[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5637-5638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2539]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OECA-2002-0020; FRL-7447-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR 
No. 0659.09 (OMB No. 2060-0108) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request

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 for Surface Coating of 
Large Appliances (40 CFR part 60, subpart SS), (OMB Control No. 2060-
0108, EPA ICR No. 0659.09) The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 6, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Lazarus, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, 
Milked 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6369; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 20, 2002 (67 FR 41981), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OECA-2002-0020, which is available for public viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC) in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the NSPS for Surface Coating of 
Large Appliance (40 CFR part 60, subpart SS) Docket is (202) 566-1514). 
An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (DOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use DOCKET to submit or 
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' 
then key in the docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: (1) Submit your comments to EPA online using DOCKET (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code; 2201T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) Mail your 
comments to OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in DOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in DOCKET. The 
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be 
available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the 
official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is 
otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public 
docket, and will not be available for public viewing in DOCKET. For 
further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal

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Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 
31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov./edocket.
    Title: NSPS for Surface Coating of Large Appliances (40 CFR part 
60, subpart SS) (OMB Control No. 2060-0108, EPA ICR Number 0659.09). 
This is a request to renew an existing approved collection that is 
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2003. Under the OMB regulations, the 
Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information 
while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Surface 
Coating of Large Appliances, published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart SS 
were proposed on December 24, 1980 and promulgated on October 27, 1982. 
These standards apply to each large appliance surface coating operation 
in which organic coatings are applied that commenced construction, 
modification or reconstruction after December 24, 1980. Approximately 
72 sources are currently subject to the standards, and it is estimated 
that zero sources per year will become subject to the standard while an 
equal number will go off-line during this time period. 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 SS.
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities described must make 
initial reports when a source becomes subject; conduct and report on a 
performance test; demonstrate and report on continuous monitor 
performance; and maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any 
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected 
facility. Semiannual reports of excess emissions 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 this ICR will be $1,093,710 
over the next three years (including labor hours, operating & 
maintenance costs, and start up costs; $365,570 per year x 3 years). 
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, and are 
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 6 
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: Owners/Operators of facilities 
manufacturing large appliances in which organic surface coatings are 
applied.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 72.
    Frequency of Response: Semiannual/quarterly, every other year for 
excess emission report.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,288 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $365,570, which includes $5,400 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 23,276 hours and 
$613,000 in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB 
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is caused by several 
factors. The wage estimates were revised based on the current 
prevailing rates for both the Agency and the sources. This included the 
appropriate calculation of wage overhead in both categories. The number 
respondents were based on date collected for these same source 
categories for the development of a Maximum Achievable Control 
Technology (MACT) emission standard for hazardous air pollutants. This 
date showed a much smaller universe of sources and also revealed that a 
very small percentage of these respondents use thermal control devises 
(less than 5 percent). The total number of sources covered by this ICR 
has decreased greatly since the last renewal was prepared and no growth 
is occurring in the industry. These factors significantly reduced the 
burden on the facilities and the Agency.

    Dated: January 28, 2003.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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