[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55448-55449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22055]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0371; FRL--9916-59-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural 
Coatings (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``National Volatile 
Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings,'' (EPA 
ICR No. 1750.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0393) to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the 
EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2015. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0371 in the subject line, online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to: [email protected] or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Teal, Sector Policies and 
Programs Division (Mail Code D243-02), Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5580; fax 
number: (919) 541-5450; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The 
telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
the EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, the EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The EPA is required under section 183(e) of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA) to regulate volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from 
the use of consumer and commercial products. Pursuant to CAA section 
183(e)(3), the EPA published a list of consumer and commercial products 
and a schedule for their regulation (60 FR 15264). Architectural and 
industrial maintenance coatings are included on the list, and the 
standards for such coatings are codified at 40 CFR part 59, subpart D. 
The information collection includes initial reports and periodic 
recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance with federal 
standards for VOC in architectural coatings. Respondents are 
manufacturers, distributors and importers of architectural coatings. 
Responses to the collection are mandatory under 40 CFR part 59,

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subpart D--National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for 
Architectural Coatings. All information submitted to the 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.
    The EPA provided notice and sought comments on the previous ICR 
renewal on June 27, 2011 (76 FR 37347), pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). 
The EPA received no comments to that notice.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action as respondents are manufacturers, distributors or importers 
of architectural and industrial maintenance coatings and coating 
components for sale or distribution in the United States, including the 
District of Columbia and all United States territories.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 
subpart D--National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for 
Architectural Coatings.
    Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 14,661 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,261,526 (per year). There are no 
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: September 5, 2014.
Kevin Culligan,
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
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