81_FR_25482 81 FR 25400 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)

81 FR 25400 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

Page Range25400-25401
FR Document2016-09890

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System'' (EPA ICR No. 2014.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0498) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 76474) on December 9, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HA-OAR-2003-0039; FRL--9945-85-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of 
the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System'' (EPA ICR No. 2014.06, OMB 
Control No. 2060-0498) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through April 30, 2016. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 76474) on December 
9, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-039 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), {by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

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: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The international treaty The Montreal Protocol on 
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the 
Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) established limits on total U.S. 
production, import, and export of class I and class II controlled ozone 
depleting substances (referred to hereinafter as ``controlled 
substances''). Under its Protocol commitments, the United States was 
obligated to cease production and import of class I controlled 
substances (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) with exemptions for 
essential uses, critical uses, previously-used material, and material 
that is transformed, destroyed, or exported to developing countries. 
The Protocol also establishes limits and reduction schedules leading to 
the eventual phaseout of class II controlled substances (i.e., 
hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs).
    The U.S. is obligated to limit HCFC consumption (defined by the 
Protocol as production plus imports, minus exports). The schedule 
called for a 35 percent reduction on January 1, 2004, followed by a 75 
percent reduction on January 1, 2010, a 90 percent reduction on January 
1, 2015, a 99.5 percent reduction on January 1, 2020, and a total 
phaseout on January 1, 2030. EPA is responsible for administering the 
phaseout. To ensure U.S. compliance with these limits and restrictions, 
EPA established an allowance system to control U.S. production and 
import of HCFCs by granting control measures referred to as baseline 
and calendar-year allowances. Baseline allowances are based on the 
historical activity of individual companies. Calendar-year allowances 
allow holders to produce and/or import controlled substances in a given 
year and are allocated as a percentage of baseline.
    There are two types of baseline and calendar-year allowances: 
consumption and production allowances. Since each allowance is equal to 
1 kilogram of HCFC, EPA is able to monitor the quantity of HCFCs being 
produced, imported and exported. Transfers of production and 
consumption allowances among producers and importers are allowed and 
are tracked by EPA. The above-described limits and restrictions are 
monitored by EPA through the recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
established in the regulations in 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. To submit 
required information, regulated entities can download reporting forms 
from EPA's Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ozone/record), complete them, 
and send them to EPA electronically, via mail, courier, or fax. Upon 
receipt of the reports, the data is entered into the ODS Tracking 
System. The ODS Tracking System is a secure database that maintains the 
data submitted to EPA and helps the agency: (1) Maintain oversight over 
total production and consumption of controlled substances; (2) monitor 
compliance with limits and restrictions on production, imports, and 
trades and specific exemptions from the phaseout for individual U.S. 
companies; and (3) assess, and report on, compliance with U.S. 
obligations under the Montreal Protocol. EPA has implemented an 
electronic reporting system that allows regulated entities to prepare 
and submit data electronically. Coupled with the widespread use of the 
standardized forms, electronic reporting has improved data quality and 
made the reporting process efficient for both reporting companies and 
EPA. Most reporting is done electronically.
    Pursuant to regulations in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, reporting 
businesses are entitled to assert a business confidentiality claim 
covering any part of the submitted business information as defined in 
40 CFR 2.201(c). EPA's practice is to manage the reported information 
as confidential business information.
    Respondents/affected entities: Companies that produce, import, and 
export class II controlled ozone depleting substances.

