[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45058-45059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22656]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6150-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Exclusions

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: Exclusion Determinations for 
New Non-road Spark-ignited Engines at and Below 19 Kilowatts, New 
Compression-ignited Engines at or Above 37 Kilowatts, New Marine 
Engines, and New On-road Heavy Duty Engines, EPA ICR Number 1852.01, 
Previous OMB Control Number 2060-0124, expiration date: 01/31/99, 
renewal. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its expected burden and cost; where

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appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
at (202) 260-2740, by email at [email protected], or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1852.01.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Exclusion Determination for New Nonroad Spark-ignited 
Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts, New Compression-ignited Engines at or 
Above 37 Kilowatts, New Marine Engines, and New On road Heavy Duty 
Engines, EPA ICR Number 1852.01, Previous OMB Control Number 2060-0124, 
expiration date: 01/31/99. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Some types of engines are excluded from compliance with 
current regulations. A manufacturer may make an exclusion determination 
by itself; however, manufacturers and importers may routinely request 
EPA to make such determination to ensure that their determination does 
not differ from EPA's. Only needed information such as engine type, 
horsepower rating, intended usage, etc., is requested to make an 
exclusion determination.
    Responses to this collection are voluntary. The information is 
collected by the Engine Compliance Programs Group, Engine Programs and 
Compliance Division, Office of Mobile Sources, Office of Air and 
Radiation. Confidentiality to proprietary information is granted 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. 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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published at 63 FR 80 
(4/27/98); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.6 
hours per respondent. 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: engine manufacturers and importers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 16.25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Labor Cost: $717.50.
    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. and OMB Control No. in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460;

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-22656 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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