[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17025]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5531-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Auto Refinishing Industry Solvent-Use Survey 
(ARSUS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Auto Refinishing Industry 
Solvent-Use Survey (ARSUS) EPA ICR No. 1786.01. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; 
where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 2, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1786.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Auto Refinishing Industry Solvent-Use Survey EPA ICR No. 
1786.01. This is a new collection.
    Abstract: This information collection is a voluntary one-time 
survey of automobile refinishers requested by the Emissions 
Characterization and Prevention Branch (ECPB) of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) Air Pollution and Prevention Control Division 
(APPCD) to support the overall EPA program to investigate the emissions 
of ozone precursors both nationally and at the metropolitan level. Data 
collected are used to validate existing and proposed model-based 
estimates of emissions, develop statistically valid estimates of 
precursors usage in the auto refinishing industry, and investigate 
functional relationships between emissions and factors that may be 
useful predictors of emissions.
    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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 02/09/96 
(61 FR 4992-4993); three (3) sets of comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 47 
minutes per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which are the owners and operators of the 
facilities that are classified in the following standard industrial 
classification (SIC) code:
    SIC 7532--Top, Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops, 
as well as the owners and operators of the facilities that are 
classified with the SICs listed below, and that use SIC 7532 (Top, 
Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops) as an auxiliary 
classifier:

5012--Wholesale: Automobiles and Other Motor Vehicles
5511--Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used)
5521--Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used Only)
7538--General Automotive Repair Shops
7539--Automotive Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Frequency of Response: once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,525 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: 0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1786.01 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
    and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 27, 1996.
Richard Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-17025 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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