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    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Title VI of the 
Clean Air Act Amendments).
    Estimated number of respondents: 40.
    Frequency of response: Annually, quarterly, or as needed.
    Total estimated burden: 1,434 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $153,264 (per year), includes $1,155 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in estimates: The respondent numbers changed because the 
reporting community continues to change as ODS are phased out in the 
US. Specifically, we estimate fewer companies reporting on imports and 
exports of Class II ODS. We also assume fewer companies reporting on 
the destruction and transformation of this material.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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                                                  hours in this ICR from the most recently                  EPA’s policy is that all comments                   established an allowance system to
                                                  approved ICR. This is due to assuming                   received will be included in the public               control U.S. production and import of
                                                  all existing sources will have to re-                   docket without change including any                   HCFCs by granting control measures
                                                  familiarize themselves with the                         personal information provided, unless                 referred to as baseline and calendar-year
                                                  regulatory requirements each year.                      the comment includes profanity, threats,              allowances. Baseline allowances are
                                                                                                          information claimed to be Confidential                based on the historical activity of
                                                  Courtney Kerwin,
                                                                                                          Business Information (CBI) or other                   individual companies. Calendar-year
                                                  Acting-Director, Collection Strategies                  information whose disclosure is                       allowances allow holders to produce
                                                  Division.
                                                                                                          restricted by statute.                                and/or import controlled substances in
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–09904 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   a given year and are allocated as a
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                          Robert Burchard, Stratospheric                        percentage of baseline.
                                                                                                          Protection Division, Office of                           There are two types of baseline and
                                                                                                          Atmospheric Programs (6205T),                         calendar-year allowances: consumption
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                                                      and production allowances. Since each
                                                  AGENCY                                                  Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                                                                          Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    allowance is equal to 1 kilogram of
                                                  [EPA–HA–OAR–2003–0039; FRL—9945–85–                     DC 20460; telephone number: (202)                     HCFC, EPA is able to monitor the
                                                  OEI]                                                    343–9126; fax number: (202) 343–2338;                 quantity of HCFCs being produced,
                                                                                                          email address: burchard.robert@epa.gov.               imported and exported. Transfers of
                                                  Information Collection Request                                                                                production and consumption
                                                  Submitted to OMB for Review and                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                allowances among producers and
                                                  Approval; Comment Request;                              Supporting documents which explain in                 importers are allowed and are tracked
                                                  Reporting and Recordkeeping                             detail the information that the EPA will              by EPA. The above-described limits and
                                                  Requirements of the HCFC Allowance                      be collecting are available in the public             restrictions are monitored by EPA
                                                  System (Renewal)                                        docket for this ICR. The docket can be                through the recordkeeping and reporting
                                                                                                          viewed online at www.regulations.gov                  requirements established in the
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        or in person at the EPA Docket Center,                regulations in 40 CFR part 82, subpart
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                           WJC West, Room 3334, 1301                             A. To submit required information,
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                    regulated entities can download
                                                                                                          DC. The telephone number for the                      reporting forms from EPA’s Web site
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
                                                  Agency has submitted an information                                                                           (http://www.epa.gov/ozone/record),
                                                                                                          additional information about EPA’s                    complete them, and send them to EPA
                                                  collection request (ICR), ‘‘Reporting and               public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
                                                  Recordkeeping Requirements of the                                                                             electronically, via mail, courier, or fax.
                                                                                                          dockets.                                              Upon receipt of the reports, the data is
                                                  HCFC Allowance System’’ (EPA ICR No.                      Abstract: The international treaty The
