[Federal Register: March 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 47)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6950-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request, Certification and Averaging, Banking, and
Trading Program for Non-Road Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19
Kilowatts
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Certification and Averaging,
Banking, and Trading Program for Non-road Spark-Ignition Engines At or
Below 19 Kilowatts, OMB Control Number 2060-0338, expiration date
February 28, 2001. The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 9, 2001.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1695.07 and OMB
Control No. 2060-0338, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at
Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1695.07. For technical
questions about the ICR contact Joe Hresko at 202-564-9275.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certification and Averaging, Banking, and Trading Program
for Non-road Spark-Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts, OMB
Control Number 2060-0338, EPA ICR Number 1695.07, expiration date
February 28, 2001. This is a request for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Abstract: This request is a renewal of an existing ICR (OMB #2060-
0338) which covers applications for engine emission certification and
the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT) program by manufacturers of
Spark Ignition (SI) nonroad engines. The information to be collected
consists of descriptions of engine emission control systems, test
results and sales information. This data is reviewed to verify that
necessary tests have been performed and the manufacturers' product
lines meet emission standards. The emission values achieved during
certification testing greatly influences the ABT credits for an engine
family. For example, if a manufacturer does a certification test for an
engine and gets a value of 10 for a pollutant. It is common for a
manufacturer to use this value in ABT calculations. Manufacturers
electing to participate in the ABT are also required to submit
information regarding the calculation, actual generation and usage of
credits in the certification application, and final report. These
reports are used for certification and enforcement purposes.
Manufacturers will also maintain records for eight years on the engine
families included in the program. For clarification purposes,
throughout this ICR Supporting Statement the category of nonroad SI
engines is comprised of non-handheld engines and handheld engines. It
has been estimated that a total of 54 manufacturers will respond to
this collection with an approximate cost of $6,573,440.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on December
11, 2000 (65 FR 77373); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 73
hours per response. 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Non-road SI Engine Manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
Frequency of Response: Bi-annually, Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 47,736.
Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $3,240,000.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the addresses listed above. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 1695.07 and OMB Control No. 2060-0338 in any
correspondence.
Dated: February 27, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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