80 FR 75456 - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice of Pending Suspension and Revocation of 15 Programs From EPA's List of Section 608 Technician Certifying Programs and Voluntary Withdrawals for 3 Programs
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 231 (December 2, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 75456-75457] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30374] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0272; FRL-9939-42-OAR] Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice of Pending Suspension and Revocation of 15 Programs From EPA's List of Section 608 Technician Certifying Programs and Voluntary Withdrawals for 3 Programs AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of pending suspension and revocations and voluntary withdrawals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating its list of Section 608 Technician Certification Programs approved to provide the technician certification exam. EPA's list is found here: http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608/technicians/608certs.html. DATES: On January 4, 2016 each program in the below Table: Delinquent Technician Certification Programs will be automatically suspended from their authorization to provide the technician certification exam and newly issue certification cards, except for any organization that provides its delinquent biannual reports such that they are received before that date. Each such suspended program will be automatically revoked on February 1, 2016, unless a hearing is requested consistent with 40 CFR 82.169 before that date. Please send a copy of any hearing request to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Technicians certified by these programs will remain certified, in accordance with 40 CFR 82.161(a). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Burchard, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (6205T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343-9126; fax number: (202) 343-2338; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information How can I get copies of this document and other related information? Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0272. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (202) 566-1742. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically from the Government Printing Office under the ``Federal Register'' listings at the FDSys Web site (http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR). II. Pending Suspensions and Revocations and Voluntary Withdrawals In accordance with the standards for certifying programs, codified at appendix D of 40 CFR part 82, subpart F, technician certifying programs must submit an activity report to EPA on a biannual basis (by every January 30 and June 30) that provides certain information about the certification tests submitted. 15 programs have repeatedly failed to submit their activity reports. 40 CFR 82.161(e) says that ``If at any time an approved program violates any of the above requirements,'' which reference the standards in appendix D in 82.161(c), ``the Administrator reserves the right to revoke approval in accordance with Section 82.169.'' Today's notice concerns the revocation of the approval of 15 programs. These 15 programs were sent certified letters explaining that EPA was missing required activity reports and listing which reports were missing. In the letters, the programs were offered the opportunity to come into compliance by submitting missing reports.\1\ The Agency received no replies. The programs in the table below have thirty days from the date of publication of this notice to submit their missing reports. Failure to submit these reports so that they are received by January 4, 2016 will result in an automatic suspension of the program's approval to offer the technician certification exam and of its approval to newly issue Section 608 technician certification cards. Automatic program revocation will occur on February 1, 2016 for any certifying organization that fails to provide missing reports, unless the organization receiving this notice of impending suspension and revocation requests a hearing in accordance with the regulations published at 40 CFR 82.169 before that date. The EPA expects to announce the final revocations in a separate Federal Register notice and to accordingly update the list of approved technician certification programs mentioned above. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Some of these organizations also received notice in these letters of impending suspensions and revocations, but because some of these letters were returned to us unopened, we are providing a second notice in this Federal Register notice. Table--Delinquent Technician Certification Programs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Technician Year of most Number certification recent activity program report ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1............................... ACI Environmental 2009. Safety Training Institute. 2............................... California Career No record of a Center. submitted report. 3............................... Delaware County 2011. Community College. [[Page 75457]] 4............................... Delaware Skills 2013. Center Building Maintenance. 5............................... Delaware Technical 2009. & Community College. 6............................... Educational 2012. Services. 7............................... HVAC/R Training, 2010. Inc. 8............................... InSolution........ No record of a submitted report. 9............................... Kellogg Community 2011. College. 10.............................. Niagara County 2010. Community College. 11.............................. Nugent Associates. 2011. 12.............................. San Diego City 2010. College. 13.............................. Southern Technical 2012. College. 14.............................. Unified No record of a Industries, Inc. submitted report. 15.............................. Vatterott College. 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additionally, the following 608 Technician Certification Programs voluntarily withdrew their certification and will be removed from the Agency's list of Section 608 Certified Programs: Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI); CDTA, Inc.; and Motorcoach Training Specialist. Technicians certified by these programs remain certified, in accordance with 40 CFR 82.161(a). Requests for replacement cards should be sent to: [email protected]. 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providing notice in this action of eight Section 608 Technician Certification Register’’ listings at the FDSys Web site
former refrigerant reclaimers that no Programs approved to provide the (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/
longer are certified to reclaim technician certification exam. EPA’s list collection.action?collectionCode=FR).
