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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0039; FRL–8175–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements of the
HCFC Allowance System, EPA ICR
Number 2014.03, OMB Control Number
2060–0498
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. 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 June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0039, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to: a-andr-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2003–0039, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
1200, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
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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:
Cindy Axinn Newberg, 6205J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–343–9729; fax number:
202–343–2337; e-mail address:
newberg.cindy@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On December 20, 2005, (70 FR 75458),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received one comment during the
comment period. However, the
comment does not pertain to this ICR or
its information collections and therefore
no action has been taken on the
comment in relation to the renewal of
this ICR. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2003–0039, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in-person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8 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 and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements of the HCFC Allowance
System.
ICR Numbers: 2014.03, OMB Control
Number 2060–0498.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. 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 in Title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
and are displayed either by publication
in the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In order to continue to meet
its obligations under the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer (Protocol) and the Clean
Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA),
EPA maintains an allowance system for
class II controlled substances or
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).
Under the Protocol, the U.S. is obligated
to limit HCFC consumption (defined by
the Protocol as production plus imports,
minus exports) under a specific cap.
The U.S. is also a signatory to
amendments that froze HCFC
production on January 1, 2004. EPA
controls U.S. production and
consumption of HCFCs by granting
baseline allowances based on the
historical activity levels of producers
and importers coupled with a chemicalby-chemical phaseout. Since each
allowance equals 1 kilogram of HCFC,
EPA can monitor the quantity of HCFCs
being produced, imported, exported,
transformed, or destroyed. There are
two types of allowances: consumption
allowances and production allowances.
Transfers of production and
consumption allowances among
producers and importers are allowed.
Producers, importers, and exporters are
required to submit to EPA quarterly
reports of the quantity of HCFCs in each
of their transactions; they are also
required to report the quantity of HCFCs
transformed or destroyed. EPA requires
all producers, importers, and exporters
maintain records such as Customs entry
forms, bills of lading, sales records, and
canceled checks to support their
quarterly reports. The quarterly reports
may be faxed or mailed to EPA and soon
may be submitted electronically.
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Reports are handled as confidential
business information. EPA stores the
submitted information in a
computerized database designed to track
allowance balances and transfer
activities. When electronic reporting is
available, EPA will change its guidance
document. EPA uses collected
information to ensure that the U.S.
maintains compliance with the Protocol
caps, to report annually to United
Nations Environment Programme the
U.S. activity in HCFCs, and to ensure
that allowance holders are in
compliance. The respondents are
producers, importers, and exporters of
HCFCs; and entities granted HCFC–141b
exemption allowances.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information currently
estimated to average less than one hour
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 which have
subsequently changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 70;
Frequency of response: quarterly,
annually, semi-annually, or one-time
only;
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 342;
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1632 hours for respondents;
Estimated total annual cost: $138,963,
which includes $138,123 labor costs, $0
capital/startup costs, and $840 annual
O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1660 hours in the total
estimated burden and a decrease of
$333,234 currently identified in the
OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to
adjustments that EPA made in its
assumptions, the lack of additional
capital costs necessary to meet the
requirements, and certain
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inconsistencies found in the previous
analysis. The previously approved ICR
estimated 8 hours for a respondent to
prepare and submit a report. This ICR
estimates a respondent will need 4.5
hours. The 4.5-hour estimate is based on
recent feedback from respondents under
the program and is therefore more
reliable and up-to-date than the eighthour estimate. Additionally, in
comparison with three years ago,
respondents are more familiar with the
reporting requirements and have
improved their processes for collecting
and documenting the information
requested. Any capital costs required to
comply with the requirements were met
under the previous ICR. Lastly, while
developing supporting materials for this
ICR, EPA uncovered and corrected
inconsistencies associated with the
previous ICR. Consequently, the burden
for the respondents has been greatly
reduced for reporting the information.
The option of electronic reporting
imposes a minimal change to burden
estimates because of the start-up hours
associated with electronic reporting that
EPA estimates will be required during
the three years of this ICR. While
electronic reporting is eventually
expected to reduce the reporting burden
for respondents, as well as the O&M
costs, the reduction will not be seen
until after this ICR period.
