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subpart D—National Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards for 

Architectural Coatings. All information 

submitted to the 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. 

The EPA provided notice and sought 

comments on the previous ICR renewal 

on June 27, 2011 (76 FR 37347), 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). The EPA 

received no comments to that notice. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action as 

respondents are manufacturers, 

distributors or importers of architectural 

and industrial maintenance coatings 

and coating components for sale or 

distribution in the United States, 

including the District of Columbia and 

all United States territories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 

subpart D—National Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards for 

Architectural Coatings. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

500 (total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 14,661 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,261,526 (per 

year). There are no annualized capital or 

operation and maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is no 

change in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. 

Dated: September 5, 2014. 

Kevin Culligan, 

Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22055 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971; FRL–9916–60– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; National 

Volatile Organic Compound Emission 

Standards for Aerosol Coatings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘National Volatile Organic Compound 

Emission Standards for Aerosol 

Coatings’’ (EPA ICR No. 2289.03, OMB 

Control number 2060–0617) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting 

public comments on specific aspects of 

the proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through January 31, 2015. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2006–0971 in the subject line, 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to: a-and-rdocket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

The EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kaye Whitfield, Sector Policies and 

Programs Division (Mail Code D243– 

02), Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–2509; fax number: 

(919) 541–5450; email address: 

whitfield.kaye@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about the EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act, the EPA 

is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, the 

EPA will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The EPA is required under 

section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) to regulate volatile organic 

compound (VOC) emissions from the 

use of consumer and commercial 

products. Pursuant to CAA section 

183(e)(3), the EPA published a list of 

consumer and commercial products and 

a schedule for their regulation (60 FR 

15264). Aerosol coatings are 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 the EPA to identify 

coating formulations manufactured, 

imported or distributed in the United 

States, and to determine the productweighted reactivity. The ICR addresses 

the burden for activities conducted in 3- 

year increments after promulgation of 

the national VOC emission standards for 

aerosol coatings. Regulated entities read 

instructions to determine how they are 

affected by the rule. They are required 

to submit initial notifications when an 

aerosol coating is manufactured and 

notification of changes in the initial 

report, to report formulation data and 

exemptions claimed and to maintain 

records. In addition, regulated entities 

are required to submit triennial reports 

that include formulation data and VOC 

usage. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents to this information 

collection are manufacturers, 

distributors and importers of aerosol 

coatings. These regulated entities fall 

within the North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Code 

32551, ‘‘Paint and Coating 


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Manufacturing’’ and NAICS Code 

325998 ‘‘All Other Miscellaneous 

Chemical Production and Preparation 

Manufacturing.’’ 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 

subpart E. 

Estimated number of respondents: 64 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Annual, 

triennial. 

Total estimated burden: 12,265 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,033,626 in 

labor costs. There are no annualized 

capital or operation and maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is no 

change in hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. 

Dated: September 5, 2014. 

Kevin Culligan, 

Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22057 Filed 9–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0463; FRL–9914–43] 

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and 

Status Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is required under the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to 

publish in the Federal Register a notice 

of receipt of a premanufacture notice 

(PMN); an application for a test 

marketing exemption (TME), both 

pending and/or expired; and a periodic 

status report on any new chemicals 

under EPA review and the receipt of 

notices of commencement (NOC) to 

manufacture those chemicals. This 

document covers the period from 

February 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014. 

DATES: Comments identified by the 

specific PMN number or TME number, 

must be received on or before October 

16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0463, 

and the specific PMN number or TME 

number for the chemical related to your 

comment, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Bernice 

Mudd, Information Management 

Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8951; 

email address: mudd.bernice@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe the specific 

entities that this action may apply to. 

Although others may be affected, this 

action applies directly to the submitter 

of the PMNs addressed in this action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

This document provides receipt and 

status reports, which cover the period 

from February 1, 2014 to March 31, 

2014, and consists of the PMNs pending 

and/or expired, and the NOCs to 

manufacture a new chemical that the 

Agency has received under TSCA 

section 5 during this time period. 

III. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

Section 5 of TSCA requires that EPA 

periodical publish in the Federal 

Register receipt and status reports, 

which cover the following EPA 

activities required by provisions of 

TSCA section 5. 

EPA classifies a chemical substance as 

either an ‘‘existing’’ chemical or a 

‘‘new’’ chemical. Any chemical 

substance that is not on EPA’s TSCA 

Inventory is classified as a ‘‘new 

chemical,’’ while those that are on the 

TSCA Inventory are classified as an 

‘‘existing chemical.’’ For more 

information about the TSCA Inventory 

go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/

newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone 

who plans to manufacture or import a 

new chemical substance for a nonexempt commercial purpose is required 

by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with 

a PMN, before initiating the activity. 

Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA 


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