[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22549-22550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11282]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6974-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers

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: Transition Program for 
Equipment Manufacturers, OMB Control Number 2060-0369, expiration date: 
April 30, 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 June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1826.02 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0369 to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
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.1826.02. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, tel.: 
(202) 564-9264; fax: (202) 565-2057; or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   
    Title: Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers, EPA ICR 
Number 1826.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0369, expiration date: April 
30, 2001. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: In August 1998, EPA established emission standards (Tier 
I standards) for engines under 37 kW, and tightened existing standards 
(Tier II standards) for engines above 37 kW. These regulations are 
likely to cause some engine design changes. During the rulemaking 
process, some equipment manufacturers expressed concerns about delays 
in notification from engine manufacturers about engine design changes. 
These design changes can create problems in fitting the engine to the 
equipment. Consequently, equipment manufacturers would be unable to 
sell the volume of equipment they planned for, since they would need to 
redesign their equipment before any products could be sold. In an 
effort to provide original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with some 
flexibility in complying with the regulations, EPA created the 
Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM). Under the 
program, OEMs are allowed to use a number of noncompliant engines 
(uncertified engines rated below 37 kW or Tier I engines rated at or 
above 37 kW) in their equipment for up to seven years after the 
effective date of the standards. Participation in the program is 
voluntary. Participating OEMs and engine manufacturers who provide the 
noncompliant engines to the OEMs are required to keep records and 
submit

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reports of their activities under the program.
    The information is collected for compliance purposes by the Engine 
Programs Group, Certification and Compliance Division, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 
Confidentiality of 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 on December 
29, 2000, (65 FR 83004). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 146 
hours per equipment manufacturer or post-manufacture marinizer, and 72 
hours per engine manufacturer. 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: Nonroad compression ignition engine 
and equipment manufacturers and post-manufacture marinizers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 548.
    Frequency of Response: Equipment manufacturers and post-manufacture 
marinizers: On occasion. Engine manufacturers: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 66,647 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $18,611.
    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.1826.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0369 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 25, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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