[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34158-34161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13855]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7774-5; Docket ID Numbers: OAR-2004-0058 to OAR-2004-0062]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Request for Comment on Five Proposed Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs)

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 submit five 
continuing Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew five existing 
approved collections. These ICRs are scheduled to expire between August 
31, 2004 and December 31, 2004 as listed below. Refer to section 
INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ICRS for information pertaining to each 
individual ICR. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the appropriate docket ID 
number listed under each ICR title (see below), to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nydia Y. Reyes-Morales, Mail Code 
6403J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone

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number: (202) 343-9264; fax number: (202) 343-2804; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for each 
ICR. The docket number of each ICR is listed below under the ICR title. 
The dockets are available for public viewing at the Air and Radiation 
Docket 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 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 obtain a copy of the draft 
collection of information, 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 appropriate docket ID 
number as identified below.
    Any comments related to these ICRs should be submitted to EPA 
within 60 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.

Information for all ICRS

    The information requested under all ICRs 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.
    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.
    An estimated burden is provided for each ICR. 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.

Information for Individual ICR

    (1) Title: Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers; EPA ICR 
Number 1826.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0369, expiring on 9/30/2004.
    Docket Number: OAR-2004-0058.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by these actions 
are manufacturers of nonroad compression-ignition engine and equipment 
manufacturers, and post-manufacture marinizers.
    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. To comply with the new 
standards, engine manufacturers may make changes to engine designs. 
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 reports of their activities under the program.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden is estimated to average 146 hours per participating equipment 
manufacturer or post-manufacture marinizer and 72 hours per engine 
manufacturer.
    (2) Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for 
Nonroad Compression-ignition Engines and On-highway Heavy Duty Engines; 
EPA ICR Number 1684.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0287, expiring on 9/30/
2004.
    Docket Number: OAR-2004-0059.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by these actions 
are manufacturers of nonroad compression-ignition engines.
    Abstract: This information collection is requested under the 
authority of Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 
Under this Title, EPA is charged with issuing certificates of 
conformity for those engines which comply with applicable emission 
standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines may be 
legally introduced into commerce. Certification requirements

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for compression-ignition engines are set forth at 40 CFR part 89. To 
apply for a certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to 
submit descriptions of their planned production line, including 
detailed descriptions of the emission control system, and test data. 
This information is organized by ``engine family'' groups expected to 
have similar emission characteristics. There are also recordkeeping and 
labeling requirements. Manufacturers electing to participate in the 
AB&T Program are also required to submit information regarding the 
calculation of projected and actual generation and usage of credits in 
an initial report, end-of-the-year report and final report. These 
reports are used for certification and enforcement purposes. 
Manufacturers need to maintain records for eight years on the engine 
families participating in the program. In this notice, former ICR 
0011.08 (``Selective Enforcement Auditing and Recordkeeping 
Requirements for On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines, Nonroad Large 
Compression Ignition Engines, and On-Highway Light-Duty Vehicles and 
Light-Duty Trucks,'' OMB Control Number 2060-0064, expired on 8/31/
1999) is being incorporated into ICR 1684.06. This action is undertaken 
to consolidate information requirements for the same industry into one 
ICR, for simplification. With this consolidation, we combine the burden 
associated with the certification, AB&T and SEA programs for non-road 
compression-ignition engines. Portions of former ICR 1897.04 
(``Information Requirements for Nonroad Diesel Engines (Nonroad Large 
SI Engines and Marine Diesel Engines)'' OMB Control Number 2060-0460, 
expiring on 10/31/2004) related to certification requirements for 
marine compression-ignition engines are also being incorporated into 
ICR 1684.06. With this consolidation, we combine all the certification 
and compliance burden associated with the compression-ignition engine 
industry.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden is estimated to average 327 hours per respondent for the on-
highway certification program, 333 hours per respondent for the on-
highway AB&T program; 284 hours per respondent for the nonroad 
certification program, and 460 hours per respondent for the nonroad 
AB&T program.
    (3) Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for 
Nonroad Spark-ignition Engines; EPA ICR Number 1695.08, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0338, expiring on 9/30/2004.
    Docket Number: OAR-2004-0060.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by these actions 
are manufacturers of nonroad spark-ignition engines.
    Abstract: This information collection is requested under the 
authority of Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 
Under this Title, EPA is charged with issuing certificates of 
conformity for those engines which comply with applicable emission 
standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines may be 
legally introduced into commerce. Certification requirements for spark-
ignition engines are set forth at 40 CFR part 90. To apply for a 
certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit 
descriptions of their planned production line, including detailed 
descriptions of the emission control system, and test data. This 
information is organized by ``engine family'' groups expected to have 
similar emission characteristics. The emission values achieved during 
certification testing are used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading 
(ABT) Program. The program allows manufacturers to bank credits for 
engine families that emit below the standard and use the credits for 
families that are above the standard, or trade banked credits with 
other manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary. 
There are also recordkeeping and labeling requirements. In this notice, 
former ICR 1845.03 (``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,'' OMB Control Number 2060-0427, expiring on 3/31/2007) is 
being incorporated into ICR 1695.08 . This action is undertaken to 
consolidate certification and compliance information requirements for 
spark-ignition engines below 19 kW into one ICR for simplification. 
Portions of former ICR 1897.04 (``Information Requirements for Nonroad 
Diesel Engines (Nonroad Large SI Engines and Marine Diesel Engines),'' 
OMB Control Number 2060-0460, expiring on 10/31/2004) related to 
certification requirements for spark ignition engines above 19 kW are 
also being incorporated into ICR 1695.08. With this consolidation, we 
combine all the certification and compliance burden associated with the 
spark-ignition engine industry.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden is estimated to average 916 hours per respondent for the 
certification program, 6,709 hours for the PLT program, 705 hours for 
the In-use program and 528 hours for the SEA Program.
    (4) Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for 
Marine Engines; EPA ICR Number 1722.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0321, 
expiring on 9/30/2004.
    Docket Number: OAR-2004-0061.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by these actions 
are manufacturers of marine spark-ignition engines.
    Abstract: Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et 
seq.; CAA), EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for 
certain spark-ignition engines used to propel marine vessels that 
comply with applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be 
issued before engines may be legally introduced into commerce. To apply 
for a certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit 
descriptions of their planned production line, including detailed 
descriptions of the emission control system and engine emission test 
data. This information is organized by ``engine family'' groups 
expected to have similar emission characteristics. To comply with the 
corporate average emission standard, manufacturers must use the 
Averaging, Banking and Trading Program (AB&T) and must submit 
information regarding the calculation, actual generation and usage of 
emission credits in an initial report, end-of-the-year report, and 
final report. These reports are used for engine family certification, 
that is, to insure pre-production compliance with emissions 
requirements, and enforcement purposes. Manufacturers must maintain 
records for eight years on the engine families included in the program. 
In this notice, former ICRs 1725.03 (``Marine Engine Manufacturers 
Assembly-Line Testing Reporting & Recordkeeping Requirements, `` OMB 
Control Number 2060-0323, expiring on 9/30/2004) and 1726.03 (``Marine 
Engine Manufacturer Based In-Use Emission Testing Program,'' OMB Number 
2060-0322, expiring on 10/31/2004) are being incorporated into ICR 
1684.06. This action is undertaken to consolidate information 
requirements for the same industry into one ICR, for simplification. 
With this consolidation, we combine the burden associated with the 
certification, AB&T, PLT and In-use Testing programs for marine spark-
ignition engines. Under the Production-line Testing (PLT) Program, 
manufacturers are required to 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

