Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-535 Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Form and Instruction	Modified
HFC ICR Burden and Cost Tables 9.28.2021_with voluntary.xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-10-07
2685ss02.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247501	Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0734	ICR Reference No: 202110-2060-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-2060-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2685.02
Title: Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/13/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	12,776	0
Time Burden (Hours)	83,598	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,737,392	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 103 Name of Law: American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV17	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 55116	10/05/2021

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program	5900-536, 5900-535, 5900-551, 5900-539, 5900-541, 5900-548, 5900-550, 5900-556, 5900-547, 5900-537, 5900-552, 5900-553, 5900-544, 5900-540, 5900-546, 5900-545, 5900-543, 5900-538, 5900-549, 5900-554, 5900-534, 5900-542, 5900-555	Payment of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties ,   HFC Application-Specific Allowance Holder Biannual ,   HFC Conferral of Allowances Reporting Form ,   HFC Destruction One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Exporter Quarterly Report ,   HFC Fire Suppressant Recycler Quarterly Reporting Form ,   HFC importer Annual Report ,   HFC Importer Quarterly Report ,   HFC Inter-Company Transfers Report ,   HFC International Transfers Reporting Form ,   Petition to Import for Transformation or Destruction ,   HFC Process Agent Use Annual Reporting Form ,   HFC Process Agent Use One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Producer One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Producer Quarterly Report ,   HFC Request for Additional Consumption Allowances Report ,   HFC Reclaimer One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Reclaimer Quarterly Reporting Form ,   HFC Sale or Conveyance Report ,   HFC Second Party Transformation and Destruction Annual Report ,   Application for Set Aside of HFC Allowances ,   HFC Transformation One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Transhipment Notification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	12,776	0	0	12,776	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	83,598	0	0	83,598	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,737,392	0	0	2,737,392	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden included in this ICR covers the reporting and recordkeeping associated with the “Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act” final rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,241,173

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 10/13/2021

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