[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29761-29762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12019]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9911-38-OAR; EPA-HQ-OEI-2013-0807]
Privacy Act; Notification of a New System of Records Notice for
the Engine and Vehicle Exemptions System (EV-ES)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air and
Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, is giving notice
that it proposes to create a new system of records pursuant to the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a). This system of
records contains personally identifiable information (PII) collected
from owners of motor vehicles who wish to temporarily import their
vehicle into the United States for personal use and who are not
residents of the United States.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this new system of records notice
must do so by July 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2013-0807, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (202) 566-1752
Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2013- 0807. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available (e.g., CBI or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by statute). Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI
Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1745.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Pugliese, Compliance Division,
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor,
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Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4288; fax number: 734-214-
4869; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to create a
Privacy Act system of records for the Engine and Vehicle Exemptions
System (EV-ES). The information collected in this system supports the
Imports Exemptions program under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and
implementing regulations codified in 40 CFR Parts 85 and 1068. The CAA
requires manufacturers of motor vehicles and engines to design and
build vehicles that will comply with emissions standards throughout the
vehicle's life span. EPA and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
regulations allow for individuals who are not residents of the United
States and who reside outside of the United States to import
nonconforming on-highway vehicles (e.g., cars, motorcycles or motor
homes) for a period of up to one year for personal use. Applicants are
required to provide their name, address, phone number or email and the
vehicle identification number (VIN) as part of the application process
in order for EPA to provide approval or denial letters to the
requestors. The information that will be maintained regarding program
participants includes the vehicle owner's name, address, phone number,
email address and vehicle identification number (VIN).
The information is contained in computer and paper files at EPA's
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Only contractor employees (governed by Privacy Act compliance terms in
their contract) and EPA employees administering the program have access
to the information contained in the database. Files containing personal
information are kept in locked filing cabinets. Physical access to the
filing cabinets is limited to authorized personnel employees with
building key cards.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Renee P. Wynn,
Acting Assistant Administrator and Acting Chief Information Officer.
EPA-65
System Name:
Engine and Vehicle Exemptions System (EV-ES)
System Location:
US EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
Individuals who apply to the EPA for a nonresident exemption to
import a nonconforming on-highway vehicle (e.g., cars, motorcycles or
motor homes) for a period of up to one year for personal use.
Categories of Records in the System:
The vehicle owner's name, address, phone number, email address and
vehicle identification number (VIN).
Authority for Maintenance of the System (Includes Any Revisions or
Amendments):
Title II of the Clean Air Act, (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) provides
that the EPA may issue exemptions and exclusions for nonconforming
vehicles to enter into the United States.
Purpose(s):
The primary purpose of the system is to collect and maintain the
information necessary for EPA to determine if the request for a
nonresident exemption meets the criteria established in the regulations
implementing this program codified in 40 CFR Parts 85 and 1068. In
addition, the information collected is used to contact the requestor if
there are questions regarding the request and to subsequently issue an
approval or denial letter regarding the request. The information may
also be used by CBP and EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA) to validate that the shipment at the port is valid.
Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories
of Users, and the Purposes of Such Uses:
General routine uses A, F, H, K and L apply to this system. (A
detailed description of these routine uses can be found in the Agency's
Systems of Records Web site at http://www.epa.gov/privacy/notice/general.htm.)
Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining,
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
Records are maintained on computer disks and tapes at the National
Computer Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and at EPA's
Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Ann Arbor, MI.
Retrievability:
Records are retrievable by all or part of the person's name, phone
number, physical address, or email address.
Safeguards:
--Computer-stored information is protected in accordance with the
Agency's security requirements.
--Access to the information in the system is limited to authorized
Agency and contractor personnel who administer the program. No external
access to the system is provided.
--Any contractor is subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulations
(FAR) Privacy Act clauses in its contract with EPA.
Retention and Disposal:
Records stored in this system are subject to Schedule 483.
System Manager(s) and Address:
Holly Pugliese, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and
Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann
Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4288; fax number: 734-
214-4869; email address: [email protected].
Notification Procedure:
Any individual who wants to know whether this system of records
contains a record about him or her, who wants access to his or her
record, or who wants to contest the contents of a record, should make a
written request to the EPA FOIA Office, Attn: Privacy Act Officer, MC
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Record Access Procedure:
Request for access must be made in accordance with the procedures
described in EPA's Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR part 16.
Requesters will be required to provide adequate identification, such as
a driver's license, employee identification card, or other identifying
document. Additional identification procedures may be required in some
instances.
Contesting Records Procedures:
Requests for correction or amendment must identify the record to be
changed and the corrective action sought. Complete EPA Privacy Act
procedures are described in EPA's Privacy Act regulations at 40 CFR
part 16.
Record Source Categories:
There are two sources of information for records stored in the
system:
(1) Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) provided to EPA by the
requestor of the exemption.
(2) Information on the vehicles provided by their owners from
potential and actual participants in the program.
System Exempted from Certain Provisions of the Privacy Act:
None.
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