[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57911-57912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21705]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0061, FRL-7820-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Emission Certification and Compliance Requirements for 
Marine Spark-ignition Engines (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1722.04, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0321

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 9/30/2004. 
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 October 28, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2004-
0061, 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, Mail Code 
6403J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9264; fax number: 
(202) 343-2804; 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 June 18, 2004 (69 FR 34158), 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 
number OAR-2004-0061, 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 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

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electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: Emission Certification and Compliance Requirements for 
Marine Spark-ignition Engines (Renewal).
    Abstract: Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et 
seq.; the Act), 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, marine spark-ignition engine 
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 for 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 1722.04 . 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, Production-
line Testing (PLT) and In-use Testing programs for marine spark-
ignition engines. Under the 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 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.
    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 Testing and AB&T 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 4,029 
hours per respondent. 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 marine spark-
ignition engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 40,293.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,240,875 includes $200,966 O&M 
costs, $0 annualized capital costs, and $2,039,909 labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,619 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to the fact that we are 
consolidating three ICRs (1722.03, 1725.03, and 1726.03) into 1722.04, 
as explained above. The increase in burden is, therefore, due to an 
adjustment to the estimates.

    Dated: September 21, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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