[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51460-51461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22071]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0971; FRL-9982-83-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings (EPA ICR No. 2289.04, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0617), to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through October 31, 2018. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on April 18, 2018, 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 November 13, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0971, to (1) EPA online using https://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. Kaye Whitfield, Sector Policies 
and Programs Division (Mail Code D243-02), Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2509; 
fax number: (919) 541-4991; 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 
https.www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The 
telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The EPA is required under section 183(e) of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA) to regulate volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from 
the use of consumer and commercial products. Pursuant to CAA section 
183(e)(3), the EPA published a list of consumer and commercial products 
and a schedule for their regulation (60 FR 15264). Aerosol coatings are 
included on the list, and the standards for such coatings are codified 
at 40 CFR part 59, subpart E. The reports required under the standards 
enable the EPA to identify coating formulations manufactured, imported, 
or distributed in the United States, and to determine the product-
weighted reactivity. The ICR addresses the burden for activities 
conducted in 3-year increments after promulgation of the National VOC 
Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings. Regulated entities read 
instructions to determine how they are affected by the rule. They are 
required to submit initial notifications when an aerosol coating is 
manufactured and notification of changes in the initial report, to 
report formulation data and exemptions claimed, and to maintain 
records. In addition, regulated entities are required to submit 
triennial reports that include formulation data and VOC usage.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers, distributors, and 
importers of aerosol coatings (North American Industry Classification

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System (NAICS) Code 32551, ``Paint and Coating Manufacturing,'' and 
NAICS Code 325998, ``All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Production and 
Preparation Manufacturing'').
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 
subpart E.
    Estimated number of respondents: 65 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual, triennial.
    Total estimated burden: 12,259 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $855,113 (per year), includes no annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 6 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is due to addressing calculation errors in the 
previously approved ICR.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-22071 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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