Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal), 25400-25401 [2016-09890]

Download as PDF 25400 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices hours in this ICR from the most recently approved ICR. This is due to assuming all existing sources will have to refamiliarize themselves with the regulatory requirements each year. Courtney Kerwin, Acting-Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2016–09904 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 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) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 a-andr-docket@epa.gov, 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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 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: burchard.robert@epa.gov. 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. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 (https://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. E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices 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. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (703) 305–7090; email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. I. General Information [FR Doc. 2016–09890 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. A. Does this action apply to me? BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0205; FRL–9945–49] Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Application for New Active Ingredient Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product containing an active ingredient not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on this application. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification (ID) Number EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0205, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25401 accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, EPA seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide discussed in this document, compared to the general population. II. Registration Application EPA has received an application to register a pesticide product containing an active ingredient not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on this application. Notice of receipt of this application does not imply a decision by EPA on this application. For actions being evaluated under EPA’s public participation process for registration actions, there will be an additional opportunity for public comment on the proposed decisions. Please see EPA’s public participation Web site for additional information on this process https://www.epa.gov/pesticideregistration/public-participationprocess-registration-actions. EPA received the following application to register a pesticide product containing an active ingredient not included in any currently registered pesticide products: File Symbol: 89668–U. Applicant: MosquitoMate, Inc., 2520 Regency Rd., Lexington, KY 40503. Product Name: ZAP Males. Active Ingredient: Microbial pesticide—Wolbachia pipientis, ZAP Strain at 100.0%. Proposed Use: For use in non-biting, male Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) to be released to mate with indigenous/wild female Asian tiger mosquitoes in order to control this specific species of mosquito through population suppression by prevention of egg hatch. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
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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 a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, 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 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: burchard.robert@epa.gov.

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.
    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 (https://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.
[FR Doc. 2016-09890 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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