[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67070-67071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33454]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5939-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
From Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
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: 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ,
Final Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Wood Furniture
Manufacturing Operations, OMB number 2060-0324, Expiration Date
February 28, 1998. 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 January 22, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy
Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at
Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1716.02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJ, Final Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants From Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations, OMB number
2060-0324, EPA ICR number 1716.02, Expiring February 28, 1998. The
Agency is requesting an extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Respondents to this information collection request are
the owners and operators of both new and existing wood furniture
manufacturing operations that are major sources of hazardous air
pollutants. Respondents are required to submit both initial and regular
semiannual compliance reports and to perform recordkeeping activities.
The information is used to determine that all sources subject to the
rule are complying with the standards. The information to be collected
is mandatory under the rule. 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 August 19, 1997 ( FR 44122 ); two comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.67
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended
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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: Wood Furniture Manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, semi-annually and
annual reports are required.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 91,430 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $34,830.
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.1716.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0324 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (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: December 17, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-33454 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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