[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26539-26540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09060]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0706; FRL-10934-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, 
Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Production, Import, Export, 
Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, and Feedstock Use of Ozone-
Depleting Substances (EPA ICR Number 1432.38, OMB Control Number 2060-
0170) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
April 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 24, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0706, to 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. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Burchard, Stratospheric 
Protection Division, (6205A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
343-9126; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through April 30, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on August 24, 2022, during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 51976). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: This ICR covers provisions under the Montreal Protocol on 
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) and Title 
VI of the CAA that establish limits on total U.S. production, import, 
and export of class I and class II ozone-depleting substances (or 
controlled substances). Production and import of class I controlled 
substances (chlorofluorocarbons and others) was phased out in the 
United States. The phaseout includes exceptions for essential uses, 
critical uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and pre-shipment uses of 
methyl bromide, previously used material, and material that will be 
transformed or destroyed. There are also regulations that restrict the 
use of class II controlled substances and require a gradual reduction 
in the production and consumption of these chemicals leading to their 
eventual phaseout. The class II controlled substance phaseout 
regulations include exceptions for previously used material and 
material that will be transformed or destroyed.
    Form Numbers: 5900-137, 5900-136, 5900-149, 5900-150, 5900-153, 
5900-151, 5900-199, 5900-202, 5900-200, 5900-201, 5900-205, 5900-155, 
5900-140, 5900-144, 5900-142, 5900-141, 5900-148, 5900-147, 5900-473, 
5900-138, 5900-139, 5900-152, 5900-472, 5900-154, 5900-146.
    Respondents/affected entities: Producers, importers, exporters, and 
certain users of ozone-depleting substances; methyl bromide 
applicators, distributors, and end users including commodity storage 
and quarantine users.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (CAA sections 114, 
603(b), and 604(d)(6)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,174 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, as needed.
    Total estimated burden: 3,022 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $375,086 (per year), includes $8,250 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 83 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is a result of updated assumptions 
associated with recordkeeping requirements that are more consistent 
with other ICRs that cover similar recordkeeping activities (e.g., the 
HFC Allowance Allocation

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Program ICR, OMB Control No. 2060-0734).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-09060 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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