[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 559-560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-242]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5947-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;
Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of
Nonconforming Marine Engines
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Information
Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Marine Engines, OMB
Control Number 2060-0320. 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 March 9, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without
charge by contacting: Vehicle Programs and Compliance Division, 401 M
Street, S.W. (6405J), Washington, D.C. 20460, Attn: Imports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Leonard Lazarus, telephone (202) 564-9240, telefax (202) 564-9596.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action
include individuals and businesses importing marine engines, including
outboard engines and personal watercraft.
Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming
Marine Engines, EPA Control Number 2060-0320, expiration date May 31,
1997.
Abstract: Individuals and businesses importing marine engines,
including outboard engines and personal watercraft, request approval
for engine importations. The collection of this information is
mandatory in order to
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ensure compliance of nonconforming engines with Federal emissions
requirements. Joint EPA and Customs regulations at 40 CFR 91.701 et
seq. and 19 CFR 12.74 promulgated under the authority of Clean Air Act
Sections 203 and 208 give authority for the collection of information.
This authority was extended to nonroad engines under Section 213(d).
The information is used by program personnel to ensure that all Federal
emission requirements concerning imported nonconforming engines are
met. Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of
confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to policies set forth
in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart Confidentiality of Business
Information (see CFR 2), and the public is not permitted access to
information containing personal or organizational identifiers. 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
are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(1) 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.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5
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; 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: Individuals and businesses importing
marine engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: 3.1 responses/year.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,100.
Estimated Total Annualized Costs Burden: $77,500.
Dated: December 29, 1997.
Richard D. Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-242 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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