Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or a copy of

this ICR, contact Sandy Farmer at (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Air and Radiation

Title: Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Labeling (EPA ICR

#1757.01). This ICR request approval of a new collection.

Abstract: All products containing a class I or class II ozone

depleting substance and products manufactured with a class I substance

must be labeled in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air

Act Amendments of 1990 and EPA regulations at 40 CFR 82.100-82.124. The

Agency will inspect to ensure that these products contain the

appropriate label and will work with Customs to ensure that importers

comply with the regulations. The Agency also provides for exemptions

from these requirements in cases where no viable alternative exists to

the use of a class I substance in manufacturing. Such exemptions are

available by petition and the Agency will use the information submitted

in a petition to determine whether to grant the petitioner's request.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 10 minutes per response, including

time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,

gathering the data needed, and completing the collection of

information.

Respondents: Manufacturers and importers of products containing

class I and class II ozone depleting substances.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 5040 hours.

Frequency of Collection: as needed.

Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of

this information collection, including suggestions for reducing the

burden:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy

Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

and

Chris Wolz, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 23, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-15982 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]

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