Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
06/17/2026
10/03/2025
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2029
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2027
9,661
0
9,637
36,248
0
36,086
1,063,204
0
1,028,100
This information collection is authorized under the AIM Act (Section 103 in Division S, Innovation for the Environment, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116- 260)). Consistent with the AIM Actâs mandate 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, receives application-specific allowances, repackages, recycles for fire suppression, or reclaims a regulated substance shall submit to the Administrator reports and maintain records. The reports describe, as applicable, the quantity of the regulated substance that the personâproduced, imported, and exported; destroyed by a technology approved by the Administrator; used and entirely consumed (except for trace quantities) in the manufacture of another chemical; used as a process agent; or recycled and reclaimed. Further, anyone who receives application-specific allowances (via allocation, transfer, or conferral) must report on the conferral or transfer of allowances, their use of allowances, and request application-specific allowances annually, if needed and eligible. Additional records must be maintained, as are additional reports to document compliance.
This ICR makes several changes relative to the ICR approved after the finalization of the 2024 HFC Allocation Rule in 2023. The updates described herein are consistent with changes in recordkeeping and reporting burden finalized in the 2025 Application-specific Allowances Rule. Starting with the calendar year 2026 HFC allocation, the defense sprays application is no longer eligible for ASAs, and therefore EPA assumed for analytical purposes that all six entities that have received ASAs for defense sprays will avoid recordkeeping and reporting costs associated with being an ASA holder (e.g., biannual report submissions, arranging for a third-party audit). EPA is also increasing the number of expected reporters to 54, given the recent increase in semiconductor manufacturers requesting allowances.
The incremental costs due to reporting and recordkeeping changes in the 2025 Application-specific Allowances Rule are approximately $23,750 annually relative to the previous estimates from the 2024 HFC Allocation Rule. All of these incremental costs are attributable to voluntary recordkeeping and reporting activities, including: petitioning EPA to designate an application as eligible for application-specific allowances; an ASA holder in the MDI application requesting set-aside allowances for a unique circumstance; purchasing HFCs at a government auction; and a U.S. producer producing and exporting HFC-41 for use in the etching of semiconductor material or wafers and the cleaning of chemical vapor deposition chambers within the semiconductor manufacturing sector.
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