[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18792]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6840-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; New Source Performance Standard (NSPS), for 
Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

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: NSPS, Subpart MM, for 
Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating. OMB Control Number: 
2060-0034, expiration date: 9/30/2000. 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 August 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1064.09. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Anthony Raia in the Office of 
Compliance at 202-564-6045.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NSPS, Subpart MM, for Automobile and Light Duty Truck 
Surface Coating (OMB Control Number 2060-0034; EPA ICR Number 1064.09; 
expiring 9/30/2000). This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for 
automobile and light duty truck surface coating operations were 
proposed on October 5, 1979 and promulgated on December 24, 1980 (45 FR 
85415). These standards apply to the following automobile and light 
duty truck assembly plant lines: each prime coat operation, guide coat 
operation, and top coat operation commencing construction, modification 
or reconstruction after October 5, 1979. Volatile organic compounds 
(VOC) are the pollutants regulated under the standards.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
the following one time-only reports: notification of the date of 
construction or reconstruction; notification of the anticipated and 
actual dates of startup; notification of any physical or operational 
change to an existing facility which may increase the regulated 
pollutant emission rate; notification of the date of the initial 
performance test (not required under section 60.393(a)); and the 
results of the initial performance test.
    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 21, 
2000 (65 FR 3443). Comments were received from industry 
representatives. The representatives believed the EPA substantially 
underestimated the number of burden hours associated with this 
regulation.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 228 
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: Automobile and light duty truck 
surface coating plants.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 39,039.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital O&M Cost Burden: $6,750.
    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. 1064.09 and OMB Control No. 2060-0034 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Information,
Collection Strategies Division (2822),
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
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: July 15, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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