[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50607-50608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25651]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5899-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling

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 notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Protection of Stratospheric 
Ozone: Labeling (OMB control number 2060-0342 expiring September 30, 
1997). 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 October 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1757.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling (OMB Control No. 
2060-0342; EPA ICR No. 1757.02.) expiring 09/30/97. This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The regulations in 40 CFR 82.100 through 82.124 require 
all products containing or made with a class I substance and all 
containers of class I and class II ozone-depleting substances to have 
an applicable warning label. The disclosure, in the form of labeling, 
will be used by consumers to make product choices based on 
environmental information and consumer preferences. These requirements 
are mandatory as authorized under section 611 of the Clean Air Act 
Amendments of 1990.
    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 Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on
2/26/97 (62 FR 8724); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public burden for disclosure of this 
information is estimated to average 63 hours per respondent. 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

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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: Manufacturers, distributors, 
retailers, importers, and recyclers/reclaimers of class I and class II 
ozone-depleting substances.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3024 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized 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. 1757.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0342 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: September 23, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-25651 Filed 9-25-97; 8:45 am]
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