                                                  2014.06, OMB Control No. 2060–0498)                                                                           entered into the ODS Tracking System.
                                                                                                          Montreal Protocol on Substances that                  The ODS Tracking System is a secure
                                                  to the Office of Management and Budget                  Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and
                                                  (OMB) for review and approval in                                                                              database that maintains the data
                                                                                                          Title VI of the Clean Air Act                         submitted to EPA and helps the agency:
                                                  accordance with the Paperwork                           Amendments (CAAA) established limits
                                                  Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).                                                                       (1) Maintain oversight over total
                                                                                                          on total U.S. production, import, and                 production and consumption of
                                                  This is a proposed extension of the ICR,                export of class I and class II controlled
                                                  which is currently approved through                                                                           controlled substances; (2) monitor
                                                                                                          ozone depleting substances (referred to               compliance with limits and restrictions
                                                  April 30, 2016. Public comments were                    hereinafter as ‘‘controlled substances’’).
                                                  previously requested via the Federal                                                                          on production, imports, and trades and
                                                                                                          Under its Protocol commitments, the                   specific exemptions from the phaseout
                                                  Register (80 FR 76474) on December 9,                   United States was obligated to cease                  for individual U.S. companies; and (3)
                                                  2015 during a 60-day comment period.                    production and import of class I                      assess, and report on, compliance with
                                                  This notice allows for an additional 30                 controlled substances (e.g.,                          U.S. obligations under the Montreal
                                                  days for public comments. A fuller                      chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) with                     Protocol. EPA has implemented an
                                                  description of the ICR is given below,                  exemptions for essential uses, critical               electronic reporting system that allows
                                                  including its estimated burden and cost                 uses, previously-used material, and                   regulated entities to prepare and submit
                                                  to the public. An Agency may not                        material that is transformed, destroyed,              data electronically. Coupled with the
                                                  conduct or sponsor and a person is not                  or exported to developing countries.                  widespread use of the standardized
                                                  required to respond to a collection of                  The Protocol also establishes limits and              forms, electronic reporting has
                                                  information unless it displays a                        reduction schedules leading to the                    improved data quality and made the
                                                  currently valid OMB control number.                     eventual phaseout of class II controlled              reporting process efficient for both
                                                  DATES: Additional comments may be                       substances (i.e.,                                     reporting companies and EPA. Most
                                                  submitted on or before May 31, 2016.                    hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs).                   reporting is done electronically.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                          The U.S. is obligated to limit HCFC                    Pursuant to regulations in 40 CFR part
                                                  referencing Docket ID Number EPA–                       consumption (defined by the Protocol as               2, subpart B, reporting businesses are
                                                  HQ–OAR–2003–039 to (1) EPA online                       production plus imports, minus                        entitled to assert a business
                                                  using www.regulations.gov (our                          exports). The schedule called for a 35                confidentiality claim covering any part
                                                  preferred method), {by email to a-and-                  percent reduction on January 1, 2004,                 of the submitted business information as
                                                  r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA                    followed by a 75 percent reduction on                 defined in 40 CFR 2.201(c). EPA’s
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                                                  Docket Center, Environmental                            January 1, 2010, a 90 percent reduction               practice is to manage the reported
                                                  Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                    on January 1, 2015, a 99.5 percent                    information as confidential business
                                                  1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                             reduction on January 1, 2020, and a total             information.
                                                  Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via                   phaseout on January 1, 2030. EPA is                      Respondents/affected entities:
                                                  email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.                   responsible for administering the                     Companies that produce, import, and
                                                  Address comments to OMB Desk Officer                    phaseout. To ensure U.S. compliance                   export class II controlled ozone
                                                  for EPA.                                                with these limits and restrictions, EPA               depleting substances.


