[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83005-83006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33352]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6926-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Marine Engine Manufacturer-Based In-Use 
Emission Testing 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: Marine Engine Manufacturer-
Based In-Use Emission Testing Program, OMB Control No. 2060-0322, 
expiration date December 31, 2000. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden and cost; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1726.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0322, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 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 off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1726.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Dennis Johnson, Engine Programs Group, 
Certification and Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality at 202-564-9278 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Marine Engine Manufacturer-Based In-Use Emission Testing 
Program (OMB Control No. 2060-0322; EPA ICR No. 1726.03), expiring 
December 31, 2000. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection requires manufacturers of 
marine engines to generate and submit quarterly reports of engine 
information and emissions data generated in the manufacturer's own in-
use testing program. The Engine Programs Group in the Certification and 
Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office 
of Air and Radiation will collect this information and evaluate it to 
determine whether in-use marine engines comply with the emission 
standards set forth in the regulations at 40 CFR part 91.
    The results of the manufacturers in-use testing program will 
primarily be used by the Office of Transportation and Air Quality to 
verify compliance of in-use marine engines; however, emissions data 
generated during this testing becomes public information after the 
testing programs are concluded. Consequently, States and localities may 
also use data generated in mobile source emission inventory estimates. 
Additionally, the Certification and Compliance Division will use the 
exhaust emission data from this testing to evaluate the appropriateness 
of the certification process.
    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 recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 153 
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: Marine engine manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 10,405 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/ Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $694,080.
    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.1726.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0323 in any 
correspondence.


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    Dated: December 19, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 00-33352 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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