[Federal Register: June 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 108)]
[Notices]
[Page 33688-33690]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OAR-2003-0087; FRL-7507-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards
for Consumer Products
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 EPA is planning to submit
the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements for National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards
for Consumer Products,'' EPA No. 1764.02, OMB No. 2060-0348, expires
June 30, 2003. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Moore, Emission Standards
Division (C504-03), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5460; fax
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number: (919) 541-0072; electronic mail (e-mail) address:
moore.bruce@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Docket. The EPA has established an official
public docket for this ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2003-0087
(formerly A-95-40), which is available for public viewing at the Air
Docket 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 Air Docket is
(202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public docket is available
through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use
EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, 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 within
60 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed
instructions: Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our
preferred method), by e-mail to A-and-R-Docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, National
Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products, 40
CFR part 59, subpart C (6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
The EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, confidential business information (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 EDOCKET. 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 EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic
docket, see EPA's Federal Register notice describing the electronic
docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to www.epa.gov/edocket.
Regulated entities. Entities potentially affected by this action
are those which manufacture, distribute, or import consumer products
for sale or distribution in the United States, including the District
of Columbia and all United States territories.
Title. National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products, OMB Control No. 2060-0348; EPA ICR No. 1764.02;
expires June 30, 2003.
Abstract. The information collection includes initial reports and
periodic recordkeeping necessary for EPA to ensure compliance with
Federal standards for volatile organic compounds in consumer products.
Respondents are manufacturers, distributors, and importers of consumer
products. Responses to the collection are mandatory under 40 CFR part
59, subpart C--National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards
for Consumer Products. 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 EPA would like to solicit comments 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).
Burden Statement. The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10
hours per respondent. 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. 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.
To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy
of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for
minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection
techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under
Docket ID No. OAR-2003-0087 (formerly A-95-40), which is available for
public viewing at the Air Docket 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
Air Docket is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use
EDOCKET 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.
Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include
the EPA Docket ID No. (OAR-2003-0087, formerly A-95-40) and
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OMB control number 2060-0348 in any correspondence.
Dated: May 21, 2003.
Henry C. Thomas, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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