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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-ignition (SI) Engines (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0338 

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[Federal Register: March 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 59)]
[Notices]
[Page 16004-16006]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1183; FRL-8546-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-ignition (SI) Engines
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0338

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 25, 2008.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1183, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center (Mailcode 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail 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: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On January 15, 2008 (73 FR 2489), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1183, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Nonroad Spark-ignition (SI) Engines (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0338.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et
seq.; CAA), EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for
engine prototypes that comply with applicable emission standards. Such
a certificate must be issued before engines produced after these
prototypes may be legally introduced into commerce. EPA regulations
pertaining to spark-ignition engines rated at or below 19 kilowatts
(small SI engines) are found at 40 CFR part 90. Regulations pertaining
to spark-ignition engines rated above 19 kilowatts (`large SI engines')
are found at 40 CFR part 1048; recreational vehicle regulations are
found at 40 CFR part 1051; testing requirements and compliance
regulations that apply to multiple engine types are found at parts 1065
and 1068. Manufacturers electing to participate in an Averaging,
Banking and Trading (ABT) Program are also required to submit
information regarding the calculation, actual generation, and usage of
credits in an initial report, end-of-the-year report, 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. The CAA also mandates that EPA verify
that manufacturers have successfully translated their certified
prototypes into mass produced engines, and that these engines comply
with emission standards throughout their useful lives. Under the
Production-line Testing (PLT) Program, manufacturers are required to
test a sample of engines as they leave the assembly line. This self-
audit program (referred to as the ``PLT Program'') allows manufacturers
to monitor compliance with statistical certainty and minimize the cost
of correcting errors through early detection. Through Selective
Enforcement Audits (SEAs), EPA verifies that test data submitted by
engine manufacturers is reliable and testing is performed according to
EPA regulations. Compliance with emission regulations throughout the
useful life of an engine is verified through the In-use Testing (In-
use) Programs under which manufacturers test SI engines after a number
of years of use. Participation in the PLT program is mandatory. The In-
use Programs are voluntary for small SI engines, but mandatory for
large SI engines. All manufacturers are subject to SEAs.
    This information is collected by the Heavy-Duty and Nonroad Engines
Group (HDNEG), Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division (CISD),
Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Besides
CISD, this information could be used by the Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the Department of Justice for
enforcement purposes. Non-confidential portions of the information
submitted to EPA could be disclosed in a public database and over the
Internet. This information is used by trade associations, environmental
groups, and the public. Respondents usually submit this information in
an electronic format and HDNEG stores it in a database.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,158
hours per respondent. 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 which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of

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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
these actions are manufacturers of marine spark-ignition engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 241.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 279,182.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $26,167,036, includes $7,004,857
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: Overall burden hours are higher due to an
agency adjustment; an increased number of respondents are anticipated
for this collection.

    Dated: March 20, 2008.
Sarah Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-6172 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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