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clothes dryer. Furthermore, the FTC
does not have a labeling program for
clothes dryers, therefore, Miele is not
required to test its condenser clothes
dryers.’’
BSH urges that the same waiver be
granted to BSH as was granted to Miele
for its comparable product.
Manufacturers of all other basic
models marketed in the United States
and known to BSH to incorporate
similar design characteristics as the BSH
condenser clothes dryer include Miele
(models T1565CA and T1570C),
Whirlpool (model WCD7500VW), LG
(model DLEC733W), and GE (models
DCVH480E* and DCVH485E*).
BSH is not aware of any alternative
test procedure to evaluate in a manner
representative of the energy
consumption characteristics of the BSH
condenser clothes dryers. BSH notes
that DOE’s February 17, 1995 decision
on Miele’s application indicated that
Miele proposed that DOE consider
adding a class for condenser clothes
dryers in the then current clothes dryer
rulemaking for minimum efficiency
standards, along with an appropriate
test procedure. DOE’s decision
indicated that DOE would consider
adding a new product class for
condenser clothes dryers in that
rulemaking and would initiate a clothes
dryers test procedure rulemaking to add
the capability of testing condenser
clothes dryers to the existing test
procedure for any potential future use.
To the best of BSH’s knowledge, DOE
has not done so.
BSH also requests immediate relief by
grant of an interim waiver. Grant of an
interim waiver is fully justified:
The petition for waiver is likely to be
granted, as evidenced not only by its
merits but also because DOE has already
granted a similar waiver to Miele.
Lack of relief will impose economic
hardship on BSH. BSH would be placed
in an untenable situation: The product
would be subject to a set of regulations
that DOE already acknowledges is not
applicable to such a product and cannot
be complied with, while at the same
time another manufacturer is allowed to
operate under a waiver from such
regulations.
Significant investment has already
been made in BSH condensing clothes
dryers. Lack of relief would not allow
BSH to recoup this investment and
would deny BSH anticipated sales
revenue. This does not take into account
significant losses in goodwill and brand
acceptance.
Beyond that, since the BSH
condensing clothes dryer is intended to
be sold as a pair with BSH washing
machines an inability to sell the clothes
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dryer will harm sales of the washing
machine as well.
The basic purpose of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended by the National Appliance
Energy Conservation Act, is to foster
purchase of energy-efficient appliances,
not hinder such purchases. The BSH
condenser clothes dryer makes a dryer
available to households where for
physical, structural reasons a vented
dryer could otherwise not be installed.
BSH condenser clothes dryers thus offer
benefits in the public interest. To
encourage and foster the availability of
these products is in the public interest.
Standards programs should not be used
as a means to block innovative,
improved designs.2 DOE’s rules thus
should accommodate and encourage—
not act to block—such a product.
Granting the interim waiver and
waiver would also eliminate a non-tariff
trade barrier. In addition, grant of relief
would help enhance economic
development and employment,
including not only BSH’s operations in
North Carolina, and Tennessee, but also
at major national retailers and regional
dealers that carry BSH products.
Furthermore, continued employment
creation and ongoing investments in its
marketing, sales and servicing activities
will be fostered by approval of the
interim waiver. Conversely, denial of
the requested relief would harm the
company and would be anticompetitive.
We would be pleased to discuss this
request with DOE and provide further
information as needed.
BSH will notify all clothes dryer
manufacturers of domestically marketed
units known to BSH of this petition and
application by letter.
Sincerely,
Dr. Uwe Mette
Director Engineering Laundry Products
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–1016 ; FRL–9290–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Refrigerant
Recycling and Emissions Reduction
Program (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
2 See FTC Advisory Opinion No. 457, TRRP
1718.20 (1971 Transfer Binder); 49 FR 32213 (Aug.
13, 1984); 52 FR 49141, 49147–48 (Dec. 30, 1987).
