[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14140-14141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5860]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6950-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Certification and Averaging, Banking, and 
Trading Program for Non-Road Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 
Kilowatts

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: Certification and Averaging, 
Banking, and Trading Program for Non-road Spark-Ignition Engines At or 
Below 19 Kilowatts, OMB Control Number 2060-0338, expiration date 
February 28, 2001. 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 April 9, 2001.

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ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1695.07 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0338, 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. 1695.07. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Joe Hresko at 202-564-9275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certification and Averaging, Banking, and Trading Program 
for Non-road Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0338, EPA ICR Number 1695.07, expiration date 
February 28, 2001. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: This request is a renewal of an existing ICR (OMB #2060-
0338) which covers applications for engine emission certification and 
the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT) program by manufacturers of 
Spark Ignition (SI) nonroad engines. The information to be collected 
consists of descriptions of engine emission control systems, test 
results and sales information. This data is reviewed to verify that 
necessary tests have been performed and the manufacturers' product 
lines meet emission standards. The emission values achieved during 
certification testing greatly influences the ABT credits for an engine 
family. For example, if a manufacturer does a certification test for an 
engine and gets a value of 10 for a pollutant. It is common for a 
manufacturer to use this value in ABT calculations. Manufacturers 
electing to participate in the ABT are also required to submit 
information regarding the calculation, actual generation and usage of 
credits in the certification application, and final report. These 
reports are used for certification and enforcement purposes. 
Manufacturers will also maintain records for eight years on the engine 
families included in the program. For clarification purposes, 
throughout this ICR Supporting Statement the category of nonroad SI 
engines is comprised of non-handheld engines and handheld engines. It 
has been estimated that a total of 54 manufacturers will respond to 
this collection with an approximate cost of $6,573,440.
    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 December 
11, 2000 (65 FR 77373); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 73 
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: Non-road SI Engine Manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Response: Bi-annually, Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 47,736.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $3,240,000.
    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. 1695.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0338 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: February 27, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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