[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58272-58273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24109]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0203; FRL-9467-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Engine Test Cells/
Stands (Renewal)

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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 20, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0203 to: (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 
28221T, 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: Learia Williams, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; 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 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0203, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, and in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to either submit or view public comments, access 
the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, 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. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: NESHAP for Engine Test Cells/Stands (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2066.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0483.
    ICR Status: This ICR is schedule to expire on November 30, 2011. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Engine Test Cells/Stands were proposed on May 
14, 2002 (67 FR 34547), and promulgated on May 27, 2003 (68 FR 28785). 
These standards apply to any existing, reconstructed, or new affected 
sources. An affected source is the collection of all equipment and 
activities associated with engine test cells/stands used for testing 
uninstalled stationary or uninstalled mobile engines. Respondents of 
affected sources are subject to the requirements of 40 CFR part 63, 
subpart A, the General Provisions, unless the regulation specifies 
otherwise.
    Owners and operators must submit an initial notification reports 
upon the construction, or reconstruction of any engine test cells/
stands used for testing internal combustion engines. The respondents 
are required to submit a semiannual compliance report. If there were no 
deviations from the emission limitation and the continuous emission 
monitoring system (CEMS) was operating correctly, the semiannual report 
must contain a statement that no deviation occurred. If a deviation 
occurred from an emission limit, the report must contain detailed 
information of the nature of the deviation. Performance test reports 
are the Agency's records of a source's initial capability to comply 
with the emission standards, and serve as a record of the operating 
conditions under which compliance is to be achieved.
    The information generated by monitoring, recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements described in this ICR are used by the Agency to 
ensure that facilities affected by the standard

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continue to operate the control equipment and achieve continuous 
compliance with the regulation. Owners or operators of engine test 
cells/stands facilities subject to the rule must maintain a file of 
these measurements, and retain the file for at least five years 
following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and 
records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local 
authority. In the event that there is no such delegated authority, the 
reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. This information 
is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart 
PPPPP, as authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. 
The required information consists of emissions data and other 
information that have been determined to be private.
    In order to ensure compliance with these standards, adequate 
reporting and recordkeeping are necessary. In the absence of such 
information, enforcement personnel would be unable to determine whether 
the standards are being met on a continuous basis, as required by the 
Clean Air Act.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information estimated to average 76 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 purpose of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining, information, and disclosing and providing information. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that have subsequently 
changed; 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: Engine test cells/stands.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, annually, and semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,043.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $293,761, which includes $288,361 in 
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $5,400 in operation and 
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimated: There is no increase in the number of 
affected facilities or the number of responses as compared to the 
previous ICR. There is, however, an increase in the estimated burden 
cost as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 
Burdens. The increase is not due to any program changes. The change in 
burden cost is due to the use of the most updated labor rates.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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