[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61871-61872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29766]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6474-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for 
Surface Coating of Metal Furniture

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: New Source Performance 
Standard (NSPS) for Surface Coating of Metal Furniture, 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart EE, OMB Control Number 2060-0106, EPA No. 0649.07, expiration 
date 1/31/2000. 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 15, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.S[email protected] or download a copy 
of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 0649.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for Surface Coating 
of Metal Furniture, OMB Control Number 2060-0106, EPA ICR Number 
0649.07, expiration date 1/31/2000. This is a request for extension of 
a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The NSPS for Surface Coating of Metal Furniture were 
proposed on November 28, 1980 and promulgated on October 29, 1982. 
These standards apply to each metal furniture surface coating operation 
in which organic coatings are applied (greater than 3,842 liters of 
coating per year) that commence construction, modification or 
reconstruction after November 28, 1980. Approximately 553 sources are 
currently subject to the standard, and it is estimated that 30 sources 
per year will become subject to the standard while an equal number will 
go off-line during this time period. It is further assumed that there 
is an average of four affected facilities per plant. Volatile Organic 
Compounds (VOCs) are the pollutants regulated under this subpart, and 
this information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart EE.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
initial reports when a source becomes subject to, conducts and reports 
on a performance test, demonstrates and reports on continuous monitor 
performance, and maintains records of the occurrence and duration of 
any start up, shut down, or malfunction in the operation of an affected 
facility. Semiannual reports of excess missions are required. These 
notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining 
compliance; and are required, in general, of all sources subject to 
NSPS.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall 
maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at least 
2 years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, 
and records. The estimated total cost of the ICR will be $3,480,531 
over the next three years (including labor hours, operating & 
maintenance costs, and start up costs). All reports are sent to the 
delegated State or Local authority. In the event that there is no such 
delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA Regional 
Office. 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 January 5, 
1999 (64 FR 499); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 63 
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

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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: Owner/Operators of Metal Furniture 
Coating Plants Estimated Number of Respondents: 553.
    Frequency of Response: Initial, Quarterly, and Semiannual Reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 101,070.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $1,120,000.
    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. 0649.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0106 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: November 8, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-29766 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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