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Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards and Miscellaneous 

Revisions for Existing Areas; 

Transportation Conformity Rule 

Amendments: Response to Court 

Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’ 

(69 FR 40004). 

Within 24 months from the effective 

date of this notice, the transportation 

partners will need to demonstrate 

conformity to the new NOX MVEBs if 

the demonstration has not already been 

made, pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e). See 

73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: April 18, 2011. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971; FRL–9200–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; National Volatile 

Organic Compound Emission 

Standards for Aerosol Coatings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on September 

30, 2011. 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 may be submitted on 

or before July 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2006–0971 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket 

Information Center, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW.; Mail Code: 28221T, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: To send comments 

or documents through a courier service, 

the address to use is: EPA Docket 

Center, Public Reading Room, EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

Such deliveries are accepted only 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation—8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday 

through Friday. Special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006– 

0971. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise to be 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means we will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to us without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

J. Kaye Whitfield, Office of Air and 

Radiation, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Mail Code 

E143–03, Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina 27711; telephone number: 

(919) 541–2509; fax number: (919) 541– 

3470; e-mail address: 

whitfield.kaye@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971 which is 

available either electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in-person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading 

Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. The EPA/DC Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone for the 

Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the 

telephone for the Air Docket is 202– 

566–1742. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the 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 in this 

document. 

What information particularly interests 

EPA? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

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. In particular, EPA is 

requesting comments from very small 

businesses (those that employ less than 

25) on examples of specific additional 

efforts that EPA could make to reduce 

the paperwork burden for very small 

businesses affected by this collection. 

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What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

To what information collection activity 

or ICR does this apply? 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are 

manufacturers, distributors, and 

importers of aerosol coatings. These 

affected entities fall within the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Code 32551, ‘‘Paint and 

Coating Manufacturing’’ and NAICS 

Code 325998 ‘‘All Other Miscellaneous 

Chemical Production and Preparation 

Manufacturing’’. 

Title: National Volatile Organic 

Compound (VOC) Emission Standards 

for Aerosol Coatings (40 CFR Part 59, 

Subpart E). 

ICR number: EPA ICR Number 

2289.02, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0617. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on September 30, 

2011. 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, 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: 

The EPA is required, under section 

183(e) of the CAA, to regulate volatile 

organic compounds emissions from the 

use of consumer and commercial 

products. Pursuant to section 183(e)(3), 

EPA published a list of consumer and 

commercial products and a schedule for 

their regulation (60 FR 15264). Aerosol 

coatings were included on the list, and 

the standards for such coatings are 

codified at 40 CFR part 59, subpart E. 

The reports required under the 

standards enable EPA to identify coating 

formulations manufactured, imported or 

distributed in the United States, and to 

determine the product-weighted 

reactivity. The ICR addresses the burden 

for activities conducted in three years 

increments after promulgation of the 

national volatile organic compound 

(VOC) emission standards for aerosol 

coatings. The regulated entities read 

instructions to determine how they were 

affected by the rule. New and existing 

regulated entities submit an initial 

notification. Regulated entities are 

required to submit notifications of 

changes in the products or company 

information and to maintain records. In 

addition, regulated entities are required 

to submit triennial reports of 

formulation data and VOC usage. 

Burden Statement: 

The annual public reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for this collection 

of information is estimated to average 

199 hours per respondent over the 

course of the 3 year triennial reporting 

period. 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. 

The bottom line respondent burden 

hours and cost are calculated by 

summing all costs for the reporting 

activities and the total costs for the 

recordkeeping activities over the course 

of the three year triennial reporting 

period. The annual average burden and 

costs for the first 3 years are 12,100 

hours and $857,331. The annual average 

burden equals the sum of the burden 

hours in Years 1 (12,189), 2(8359), and 

3 (15,818), divided by 3. The average 

costs equals the sum of the average costs 

in Years 1 (862,764), 2(578,545), and 3 

(1,130,685), divided by 3. 

The average burden hours per 

respondent equals the total average 

burden (12,100) divided by the average 

number of respondents (61), or about 

199 hours per respondent. The total 

average cost per respondent equals the 

total average cost ($857,331) divided by 

the total respondents (61), or about 

$14,000. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 61. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: One or 

less per year. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

199 hours, averaged over 3 years. This 

estimate includes triennial reporting 

requirements. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$860,000. This includes the estimated 

average annual cost including triennial 

reporting, an estimated burden cost of $ 

0, and an estimated cost of $ 0 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There are no changes being made to 

the estimates in this ICR from what EPA 

estimated in the currently approved 

ICR. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this icr? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: April 20, 2011. 

Steve Fruh, 

Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

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