[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39715-39716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14483]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Servicing of 
Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners; 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart B (82.30 et 
seq.)

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: Stratospheric Ozone 
Protection, Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0247, expiration date May 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 July 10, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1617.04 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0247, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 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) 566-1672, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No.1617.04. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Nancy Smagin by phone at (202) 564-
9126, by E-mail at [email protected], or by mail Global at 
Programs Division (Mail Code 6205-J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Servicing of Motor Vehicle 
Air Conditioners, OMB Control Number 2060-0247, EPA ICR Number 1617.04, 
expiration date May 31, 2002. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In 1992, EPA developed regulations under section 609 of 
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act) for the recycling of 
chlorofluorocarbons in motor vehicle air conditioners. These 
regulations were published in 57 FR 31240, and are codified at 40 CFR 
part 82, subpart B.
    Automotive technicians are required to be certified in the proper 
use of recycling equipment for servicing motor vehicle air 
conditioners. The Global Programs Division (GPD) requires that 
certification programs send full sets of their training materials to 
EPA for approval and that technicians provide a copy of their testing 
program.
    The GPD requires independent laboratories to submit an application 
that proves their general capacity to certify equipment to meet the 
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J standards for recycled 
refrigerant. An independent laboratory that is interested in testing 
recycling and recovery equipment must submit an application to the GPD 
that includes a list of testing procedures and equipment that will be 
used in testing.
    Motor vehicle air conditioner servicers must submit to the 
Administrator on a one-time basis a certificate that provides the 
following information: The name of the equipment owner, the address of 
the service establishment where the equipment will be used, and the 
make, model, year, and serial number of the equipment. Establishments 
that own recover-only equipment must maintain records of the name and 
address of the facility that is reclaiming their refrigerant.
    Any person who owns approved refrigerant recovery or recycling 
equipment must retain records demonstrating that all persons authorized 
to operate the equipment are currently certified technician. Any person 
who sells or distributes refrigerant that is in a container of less 
than 20 pounds must verify that the purchaser is a certified 
technician, unless the purchase of small containers is for resale only. 
In that case, the seller must obtain a written statement from the 
purchaser that the containers are for resale only, and must indicate 
the purchaser's name and business address. 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 December 20, 2001; no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 8 
minutes 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 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: New and used motor vehicle dealers, 
gasoline service stations, truck rental and leasing without drivers, 
passenger car rental, top, body, upholstery repair and paint shops, 
general automotive repair shops, automotive repair shops not elsewhere 
classified.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,012.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,882.
    Estimated Total Annualized Non Labor Cost: $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. 1617.04 and OMB Control No. 2060-0247 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: May 29, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-14483 Filed 6-7-02; 8:45 am]
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