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                                                     Respondent’s obligation to respond:                    • Hand Delivery: To make special                    accordance with procedures set forth in
                                                  Mandatory (Title VI of the Clean Air Act                arrangements for hand delivery or                     40 CFR part 2.
                                                  Amendments).                                            delivery of boxed information, please                    2. Tips for preparing your comments.
                                                     Estimated number of respondents: 40.                 follow the instructions at http://                    When preparing and submitting your
                                                     Frequency of response: Annually,                     www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.                    comments, see the commenting tips at
                                                  quarterly, or as needed.                                Additional instructions on commenting                 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                     Total estimated burden: 1,434 hours                  or visiting the docket, along with more               comments.html.
                                                  (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                  information about dockets generally, is
                                                  1320.03(b).                                                                                                      3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
                                                                                                          available at http://www.epa.gov/
                                                     Total estimated cost: $153,264 (per                                                                        achieve environmental justice, the fair
                                                                                                          dockets.
                                                  year), includes $1,155 annualized                                                                             treatment and meaningful involvement
                                                  capital or O&M costs.                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      of any group, including minority and/or
                                                     Changes in estimates: The respondent                 Robert McNally, Biopesticides and                     low-income populations, in the
                                                  numbers changed because the reporting                   Pollution Prevention Division (7511P),                development, implementation, and
                                                  community continues to change as ODS                    Office of Pesticide Programs,                         enforcement of environmental laws,
                                                  are phased out in the US. Specifically,                 Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                 regulations, and policies. To help
                                                  we estimate fewer companies reporting                   Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    address potential environmental justice
                                                  on imports and exports of Class II ODS.                 DC 20460–0001; main telephone                         issues, EPA seeks information on any
                                                  We also assume fewer companies                          number: (703) 305–7090; email address:                groups or segments of the population
                                                  reporting on the destruction and                        BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov.                                who, as a result of their location,
                                                  transformation of this material.                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            cultural practices, or other factors, may
                                                                                                                                                                have atypical or disproportionately high
                                                  Courtney Kerwin,                                        I. General Information                                and adverse human health impacts or
                                                  Acting Director, Collection Strategies                  A. Does this action apply to me?                      environmental effects from exposure to
                                                  Division.                                                                                                     the pesticide discussed in this
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–09890 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]                You may be potentially affected by                 document, compared to the general
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  this action if you are an agricultural                population.
                                                                                                          producer, food manufacturer, or
                                                                                                          pesticide manufacturer. The following                 II. Registration Application
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                list of North American Industrial
                                                                                                                                                                   EPA has received an application to
                                                  AGENCY                                                  Classification System (NAICS) codes is
                                                                                                                                                                register a pesticide product containing
                                                                                                          not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0205; FRL–9945–49]                                                                           an active ingredient not included in any
                                                                                                          provides a guide to help readers
                                                                                                                                                                currently registered pesticide products.
                                                  Pesticide Product Registration;                         determine whether this document
                                                                                                                                                                Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA
                                                  Receipt of Application for New Active                   applies to them. Potentially affected
                                                                                                                                                                section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
                                                  Ingredient                                              entities may include:
                                                                                                                                                                is hereby providing notice of receipt and
                                                                                                             • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
                                                                                                                                                                opportunity to comment on this
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                           • Animal production (NAICS code
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                                                                                 application. Notice of receipt of this
                                                                                                          112).
                                                                                                                                                                application does not imply a decision
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                            • Food manufacturing (NAICS code                   by EPA on this application. For actions
                                                                                                          311).                                                 being evaluated under EPA’s public
                                                  SUMMARY:   EPA has received an                             • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
                                                  application to register a pesticide                                                                           participation process for registration
                                                                                                          code 32532).                                          actions, there will be an additional
                                                  product containing an active ingredient                    If you have any questions regarding
                                                  not included in any currently registered                                                                      opportunity for public comment on the
                                                                                                          the applicability of this action to a                 proposed decisions. Please see EPA’s
                                                  pesticide products. Pursuant to the                     particular entity, consult the person
                                                  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and                                                                           public participation Web site for
                                                                                                          listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  additional information on this process
                                                  Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby
                                                                                                          CONTACT.
                                                  providing notice of receipt and                                                                               https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-
                                                  opportunity to comment on this                          B. What should I consider as I prepare                registration/public-participation-
                                                  application.                                            my comments for EPA?                                  process-registration-actions. EPA
                                                                                                                                                                received the following application to
                                                  DATES: Comments must be received on                        1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this              register a pesticide product containing
                                                  or before May 31, 2016.                                 information to EPA through                            an active ingredient not included in any
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                        regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark                currently registered pesticide products:
                                                  identified by Docket Identification (ID)                the part or all of the information that
                                                  Number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0205, by                         you claim to be CBI. For CBI                             File Symbol: 89668–U. Applicant:
                                                  one of the following methods:                           information in a disk or CD–ROM that                  MosquitoMate, Inc., 2520 Regency Rd.,
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the              Lexington, KY 40503. Product Name:
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                  disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then                        ZAP Males. Active Ingredient: Microbial
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   identify electronically within the disk or            pesticide—Wolbachia pipientis, ZAP
                                                  Do not submit electronically any                        CD–ROM the specific information that                  Strain at 100.0%. Proposed Use: For use
                                                  information you consider to be                          is claimed as CBI. In addition to one                 in non-biting, male Aedes albopictus
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                                                  Confidential Business Information (CBI)                 complete version of the comment that                  (Asian tiger mosquito) to be released to
                                                  or other information whose disclosure is                includes information claimed as CBI, a                mate with indigenous/wild female
                                                  restricted by statute.                                  copy of the comment that does not                     Asian tiger mosquitoes in order to
                                                    • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental                     contain the information claimed as CBI                control this specific species of mosquito
                                                  Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/                   must be submitted for inclusion in the                through population suppression by
                                                  DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.                   public docket. Information so marked                  prevention of egg hatch.
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.                         will not be disclosed except in                          Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.



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Document Created: 2016-04-28 01:05:40
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAdditional comments may be submitted on or before May 31, 2016.
ContactRobert 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 Citation81 FR 25400 

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