[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21287]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0928; FRL-9102-01-OMS ]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; 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 (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Fuel Use Requirements for Great 
Lakes Steamships (EPA ICR Number 2458.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0679) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is an extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2021. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 
19, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0928 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. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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 that explain in detail 
the information 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: EPA adopted requirements for marine vessels operating in 
and around U.S. territorial waters to use reduced-sulfur diesel fuel. 
This requirement applies to 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 
information 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. The EPA Tier 4 standards now apply for engines installed on 
U.S. vessels. These standards generally require installation of 
selective catalytic reduction technology, which substantially increases 
the complexity of replacing the steam powerplant with one or more 
engines. We therefore don't expect anyone to use the steamship 
exemption.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are those who are using 
the waiver provisions of 40 CFR 1043.95(b).
    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 is unchanged from the 
current estimate in the total estimated respondent burden currently 
approved by OMB. Since the IMO Tier III NOX standards now 
apply for engines installed on U.S. vessels, we don't expect anyone to 
use the steamship exemption.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-21287 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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