[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58836-58837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28504]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6467-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; National Recycling and Emissions Reduction
Program
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: National Recycling and
Emissions Reduction Program, OMB Control Number: 2060-0256, expiration
date: 12/31/99. 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 December 1, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by email at farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or download a copy
of the ICR off the Internet at http:/www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA
ICR No. 1626.07.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Recycling and Emissions
Reduction Program (OMB Control No. 2060-0256; EPA ICR No. 1626.07)
expiring 12/31/99. This is a request for an extension of a currently
approved collection.
Abstract: During 1993, EPA promulgated regulations under section
608 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Act) for the recycling of
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in air-
conditioning and refrigeration equipment. These regulations were
published in 58 FR 28660 and are codified at 40 CFR subpart F (section
82.150 et seq.).
The continued collection of this information will allow the Agency
to carry on enforcement of the Act by reducing emissions of class I and
class II refrigerants to the lowest achievable level during the
service, maintenance, repair, and disposal of appliances in accordance
with section 608 of the Act. The Act (40 CFR subpart F (section
82.166)) requires affected entities to maintain records and report
requested information to the Agency. The ICR renewal does not include
any burden for third-party or public disclosures not previously
reviewed and approved by OMB.
Entities affected by this action are refrigeration and air-
conditioning contractors, refrigerated transport service dealers, scrap
metal recyclers, and automobile dismantlers and recyclers. Additional
entities affected include Clean Air Act section 608 technician
certification programs, equipment testing organizations, refrigerant
wholesalers and purchasers, refrigerant reclaimers, and other
establishments that perform refrigerant removal, service, or disposal.
Affected entities are required to maintain records and submit
reports. Recordkeeping requirements and submission of reports to EPA
vary depending on the entity and the length of time that the entity has
been in service. Specific reporting and record keeping requirements
were published in 58 FR 28660 and are codified under 40 CFR subpart F
(section 82.166).
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
05/21/99 (99 FR 12941); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.18
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: 2,342,047.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,342,047.
Frequency of Response: Varies (occasional, annual, and semiannual).
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 419,546 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance Cost
Burden: $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 following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 1626.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0256 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Policy, Regulatory Information Division
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(2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460;
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: October 26, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28504 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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