Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0449-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
Posted Date: 2022-08-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51978-51979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18208]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0449; FRL-10095-01-OAR]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``GreenChill Advanced 
Refrigeration Partnership (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2349.03, OMB Control 
No. 2060-0702) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before 
doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 
2023. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2022-0449, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    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: Kersey Manliclic, Stratospheric 
Protection Division--Office of Air and Radiation, (3204A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-9981; email address: 
[email protected].

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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: GreenChill is a voluntary partnership program sponsored 
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that encourages food 
retailers and manufacturers to adopt cost effective technologies and 
practices that reduce refrigerant emissions and improve operational 
efficiency. The GreenChill Program works with the food retail industry 
to lower barriers inhibiting the implementation of technologies and 
practices that reduce refrigerant emissions. The Program effectively 
promotes the adoption of emission reduction practices and technologies 
by engaging GreenChill Partners to set an annual refrigerant emission 
reduction goal and develop a refrigerant management plan reflecting the 
company's implementation objectives. Implementation of the Partners' 
refrigeration management plan to reduce refrigerant emissions enhances 
the protection of the environment and may save Partners money and 
improve operational efficiency. The GreenChill Program offers the 
opportunity for any individual store to earn GreenChill Certification 
at the silver-, gold-, platinum-, or other level when it demonstrates 
that the amount of refrigerant used is below a specified limit, based 
on the store's million British Thermal Units per hour (MBTU/hr) cooling 
load, and that the refrigerant emitted from the store in the prior 12 
months is below a specified percentage depending on each GreenChill 
Store Certification level. Information submitted for the certification 
of individual stores is compared to these set criteria for each 
certification level. The certification of a store provides the 
opportunity for broad recognition within the food retail industry and 
with the store's customers.

Form Numbers

 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Agreement for 
Chemical Manufacturers--EPA Form No.: 5900-214; OMB Control No.: 2060-
0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Agreement for 
Supermarket Partners--EPA Form No.: 5900-214; OMB Control No.: 2060-
0702

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 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Agreement for 
Refrigeration Systems Manufacturers--EPA Form No.: 5900-214; OMB 
Control No.: 2060-0702
 GreenChill Installed Refrigerant and Emissions Corporate 
Report for Food Retail--EPA Form No.: 5900-213; OMB Control No.: 2060-
0702
 Refrigeration System Manufacturers Corporate Reporting Form--
EPA Form No.: 5900-591; OMB Control No.: 2060-0702
 Corporate Refrigerant Management Plan Template for GreenChill 
Partners--EPA Form No.: 5900-592 OMB Control No.: 2060-0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Installation 
Leak Tightness Testing: Verification Form--EPA Form No.: 5900-589; OMB 
Control No.: 2060-0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Fully 
Operational Food Retail Stores--EPA Form No.: 5900-587; OMB Control 
No.: 2060-0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Recertification 
of Food Retail Stores--EPA Form No.: 5900-588; OMB Control No.: 2060-
0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Newly 
Constructed Food Retail Stores--EPA Form No.: 5900-586; OMB Control 
No.: 2060-0702
 GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership Bulk Application 
for GreenChill Store Certification--EPA Form No.: 5900-590; OMB Control 
No.: 2060-0702

    Respondents/affected entities: The following list of North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes for organizations 
potentially affected by the information requirements covered under this 
ICR are:

 445110 Supermarkets

    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 805 (per year).
    Frequency of response: Annual, and when desired.
    Total estimated burden: 5,863 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $489,711 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 3,255 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is primarily due to growth, by a factor 
of almost four, in the number of stores participating in the Store 
Certification Program.

Cynthia A. Newberg,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-18208 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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