PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT
SUBMISSION
Please
read
the
instructions
before
completing
this
form.
For
additional
forms
or
assistance
in
completing
this
form,
contact
your
agency s
Paperwork
Clearance
Officer.
Send
two
copies
of
this
form,
the
collection
instrument
to
be
reviewed,
the
Supporting
Statement,
and
any
additional
documentation
to:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Docket
Library,
Room
10102,
725
17th
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20503.

1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
None
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Air
and
a.
2
0
6
0
 
0
3
9
3
Radiation
3.
Type
of
information
collection
(
check
one)
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)

a.
New
collection
a.
X
Regular
b.
Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
b.
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/

c.
X
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
Delegated
d.
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
5.
Small
entities
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
e.
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
substantial
number
of
small
entities?
X
Yes
No
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
Existing
collection
in
use
without
OMB
control
6.
Requested
expiration
date
number
a.
X
Three
years
from
approval
date
For
b
 
f,
note
Item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
b.
Other
Specify:
/

7.
Title
National
Volatile
Organic
Compound
Emission
Standards
for
Architectural
Coatings
8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
if
applicable)

EPA
ICR
No.
1750.03
9.
Keywords
Architectural
coatings,
volatile
organic
compounds,
emission
standards
10.
Abstract
The
EPA
is
regulating
architectural
coating
manufacturers
and
importers
under
the
Authority
of
Section
183(
e)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
Architectural
Coatings
rule
requires
manufacturers
and
importers
of
architectural
coatings
to
submit
a
one­
time
initial
notification
report,
and
meet
labeling
requirements.
Optional
provisions,
such
as
the
recycled
coating
provision,
the
tonnage
exemption,
and
the
exceedance
fee
provision,
contain
additional
recordkeeping,
reporting
and
labeling
requirements.
The
EPA
will
use
this
information
to
monitor
compliance
with
the
standards.

11.
Affected
public
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")

a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
a.
Voluntary
b.
P
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
Federal
Government
b.
X
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
X
State,
Local
or
Tribal
c.
P
Mandatory
Government
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)

a.
Number
of
respondents
500
a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
0
b.
Total
annual
responses
745
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
0
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
0
collected
electronically
50
%
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
0
c.
Total
annual
hours
requested
23,411
e.
Difference
0
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
65,851
f.
Explanation
of
difference
e.
Difference
­
42,440
1.
Program
change
0
f.
Explanation
of
difference
2.
Adjustment
0
1.
Program
change
2.
Adjustment
­
42,440
15.
Purpose
of
information
collection
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)

(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
X
Recordkeeping
b.
Third
party
disclosure
a.
Application
for
benefits
e.
Program
planning
or
c.
X
Reporting
b.
Program
evaluation
management
1.
X
On
occasion
2.
Weekly
c.
General
purpose
statistics
f.
Research
3.
Monthly
4.
Quarterly
d.
Audit
g.
P
Regulatory
or
compliance
5.
Semi­
annually
6.
X
Annually
compliance
7.
Biennially
8.
Other
17.
Statistical
methods
NO
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
Linda
Herring,
OAQPS,
ESD;
919­
541­
5358
OMB
83­
I
10/
95
19.
Certification
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
On
behalf
of
this
Federal
agency,
I
certify
that
the
collection
of
information
encompassed
by
this
request
complies
with
5
CFR
1320.9.

NOTE:
The
text
of
5
CFR
1320.9,
and
the
related
provisions
of
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3),
appear
at
the
end
of
the
instructions.
The
certification
is
to
be
made
with
reference
to
those
regulatory
provisions
as
set
forth
in
the
instructions.

The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
topics,
regarding
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
that
the
certification
covers:
(
a)
It
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
agency
functions;
(
b)
It
avoids
unnecessary
duplication;
(
c)
It
reduces
burden
on
small
entities;
(
d)
It
uses
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
that
is
understandable
to
respondents;
(
e)
Its
implementation
will
be
consistent
and
compatible
with
current
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices;
(
f)
It
indicates
the
retention
periods
for
recordkeeping
requirements;
(
g)
It
informs
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3):
(
i)
Why
the
information
is
being
collected;
(
ii)
Use
of
information;
(
iii)
Burden
estimate;
(
iv)
Nature
of
response
(
voluntary,
required
for
a
benefit,
or
mandatory);
(
v)
Nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality;
and
(
vi)
Need
to
display
currently
valid
OMB
control
number;
(
h)
It
was
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected
(
see
note
in
Item
19
of
the
instructions);
(
i)
It
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology;
and
(
j)
It
makes
appropriate
use
of
information
technology.

If
you
are
unable
to
certify
compliance
with
any
of
these
provisions,
identify
the
item
below
and
explain
the
reason
in
Item
18
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

Signature
of
Program
Office
Official
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Oscar
Morales,
Director
Date
Collections
Strategies
Division,
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Collection
OMB­
83­
I
10/
95
