[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7882-7883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3836]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6301-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
review; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners

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: Servicing of Motor Vehicle 
Air Conditioners, OMB control number 2060-0247, ICR number 1617.03, 
expiring 4/30/99. 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 19, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
at (202) 260-2740, by email at [email protected], or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1617.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners, OMB Control No. 
2060-0247, EPA ICR No. 1617.03, expiring 4/30/99. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In 1992, EPA developed regulations under Section 609 of 
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (the Act) for the recycling of 
chlorofluorocarbons in motor vehicle air conditioners (MVACs). The 
regulations were published in 57 FR 31240, and are codified at 40 CFR 
Subpart B (Section 82.30 et seq.). The regulations establish standards 
and requirements for the servicing of MVACs that use any refrigerant 
other than CFC-12. The information requested for all entities that 
service motor vehicle air conditioning is required by Section 609(d) of 
the Act. Proposed automotive technician certification programs are 
required to be approved by EPA in Section 609(d)(4). Section 
609(b)(2)(A) requires the approval of independent laboratories by EPA. 
The submission of data for EPA determination of substantially identical 
equipment is addressed by Section 609(B)(2)(B). The recordkeeping 
requirements for the

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motor vehicle recycling program are derived from Section 114 of the 
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 9/4/98 (63 
FR 47284); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .13 
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 
reduction is due primarily to revisions in the estimates of the number 
of service facilities that must complete certifications for the 
equipment they have purchased. The Agency estimates that no more than 
10,000 existing facilities, plus 4,000 new facilities, will need to 
complete the certification forms in any year. In addition, the 
reduction in burden hours from the original ICR is due in part to a 
revision in the estimate of the time it takes for a service facility 
manager to fill out the certification form. Compiling certification 
information and submitting it to EPA is estimated to be one half hour 
based on the limited nature of the information requested, and ease of 
obtaining the information. Compiling information from training programs 
and submitting it to EPA is estimated at two hours because of the brief 
nature of the document. The information can easily be incorporated into 
an establishment's mailing system. Compiling information on the 
independent laboratory equipment testing programs, requires independent 
laboratories to assemble test methodology, list equipment requirements, 
and review the SAE standards. EPA estimated one hour to compile the 
information. Substantially identical equipment submission of 
information is estimated at an hour to obtain information from a 
standard equipment owners manual. Regarding small containers purchased 
for resale only, EPA estimated one hour of industry time for 
recordkeeping requirements. To record names and addresses of off-site 
reclamation or recycling, EPA estimated five minutes based on the 
limited nature of the information requested and ease of obtaining the 
information. These estimates include 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: Automotive Technicians.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56,037.
    Number of Responses: 70,037.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,882 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. 1617.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0247 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy 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: February 10, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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