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EPA also will estimate the number of

new facilities subject to the Oil

Pollution Prevention regulation that

must determine whether the response

planning requirements apply to their

facilities. Similarly, the Agency will

estimate the number of new facilities

subject to the requirements that must

prepare a response plan. EPA will use

these estimates and information on the

number of existing facilities that already

have submitted response plans to

calculate the total burden to the

regulated community for maintaining

response plans.

EPA anticipates in the renewal ICR

that the total burden attributable to the

regulation at 40 CFR 112.20 will

decrease in part because the Agency

believes the current ICR overestimated

the number of facilities subject to the

response planning requirements at the

time the regulation was first

promulgated. EPA will adjust the ICR

estimates to reflect more accurate

information obtained by the Agency

during the implementation of the

response plan requirements.

The Agency anticipates that the

burden on the regulated community for

the three-year period 1997–2000 will be

less than the burden for the three-year

period 1994–1997, because the majority

of facilities subject to the Oil Pollution

Prevention regulation currently

maintain either a certification form or a

response plan. As a result, only those

facilities previously not subject to the

regulation (i.e., facilities that are new,

that implement a change in design, such

as an increase in oil storage capacity, or

that are identified by the RA as a

‘‘substantial harm’’ facility) will be

required to either complete the

certification form or develop a response

plan in the upcoming three-year ICR

approval period. For such ‘‘newlyregulated facilities,’’ the burden

attributable to 40 CFR 112.20 may also

be lessened because the number of

states that require response plans

similar to that required under the OPA

has increased and because some new

facilities may submit a response plan

prepared in the Integrated Contingency

Plan format. EPA currently is analyzing

state requirements to determine the

degree of overlap with the response

planning requirements under the Oil

Pollution Prevention regulation.

As part of the Agency’s efforts to

reduce the overall paperwork burden on

regulated facilities, EPA would like to

solicit comments on how the Agency

could best reduce the total paperwork

burden hours for this rule while

maintaining an effective level of

environmental protection. EPA also

would like to solicit public comments

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.

No person is 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 displayed at 40

CFR Part 9. Send comments regarding

these matters, or any other aspects of the

information collection, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the address listed above under

ADDRESSES near the top of this Notice.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Stephen D. Luftig,

Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review;

Standards of Performance for New

Stationary Sources; Automobile and

Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

Operations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507(a)(1)(D), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

for Standards of Performance for New

Stationary Sources—Automobile and

Light Duty Truck Surface Coating

Operations—Subpart MM) described

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval. 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 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1064.08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Standards of Performance for

Automobile and Light Duty Truck

Surface Coating Operations (Subpart

MM) OMB Control No. 2060–0034; EPA

ICR No. 1064.08). This is a request for

reinstatement, with change, or a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

Abstract: The Administrator has

judged that VOC emissions from

automobile and light duty truck surface

coating operations cause or contribute to

air pollution that may reasonably be

anticipated to endanger public health or

welfare. Owners/operators of

automobile and light duty truck surface

coating operations must notify EPA of

construction, modification, startups,

shut downs, date and results of initial

performance test. Monitoring

requirements specific to automobile and

light duty truck surface coating

operations consist of monitoring both

VOC emissions and incineration

temperatures.

In order to ensure compliance with

the standards promulgated to protect

public health, adequate reporting and

recordkeeping is necessary. In the

absence of such information

enforcement personnel would be unable

to determine whether the standards are

being met on a continuous basis, as

required by the Clean Air Act.

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

September 29, 1995.

Response to Comments: The

American Automobile Manufacturers

Association (AAMA) and the

Association of International Automobile

Manufacturers (AIAM) jointly filed

comments in response to Information

Collection Request (ICR) for Standards

of Performance for New Stationary

Sources—Automobile and Light Duty

Truck Surface Coating Operations—

Subpart MM). The ICR describes the

nature of the information collection and

its expected burden and cost; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data

collection instrument.

A meeting was held on Wednesday,

January 8, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss
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the comments of the AAMA and AIAM.

At the meeting AIAM represented both

organizations.

The majority of comments fell into

one of two categories. The first category

of comments related to requirements

that were the result of other regulations

as opposed to requirements specific to

the Subpart MM New Source

Performance Standard (NSPS). For

example, completing an application for

Title V is not covered by this ICR

because it is not required by Subpart

MM. This ICR pertains only to Subpart

MM and not other regulations that apply

to the auto manufacturing industry.

The second category of comments

related to activities undertaken by the

industry but not required by the

regulation. Comments regarding

performance audits, and conducting

surveys and studies are examples of

activities potentially performed by the

industry but they are not required by

Subpart MM and therefore not

accounted for in the ICR.

As a result of the comments regarding

the labor costs, EPA recalculated the

tables using the updated labor rates

provided by Department of Commerce,

Bureau of Labor Statistics January 1996

Employment and Earnings Table.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 14.1 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: 45.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

45.

Frequency of Response: 4.

Estimated Number of Responses: 180.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2,540.3 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $65,250.

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. 1064.08 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0034 in any

correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2136), 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 12, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review;

Standards of Performance for Flexible

Vinyl and Urethane Coating and

Printing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

for New Source Performance Standards

for Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating

and Printing described below has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval. 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 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260–

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1175.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: NSPS for Flexible Vinyl and

Urethane Coating and Printing (OMB

Control No. 2060–0073 expiration date

4/30/97; EPA ICR No.1175.05). This is a

request for extension of a currently

approved collection.

Abstract: The EPA is charged under

Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, as

amended, to establish standards of

performance for new stationary sources

that reflect:

* * * application of the best

technological system of continuous

emissions reduction which (taking into

consideration the cost * * * and

energy requirements) the Administrator

determines has been adequately

demonstrated [Section 111(a)(1)].

In addition, Section 114(a) requires

that any owner or operator subject to

any Subpart to establish and maintain

records, make reports, install, use and

maintain monitoring equipment or

methods as required, and provide other

information as EPA may deem

necessary.

In the Administrator’s judgment, VOC

emissions from flexible vinyl and

urethane coating and printing industry

cause or contribute to air pollution that

may reasonably be anticipated to

endanger public health or welfare.

Therefore, the New Source Performance

Standards (NSPS) were promulgated for

this source category. The NSPS for the

Flexible Vinyl and Urethane Coating

and Printing Industry were proposed on

January 18, 1983, and promulgated on

June 29, 1984. These standards apply to

each rotogravure printing line used to

print or coat flexible vinyl or urethane

products, and for which construction,

modification or reconstruction

commenced after the date of proposal.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are

the pollutants regulated under this

Subpart. The standards restrict the use

of inks to those with a weighted average

VOC content of less than 1.0 kilogram

VOC per kilogram of ink solids, unless

the source can otherwise reduce

emissions to the atmosphere by 85

percent.

The information requested as part of

this rule include one-time-only

notifications; records about the initial

performance test, changes in the

operation of the facility, and

exceedences of parameters; and

semiannual reports of those

exceedances.

Notifications are used to inform the

Agency or delegated authority when a

source becomes subject to the standard.

The reviewing authority may then

inspect the source to check if the

pollution control devices are properly

installed and operated and the standard

is being met. Performance test reports

are needed as these are the Agency’s

record of a source’s initial capability to

comply with the emission standard, and

note the operating conditions

(temperature of exhaust gases, VOC

concentrations, and temperature across

the catalytic bed) under which

compliance was achieved. The

semiannual reports are used for problem

identification, as a check on source

operation and maintenance, and for

compliance determinations.