[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53059-53060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22808]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0928; FRL-9983-37-OEI]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel 
Use Requirements for Great Lake Steamships; Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Fuel Use Requirements for Great 
Lakes Steamships'' (EPA ICR No. 2458.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0679) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on June 15, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 19, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0928, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Stout, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, 2565 Plymouth Road, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105; 734-214-4805; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted 
requirements for marine vessels operating in and around U.S. 
territorial waters to use reduced-sulfur diesel fuel. This requirement 
does not apply for steamships, but it would apply for steamships that 
are converted to run on diesel engines. A regulatory provision allows 
vessel owners to qualify for a waiver from the fuel-use requirements 
for a defined period for such converted vessels. One condition of the 
exemption from the fuel standard is that engines meet current emission 
standards. EPA uses the data to oversee compliance with regulatory 
requirements, including communicating with affected companies and 
answering questions from the public or other industry participants 
regarding the waiver in question. Since the IMO Tier III NOX 
standards apply for Category 3 engines installed on U.S. vessels, we 
don't expect anyone to use the steamship exemption.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: 0.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain a benefit 
(40 CFR 1043.95).
    Estimated number of respondents: 0.
    Frequency of response: One time for a new notification.
    Total estimated burden: 0 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $0.
    Changes in estimates: The burden estimate decreases from the 
current estimate of 14 hours per year in the total estimated respondent 
burden currently approved by OMB. Since the IMO Tier III NOX 
standards apply for Category 3 engines installed on U.S. vessels, we 
don't expect anyone to use the steamship exemption.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-22808 Filed 10-18-18; 8:45 am]
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