refrigerants. All of these revocations is found here: http://www.epa.gov/
II. Pending Suspensions and
have previously been noted on EPA’s ozone/title6/608/technicians/
Revocations and Voluntary
Web site at www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/ 608certs.html.
Withdrawals
608/reclamation/recrevoke.html. Six of DATES: On January 4, 2016 each program
these reclaimers have requested to be in the below Table: Delinquent In accordance with the standards for
removed from the list of certified Technician Certification Programs will certifying programs, codified at
reclaimers. They are: Rocky Mountain be automatically suspended from their appendix D of 40 CFR part 82, subpart
Reclamation, Inc. in Denver, CO; Star authorization to provide the technician F, technician certifying programs must
Refrigerants in Fort Worth, TX; Teris, certification exam and newly issue submit an activity report to EPA on a
LLC in El Dorado, AR; Cryo-Line certification cards, except for any biannual basis (by every January 30 and
Supplies USA, Inc. in Henderson, NV; organization that provides its June 30) that provides certain
Refrigerant Recovery, Inc. in delinquent biannual reports such that information about the certification tests
Milwaukee, WI; and South Florida they are received before that date. Each submitted. 15 programs have repeatedly
Trane Service in Miami, FL. such suspended program will be failed to submit their activity reports.
Two other reclaimers, Polar automatically revoked on February 1, 40 CFR 82.161(e) says that ‘‘If at any
Refrigerant in South Hampton, NH, and 2016, unless a hearing is requested time an approved program violates any
Refrigerant Services, Inc. in Imperial consistent with 40 CFR 82.169 before of the above requirements,’’ which
Beach, CA, had their certification that date. Please send a copy of any reference the standards in appendix D
revoked for failing to comply with the hearing request to the person listed in in 82.161(c), ‘‘the Administrator
recordkeeping and reporting the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT reserves the right to revoke approval in
requirements in 40 CFR 82.166. The section below. Technicians certified by accordance with Section 82.169.’’
dates of revocation are noted on EPA’s these programs will remain certified, in Today’s notice concerns the revocation
Web site and in the DATES section of this accordance with 40 CFR 82.161(a). of the approval of 15 programs.
notice. EPA sent letters to these two These 15 programs were sent certified
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
companies in November 2009, and letters explaining that EPA was missing
February 12, 2009, respectively, that Robert Burchard, Stratospheric
required activity reports and listing
included an explanation of the basis for Protection Division, Office of
which reports were missing. In the
EPA’s decision. Atmospheric Programs (6205T),
letters, the programs were offered the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Dated: November 16, 2015. opportunity to come into compliance by
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Drusilla Hufford, submitting missing reports.1 The
DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343–
Agency received no replies. The
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. 9126; fax number: (202) 343–2338;
programs in the table below have thirty
[FR Doc. 2015–30363 Filed 12–1–15; 8:45 am] email address: burchard.robert@epa.gov.
days from the date of publication of this
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I. General Information Failure to submit these reports so that
they are received by January 4, 2016
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION How can I get copies of this document will result in an automatic suspension
AGENCY and other related information? of the program’s approval to offer the
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0272; FRL–9939–42– Docket. EPA has established a docket technician certification exam and of its
OAR] for this action under Docket ID No. approval to newly issue Section 608
EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0272. Publicly technician certification cards.
