In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2020
180
0
212
5,557
0
6,371
22,938
0
22,970
Title VI of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990 (the Act) provides authority for implementing
the obligation of the United States under the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to phase out the use of
ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and includes complementary
measures. Section 612 of the Act requires the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a program for evaluating
alternatives to ozone-depleting substances. Under CAA Section 612,
EPA is authorized to identify and restrict the use of substitutes
for class I and class II ODS (listed in 40 CFR part 82, subpart A,
appendices A and B) where EPA determines other alternatives are
available or potentially available that reduce overall risk to
human health and the environment. Any producer of a new substitute
must submit a notice of intent to introduce a substitute into
interstate commerce 90 days prior to such introduction. The
producer must also provide EPA with information covering a wide
range of health and environmental factors. The SNAP program, based
on information collected from the manufacturers, formulators,
and/or sellers of such substitutes, identifies acceptable
substitutes. Responses to the collection of information are
mandatory under Section 612 for anyone who sells or, in certain
cases, uses substitutes for an ODS after April 18, 1994, the
effective date of the final rule. Measures to protect
confidentiality of information collected under the SNAP program are
based on EPAs confidentiality regulations (40 CFR 2.201 et seq., or
Subpart B). Submitters may designate all or portions of their forms
or petitions as confidential. EPA requires the submitters to
substantiate their claim of confidentiality. To develop the lists
of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes, the Agency must assess
and compare "overall risks to human health and the environment"
posed by use of substitutes in the context of particular
applications. EPA requires submission of information covering a
wide range of health and environmental factors. These include
intrinsic properties such as physical and chemical information,
atmospheric effects including ozone depleting potential and global
warming potential, toxicity, and flammability, and use-specific
data such as substitute applications, process description,
environmental release data, exposure data during use of a
substitute, environmental fate and transport, and cost information
of the substitute. Once a completed submission has been received,
the SNAP program will commence its review. Any substitute which is
a new chemical must also be submitted to the Agency under the
Premanufacture Notice program under the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA). Alternatives that will be used as sterilants must be
filed jointly with EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs and with
SNAP.
The total number of respondent
burden hours requested annually for this information collection has
decreased from 6,371 hours in 2014 to 5,557 hours in 2020. The SNAP
submission forms have been revised to improve usability and ease
burden on submitters. Improving the quality of incoming submissions
decreases the burden for both respondents and EPA. In addition,
there is a 20% reduction in the number of respondents responsible
for recordkeeping for substitutes acceptable subject to use
conditions and narrowed use limits.
$384,811
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Christina Thompson 202 564-0983
thompson.christina@epa.gov
No
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.