[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5806-5807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2980]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7138-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the 
Production Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment and 
Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances

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: Recordkeeping and Periodic 
Reporting of the Production Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, 
Transhipment and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances; OMB 
Control Number 2060-0170, expiration date January 31, 2002. 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 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1432.21 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0170, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 260-4901, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1432.21. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Suzanne Bratis at EPA by phone at (202) 
564-3515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting of the Production 
Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment and Feedstock Use 
of Ozone-Depleting Substances (OMB Control No. 2060-0170; EPA ICR 
No.1432.21) expiring, January 31, 2002. This is a request for extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The information required satisfies statutory mandates for 
reporting and monitoring under section 603 of Title VI of CAA and will 
be used to generate reports to Congress as mandated under section 
603(d) of title VI. The previously approved revisions to the reporting 
requirements changed the regulations so companies may produce and 
import for special exempted uses of methyl bromide for quarantine and 
pre-shipment applications during the interim period when production and 
consumption is capped at 50% of the 1991 baseline level. In order to 
monitor each company's production, import, export, destruction, and 
transformation, the reporting system continues to require information 
which can be used to check industry compliance with the stratospheric 
ozone protection regulations. Compliance during the reduction steps for 
methyl bromide mean that companies can produce and import 50% of 1991 
baseline levels, except for the specific exemption created by this 
action for quarantine and pre-shipment applications.
    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 November 2, 
2001 (66 FR 55658); no public comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The burden hours shown below represent the hours 
for the information collection request (ICR). The ICR provides a 
detailed explanation of this estimate, which is only briefly summarized 
in this notice. The annual public burden for collection of additional 
information associated with the reporting is estimated to average 865 
hours. This estimate accounts for all responses provided by all 
effected entities per year. The following is a summary of the estimates 
taken from the ICR:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Import and export of Ozone-depleting 
substances.
    Estimated Total Number of Potential respondents: 1617.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,357.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Costs Burden: 0.

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    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1432.21 and OMB Control No. 2060-0170 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 31, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-2980 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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