80 FR 10480 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

Page Range		10480-10481
FR Document		2015-04017

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings'' (EPA ICR No. 1750.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0393) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 55448) on September 16, 2014, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971; FRL-9923-72-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission 
Standards for Architectural Coatings (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission

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Standards for Architectural Coatings'' (EPA ICR No. 1750.07, OMB 
Control No. 2060-0393) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through February 28, 2015. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 55448) on 
September 16, 2014, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows 
for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of 
the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the 
public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0371, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected] or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    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 (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Teal, Sector Policies and 
Programs Division (Mail Code D243-04), Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-5580; fax number: 919-541-
5450; email address: [email protected].

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, EPA WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The 
telephone number for the EPA Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For 
additional information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The EPA is required under section 183(e) of the Clean Air 
Act to regulate volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the use 
of consumer and commercial products. Pursuant to section 183(e)(3), the 
EPA published a list of consumer and commercial products and a schedule 
for their regulation (60 FR 15264). Architectural coatings are included 
on the list, and the standards for such coatings are codified at 40 CFR 
part 59, subpart D. The information collection includes initial reports 
and periodic recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance 
with federal standards for VOC in architectural coatings. Respondents 
are manufacturers or importers that produce, package, or repackage 
architectural coatings. Responses to the collection are mandatory under 
40 CFR part 59, 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.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers or importers that 
produce, package, or repackage architectural coatings 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.
    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 & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Standards for Architectural Coatings’’ information about EPA’s public docket, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(EPA ICR No. 1750.07, OMB Control No. visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. AGENCY
2060–0393) to the Office of Management Abstract: The EPA is required under [EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0728; FRL–9923–71–
and Budget (OMB) for review and section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act to Region–4]
approval in accordance with the regulate volatile organic compound
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Notice of Issuance of Final Air Permits
(VOC) emissions from the use of
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
consumer and commercial products.
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through February 28, 2015. Pursuant to section 183(e)(3), the EPA AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Public comments were previously published a list of consumer and Agency (EPA).
requested via the Federal Register (79 commercial products and a schedule for ACTION: Notice of final actions.
FR 55448) on September 16, 2014, their regulation (60 FR 15264).
during a 60-day comment period. This Architectural coatings are included on SUMMARY: This notice is to announce
notice allows for an additional 30 days the list, and the standards for such that the Environmental Protection
for public comments. A fuller coatings are codified at 40 CFR part 59, Agency (EPA) issued two final Outer
description of the ICR is given below, subpart D. The information collection Continental Shelf (OCS) air quality
including its estimated burden and cost includes initial reports and periodic permits numbered OCS–EPA–R4019
to the public. An Agency may not recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to and OCS–EPA–R4020 to Anadarko
conduct or sponsor and a person is not ensure compliance with federal Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) on
required to respond to a collection of standards for VOC in architectural December 31, 2014.
information unless it displays a coatings. Respondents are ADDRESSES: The final permits, the EPA’s
currently valid OMB control number. manufacturers or importers that response to public comments for these
DATES: Additional comments may be produce, package, or repackage permits, and supporting information are
submitted on or before March 9, 2015. architectural coatings. Responses to the available at http://www.epa.gov/
collection are mandatory under 40 CFR region4/air/permits/index.htm. These
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, materials are also available for review at
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– part 59, subpart D—National Volatile
Organic Compound Emission Standards the EPA Region 4 Office and upon
HQ–OAR–2006–0371, to (1) EPA online request in writing. The EPA requests
using www.regulations.gov (our for Architectural Coatings. All
that you contact the person listed in the
preferred method), by email to a-and-r- information submitted to the EPA for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA which a claim of confidentiality is made
section to schedule an inspection of
Docket Center, Environmental will be safeguarded according to the these materials or to submit a written
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR part request for copies of these materials.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 2, subpart B—Confidentiality of The Regional Office’s official hours of
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via Business Information. business are Monday through Friday,
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Form Numbers: None. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding Federal
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer holidays.
for EPA. Respondents/affected entities:
Manufacturers or importers that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA’s policy is that all comments Please contact Ms. Heather Ceron, Air
received will be included in the public produce, package, or repackage
architectural coatings for sale or Permits Section Chief, Air Planning and
docket without change including any Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides
personal information provided, unless distribution in the United States,
including the District of Columbia and and Toxics Management Division,
the comment includes profanity, threats, Region 4, U.S. Environmental Protection
information claimed to be Confidential all United States territories.
Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta,
Business Information (CBI) or other Respondent’s obligation to respond: Georgia 30303–8960. The telephone
information whose disclosure is Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, number is (404) 562–9185. Ms. Ceron
restricted by statute. subpart D. can be reached by phone at (404) 562–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Estimated number of respondents: 9185 and via electronic mail at
Kim Teal, Sector Policies and Programs 500 (total). ceron.heather@epa.gov.
Division (Mail Code D243–04), Office of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
Air Quality Planning and Standards, Frequency of response: On occasion.
November 14, 2014, EPA requested
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Total estimated burden: 14,661 hours public comments on the drafts of the
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR two OCS air permits for the Anadarko
telephone number: 919–541–5580; fax 1320.03(b). (BlackHawk and BlackHornet) projects.
number: 919–541–5450; email address: Total estimated cost: $1,261,526 per The draft permit conditions and
teal.kim@epa.gov. year. There are no annualized capital or preliminary determination documents
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: operation & maintenance costs. are the same for both projects; they
Supporting documents, which explain Changes in the estimates: There is no simply reference different drilling rigs.
in detail the information that the EPA During the public comment period,
change in hours in the total estimated
will be collecting, are available in the which ended on December 15, 2014, the
respondent burden compared with the
public docket for this ICR. The docket EPA received a total of 7 comments
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can be viewed online at ICR currently approved by OMB.
from 1 commenter (Anadarko).
www.regulations.gov or in person at the Courtney Kerwin, The EPA reviewed each comment
EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West Acting Director, Collection Strategies received for the Anadarko projects and
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Division. prepared a Response to Comments
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The [FR Doc. 2015–04017 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
document. After consideration of the
telephone number for the EPA Docket expressed view of all interested persons,
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 9, 2015.
Contact		Ms. Kim Teal, Sector Policies and Programs Division (Mail Code D243-04), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-5580; fax number: 919-541-
FR Citation		80 FR 10480