[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5980-5981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3229]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5687-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) 
Program Final Rulemaking Under Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments 
of 1990

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:

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Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program Final Rulemaking 
under Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, OMB Control No. 
2060-0226, expiring February 28, 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 March 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1596.04.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program Final 
Rulemaking under Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (OMB 
Control No. 2060-0226; EPA ICR No. 1596.04) expiring 2/28/97. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Information collected under this rulemaking is necessary 
to implement the requirements of the Significant New Alternatives 
Policy (SNAP) program for evaluating and regulating substitutes for 
ozone-depleting chemicals being phased out under the stratospheric 
ozone protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Under CAA 
Section 612, EPA is authorized to identify and restrict the use of 
substitutes for class I and class II ozone-depleting substances where 
EPA determines other alternatives exist that reduce overall risk to 
human health and the environment. The SNAP program, based on 
information collected from the manufacturers, formulators, and/or 
sellers of such substitutes, provides for the identification of 
acceptable substitutes. Responses to the collection of information are 
mandatory under Section 612 for anyone who sells or, in certain cases, 
uses substitutes for an ozone-depleting substance after April 18, 1994, 
the effective date of the final rule. Anyone submitting confidential 
business information (CBI) as part of an information collection subject 
to this ICR must assert and substantiate a claim of confidentiality for 
the data under 40 CFR, Part 2, Subpart B, at the time of submission. 
Under CAA Section 114(c), emissions information may not be claimed as 
confidential. 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 11/6/96 (61 
FR 57411); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for persons 
filing a SNAP Information Notice is estimated to average 150 hours per 
response. The annual public reporting burden for persons filing a TSCA 
Addendum is estimated to average 46 hours per response. The annual 
public reporting burden for persons filing a notification of test 
marketing activity is estimated to average 2 hours per response. The 
annual public recordkeeping burden for persons keeping records of use 
of a substitute subject to narrowed use limits is estimated to average 
27 hours per response. The annual public recordkeeping burden for 
persons keeping records of a small volume use is estimated to average 
12 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: Producers, vendors, and end users of 
substitutes for ozone-depleting chemicals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 340.
    Frequency of Response: One time only.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,515 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $69,676.
    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. 1596.04 and OMB Control No. 2060-0226 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: February 4, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-3229 Filed 2-7-97; 8:45 am]
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