Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)

Published date31 October 2019
Citation84 FR 58379
Record Number2019-23721
SectionNotices
CourtEnvironmental Protection Agency
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 58379-58380]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-23721]
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                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060; FRL-10001-77-OMS]
                Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
                Approval; Comment Request; Certification and Compliance Requirements
                for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)
                AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
                information collection request (ICR), Certification and Compliance
                Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (EPA ICR Number
                1695.13, OMB Control Number 2060-0338) 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 October 31, 2019. Public comments were
                previously requested via the Federal Register on July 2, 2019 during a
                60-day comment period. This notice allows for 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: Additional comments must be submitted on or before December 2,
                2019.
                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
                OAR-2004-0060, to the EPA: Online using www.regulations.gov (our
                preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
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                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.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julian Davis, Attorney Adviser,
                Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S.
                Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
                48105; telephone number: 734-214-4029; fax number 734-214-4869; email
                address: [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
                detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
                in the public docket, EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060, for this ICR. The docket
                can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA
                Docket Center, EPA 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: As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations
                establishing emission standards and other requirements for various
                classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emissions. These
                regulations require that compliance be demonstrated prior to EPA
                granting a ``Certificate of Conformity.'' EPA is charged with issuing
                certificates of conformity for those engines which comply with
                applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be issued before
                engines may be legally introduced into commerce. To apply for a
                certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit
                descriptions of their planned production line, including detailed
                descriptions of the emission control system, and test data. The
                emission values achieved during certification testing may also be used
                in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT) Program. The program
                allows manufacturers to bank credits for engine families that emit
                below the standard and use the credits for families that emit above the
                standard. They may also trade banked credits with other manufacturers.
                Participation in the ABT program is voluntary. Different categories of
                spark-ignition engines may also be required to comply with production-
                line testing (PLT) and in-use testing. There are also recordkeeping and
                labeling requirements. This information is collected electronically by
                the Gasoline Engine Compliance Center (GECC) at the U.S. Environmental
                Protection Agency. GECC uses this information to ensure that
                manufacturers comply with applicable regulations and the Clean Air Act
                (CAA). It may also be used by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
                Assurance (OECA) and the Department of Justice for enforcement
                purposes. Non-CBI may be disclosed on OTAQ's website or upon request
                under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to trade associations,
                environmental groups, and the public. 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: NR Small SI Bond Worksheet (5900-450); NR Small SI
                Small Volume Bond Worksheet (5900-451); Altitude Worksheet (5900-452);
                Annual Production Worksheet (5900-90); NR Small SI Production Line
                Testing Report (5900-133); NR Small SI Averaging, Banking, and Trading
                Report (5900-131); Evaporative Fuel Cap Test Data (5900-453);
                Evaporative Fuel Line Test Data (5900-454); Evaporative Fuel Tank Data
                Worksheet (5900-455); Marine and Large SI Diurnal System Data Worksheet
                (5900-456); NR Small SI Equipment Worksheet (5900-457); Marine SI
                Vessel Worksheet (5900-458); Marine SI Engine Data Map Sheet (5900-
                459); Marine SI Averaging, Banking, and Trading Report (5900-92);
                Marine SI Production Line Testing Report (5900-91); Large SI Production
                Line Testing Report (5900-130); Large SI In-Use Testing Report (5900-
                93); Marine SI In-Use Testing Report (5900-93); Snowmobile Production
                Line Testing Report (5900-460); Rec Vehicle and ATV Production Line
                Testing Report (5900-461); Rec Vehicle Averaging, Banking and Trading
                Report (5900-462); Snowmobile Certification Template (5900-463); Rec
                Vehicle Catalytic Converter Checklist (5900-464); Snowmobile Averaging,
                Banking, and Trading Template (5900-465); Rec Vehicle Fuel Line Test
                Data Worksheet (5900-466); Rec Vehicle Fuel Tank Test Data Worksheet
                (5900-467).
                 Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of nonroad engines and
                evaporative components.
                 Estimated number of respondents: 620 (total).
                 Frequency of response: Yearly for certification, production, ABT,
                and warranty reports.
                 Total estimated burden: 281,351 hours (per year). Burden is defined
                at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)
                 Total estimated cost: $34,342,007 (per year), includes $12,374,111
                annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
                 Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 15,876 hours (from
                265,475 hours to 281,351) in the total estimated burden in this
                collection from the burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
                Approved ICRs. This increase in hours is primarily attributed to an
                increase in the total number of respondents, though primarily from
                evaporative components, and an adjustment in the hours required to file
                a complete application for certification and conduct compliance
                activities throughout a calendar year.
                Courtney Kerwin,
                Director, Collection Strategies Division.
                [FR Doc. 2019-23721 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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