[Federal Register: January 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 15)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0904; FRL-8518-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Marine Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal);
EPA ICR No. 1722.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0321
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 February 22,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0904, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 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 NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54654), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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-2007-0904, which is available for online viewing at
http://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 http://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 http://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 http://www.regulations.gov
.
Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Marine Spark-ignition Engines (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1722.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0321.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2008.
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: Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et
seq.; CAA), EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for
certain spark-ignition (SI) engines used to propel marine vessels 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 descriptions
of the emission control system, and engine emission test data. This
information is organized by ``engine family.'' An engine family is a
group of engines expected to have similar emission characteristics.
There are also record-keeping requirements. Under the regulations
governing marine SI engines, manufacturers must use the Averaging,
Banking, and Trading Program (ABT) and must submit information
regarding the calculation, actual generation, and usage of emission
credits in a certification application, an end-of-the-year report, and
final report. These reports are used for certification and enforcement
purposes. The Act also mandates EPA to verify that manufacturers have
successfully translated their certified prototype engines 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 increases efficiency
and reduces the cost of correcting misbuilds and other errors made in
the assembly line. Under the In-use Testing Program (In-use),
manufacturers are required to test engines after a number of years of
use to verify that they comply with emission standards throughout their
useful lives.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 154
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
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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: Entities potentially affected by
these actions are manufacturers of marine spark-ignition engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly, and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 26,546.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,608,844, includes $219,223
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 13,747 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to an adjustment in the
total estimated number of responses. Under the previous ICR,
manufacturers could request a waiver from most compliance requirements
(PLT, In-use, etc.) for engine families with technology that was
already in existence as of 1997 if they agreed to completely phase
these families out by 2005. Since the phase out date already passed,
manufacturers are no longer producing those engine families.
Dated: January 16, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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