[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51777-51778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17355]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2005-0121; FRL-7963-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exclusion Determinations for New 
Non-Road Spark-Ignited Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts, New Non-Road 
Compression-Ignited Engines, New Marine Engines, and New On-Road Heavy 
Duty Engines (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1852.03; OMB Control Number 
2060-0395

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 ICR is scheduled to expire on 
August 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 30, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2005-
0121, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email 
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, 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

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6403J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9264; fax number: 
(202) 343-2804; email 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-2005-0121, 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 www.epa.gov/edocket.
    Title: Exclusion Determinations for New Non-road Spark-ignited 
Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts, New Non-road Compression-ignited 
Engines, New Marine Engines, and New On-road Heavy Duty Engines 
(Renewal)
    Abstract: Under the provisions of the Clean Air Act (Act), the 
Administrator is required to promulgate regulations to control air 
pollutant emissions from ``motor vehicles'' and ``non-road engines'', 
as defined in the Act. Motor vehicles and non-road engines not meeting 
the applicable definitions are excluded from compliance with current 
regulations.
    A manufacturer may make an exclusion determination by itself; 
however, manufacturers and importers may routinely request EPA to make 
such determination to ensure that their determination does not differ 
from the Agency's. To request an exclusion determination, manufacturers 
submit a letter with a description of the engine and/or vehicle (engine 
type, horsepower rating, intended usage, etc.) and a sales brochures to 
the Engine Programs Group (EPG), Certification and Compliance Division, 
Office of Transportation and Air Quality. EPG uses this information to 
determine whether the engine or vehicle is excluded from compliance 
with one or more emission regulations. EPG then stores the data in its 
internal files, and makes it available to environmental groups and the 
public upon request under the Freedom of Information Act.
    Responses to this collection are voluntary. Confidentiality to 
proprietary information 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 7 
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: Light Truck and Utility Vehicle 
Manufacturers; Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturers; Gasoline Engine and 
Engine Parts Manufacturers; Construction Machinery Manufacturers; 
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery 
Manufacturers; Marine Engine Manufacturers; Other Engine Equipment 
Manufacturers
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12
    Frequency of Response: One time voluntary
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 69
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,654, which includes $0 annualized 
capital/startup costs, $116 annual O&M costs, and $5,538 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: August 23, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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