[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67070-67071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33454]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5939-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
From Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ, 
Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Wood Furniture 
Manufacturing Operations, OMB number 2060-0324, Expiration Date 
February 28, 1998. 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 January 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
Farmer.S[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1716.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ, Final Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants From Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations, OMB number 
2060-0324, EPA ICR number 1716.02, Expiring February 28, 1998. The 
Agency is requesting an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Respondents to this information collection request are 
the owners and operators of both new and existing wood furniture 
manufacturing operations that are major sources of hazardous air 
pollutants. Respondents are required to submit both initial and regular 
semiannual compliance reports and to perform recordkeeping activities. 
The information is used to determine that all sources subject to the 
rule are complying with the standards. The information to be collected 
is mandatory under the rule. 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 document required under 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on August 19, 1997 ( FR 44122 ); two comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.67 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended

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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: Wood Furniture Manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, semi-annually and 
annual reports are required.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 91,430 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $34,830.
    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.1716.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0324 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: December 17, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-33454 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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