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: available docket materials are available Automatic program revocation will
Notice of Pending Suspension and either electronically through occur on February 1, 2016 for any
Revocation of 15 Programs From www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at certifying organization that fails to
EPA’s List of Section 608 Technician the Air Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West provide missing reports, unless the
Certifying Programs and Voluntary Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution organization receiving this notice of
Withdrawals for 3 Programs Avenue NW., Washington DC. This impending suspension and revocation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. requests a hearing in accordance with
Agency (EPA). to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, the regulations published at 40 CFR
ACTION: Notice of pending suspension excluding legal holidays. The Docket 82.169 before that date. The EPA
and revocations and voluntary telephone number is (202) 566–1742. expects to announce the final
withdrawals. Electronic Access. You may access revocations in a separate Federal
this Federal Register document Register notice and to accordingly
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection electronically from the Government update the list of approved technician
Agency (EPA) is updating its list of Printing Office under the ‘‘Federal certification programs mentioned above.
TABLE—DELINQUENT TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
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Number Technician certification program Year of most recent activity report
1 .............................. ACI Environmental Safety Training Institute ......................... 2009.
2 .............................. California Career Center ........................................................ No record of a submitted report.
3 .............................. Delaware County Community College .................................. 2011.
1 Some of these organizations also received notice revocations, but because some of these letters were returned to us unopened, we are providing a second
in these letters of impending suspensions and notice in this Federal Register notice.
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TABLE—DELINQUENT TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS—Continued
Number Technician certification program Year of most recent activity report
4 .............................. Delaware Skills Center Building Maintenance ...................... 2013.
5 .............................. Delaware Technical & Community College ........................... 2009.
6 .............................. Educational Services ............................................................. 2012.
7 .............................. HVAC/R Training, Inc ............................................................ 2010.
8 .............................. InSolution ............................................................................... No record of a submitted report.
9 .............................. Kellogg Community College .................................................. 2011.
10 ............................ Niagara County Community College ..................................... 2010.
11 ............................ Nugent Associates ................................................................. 2011.
12 ............................ San Diego City College ......................................................... 2010.
13 ............................ Southern Technical College .................................................. 2012.
14 ............................ Unified Industries, Inc ............................................................ No record of a submitted report.
15 ............................ Vatterott College .................................................................... 2011.
Additionally, the following 608 Title: King Ocean/Seaboard Space supporting statements and approved
Technician Certification Programs Charter Agreement. collection of information instruments
voluntarily withdrew their certification Parties: Seaboard Marine, Ltd. and are placed into OMB’s public docket
and will be removed from the Agency’s King Ocean Services Limited, Inc. files. The Federal Reserve may not
list of Section 608 Certified Programs: Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; conduct or sponsor, and the respondent
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Cozen O’Connor; 1200 19th Street NW., is not required to respond to, an
Institute (ARI); CDTA, Inc.; and Washington, DC 20036. information collection that has been
Motorcoach Training Specialist. Synopsis: The amendment would extended, revised, or implemented on or
Technicians certified by these programs revise the amount of space being after October 1, 1995, unless it displays
remain certified, in accordance with 40 chartered under the agreement. a currently valid OMB control number.
CFR 82.161(a). Requests for replacement Agreement No.: 012237–001. DATES: Comments must be submitted on
cards should be sent to: spdcomments@ Title: Liberty Global Logistics LLC/ or before February 1, 2016.
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Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
and Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC. Y–7, FR Y–10, or FR Y–10E, by any of
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| Action | Notice of pending suspension and revocations and voluntary withdrawals. | |
| Dates | On January 4, 2016 each program in the below Table: Delinquent Technician Certification Programs will be automatically suspended from their authorization to provide the technician certification exam and newly issue certification cards, except for any organization that provides its delinquent biannual reports such that they are received before that date. Each such suspended program will be automatically revoked on February 1, 2016, unless a hearing is requested consistent with 40 CFR 82.169 before that date. Please send a copy of any hearing request to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Technicians certified by these programs will remain certified, in accordance with 40 CFR 82.161(a). | |
| Contact | Robert Burchard, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (6205T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343-9126; fax number: | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 75456 |
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