[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58836-58837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28504]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6467-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Recycling and Emissions Reduction 
Program

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: National Recycling and 
Emissions Reduction Program, OMB Control Number: 2060-0256, expiration 
date: 12/31/99. 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 December 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by email at [email protected], or download a copy 
of the ICR off the Internet at http:/www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1626.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Recycling and Emissions 
Reduction Program (OMB Control No. 2060-0256; EPA ICR No. 1626.07) 
expiring 12/31/99. This is a request for an extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: During 1993, EPA promulgated regulations under section 
608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act) for the recycling of 
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in air-
conditioning and refrigeration equipment. These regulations were 
published in 58 FR 28660 and are codified at 40 CFR subpart F (section 
82.150 et seq.).
    The continued collection of this information will allow the Agency 
to carry on enforcement of the Act by reducing emissions of class I and 
class II refrigerants to the lowest achievable level during the 
service, maintenance, repair, and disposal of appliances in accordance 
with section 608 of the Act. The Act (40 CFR subpart F (section 
82.166)) requires affected entities to maintain records and report 
requested information to the Agency. The ICR renewal does not include 
any burden for third-party or public disclosures not previously 
reviewed and approved by OMB.
    Entities affected by this action are refrigeration and air-
conditioning contractors, refrigerated transport service dealers, scrap 
metal recyclers, and automobile dismantlers and recyclers. Additional 
entities affected include Clean Air Act section 608 technician 
certification programs, equipment testing organizations, refrigerant 
wholesalers and purchasers, refrigerant reclaimers, and other 
establishments that perform refrigerant removal, service, or disposal.
    Affected entities are required to maintain records and submit 
reports. Recordkeeping requirements and submission of reports to EPA 
vary depending on the entity and the length of time that the entity has 
been in service. Specific reporting and record keeping requirements 
were published in 58 FR 28660 and are codified under 40 CFR subpart F 
(section 82.166).
    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 
05/21/99 (99 FR 12941); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.18 
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: 2,342,047.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,342,047.
    Frequency of Response: Varies (occasional, annual, and semiannual).
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 419,546 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance 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. 1626.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0256 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, Regulatory Information Division

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(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: October 26, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28504 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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