[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46167-46168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15745]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7949-9; Docket ID Number: OAR-2005-0120]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for 
Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks 
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1285.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0132

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 the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This ICR is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2005. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue 
to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2005-
0120 to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail 
to [email protected], or by mail to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nydia Y. Reyes-Morales, Mail Code 
6403J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 May 31, 2005, (70 FR 30943), 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-2005-0120, 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 Avenue, 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 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 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, confidential business 
information (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: Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-
Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (40 CFR part 86, subpart L) 
(Renewal).
    Abstract: Section 206(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, contains 
nonconformance penalty provisions (NCP) that allow manufacturers to 
introduce into commerce heavy-duty engines or vehicles (including 
light-duty trucks) which fail to conform with certain emission 
standards upon payment of a monetary penalty. Manufacturers who elect 
to use NCPs are require to test production engines and vehicles to 
determine the extent of their nonconformity and conduct a Production 
Compliance Audit (PCA). The collection activities of the nonconformance 
penalty program include periodic reports and other information 
(including the results of emission testing conducted during the PCA). 
CCD will use this information to ensure that manufacturers are 
complying with the regulations and that appropriate nonconformance 
penalties are being paid. Responses to this collection are voluntary.
    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 196 
hours per response. 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: Automobile Manufacturers; Light 
Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturers; Heavy Duty Truck 
Manufacturers; Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturers; Motor 
Vehicle Body Manufacturers; Construction Machinery Manufacturers; 
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery 
Manufacturers; Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component 
Manufacturers; Other Engine Equipment Manufacturers; Other Motor 
Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,178.

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    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $94,998, which includes $0 annualized 
capital/startup costs, $18,180 annual O&M costs, and $76,818 annual 
labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
burden hours currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 
Burdens.

    Dated: July 28, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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