[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39463-39464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14827]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0086, FRL-7780-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of 
Nonconforming Marine Engines, EPA ICR Number 1723.04, OMB Control 
Number 2060-0320

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 a 
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 2004 November 
30. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2004-
0086, 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, Mailcode 
6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Chen, Certification and 
Compliance Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood 
Dr, Ann Arbor MI 48105, (734) 214-4122, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2004-0086, which is 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 docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR 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.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
individuals and businesses importing marine engines.
    Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming 
Marine Engines.
    Abstract: Individuals and businesses importing marine engines, 
including outboard engines and personal water craft, request approval 
for engine importations. The collection of this information is 
mandatory (40 CFR 89.601 et seq. , 91.701 et seq. , & 94.801 et seq. 
and Clean Air Act Sections 203 and 208) in order to ensure compliance 
of nonconforming engines with Federal emissions requirements. Joint EPA 
and Customs regulations at 40 CFR 89.601 et seq., 40 CFR 91.701 et 
seq., 40 CFR 94.801 et seq., and 19 CFR 12.74 promulgated under the 
authority of Clean Air Act Sections 203 and 208 give authority for the 
collection of information. This authority was extended to nonroad 
engines under section 213(d). The information is used by program 
personnel to ensure that all Federal emission requirements concerning 
imported nonconforming engines are met. Any information submitted to 
the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made, is safeguarded 
according to policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart 
B--Confidentiality of Business Information (see CFR 2), and the public 
is not permitted access to information containing personal or 
organizational identifiers. 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.
    Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 1,000 respondents annually 
will, on average, import nonconforming marine engines 3.1 times each 
year. Each importation will require one half hour to prepare and submit 
the required information, yielding a total burden of 1550 hours. The 
total cost associated with this reporting burden is $77,500. 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

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

    Dated: June 21, 2004.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 04-14827 Filed 6-29-04; 8:45 am]
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