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ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before May 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–1016 to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Newberg; Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Air and
Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs; Mail Code 6205J;
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343–9870; fax number: (202) 343–9729
e-mail address: newberg.cindy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77864),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ –2010–1016, which is available for
online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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number for the Reading Room is 202–
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Office of Air and Radiation Docket
is 202–566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: National Refrigerant Recycling
and Emissions Reduction Program
(Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1626.11,
OMB Control No. 2060–0256.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on April 30, 2011. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. 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.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: EPA has developed
regulations under the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (the Act)
establishing standards and requirements
regarding the use and disposal of class
I and class II ozone-depleting substances
used as refrigerants during the service,
maintenance, repair, or disposal of
refrigeration and air-conditioning
equipment. Section 608(c) of the Act
states that effective July 1, 1992 it is
unlawful for any person in the course of
maintaining, servicing, repairing, or
disposing of refrigeration or airconditioning equipment to knowingly
vent or otherwise knowingly release or
dispose of any class I or class II
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substance used as a refrigerant in the
equipment in a manner which permits
the substance to enter the environment.
In 1993, EPA promulgated regulations
under section 608 of the Act for the
recycling of ozone-depleting refrigerants
recovered during the servicing and
disposal of air-conditioning and
refrigeration equipment. These
regulations were published on May 14,
1993 (58 FR 28660) and codified in 40
CFR part 82, subpart F (§ 82.150 et seq.).
The regulations require persons
servicing refrigeration and airconditioning equipment to observe
certain service practices that reduce
emissions of ozone depleting
refrigerants. The regulations also
establish certification programs for
technicians, recycling and recovery
equipment, and off-site refrigerant
reclaimers. In addition, EPA requires
that ozone depleting refrigerants
contained ‘‘in bulk’’ in appliances be
removed prior to disposal of the
appliances and that all refrigeration and
air-conditioning equipment, except for
small appliances and room air
conditioners, be provided with a
servicing aperture that facilitates
recovery of the refrigerant. Moreover,
the Agency requires that substantial
refrigerant leaks in equipment be
repaired when they are discovered.
These regulations significantly reduce
emissions of ozone depleting
refrigerants, and therefore aid U.S. and
global efforts to minimize damage to the
ozone layer and the environment as a
whole.
To facilitate compliance with and
enforcement of section 608
requirements, EPA requires reporting
and record keeping requirements of
technicians; technician certification
programs; equipment testing
organizations; refrigerant wholesalers
and purchasers; refrigerant reclaimers;
refrigeration and air-conditioning
equipment owners; and other
establishments that perform refrigerant
removal, service, or disposal. The
recordkeeping requirements and
periodic submission of reports to EPA’s
Office of Air and Radiation, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, occur on an
annual, biannual, one-time or
occasional basis depending on the
nature of the reporting entity and the
length of time that the entity has been
in service. Specific reporting and
recordkeeping requirements were
published in 58 FR 28660 and codified
under 40 CFR part 82, subpart F (i.e.,
§ 82.166). These reporting and
recordkeeping requirements also allow
EPA to evaluate the effectiveness of the
refrigerant regulations, and help the
Agency determine if we are meeting the
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obligations of the Unites States, under
the 1987 Montreal Protocol, to reduce
use and emissions of ozone-depleting
substances to the lowest achievable
level.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 3 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected are those
that recover, recycle, reclaim, sell or
distribute in interstate commerce ozonedepleting refrigerants that contain
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); and
those that service, maintain, repair, or
dispose of appliances containing CFC or
HCFC refrigerants. In addition, the
owners or operators of appliances
containing more than 50 pounds of CFC
or HCFC refrigerants are regulated.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
663,669.
Frequency of Response: Primarily
annually, with the exception of
technician testing organizations that are
required to report biannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2,404,913.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$96,364,851, which includes $0
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
increase of hours in the total estimated
individual respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This is due to the
fact that there have been no changes in
any program requirement, no changes in
EPA’s estimates of the time required to
submit reports and maintain records,
and no changes in EPA’s estimates of
the overall number of respondents.
However, due to a correction of
miscalculated estimates in the ICR
currently approved by OMB, there is a
change in the estimated number of
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respondents from that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. There
is also an increase in the estimated total
annual cost as a result of changes in
EPA’s estimates of labor rates.
Dated: March 31, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0303; FRL–8868–5]
Diflubenzuron; Receipt of Application
for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation
of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture to use the
pesticide diflubenzuron (CAS No.
35367–38–5) to treat up to 26,000 acres
of alfalfa to control grasshoppers and
Mormon crickets.
