83 FR 42116 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request; GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 161 (August 20, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2349.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0702) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2019. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42116-42117]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17934]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655; FRL-9982-66-OAR]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``GreenChill Advanced 
Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2349.02, OMB Control 
No. 2060-0702) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before 
doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2019. 
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: Comments must be submitted on or before October 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0655, 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.
    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: Tom Land, Stratospheric Protection 
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (Mail Code 6205T), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9185; fax number: (202) 343-2362; 
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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: GreenChill is a voluntary partnership program sponsored 
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that encourages 
supermarket companies to adopt cost effective technologies and 
practices that reduce refrigerant emissions and improve operational 
efficiency. The GreenChill Program works with the supermarket industry 
to lower barriers inhibiting the implementation of technologies and 
practices that reduce refrigerant emissions. The Program effectively 
promotes the adoption of emission reduction practices and technologies 
by engaging GreenChill partners to set an annual refrigerant emission 
reduction goal and develop a refrigerant management plan reflecting the 
company's implementation objectives.

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Implementation of the partners' refrigeration management plan to reduce 
refrigerant emissions enhances the protection of the environment and 
may save partners money and improve operational efficiency. The 
GreenChill Program offers the opportunity for any individual store to 
be GreenChill certified at the silver-, gold- or platinum-level when it 
demonstrates that the amount of refrigerant used is below a specified 
limit, based on the store's MBTU/hour cooling load, and that the 
refrigerant emitted from the store in the prior 12 months is below a 
specified percentage depending on each GreenChill store certification 
level. Information submitted for the certification of individual stores 
is compared to these set criteria for each certification level. The 
certification of a store provides the opportunity for broad recognition 
within the supermarket industry and with the store's customers.
    Form numbers: GreenChill Partnership Agreement; Partner Annual 
Report (GreenChill Installed Refrigerant and Emissions Corporate Report 
for Food Retail Partners); Refrigerant Management Plan; Store 
Certification Application.
    Respondents/affected entities: The following is a list of North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for organizations 
potentially affected by the information requirements covered under this 
ICR are:
445110 Supermarkets
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 30 (per year).
    Frequency of response: Annual, and when desired.
    Total estimated burden: 407 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $19,726 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 1.2 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is due in part to a decrease in the number of 
respondents due to industry consolidation, acquisitions, and 
bankruptcy, as well as a reduction in the number of companies joining 
the partnership each year.

    Dated: August 10, 2018.
Cynthia A. Newberg,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17934 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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