[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15399-15400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8421]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5984-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Information Requirements for 
Importation of Nonconforming Marine Engines, OMB Control Number 2060-
0320, expiration date: 5/31/98. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and expected burden and cost; where appropriate, 
it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at 
Farmer.S[email protected] or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1723.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming 
Marine Engines, OMB #2060-0320, expiring 5/31/98. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    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 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 B--
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 Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on 1/6/98 (63 FR 559); no comments were received.
    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

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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 responses / year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,550.
    Estimated Total Annualized Costs Burden: $77,500.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1723.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0320 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460
    and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20503

    Dated: March 26, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-8421 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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