
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48076-48077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22330]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0371; FRL-9968-83-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; 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 (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``National Volatile 
Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings,'' (EPA 
ICR No. 1750.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0393) to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as 
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through April 30, 2018. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before December 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0371 in the subject line, online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    The 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 or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Teal, Sector Polices and 
Programs Division (Mail Code D243-04), Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5580; fax 
number: (919) 541-4991; email address: teal.kim@epa.gov.

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 Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about the EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
the EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it 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. The 
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, the EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    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). Architectural and 
industrial maintenance 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

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recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ensure compliance with federal 
standards for VOC in architectural coatings. Respondents are 
manufacturers, distributors, and importers of 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action as respondents are manufacturers, distributors, or 
importers of architectural and industrial maintenance coatings and 
coating components 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--National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for 
Architectural Coatings.
    Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 14,436 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,377,634 (per year). There are no 
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: This notice reflects differences in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. Specifically, the total estimated respondent burden hours have 
changed from 14,661 to 14,436 and the total estimated respondent burden 
cost has changed from $1,261,526 to $1,377,634, which is a reflection 
of a mathematical error that was identified during the development of 
this renewal. The individual elements that are compiled to reflect 
total respondent burden hours and cost have not changed since the last 
renewal, we're only correcting the math error for the total estimated 
burden.

    Dated: October 10, 2017.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Sector Policies and Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-22330 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
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