National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 7610-31 National Refrigerant Recycling and Emission Reduction Program Form	Modified
1626.12 Burden Changes.xlsx Supplementary Document	2014-12-12
1626.12 60 day FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-12-11
1626.12 30 day FR.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-12-11
1626ss12.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-12-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
24339	National Refrigerant Recycling and Emission Reduction Program Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0256	ICR Reference No: 201410-2060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201104-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1626.12
Title: National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction Program (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 with change	Conclusion Date: 12/23/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2014
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	12/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	7,632,018	0	1,169,181
Time Burden (Hours)	320,537	0	319,913
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The continued collection of this information will allow EPA to carry on enforcement of the Clean Air Act by reducing emissions of class I and class II refrigerants to the lowest achievable level during the service, maintenance, repair, and disposal of appliances. An appliance means any device which contains and uses a class I or class II substance as a refrigerant for household or commercial purposes. The respondents to this collection request include technician certification programs, equipment testing organizations, refrigerant wholesalers and reclaimers, and other establishments that perform refrigerant removal, service, or disposal.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7671g Name of Law: Clean Air Act Section 608
  

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:
	79 FR 40753	07/14/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 64590	10/30/2014
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
National Refrigerant Recycling and Emission Reduction Program	7610-31	Refrigerant Recovery Recycling Acquisition Form

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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	7,632,018	1,169,181	0	0	6,462,837	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	320,537	319,913	0	0	624	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: There have been no regulatory changes associated with this program since the previous renewal of the ICR. EPA estimates that there will be a slight increase in the time required to submit reports and maintain records due to the inclusion of the time necessary for technicians to acquire certification cards in this updated ICR. In the previous ICR, EPA reported the number of responses and burden hours for some activities in aggregate. In this renewal, EPA has disaggregated this information to represent the expected number of responses through the year for a given activity; this results in a higher number of responses but does not impact the burden hours or cost. Therefore, there is no increase of hours in the total estimated individual respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. EPA has also adjusted costs based on updated labor rates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,787

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: 10/30/2014

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