[Federal Register: February 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0911; FRL-9115-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EPA-ICR No. 1774.05--Mobile Air Conditioner
Retrofitting Program, OMB Control No. 2060-0350

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0911 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.

     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC) Mailcode 6102T, Attention Docket ID No. OAR, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0911. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yaidi Cancel, Environmental Protection
Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, MC 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?

    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0911, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket
is<PHONE_NUMBER>
    Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.

What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.

What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply To?

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0911

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
new and used car dealers, gas service stations, top and body repair
shops, general automotive repair shops, automotive repair shops not
elsewhere classified, including air conditioning and radiator specialty
shops.
    Title: Information Collection Activities Associated with EPA's
Mobile Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program, 40 CFR 82.180
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1774.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0350.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31,
2010. 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 in Title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA's Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program
implements Section 612 of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments which
authorized the Agency to

establish regulatory requirements to ensure that ozone-depleting
substances (ODS) are replaced by alternatives that reduce overall risks
to human health and the environment, and to promote an expedited
transition to safe substitutes. To promote this transition, CAA
specified that EPA establish an information clearinghouse of available
alternatives, and coordinate with other Federal agencies and the public
on research, procurement practices, and information and technology
transfers.
    Since the program's inception in 1994, SNAP has reviewed over 400
new chemicals and alternative manufacturing processes for a wide range
of consumer, industrial, space exploration, and national security
applications. Roughly 90% of alternatives submitted to EPA for review
have been listed as acceptable for a specific use, typically with some
condition or limit to minimize risks to human health and the
environment.
    Regulations promulgated under SNAP require that Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioners (MVACs) retrofitted to use a SNAP substitute refrigerant
include basic information on a label to be affixed to the air
conditioner. The label includes the name of the substitute refrigerant,
when and by whom the retrofit was performed, environmental and safety
information about the substitute refrigerant, and other information.
This information is needed so that subsequent technicians working on
the MVAC system will be able to service the equipment properly,
decreasing the likelihood of significant refrigerant cross-
contamination and potential failure of air conditioning systems and
recovery/recycling equipment.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5
minutes per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 6,500.
    Frequency of response: Once per a retrofit done on a motor vehicle
air conditioner.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,500 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $205,000 which includes an estimated
burden cost of $100,000 for recordkeeping and an estimated cost of
$105,000 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    The U.S. Department of Labor statistics indicated from the most
current available data that there are approximately 650,000 automotive
service technicians and mechanics (SOC Code Number 49-3023) in the US.
Data from the Motor Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide,
estimated that the mobile air conditioning service industry has over
170,000 service providers and over 600,000 technicians (MACS, 2008).
EPA estimated that approximately 1% of the total automotive service
technicians, or 6,500, would be responsible for retrofitting the
estimated 100,000 MVACs over the three-year term of this ICR.
    EPA estimated the time to complete and apply the label at 5 minutes
per MVAC, making the total burden 4500 hours over three years (1,500
hours per year). At an estimated average labor rate of $70 per hour,
the overall cost associated with the burden hours is $315,000 over
three years ($105,000 per year). The cost for designing, typesetting,
printing and distributing 55,000 labels is estimated at $0.10 per label
to be $5,500 ($1,833.33 per year). Adding the labor and capital costs
together yields a total cost burden of $320,500 ($106,833.33 per year).
    The Agency welcomes public comment on the number of CFC-12 MVACs
that will undergo a retrofit, the number of MVAC service technicians
performing such service, the average labor rate of MVAC service
technicians from 2007 to 2010 and any other relevant information.

Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?

    Based on the decline of CFC-12 MVACs in service today EPA estimates
a continued reduction in the number of CFC-12 MVACs retrofits that will
occur during the next three years. EPA estimated that the total percent
of CFC-12 MVACs retrofitted in 2003 was 1.5%, which equals an estimated
500,000 CFC-12 MVACs retrofitted to R-134a. EPA observed from MACS
survey data that for each year, starting from 2003, an approximate
decrease of 1% of retrofits occurred. Therefore, every three years, the
amount of retrofits decreases approximately 3%. Based on this trend
analysis, EPA estimated that the total percent CFC-12 MVACs retrofits
for 2006, 2009, and 2012 are 0.5%, 0.2%, and a 0.1%, for an estimate of
62,000, 7,000 and 700, respectively. These reductions are due to the
decrease of CFC-12 MVACs available on the road for retrofitting.

