[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 233 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75697-75698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30808]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6911-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Spark-Ignition Marine Engine Application for 
Emission Certification and, Participation in the Averaging, Banking, 
and Trading Program

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: Spark-Ignition Marine Engine 
Application for Emission Certification and Participation in the 
Averaging, Banking, and Trading Program, OMB Control Number 2060-0321, 
expiration date December 31, 2000. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost and, where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1722.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0321, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download from the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1722.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact: William Rutledge

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in the Certification and Compliance Division of the Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality; telephone (202) 564-9297, email address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Spark-Ignition Marine Engine Application for Emission 
Certification and Participation in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading 
Program OMB Control Number 2060-0321, EPA ICR No. 1722.03, expiring 
December 31, 2000. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    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 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 detailed 
descriptions of the emission control system and engine emission test 
data. This information is organized by ``engine family'' groups 
expected to have similar emission characteristics. To comply with the 
corporate average emission standard, manufacturers must use the 
Averaging, Banking and Trading Program (AB&T) and must submit 
information regarding the calculation, actual generation and usage of 
emission credits in an initial report, end-of-the-year report, and 
final report. These reports are used for engine family certification, 
that is, to insure pre-production compliance with emissions 
requirements, and enforcement purposes. There are also record-keeping 
requirements. Manufacturers must maintain records for eight years on 
the engine families included in the program.
    This information is collected by the Engine Programs Group (EPG), 
Certification and Compliance Division (CCD), Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to provide 
assurance of compliance with certain minimal requirements for 
certification. Besides CCD, this information could be used by EPA's 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the 
Department of Justice for enforcement purposes. Information that is not 
confidential business information (CBI) is also disclosed in a public 
database and through EPA's Internet web site. It is used by trade 
associations, environmental groups, and the public. The information is 
usually submitted in an electronic format, and it is stored in CCD's 
certification database.
    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 on August 31, 
2000 (65 FR 53005). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 152 
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

    Respondents/Affected Entities: Engine manufacturers (SIC 3519).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 38,647 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $1,881.80.
    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1722.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0321 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 28, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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