8724 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 1997 / Notices

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 purpose 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.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Stephen D. Luftig,

Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response.

[FR Doc. 97–4752 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[FRL–5685–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities

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

EPA is planning to submit the following

proposed and/or continuing Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB).

Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for

review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

proposed information collections as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to: Docket A–91–60, Central

Docket Section, South Conference Room

4, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC, 20460. Interested persons may make

a copy of the ICR without charge from

the docket. The docket is open between

8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. The

telephone number is (202) 260–7549,

and the fax number is (202) 260–4400.

To expedite review of comments, a

second copy of the comments should be

sent to Mavis Sanders, Stratospheric

Protection division, Mail Code 6205J,

EPA, 401 M Street, Washington, DC

20460. Overnight mail should be sent to

our 501–3rd Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20001 street address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mavis Sanders at (202) 233–9737, or fax

(202) 233–9665.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action include

manufacturers, distributors, retailers,

importers, and recyclers/reclaimers that

manufacture, sell or distribute products

made with or containing class I or class

II substances.

Title: Protection of Stratospheric

Ozone: Labeling, Final Rulemaking

under Title VI of the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990, OMB Control No.

2060–0342, Expiration Date: 9/30/97.

Abstract: The Office of Air and

Radiation (OAR) promulgated

regulations on February 11, 1993, and a

subsequent amendment on January 19,

1995, that became effective as of

October 1, 1995. Pursuant to the

enactment of the reauthorized

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA),

labeling requirements are no longer

exempt from review under the PRA.

OAR is submitting this renewal ICR

relative to the requirements in effect on

October 1, 1995, in compliance with the

reauthorized PRA.

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. The regulations

require that all containers of class I and

II substances, products containing class

I substances, and products

manufactured with class I substances be

labeled. The required warning must

state: ‘‘WARNING: Contains

(Manufactured with) [insert name of

substance], a substance which harms

public health and environment by

destroying the ozone in the upper

atmosphere.’’ Labels must be applied

when a product enters into interstate

commerce or is imported into the U.S.

Exceptions are available under a variety

of circumstances including:

• Those products manufactured prior

to May 15, 1993, do not need to be

labeled.

• Those products where a component

product made with a class I substance

is sold to another party and

incorporated into another product do

not need to bear the warning label.

• Those products manufactured by a

company that achieved a 95% reduction

over its 1990 use of methyl chloroform

and CFC–113 used as solvents (if

petitioned before May 15, 1994) are

exempt from bearing the warning label.

• Incidental uses of class I substances

are exempt.

• Products that are manufactured

with class I substances, where those

substances are destroyed at the end of

the process, are exempt from labeling.

• Waste containing a class I substance

and bound for discard is exempt.

• Spare parts manufactured with a

class I substance and sold to a

distributor or a repairperson, to be used

for repair purposes, are exempt from the

label pass-through requirement.

• Products repaired using a class I

substance do not need to be labeled.

• Products containing trace quantities

of class I impurities resulting from

inadvertent production, unreacted

feedstock, or process agents are exempt.

The EPA would like to solicit

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.

Burden Statement: EPA estimates the

projected hour burden of the renewed

information collection is an annual total

of 3024 hours. In comparison with the

original labeling ICR, this estimate of

hourly burden reflects a 40% reduction

in the number of manufacturers that use

a class I substance in their

manufacturing process. This estimate

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.
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Dated: February 14, 1997.

Paul Stolpman,

Office Director, Office of Air Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–4754 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

[OPPTS–00207; FRL–5587–5]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Request for Comment

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

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review

and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the

information collection described below.

The ICR is a continuing ICR entitled

‘‘Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Section 8(a) Chemical-Specific Rules,’’

EPA ICR No. 1198.05, OMB No. 2070-

0067, which relates to reporting

requirements found at 40 CFR part 704,

subpart B. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit three copies of all

written comments to: TSCA Document

Receipts (7407), Room E-G99, Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202-260-7099. All comments

should be identified by administrative

record number AR-171 and ICR number

1198.05. This ICR is available for public

review at, and copies may be requested

from, the docket address and phone

number listed above.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the administrative

record number AR-171 and ICR number

1198.05. No confidential business

information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this document may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

Additional information on electronic

submissions can be found in Unit III. of

this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Susan B.

Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: 202–554–1404, TDD: 202–

554–0551, e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov. For technical

information contact Keith Cronin,

Chemical Control Division (7405),

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone: 202–260–8157,

Fax: 202–260–1096, e-mail:

cronin.keith@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document and the ICR are

available from the EPA home page at the

Environmental Sub-Set entry for this

document under ‘‘Regulations’’(http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/).

I. Background

Entities potentially affected by this

action are persons who manufacture,

process or import, or who propose to

manufacture, process or import,

chemical substances and mixtures. For

the collection of information addressed

in this notice, EPA would like to solicit

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.

(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.

II. Information Collections

EPA is seeking comments on the

following Information Collection

Request.

Title: Toxic Substances Control Act

(TSCA) Section 8(a) Chemical-Specific

Rules, EPA ICR No. 1198.05, OMB No.

2070-0067. Expires August 31, 1997.

Abstract: TSCA section 8(a)

authorizes the Administrator of EPA to

promulgate rules that require persons

who manufacture, import or process

chemical substances and mixtures, or

who propose to manufacture, import or

process chemical substances and

mixtures, to maintain such records and

submit such reports to EPA as may be

reasonably required. Any chemical

covered by TSCA for which EPA or

another Federal agency has a reasonable

need for information and which cannot

be satisfied via other sources is a proper

potential subject for a chemical-specific

TSCA section 8(a) rulemaking.

Information that may be collected under

TSCA section 8(a) includes, but is not

limited to, chemical names, categories

of use, production volume, byproducts

of chemical production, existing data on

deaths and environmental effects,

exposure data, and disposal

information. Generally, EPA uses

chemical-specific information under

TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the

potential for adverse human health and

environmental effects caused by the

manufacture, importation, processing,

use or disposal of identified chemical

substances and mixtures. Additionally,

EPA may use TSCA section 8(a)

information to assess the need or set

priorities for testing and/or further

regulatory action. To the extent that

reported information is not considered

confidential, environmental groups,

environmental justice advocates, state

and local government entities and other

members of the public will also have

access to this information for their own

use.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 704, subpart B). Respondents may

claim all or part of a notice confidential.

EPA will disclose information that is

covered by a claim of confidentiality

only to the extent permitted by, and in

accordance with, the procedures in

TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.

Burden Statement: The burden to

respondents for complying with this ICR

is estimated to total 275 hours per year

with an annual cost of $15,745. These

totals are based on an average burden of

approximately 69 hours per response for

an estimated four respondents making

one response annually. These estimates

include 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