[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 251 (Friday, December 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 83006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33353]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6926-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Marine Engine Manufacturer Production Line 
Testing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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 
Production Line Testing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, OMB 
Control No. 2060-0323, 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.1725.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0323, 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, NW., 
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. 1725.03. 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 Production Line Testing Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Requirements (OMB Control No. 2060-0323; EPA ICR No. 
1725.03), expiring December 31, 2000. This is a request for extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Production Line Testing Program (PLT) is a self-audit 
program, promulgated under the authority of section 213(d) of the CAA, 
in which marine engine manufacturers test engines as they leave the 
assembly line. Its objective is for EPA and the manufacturers to 
determine with statistical certainty whether new engines in fact comply 
with emission standards. By detecting problems while engines are still 
in production, noncomformities are detected and corrected before 
engines are introduced into commerce or soon after production when 
engines are most easily located. EPA uses the data obtained through the 
PLT to determine compliance with emission regulations and whether a 
Selective Enforcement Audit is needed. 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 57 
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: 19,300 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/ Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $2,821,160.
    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. 1725.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0323 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: December 19, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 00-33353 Filed 12-28-00; 8:45 am]
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