[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23918]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7065-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Retrofit/Rebuild Requirements for 1993 and 
Earlier Model Year Urban Buses

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: Retrofit/Rebuild Requirements 
for 1993 and Earlier Model Year Urban Buses, OMB Control Number 2060-
0302, expiration September 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 October 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1702.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2060-0302 to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 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, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 260-4901, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1702.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Anthony Erb, tel: (202) 564-9259; fax: 
(202) 565-2957 ; or email: erb.anthony @epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Retrofit/Rebuild Requirements for 1993 and Earlier Model 
Year Urban Buses; OMB Control No.2060-0302; EPA ICR No. 1702.03; 
expiration September 30, 2001. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 219 (d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), as amended in 
1990, required that the EPA promulgate regulations for urban buses 
that: (a) operate in Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or 
consolidated MSA's with a 1980 population of 750,000 or more (the 
program could be expanded in the future to MSA's of less than 750,000, 
under section 219(c) of the CAA); (b) are not subject to the 1994 or 
later urban bus standards; and (c) have their engines replaced or 
rebuilt after January 1, 1995. The CAA Amendments require the subject 
urban buses be retrofitted to comply with an emission standard that 
reflects the best retrofit technology and maintenance practices 
reasonably achievable. Under these provisions, EPA has set requirements 
for pre-1994 model year urban buses that are effective after January 1, 
1995, when urban bus engines are rebuilt or replaced. The program 
requires that the particulate emissions level of the urban bus engines 
be reduced to a level below the engines' original particulate level 
through the use of retrofit/rebuild equipment that is certified by EPA. 
The program will phase itself out as pre-1994 are mandatory. All the 
information required by this collection is needed for the 
implementation and the activities of various EPA programs. The 
information is collected by the Engine Programs Group, Certification 
and Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 
Office of Air and Radiation. Specific certification information 
submitted by manufacturers is held as confidential. 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 May 8, 2001 
(66 FR 23254); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 20 
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: Manufacturers of retrofit equipment 
and urban bus fleet operators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 159.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,709.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $105,700.
    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. 1702.03 and OMB Control No. 2060-0302 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 12, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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