[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5530-5531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01674]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0118; FRL-11706-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable 
Gasoline Containers (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), Control of Evaporative Emissions 
from New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), (EPA ICR 
Number

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2213.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0597) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This notice is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through January 31, 2024. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on November 3, 2023, 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0118, to the 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.
    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: Philip Carlson, Compliance Division, 
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 
734-214-4270; fax number 734-214-4869; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31, 2024. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on November 3, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 75589). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: EPA is required under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act 
to regulate Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from the use of 
consumer and commercial products. Under regulations promulgated on 
February 26, 2007 (72 FR 8428) manufacturers of new portable gasoline 
containers are required to obtain certificates of conformity with the 
Clean Air Act, effective January 1, 2009. This ICR covers the burdens 
associated with this certification process. EPA reviews information 
submitted in a manufacturer's application for certification to 
determine if the gasoline container design conforms to applicable 
regulatory requirements and to verify that the required testing has 
been performed. The certificate holder is required to keep records on 
the testing and collect and keep warranty and defect information for 
annual reporting on in-use performance of their products. The 
respondent must also retain records on the units produced, apply serial 
numbers to individual containers, and track the serial numbers to their 
certificates of conformity. Any information submitted for which a claim 
of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to EPA regulations 
at 40 CFR 2.201 et seq.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of new portable 
gasoline containers from 0.25 to 10.0 gallons in capacity.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 59, 
subpart F).
    Estimated number of respondents: 9 (total).
    Frequency of response: Yearly for warranty reports; at least once 
every five years for certification and certificate renewals.
    Total estimated burden: 165 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $ 29,855.51 (per year), which includes $ 
21,613.67 annualized capital and operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The program is now mature and startup costs 
have largely already been incurred. One successful warranty violation 
report has been received on an annual basis, as reported above, so 
warranty report applications are expected to be less time-consuming. 
The number of manufacturers certifying PFC's is nine (9) and we do not 
anticipate an increase in new entrants. The increase in anticipated 
costs is due to the adjustment in the expected testing burden. We have 
increased the anticipated cost of contracting a PFC emission test to 
reflect the estimated current market rate. There is an overall decrease 
in burden hours, which is an adjustment to correct the previous ICR 
which had incorrectly included some of the O&M costs in the hour 
burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01674 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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