[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52323-52324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21268]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060; FRL 9521-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification and Compliance
Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0060 to (1) EPA 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, Air and Radiation Docket
(28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Mail Code
6403J NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; email address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the
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procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On March 28, 2012 (77 FR
18802), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d).
EPA received no comments during the comment period. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air 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 8:30
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 Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, confidential business information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-
Ignition Engines (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1695.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0338.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2012.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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: This information collection is requested under the
authority of Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).
Under this Title, EPA is charged with issuing certificates of
conformity for those engines that comply with applicable emission
standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines may be
legally introduced into commerce. To apply for a certificate of
conformity, manufacturers are required to submit descriptions of their
planned production line, including detailed descriptions of the
emission control system, and test data. This information is organized
by ``engine family'' groups expected to have similar emission
characteristics. The emission values achieved during certification
testing may also be used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT)
Program. The program allows manufacturers to bank credits for engine
families that emit below the standard and use the credits for families
that emit above the standard. They may also trade banked credits with
other manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary.
Different categories of spark-ignition engines may also be required to
comply with production-line testing and in-use testing. There are also
recordkeeping and labeling requirements. For this renewal, former ICR
1722.06 (``Emission Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Spark-Ignition Marine Engine, OMB Control Number 2060-0321) and former
ICR 2251.03 (Control of Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines
and Equipment, OMB Control Number 2060-0603) were incorporated into ICR
1695.10. This action was undertaken to consolidate certification and
compliance information requirements for spark-ignition engines into one
ICR for simplification. With this consolidation, we combine the entire
certification and compliance burden associated with the spark-ignition
engine industry. This information is collected electronically by the
Gas Engine Compliance Center (GECC), Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and Radiation of
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. GECC uses this information to
ensure that manufacturers are in compliance with applicable regulations
and the Clean Air Act (CAA). It may also be used by EPA's Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the Department of
Justice for enforcement purposes. Non-Confidential Business Information
(CBI) may be disclosed on OTAQ's Web site or upon request under the
Freedom of Information Act to trade associations, environmental groups,
and the public.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 83
hours 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Manufacturers of nonroad spark-
ignition engines and marine spark-ignition engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 354.
Frequency of Response: Annual or on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 265,475 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $27,238,590, which includes $9,604,355
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 98,711 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. There is a decrease in burden from the previous
ICR. This reduction is due primarily to the following reasons: (1) The
fact that most applications for certification are now carry-overs,
which require minimal time to prepare; and (2) the use of a web-based
system where manufacturers can submit their responses, including
applications for certification and reports under the other compliance
programs included in this ICR.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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