[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 5807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2981]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 
National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural 
Coatings

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: Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements for National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards 
for Architectural Coatings; EPA ICR# 1750.03; OMB Control Number 2060-
0393, 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. 1750.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0040, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
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. 1750.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Linda Herring by phone at (919) 541-
5358, by E-mail at [email protected], or by mail at Coatings and 
Consumer Products Group, Mail Code C539-03, Emission Standards 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for National 
Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural 
Coatings; EPA ICR# 1750.03; OMB Control Number 2060-0393, expiration 
date January 31, 2002. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: Entities potentially affected by this action are those 
which manufacture or import architectural coatings for sale or 
distribution in the United States, including the District of Columbia 
and all United States territories. The information collection includes 
initial reports, annual reporting, and recordkeeping necessary for EPA 
to ensure compliance with Federal standards for volatile organic 
compounds in architectural coatings. Respondents are manufacturers and 
importers of architectural coatings. Responses to the collection are 
mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, subpart D--National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings. All information 
submitted to EPA for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be 
safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR part 
2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business Information. 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 August 17, 2001 (66 FR 
43253); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 47 
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 previous 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: Manufacturers and importers of 
architectural coatings.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 23,411 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M 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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1750.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0393 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: January 29, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-2981 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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