[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62067-62068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27479]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2003-0145, FRL-7581-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Production Line Testing, In-use 
Testing, and Selective Enforcement Auditing Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements for Manufacturers of Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or 
Below 19 Kilowatts, EPA ICR Number 1845.03, OMB Control Number 2060-
0427

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 10/31/2003. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 1, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2003-
0145, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail 
to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Ms. Nydia Y. Reyes-Morales, 
Certification and Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, Mail Code 6403J, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-9264; fax number: 202-565-2057; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On August 4, 2003 (68 FR 45815), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OAR-2003-0145, which is available for public viewing at the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 
The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public docket is 
available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. 
Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing 
of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in 
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified 
above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA 
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide 
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is 
placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although 
identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as 
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not 
included in the official public docket, and will not be available for 
public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic 
docket, see EPA's Federal Register notice describing the electronic 
docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: Production Line Testing, In-use Testing, and Selective 
Enforcement Auditing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 
Manufacturers of Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or Below 19 
Kilowatts.

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    Abstract: Title II of the Clean Air Act requires engine 
manufacturers to obtain a certificate of conformity with applicable 
emission standards for engine prototypes before they may legally 
introduce their products into commerce. The Act also mandates EPA to 
verify that manufacturers have successfully translated their certified 
engine prototypes into mass produced engines and that these engines 
comply with emission standards throughout their useful lives. EPA 
emission regulations pertaining to spark-ignition engines rated at or 
below 19 kilowatts are codified at 40 CFR part 90.
    Under the Production Line Testing (PLT) Program, manufacturers test 
a sample of engines as they leave the assembly line. This self-audit 
program allows manufacturers to monitor compliance with statistical 
certainty and minimize the cost of correcting errors through early 
detection. Under the Voluntary In-use Testing Program, manufacturers 
test engines after a number of years of use to verify that the engines 
comply with emission standards throughout their useful lives. 
Participation in the In-use Testing Program is voluntary for Phase 2 SI 
engine families.
    Sections 206(b) and 213(d) of the Act also mandate that EPA conduct 
testing of a sample of certified engines to determine if these engines 
do in fact conform with the applicable emission regulations. Under the 
Selective Enforcement Audit (SEA) Program, EPA selects a number of 
engines to be taken directly from the assembly line and tested 
according to EPA specifications. These audits are performed to ensure 
that test data submitted by manufacturers is reliable and testing is 
performed according to EPA regulations. All SI engine manufacturers are 
subject to be audited. Participation in the SEA program is mandatory.
    The information requested by this information collection is used to 
enforce different provisions of the Act and maintain the integrity of 
the overall emissions reduction program. Data generated through the 
PLT, In-use and SEA programs may be used to evaluate future 
applications for certification, to identify potential issues, and as 
basis to suspend or revoke the certificate of conformity of those 
engines that fail. There are recordkeeping requirements in all 
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. Confidentiality of proprietary 
information submitted by manufacturers 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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 529 
hours per respondent for the Production Line Testing Program, 354 hours 
per respondent for the In-use Testing Program and 127 hours per 
respondent for the Selective Enforcement Auditing Program. 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 spark ignition 
engines rated at or below 19 kilowatts.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 59.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, quarterly and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 27,197.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,591,487, which includes $197,533 
annualized O&M costs and $1,393,945 labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 53,186 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the elimination of a 
learning curve previously accounted for (respondents are already 
sufficiently familiar with this information collection requirements) 
and a significant increase in electronic reporting. The decrease in 
burden is, therefore, due to an adjustment to the estimates.

    Dated: October 27, 2003.
Doreen Sterling,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 03-27479 Filed 10-30-03; 8:45 am]
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