The collection is approved for 3 years. OMB notes that the recordkeeping requirement does not stem from the requirements of the SNAP program but from the enforcement requirements as stated in the supporting statement. If the agency revises the enforcement requirements, then the recordkeeping requirement should be updated accordingly.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2011
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2008
268
0
279
8,204
0
8,927
19,178
0
45,000
Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (the Act) implements the obligation of the United States under the Montreal Protocol to phase out the use of ozone-depleting substances. Section 612 of Title VI establishes as U.S. policy the requirement that Class I and Class II ozone-depleting substances shall be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, by chemicals, product substitutes, or alternative manufacturing processes that reduce overall risks to human health and the environment. EPA developed its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program to fulfill the requirements of Section 612. The five major provisions of Section 612 are: Rulemaking; Listing of Unacceptable/Acceptable Substitutes; Petition Process; 90-day notification; and Clearinghouse.
Information required to be collected under the SNAP program is intended to fulfill the general mandate in Section 612(c) of identifying acceptable substitutes that can serve as replacements for ozone-depleting substances being phased out under the Act, as well as unacceptable substances which may not be used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances being phased out under the Act.
Respondents for reporting requirements, as well as for the recordkeeping requirement for the exemption for small volume use, include manufacturers, importers, formulators and processors of substitutes for ozone-depleting substances. Principally, these respondents are in the following major categories of industry groups, by Standard Industry Code (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Manufacturers, Chemicals and Allied Products; Manufactures, Rubber and Misc. Plastics Products; and Wholesale Trade - Nondurable Goods. The respondents for the narrowed use limit recordkeeping requirement include end users of the substitutes in the following industrial sectors: Construction - Special Trade Contractors; Manufacturing - Industrial Machinery and Equipment; Manufacturing - Electronic and Other Electric Equipment; Manufacturing - Transportation Equipment; and Services.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
supportstatement2007.04.30.08.doc
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) (40 CFR Part 82, subpart G)(Renewal)