[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7774-7775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4117]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5690-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources; Automobile and 
Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations

agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

action: Notice.

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summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507(a)(1)(D), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources--
Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Operations--Subpart MM) 
described below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 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 March 24, 1997.

for further information or a copy call: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1064.08.

supplementary information: 
    Title: Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty Truck 
Surface Coating Operations (Subpart MM) OMB Control No. 2060-0034; EPA 
ICR No. 1064.08). This is a request for reinstatement, with change, or 
a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: The Administrator has judged that VOC emissions from 
automobile and light duty truck surface coating operations cause or 
contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare. Owners/operators of automobile and 
light duty truck surface coating operations must notify EPA of 
construction, modification, startups, shut downs, date and results of 
initial performance test. Monitoring requirements specific to 
automobile and light duty truck surface coating operations consist of 
monitoring both VOC emissions and incineration temperatures.
    In order to ensure compliance with the standards promulgated to 
protect public health, adequate reporting and recordkeeping is 
necessary. In the absence of such information enforcement personnel 
would be unable to determine whether the standards are being met on a 
continuous basis, as required by the Clean Air Act.
    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 September 
29, 1995.
    Response to Comments: The American Automobile Manufacturers 
Association (AAMA) and the Association of International Automobile 
Manufacturers (AIAM) jointly filed comments in response to Information 
Collection Request (ICR) for Standards of Performance for New 
Stationary Sources--Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating 
Operations--Subpart MM). The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
    A meeting was held on Wednesday, January 8, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. to 
discuss

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the comments of the AAMA and AIAM. At the meeting AIAM represented both 
organizations.
    The majority of comments fell into one of two categories. The first 
category of comments related to requirements that were the result of 
other regulations as opposed to requirements specific to the Subpart MM 
New Source Performance Standard (NSPS). For example, completing an 
application for Title V is not covered by this ICR because it is not 
required by Subpart MM. This ICR pertains only to Subpart MM and not 
other regulations that apply to the auto manufacturing industry.
    The second category of comments related to activities undertaken by 
the industry but not required by the regulation. Comments regarding 
performance audits, and conducting surveys and studies are examples of 
activities potentially performed by the industry but they are not 
required by Subpart MM and therefore not accounted for in the ICR.
    As a result of the comments regarding the labor costs, EPA 
recalculated the tables using the updated labor rates provided by 
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Labor Statistics January 1996 
Employment and Earnings Table.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14.1 
hours 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: 45.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
    Frequency of Response: 4.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 180.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,540.3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $65,250.
    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. 1064.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0034 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2136), 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: February 12, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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