Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
11/07/2024
01/05/2024
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2024
9,637
0
12,776
36,086
0
83,598
1,028,100
0
2,737,392
The AIM Act mandates that on a periodic basis, to be determined by the Administrator, but not less frequently than annually, each person who, within the applicable reporting period, produces, imports, exports, destroys, transforms, uses as a process agent, or reclaims a regulated substance shall submit to the Administrator a report that describes, as applicable, the quantity of the regulated substance that the person produced, imported, and exported; reclaimed; destroyed by a technology approved by the Administrator; used and entirely consumed (except for trace quantities) in the manufacture of another chemical; or used as a process agent.
Relative to the ICR approved shortly after the finalization of the HFC Allocation Framework Rule in 2021, EPAs burden estimate has decreased. The requirements described herein are consistent with the final rule Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years (88 FR 46836, July 20, 2023) (2024 HFC Allocation Rule). While in the 2024 HFC Allocation Rule, EPA estimated that, starting in 2024, recordkeeping and reporting costs would increase by approximately $370,570 annually relative to the previous estimates from the HFC Allocation Framework Rule, the primary reason for the change in burden in this Supporting Statement is the removal of certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with tracking the movement of containers of bulk HFCs in response to a court decision. On June 20, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the QR code and refillable cylinder parts of EPAs HFC Allocation Framework Rule. While EPA intends to remove these provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations via rulemaking, in the interim the Agency is acting consistent with the decision and is not implementing or enforcing these provisions.
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:
(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;
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.
Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program