Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 5900-473 Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Form and Instruction	Modified
2685t06.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-08-26
2685ss06.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-08-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247501	Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0734	ICR Reference No: 202501-2060-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-2060-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2685.06
Title: Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/03/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2027
Responses	9,661	9,637
Time Burden (Hours)	36,248	36,086
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,063,204	1,028,100

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Abstract: This information collection is authorized under the AIM Act (Section 103 in Division S, Innovation for the Environment, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116- 260)). Consistent with the AIM Act’s mandate that on a periodic basis, to be determined by the Administrator, but not less frequently than annually, each person who, within the applicable reporting period, produces, imports, exports, destroys, transforms, uses as a process agent, receives application-specific allowances, repackages, recycles for fire suppression, or reclaims a regulated substance shall submit to the Administrator reports and maintain records. The reports describe, as applicable, the quantity of the regulated substance that the person—produced, imported, and exported; destroyed by a technology approved by the Administrator; used and entirely consumed (except for trace quantities) in the manufacture of another chemical; used as a process agent; or recycled and reclaimed. Further, anyone who receives application-specific allowances (via allocation, transfer, or conferral) must report on the conferral or transfer of allowances, their use of allowances, and request application-specific allowances annually, if needed and eligible. Additional records must be maintained, as are additional reports to document compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 103 Name of Law: American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AV98	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 41676	08/26/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Hydrofluorocarbon Allowance Allocation and Trading Program	5900-553, 5900-554, 5900-555, 5900-556, 5900-694, 5900-473, 5900-536, 5900-537, 5900-538, 5900-539, 5900-540, 5900-541, 5900-542, 5900-543, 5900-544, 5900-545, 5900-546, 5900-547, 5900-548, 5900-549, 5900-550, 5900-551, 5900-552	_Petition to Import Used HFCs for Destruct ,   Petition to Import for Transformation or Destruction ,   HFC Inter-Company Transfers Report ,   HFC Sale or Conveyance Report ,   HFC Conferral of Allowances Reporting Form ,   HFC Producer One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Destruction One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Transformation One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Reclaimer One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Process Agent Use One-Time Reporting Form ,   HFC Request for Additional Consumption Allowances Report ,   HFC Producer Quarterly Report ,   HFC Importer Quarterly Report ,   HFC Exporter Quarterly Report ,   HFC Reclaimer Quarterly Reporting Form ,   HFC Fire Suppressant Recycler Quarterly Reporting Form ,   HFC Application-Specific Allowance Holder Biannual Reporting Form ,   HFC International Transfers Reporting Form ,   HFC Process Agent Use Annual Reporting Form ,   HFC Second Party Transformation and Destruction Annual Report ,   HFC Transhipment Notification ,   HFC Importer of Record Report ,   HFC EOY Inventory Annual Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	9,661	9,637	0	24	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36,248	36,086	0	162	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,063,204	1,028,100	0	500	34,604	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This ICR makes several changes relative to the ICR approved after the finalization of the 2024 HFC Allocation Rule in 2023. The updates described herein are consistent with changes in recordkeeping and reporting burden finalized in the 2025 Application-specific Allowances Rule. Starting with the calendar year 2026 HFC allocation, the defense sprays application is no longer eligible for ASAs, and therefore EPA assumed for analytical purposes that all six entities that have received ASAs for defense sprays will avoid recordkeeping and reporting costs associated with being an ASA holder (e.g., biannual report submissions, arranging for a third-party audit). EPA is also increasing the number of expected reporters to 54, given the recent increase in semiconductor manufacturers requesting allowances. The incremental costs due to reporting and recordkeeping changes in the 2025 Application-specific Allowances Rule are approximately $23,750 annually relative to the previous estimates from the 2024 HFC Allocation Rule. All of these incremental costs are attributable to voluntary recordkeeping and reporting activities, including: petitioning EPA to designate an application as eligible for application-specific allowances; an ASA holder in the MDI application requesting set-aside allowances for a unique circumstance; purchasing HFCs at a government auction; and a U.S. producer producing and exporting HFC-41 for use in the etching of semiconductor material or wafers and the cleaning of chemical vapor deposition chambers within the semiconductor manufacturing sector.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,412,801

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/03/2025

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