[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10708-10709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5605]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7154-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Exclusions

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 EPA is planning to consolidate 
and submit the following continuing Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Motor Vehicle 
Exclusion Determinations, EPA ICR Number 0012.11, OMB Control Number 
2060-0124, expiration date 05/31/02; and Exclusion Determinations for 
New Non-Road Spark-ignited Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts, New 
Compression-ignited Engines at or Above 37 Kilowatts, New Marine 
Engines, New On-road Heavy Duty Engines and Locomotive Engines, EPA ICR 
Number 1852.01, OMB Control Number 2060-0395, expiration date 05/31/02. 
EPA ICR No. 1852.01 is being consolidated into EPA ICR No. 0012.11. 
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection as described below.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the ICR, contact Chestine Payton at EPA by 
phone at (202) 564-9328, by e-mail at [email protected], 
or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 0012.11

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chestine Payton, Telephone (202) 564-
9328. Facsimile 202-564-9328, E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
businesses or other for-profit organizations, including manufacturers 
of vehicles and importers of racing vehicles.
    Title: Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determinations, EPA ICR Number 
0012.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0124, expiration date 05/31/02; and 
Exclusion Determinations for New Non-Road Spark-ignited Engines at or 
Below 19 Kilowatts, New Compression-ignited Engines at or Above 37 
Kilowatts, New Marine Engines, New On-road Heavy Duty Engines and 
Locomotive Engines, EPA ICR Number 1852.01, and OMB Control Number 
2060-0395, expiration date 05/31/02. This is a request for an extension 
of currently approved collections.
    Abstract: The EPA Office Transportation and Air Quality's 
Certification and Compliance Division, determines whether a vehicle is 
excluded from requirements under the Clean Air Act (ACT) based on the 
criteria listed in 40 CFR 85.1701--Exclusions and Exemption of Motor 
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines. A manufacturer may make an 
exclusion determination by itself; however, manufacturers and importers 
may routinely request EPA to make such a determination to ensure that 
their determination does not differ from EPA's. Only needed information 
such as engine type, horsepower rating, intended usage, etc., is 
requested to make an exclusion determination. A manufacturer who 
desires a determination by the EPA as to whether a particular type of 
vehicle is excluded from coverage under the ACT must submit vehicle 
specifications such as size, use, and top speed. This ensures that 
motor vehicles which may be legally operated or are capable of being 
legally operated on streets or highways will not be imported under a 
racing vehicle exclusion. Some types of engines are excluded from 
compliance with current regulations. EPA ICR No. 1852.10, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0395, is being consolidated into EPA ICR No. 0012.11, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0294. This consolidation will eliminate the need 
for similar ICRs with the same requirements.
    Responses to this collection are voluntary. The information is 
collected by the Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Certification and Compliance Division. Confidentiality 
to 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 EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 
hours per respondent. The proposed frequency of response is on occasion 
and the estimated number of likely respondents is 210 per year. 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.

    Dated: March 4, 2002.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 02-5605 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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