[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13053-13054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04411]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1184; FRL 9527-6]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Locomotives and
Locomotive Engines (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``Information Requirements for
Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1800.07,
OMB Control No. 2060-0392) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through February 28, 2013. Public comments
were previously requested via the Federal Register (77 FR 69450) on
November 19, 2012 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows
for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of
the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the
public. 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 28,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1184, 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, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk
Officer for EPA.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; email address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.)
(CAA) charges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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. Under this ICR, EPA
collects information necessary to (1) issue certificates of compliance
with emission statements, and (2) verify compliance with various
programs and regulatory provisions pertaining to locomotives,
locomotive engines, and locomotive remanufacturing kits (collectively
referred to here as ``engines'' for simplicity). To apply for a
certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit
descriptions of their planned production engines, including detailed
descriptions of emission control systems and test data. This
information is organized by ``engine family'' groups expected to have
similar emission characteristics. There are also recordkeeping
requirements. Those manufacturers electing to participate in the
Averaging, Banking and Trading (AB&T) Program are also required to
submit information regarding the calculation, actual generation and
usage of credits in an initial report, end-of-the-year report and final
report. These reports are used for certification and enforcement
purposes. Manufacturers must maintain records for eight years on the
engine families included in the AB&T Program.
The CAA also mandates EPA to verify that manufacturers have
successfully translated their certified prototypes into mass produced
engines, and that these engines comply with emission standards
throughout their useful lives. Under the Production Line Testing (PLT)
Program, manufacturers are required to test a sample of engines as they
leave the assembly line. This self-audit program allows manufacturers
to monitor compliance with statistical certainty and minimize the cost
of correcting errors through early detection. A similar audit program
exists for the installation of locomotive remanufacturing kits. In-use
testing allows manufacturers and EPA to verify compliance with emission
standards throughout the locomotive's useful life. Through Selected
Enforcement Audits (SEAs), EPA verifies that test data submitted by
engine manufacturers is reliable and testing is performed according to
EPA regulations.
The information requested is collected by the Diesel Engine
Compliance Center (DECC), Compliance Division (CD), Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA.
Besides DECC and CD, this information could be used by the Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and the Department of Justice for
enforcement purposes. Non-confidential business information submitted
by respondents to this information collection may be disclosed over the
Internet. That information is used by trade associations, environmental
groups, and the public. Under this ICR, most of the information is
collected in electronic format and stored in CD's databases.
Confidential business information (CBI) is kept confidential in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, EPA regulations at 40
CFR Part 2, and class determinations issued by EPA's Office of General
Counsel. Non-proprietary information submitted by manufacturers is held
as confidential until the specific locomotive or locomotive engine to
which it pertains is available for purchase.
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Form Numbers: 5900-274 (ABT Report); 5900-135 (PLT Report), 5900-
273 (Installation Audit Report), 5900-90 (Annual Production Report)
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are manufacturers of
nonroad equipment and engines
Respondent's obligation to respond: Manufacturers must respond to
this collection if they wish to sell their locomotives, locomotive
engines and locomotive remanufacturing kits in the US, as prescribed by
Section 206(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7521) and 40 CFR Part 1033.
Certification reporting is mandatory (Section 206(a) of CAA (42 U.S.C.
7521) and 40 CFR Part 1033, Subpart C). PLT/Installation Audit
reporting is mandatory (Section 206(b)(1) of CAA and 40 CFR Part 1033,
Subpart D). Participation in ABT is voluntary, but once a manufacturer
has elected to participate, it must submit the required information (40
CFR Part 1033, Subpart H). In-Use reporting is mandatory (40 CFR Part
1033, Subpart F).
Estimated number of respondents: 16 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly, Annually, On Occasion, depending
on the program.
Total estimated burden: 21,543 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $2,862,117 (per year), which includes
$1,558,881 in O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 414 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an adjustment to the estimates
(an increase on the number of respondents).
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-04411 Filed 2-25-13; 8:45 am]
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