Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (Proposed Rule)

ICR 202310-2060-003 · OMB 2060-0760 · Received in OIRA

⚠️ Notice: This information collection may be outdated. More recent filings for OMB 2060-0760 can be found here:

2024-11-19 - New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2778fr01.pdf	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-10-24	Repair queued
2778t01.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-10-24	Repair queued
2778ss01.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-10-24	Missing upstream

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
262932	Private sector, annual and as needed collection		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202310-2060-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2778.01
Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/27/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	17,107,132	0
Time Burden (Hours)	202,940	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: This ICR covers provisions under subsection (h) of the AIM Act that establishes a program for the management of HFCs, including requirements for leak repair and use of automatic leak detection (ALD) systems for certain equipment containing using HFC refrigerants containing HFCs and certain substitutes; use of reclaimed HFCs in certain sectors or subsectors; the servicing, repair, disposal, or installation of fire suppression equipment that contains HFCs, as well as requirements related to technician training in the fire suppression sector; recovery of HFCs from cylinders; and container tracking requirements.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7675 Name of Law: AIM Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV84	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 72216	10/19/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private sector, annual and as needed collection

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	17,107,132	17,107,132
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	202,940	202,940
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,693,793

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Annie Kee 202 564-2056 [email protected]

Common Form ICR: No