What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?

    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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41148-41149]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16636]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0305; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-2]

Proposed Establishment and Amendment of Class D and E Airspace;
Santa Rosa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace and modify
Class D and E airspace at Charles M. Shultz-Sonoma County Airport,
Santa Rosa, CA. This action, initiated by the FAAs biennial review of
the airspace area, would enhance the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. Class D
airspace would be amended to reflect the airport's name change.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 29, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2014-
0305; Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-2, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2014-0305 and Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-2) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ``ADDRESSES'' section
for address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2014-0305 and Airspace Docket No. 14-AWP-2''. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ``ADDRESSES'' section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace
designated as an extension and modifying Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface at Charles M. Schultz-Sonoma
County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA. After a biennial review of the
airspace, the FAA found modification of the airspace necessary for the
safety and management of aircraft departing and arriving under IFR
operations at the airport. Class E airspace designated as an extension
to the Class D and Class E surface area would be established from the
4.3-mile radius of the airport to 14 miles northwest of the airport.
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface would
be modified with segments extending 23 miles northwest, 28 miles
southeast, and 13 miles southwest of the airport. The description for
the Class D airspace would reflect the airport name change from Santa
Rosa/Sonoma County Airport to Charles M. Schultz-Sonoma County Airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9X, dated August
7, 2013, and effective September 15, 2013, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (1) Is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a
``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since
this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified this proposed rule, when
promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes
the authority for the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with

prescribing regulations to assign the use of the airspace necessary to
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it would amend
controlled airspace at Charles M. Schultz-Sonoma County Airport, Santa
Rosa, CA.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15,
2013, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP CA D Santa Rosa, CA [Amended]

Charles M. Schultz-Sonoma County Airport, CA

    (Lat. 38[deg]30'33'' N., long. 122[deg]48'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Santa Rosa/Sonoma County
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated As An Extension to
Class D or Class E Surface Area

* * * * *

AWP CA E4 Santa Rosa, CA [New]

Charles M. Shultz-Sonoma County Airport, CA

    (Lat. 38[deg]30'33'' N., long. 122[deg]48'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles
either side of the 342[deg] bearing from the Charles M. Shultz-
Sonoma County Airport, CA, extending from the 4.3 mile radius of the
airport to 14 miles northwest of the airport.

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Santa Rosa, CA [Modified]

Charles M. Shultz-Sonoma County Airport, CA

    (Lat. 38[deg]30'33'' N., long. 122[deg]48'46'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 38[deg]53'25'' N., long.
122[deg]52'34'' W.; to lat. 38[deg]37'07'' N., long. 122[deg]
46'02.00'' W.; to 38[deg]22'08'' N., long. 122[deg]38'28'' W.; lat.
38[deg]06'41'' N., long. 122[deg]29'59'' W.; lat. 38[deg]02'10'' N.,
long. 122[deg]44'09'' W.; lat. 38[deg]17'57'' N., long.
122[deg]54'37'' W.; lat. 38[deg]22'58'' N., long. 123[deg]02'34''
W.; lat. 38[deg]29'12'' N., long. 122[deg]56'32'' W.; lat.
38[deg]33'48'' N., long. 123[deg]00'47'' W.; lat. 38[deg]50'14'' N.,
long. 123[deg]07'20'' W. thence to the point of origin; that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded
by a line beginning at lat. 45[deg]49'00'' N., long. 118[deg]00'00''
W.; to lat. 45[deg]49'00'' N., long. 119[deg]45'00'' W.; to lat.
47[deg]00'00'' N., long. 119[deg]45'00'' W., to lat. 47[deg]00'00''
N., long. 118[deg]00'00'' W.; thence to the point of origin.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 2, 2014.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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