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the In-use Testing Program, manufacturers are required to test engines 
after a number of hours of use to verify that they comply with emission 
standards throughout their useful lives. There are recordkeeping 
requirements in all programs.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden is estimated to average 3,865 hours per respondent for the 
certification program, 1,930 hours per respondent for the PLT program 
and 2,041 hours per respondent for in-use program.
    (5) Title: Information Requirements for Locomotive and Locomotive 
Engines; EPA ICR Number 1800.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0392, expiring 
on 12/31/2004.
    Docket Number: OAR-2004-0062.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by these actions 
are manufacturers and remanufacturers of locomotives and locomotive 
engines.
    Abstract: The Clean Air Act requires manufacturers and 
remanufacturers of locomotives and locomotive engines to obtain a 
certificate of conformity with applicable emission standards before 
they may be legally introduced their products into commerce. To apply 
for a certificate of conformity, respondents are required to submit 
descriptions of their planned production, including detailed 
descriptions of emission control systems and test data. This 
information is organized by ``engine family'' groups expected to have 
similar emission characteristics and is submitted every year, at the 
beginning of the model year. Respondents electing to participate in the 
Averaging, Banking and Trading (AB&T) Program are also required to 
submit information regarding the calculation, actual generation and 
usage of credits in quarterly reports, and an end-of-the-year report. 
Under the Production-line Testing (PLT) Program, manufacturers are 
required to test a sample of engines as they leave the assembly line. 
The Installation Audit Program requires remanufacturers to audit the 
installation of a sample of remanufactured engines. These self-audit 
programs (collectively referred to as the ``PLT Program'') allow 
manufacturers and remanufacturers to monitor compliance with 
statistical certainty and minimize the cost of correcting errors 
through early detection. Under the In-use Testing Program, 
manufacturers and remanufacturers are required to test locomotives 
after a number of years of use to verify that they comply with emission 
standards throughout their useful lives. There are recordkeeping 
requirements in all programs.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden associated with the certification program is estimated to 
average 203 hours per manufacturer and 159 per remanufacturer. 
Respondents electing to participate in the AB&T program spend 278 hours 
per year on average. The annual burden associated with participation in 
the PLT Program is 183 hours for manufacturers and 155 for 
remanufacturers. In-use testing burden is 155 hours for manufacturers 
and 60 hours for remanufacturers.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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