# 2026-19499: Painting fridges? EPA renews your reporting chores.

2026-19499, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Surface Coating of Large Household and Commercial Appliances (Renewal), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-09-24, effective Comments may be submitted on or before October 26, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19499
- As of: 2026-10-01
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19499
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Surface Coating of Large Household and Commercial Appliances (Renewal)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 60615
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: Comments may be submitted on or before October 26, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

Painting fridges? EPA renews your reporting chores.

## Summary

The EPA is asking to keep collecting info on how companies coat big household and commercial appliances to make sure pollution rules are followed. This affects businesses that paint or finish large appliances, and the paperwork approval is up for renewal through September 2026. You’ve got until October 26, 2026, to share your thoughts, but no big changes or costs are expected right now.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for the Surface Coating of Large Household and Commercial Appliances (EPA ICR Number 1954.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0457) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 6, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- Which coating facilities must comply: cost, high. If your facility coats large household or commercial appliances, the rule applies to you when hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions are at least 10 tons per year (tpy) of any single HAP or at least 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs. The rule covers both existing facilities and "new" facilities (t…
- Mandatory reporting creates time and dollar burden: cost, high. Owners/operators of affected facilities must provide initial notifications, performance tests, periodic reports, and records under 40 CFR part 63, subpart NNNN. EPA estimates 10 respondents, a total annual burden of 4,380 hours, and total annualized costs of $606,000 (including $7,370 in annualized…

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## Sources
- [2026-19499 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19499/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-19499 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19499.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19499 (as of 2026-10-01).