Dated: May 17, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Metal Furniture
Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR
Number 1952.03, OMB Control Number
2060–0518
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR
which is abstracted below describes the
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nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2005–0041, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leonard Lazarus, Compliance
Assessment and Media Programs
Division (CAMPD), Office of
Compliance, (2223A), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–6369; fax
number: (202) 564–0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
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 May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24020), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0041, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8 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
Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center Docket is (202)
566–1514.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0039; FRL-8175-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System, EPA ICR Number 2014.03, OMB
Control Number 2060-0498
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. 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 June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0039, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0039, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, 1200, and (2) OMB by
mail 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: Cindy Axinn Newberg, 6205J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9729; fax number: 202-
343-2337; e-mail address: newberg.cindy@epa.gov.
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 December 20, 2005, (70 FR 75458), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during
the comment period. However, the comment does not pertain to this ICR
or its information collections and therefore no action has been taken
on the comment in relation to the renewal of this ICR. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0039, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in-person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 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 and Radiation Docket
is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC
Allowance System.
ICR Numbers: 2014.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0498.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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
in Title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In order to continue to meet its obligations under the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol)
and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), EPA maintains an
allowance system for class II controlled substances or
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). Under the Protocol, the U.S. is
obligated to limit HCFC consumption (defined by the Protocol as
production plus imports, minus exports) under a specific cap. The U.S.
is also a signatory to amendments that froze HCFC production on January
1, 2004. EPA controls U.S. production and consumption of HCFCs by
granting baseline allowances based on the historical activity levels of
producers and importers coupled with a chemical-by-chemical phaseout.
Since each allowance equals 1 kilogram of HCFC, EPA can monitor the
quantity of HCFCs being produced, imported, exported, transformed, or
destroyed. There are two types of allowances: consumption allowances
and production allowances. Transfers of production and consumption
allowances among producers and importers are allowed. Producers,
importers, and exporters are required to submit to EPA quarterly
reports of the quantity of HCFCs in each of their transactions; they
are also required to report the quantity of HCFCs transformed or
destroyed. EPA requires all producers, importers, and exporters
maintain records such as Customs entry forms, bills of lading, sales
records, and canceled checks to support their quarterly reports. The
quarterly reports may be faxed or mailed to EPA and soon may be
submitted electronically.
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Reports are handled as confidential business information. EPA stores
the submitted information in a computerized database designed to track
allowance balances and transfer activities. When electronic reporting
is available, EPA will change its guidance document. EPA uses collected
information to ensure that the U.S. maintains compliance with the
Protocol caps, to report annually to United Nations Environment
Programme the U.S. activity in HCFCs, and to ensure that allowance
holders are in compliance. The respondents are producers, importers,
and exporters of HCFCs; and entities granted HCFC-141b exemption
allowances.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information currently estimated to
average less than one hour 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 70;
Frequency of response: quarterly, annually, semi-annually, or one-
time only;
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
342;
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1632 hours for respondents;
Estimated total annual cost: $138,963, which includes $138,123
labor costs, $0 capital/startup costs, and $840 annual O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1660 hours in the
total estimated burden and a decrease of $333,234 currently identified
in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to
adjustments that EPA made in its assumptions, the lack of additional
capital costs necessary to meet the requirements, and certain
inconsistencies found in the previous analysis. The previously approved
ICR estimated 8 hours for a respondent to prepare and submit a report.
This ICR estimates a respondent will need 4.5 hours. The 4.5-hour
estimate is based on recent feedback from respondents under the program
and is therefore more reliable and up-to-date than the eight-hour
estimate. Additionally, in comparison with three years ago, respondents
are more familiar with the reporting requirements and have improved
their processes for collecting and documenting the information
requested. Any capital costs required to comply with the requirements
were met under the previous ICR. Lastly, while developing supporting
materials for this ICR, EPA uncovered and corrected inconsistencies
associated with the previous ICR. Consequently, the burden for the
respondents has been greatly reduced for reporting the information.
The option of electronic reporting imposes a minimal change to
burden estimates because of the start-up hours associated with
electronic reporting that EPA estimates will be required during the
three years of this ICR. While electronic reporting is eventually
expected to reduce the reporting burden for respondents, as well as the
O&M costs, the reduction will not be seen until after this ICR period.
Dated: May 17, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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