[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41148-41149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20111]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5548-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
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 information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 6, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202)260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1432.16
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: ``Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production,
Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment and Feedstock Use
of Ozone-depleting Substances.'' (OMB Control Number: 2060-0170. EPA
ICR Number: 1432.16.) This is a renewal of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: EPA monitors production, import, export, transformation,
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destruction of controlled substances and special exemptions beyond the
phaseout of class I controlled substances through reporting
requirements that are designed to:
(1) Satisfy U.S. obligations under the international treaty, the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and
fulfill statutory obligations under CAA section 603(b);
(2) Report to Congress on the production, use and consumption of
class I and class II controlled substances as statutorily required in
Section 603(d) of the CAA;
(3) Ensure compliance with the exempted limits on production,
import, export after the phaseout and ensure a level playing field for
those companies allocated allowances for these exemptions; and
(4) Address Federal and industry concerns regarding illegal imports
of newly produced and previously used controlled substances that are
undercutting U.S. markets.
The information submitted to EPA is maintained in a Tracking System
that allows the Agency:
(1) to maintain control over total production and consumption of
controlled substances to satisfy conditions of the CAA and fulfill U.S.
obligations under the Protocol, and
(2) to monitor compliance with limits and restrictions on
production, imports, exports and specific exemptions to the control of
class I and class II controlled substances.
EPA uses the information to direct special attention to illegal
activities associated with the import of both newly produced and
previously used substances and the avoidance of the tax on these
chemicals, such activities make the substances more available, reduce
the incentive to shift to alternatives, and penalize companies who are
complying with U.S. laws. EPA is an active part of the Federal inter-
agency taskforce conducting nationwide enforcement actions. The
information provided to EPA in response to the accelerated phaseout
regulations often form the basis for cases.
Burden Statement: The following is a Table summarizing the burden
hours for compiling information and submitting it to EPA Headquarters:
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Number of Responses/ Total Hours per
Collection activity respondents respondent responses response Total hours
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Producer's Report............... 8 4 32 16 512
Importer's Report............... 6 4 24 16 384
Notification of Trade........... 2 1 2 2 4
Export Report................... 10 1 10 120 1,200
Lab Certification............... 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000
Class II Report................. 14 4 56 16 896
Transformation & Destruction.... 15 1 15 120 1,800
Essential Use &................. 12 4 48 32 1,536
Lab Suppliers................... 25 4 100 32 3,200
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Total hours............... .............. .............. .............. .............. 10,532
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This estimate 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: Producers, importers, transhippers,
and exporters of ozone-depleting substances.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1092.
Frequency of Response: quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 10,532 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. 1432.16. and OMB Control No. 2060-0170 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: July 31, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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