
501 |
$45.55 |
$22,820 |
| Technicians maintain certification cards |
300,000 |
1 |
0.017 |
5,010 |
$228,200 |
| Provide invoices for serviced appliances with charge sizes 50 to 500 lbs. |
4.23 |
0.03 |
42,298 |
$1,926,615 |
| Provide invoices for serviced appliances with charge sizes >500 lbs. |
3.65 |
0.03 |
36,475 |
$1,661,413 |
| Provide leak inspection and verification test records |
1.28 |
0.017 |
6,384 |
$290,774 |
| Maintain disposal records for appliances with charge sizes of 5 - 50 lbs. |
12 |
0.017 |
60,000 |
$2,732,940 |
| Owners/ Operators of Appliances with Charge Sizes of 50 or More Pounds |
Prepare and submit requests for extensions to 30-day repair timeline |
4,556 |
1 |
0.5 |
2,278 |
$88.64 |
$201,930 |
| Prepare and submit requests for extensions to 1-year retrofit/retire timeline |
61 |
1 |
0.5 |
30 |
$2,687 |
| Prepare and submit requests to cease a retrofit/retirement if all leaks are repaired |
205 |
1 |
0.5 |
102.3 |
$9,069 |
| Prepare and submit report on efforts to repair chronically leaking appliances |
1,425 |
1 |
1 |
1,425 |
$126,336 |
| Maintain records of the full charge of an appliance |
542,729 |
2 |
0.025 |
27,136 |
$2,405,404 |
| Maintain records of the leak rate calculation |
6.25 |
0.017 |
56,570 |
$5,014,420 |
| Maintain purchase and service records |
6.25 |
0.025 |
84,855 |
$5,236,883 |
| Maintain leak inspection records |
281,746 |
2.73 |
0.017 |
6,384 |
$565,863 |
| Maintain reports on the results of verification tests any time the leak rate threshold is exceeded |
1,425 |
1 |
0.025 |
7,044 |
$624,357 |
| Develop/maintain plan to retire/replace or retrofit appliances, as applicable |
4,092 |
1 |
8 |
32,738 |
$2,901,923 |
| Maintain records on mothballed equipment |
82 |
1 |
0.025 |
2.05 |
$181.37 |
| Maintain information on purged/destroyed refrigerant |
4 |
1 |
0.025 |
0.1 |
$3.75 |
| Small Can Manufacturers |
Maintain records of self-sealing valve test data and log forms for 3 years |
10 |
12 |
0.025 |
3 |
$28.98 |
$87 |
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| Table 4: Total Annual Respondent Burden |
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| Number of Respondents |
Number of Responses |
Hour Burden |
Labor Costs |
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| 861,374 |
20,054,738 |
580,473 |
$34,627,299 |
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