Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of
Nonconforming Vehicles; Information Requirements for Importation of
Nonconforming Nonroad Compression Ignition (CI) and Small Spark
Ignition (SI) Engines
[Federal Register: May 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 89)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OAR-2003-0042-FRL-7495-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of
Nonconforming Vehicles; Information Requirements for Importation of
Nonconforming Nonroad Compression Ignition (CI) and Small Spark
Ignition (SI) Engines
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Information
Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles, OMB Control
Number 2060-0095, expiration date 08/31/03; Information Requirements
for Nonconforming Nonroad Compression Ignition (CI) and Small Spark
Ignition (SI) Engines, OMB Control Number 2060-0294, expiration date
08/31/03. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Chestine Payton, Certification
and Compliance Division, Outreach and Planning Group, 6405J, telephone
(202) 564-9240, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, telefax (202) 565-2057, and email
payton.chestine@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2003-0042, which is available for public
viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 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 Air
Docket is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public docket is
available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
You may use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified
above.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within
60 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed
instructions: (1) Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our
preferred method), by email to air-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, OAR, Mailcode
6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be
available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the
official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is
otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public
docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For
further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal
Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to www.epa.gov/edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action
include individuals and businesses (including Independent Commercial
Importers) importing on and off-road motor vehicles, motor vehicle
engines, or nonroad engines, including nonroad engines incorporated
into nonroad equipment or nonroad vehicles.
Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming
Vehicles, OMB #2060-0095, expiring 08/31/03; Information
Requirements for Nonconforming Nonroad Compression Ignition (CI) and
Small Spark Ignition (SI) Engines, OMB #2060-0294, expiring 08/
31/03.
Abstract: Individuals and businesses importing on and off-road
motor vehicles, motor vehicle engines, or nonroad engines, including
nonroad engines incorporated into nonroad equipment or nonroad vehicles
report and keep records of vehicle importations, request prior approval
for vehicle importations, or request final admission for vehicles
conditionally imported into the U.S. The collection of this information
is mandatory in order to ensure compliance of nonconforming vehicles
with Federal emissions requirements. Joint EPA and Customs regulations
at 40 CFR 85.1501 et seq., 89.601 et seq., 90.601 et seq., and 19 CFR
12.73 and 12.74 promulgated under the authority of Clean Air Act
sections 203 and 208 give authority for the collection of information.
This authority was extended to nonroad engines under section 213(d).
The information is used by program personnel to ensure that all Federal
emission requirements concerning imported nonconforming motor vehicles
and nonroad engines are met. Any information submitted to the Agency
for which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according
to policies set forth in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see CFR part 2), and the
public is not permitted access to information containing personal or
organizational identifiers. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required
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to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.7
hours per response (OMB #2060-0095), and 0.5 hours per response
(OMB #2060-0294) respectively. 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
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements; 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.
OMB #2060-0095
Respondents/Affected entities: Individuals and businesses importing
motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.6 responses/year.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 15,800.
Estimated Total Annualized Costs Burden: $ 1,266,000.
OMB #2060-0294
Respondents/Affected entities: Individuals and businesses importing
compression-ignition nonroad engines and small spark-ignition nonroad
engines, including those incorporated into nonroad equipment or
vehicles.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Response: 100 responses/year.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 76,370.50.
Estimated Total Annualized Costs Burden: $ 93,765.00.
Dated: April 30, 2003.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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