The applicant proposes a use which is
supported by the Interregional (IR)–4
program and has been requested in 5 or
more previous years, and a petition for
tolerance has not yet been submitted to
the Agency. EPA is soliciting public
comment before making the decision
whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0303, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket
Facility’s normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
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received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Conrath, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–9356; fax number: (703) 605–
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0781; e-mail address:
conrath.andrea@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1016 ; FRL-9290-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Refrigerant Recycling
and Emissions Reduction Program (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-1016 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Newberg; Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs; Mail Code 6205J; Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9870; fax number: (202) 343-9729 e-mail address:
newberg.cindy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77864), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during
the comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ -2010-1016, which is available for online viewing at https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number
for the Office of Air and Radiation Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: National Refrigerant Recycling and Emissions Reduction
Program (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1626.11, OMB Control No. 2060-0256.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: EPA has developed regulations under the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (the Act) establishing standards and requirements
regarding the use and disposal of class I and class II ozone-depleting
substances used as refrigerants during the service, maintenance,
repair, or disposal of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
Section 608(c) of the Act states that effective July 1, 1992 it is
unlawful for any person in the course of maintaining, servicing,
repairing, or disposing of refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment
to knowingly vent or otherwise knowingly release or dispose of any
class I or class II substance used as a refrigerant in the equipment in
a manner which permits the substance to enter the environment.
In 1993, EPA promulgated regulations under section 608 of the Act
for the recycling of ozone-depleting refrigerants recovered during the
servicing and disposal of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
These regulations were published on May 14, 1993 (58 FR 28660) and
codified in 40 CFR part 82, subpart F (Sec. 82.150 et seq.).
The regulations require persons servicing refrigeration and air-
conditioning equipment to observe certain service practices that reduce
emissions of ozone depleting refrigerants. The regulations also
establish certification programs for technicians, recycling and
recovery equipment, and off-site refrigerant reclaimers. In addition,
EPA requires that ozone depleting refrigerants contained ``in bulk'' in
appliances be removed prior to disposal of the appliances and that all
refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, except for small
appliances and room air conditioners, be provided with a servicing
aperture that facilitates recovery of the refrigerant. Moreover, the
Agency requires that substantial refrigerant leaks in equipment be
repaired when they are discovered. These regulations significantly
reduce emissions of ozone depleting refrigerants, and therefore aid
U.S. and global efforts to minimize damage to the ozone layer and the
environment as a whole.
To facilitate compliance with and enforcement of section 608
requirements, EPA requires reporting and record keeping requirements of
technicians; technician certification programs; equipment testing
organizations; refrigerant wholesalers and purchasers; refrigerant
reclaimers; refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment owners; and
other establishments that perform refrigerant removal, service, or
disposal. The recordkeeping requirements and periodic submission of
reports to EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, occur on an annual, biannual, one-time or occasional basis
depending on the nature of the reporting entity and the length of time
that the entity has been in service. Specific reporting and
recordkeeping requirements were published in 58 FR 28660 and codified
under 40 CFR part 82, subpart F (i.e., Sec. 82.166). These reporting
and recordkeeping requirements also allow EPA to evaluate the
effectiveness of the refrigerant regulations, and help the Agency
determine if we are meeting the obligations of the Unites States, under
the 1987 Montreal Protocol, to reduce use and emissions of ozone-
depleting substances to the lowest achievable level.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected are
those that recover, recycle, reclaim, sell or distribute in interstate
commerce ozone-depleting refrigerants that contain chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); and those that service,
maintain, repair, or dispose of appliances containing CFC or HCFC
refrigerants. In addition, the owners or operators of appliances
containing more than 50 pounds of CFC or HCFC refrigerants are
regulated.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 663,669.
Frequency of Response: Primarily annually, with the exception of
technician testing organizations that are required to report
biannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,404,913.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $96,364,851, which includes $0
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no increase of hours in the
total estimated individual respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to the
fact that there have been no changes in any program requirement, no
changes in EPA's estimates of the time required to submit reports and
maintain records, and no changes in EPA's estimates of the overall
number of respondents. However, due to a correction of miscalculated
estimates in the ICR currently approved by OMB, there is a change in
the estimated number of
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respondents from that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
There is also an increase in the estimated total annual cost as a
result of changes in EPA's estimates of labor rates.
Dated: March 31, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-8161 Filed 4-5-11; 8:45 am]
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