[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 8724-8725] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-4754] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [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. [[Page 8725]] 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