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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 information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 12. 

Frequency of response: Annual or On 

Occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 3. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

69. 

Estimated total annual costs: $5,654. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $5,538 and an estimated cost of $116 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

Docket Number: EPA–HQ–OAR–2004– 

0060 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by these actions are 

manufacturers of nonroad spark-ignition 

engines, including marine spark ignition 

engines. 

Title: Emissions Certification and 

Compliance Requirements for Nonroad 

Spark-Ignition Engines. 

EPA ICR Number: 1695.10, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0338. 

Abstract: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2012. 

This information collection is requested 

under the authority of Title II of the 

Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

Under this Title, 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. This information 

is organized by ‘‘engine family’’ groups 

expected to have similar emission 

characteristics. 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 sparkignition engines may also be required to 

comply with production-line testing and 

in-use testing. There are also 

recordkeeping and labeling 

requirements. In this notice, former ICR 

1722.06 (‘‘Emission Certification and 

Compliance Requirements for SparkIgnition Marine Engine, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0321) and portions of 

former ICR 2251.03 (Control of 

Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition 

Engines and Equipment, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0603) are being 

incorporated into ICR 1695.10. This 

action is undertaken to consolidate 

certification and compliance 

information requirements for sparkignition engines into one ICR for 

simplification. With this consolidation, 

we combine all the certification and 

compliance burden associated with the 

spark-ignition engine industry. 

This information is collected 

electronically by the Gas Engine 

Compliance Center (GECC), Compliance 

Division, Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and 

Radiation of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency. GECC uses this 

information to ensure that 

manufacturers are in compliance 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-Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) may be disclosed on OTAQ’s Web 

site or upon request under the Freedom 

of Information Act to trade associations, 

environmental groups, and the public. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 127 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 which have subsequently 

changed; 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is under review and briefly 

summarized here (the following 

numbers represent consolidated burden 

for the three combined ICRs): 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 864. 

Frequency of response: Annual or On 

Occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 3.14. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

345,159. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$41,396,380. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $22,146,947 and an 

estimated cost of $19,249,433 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

To date, there are no changes in the 

number of hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with that 

identified in the ICR currently approved 

by OMB. However, EPA is still 

evaluating information that may lead to 

a change in the estimates. 

What is the next step in the process for 

these ICRs? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICRs as 

appropriate. The final ICR packages will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Acting Director, Compliance Division, Office 

of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of 

Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7478 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2008–0701; FRL- 9514–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Focus Groups as Used By 

EPA for Economics Projects (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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ACTION: Notice. 

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 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2008–0701, to (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to 

oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

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: 

Nathalie Simon, National Center for 

Environmental Economics, Office of 

Policy, (1809T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax 

number: 202–566–2363; email address: 

simon.nathalie@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 October 7, 2011 (76 FR 62400), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 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 

EPA–HQ–OA–2008–0701, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) 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 OEI Docket is 202–566– 

1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

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 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 www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Focus Groups as Used by EPA 

for Economics Projects (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2205.07, 

OMB Control No. 2090–0028. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on March 31, 2012. 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: The EPA is seeking renewal 

of a generic information collection 

request (ICR) for the conduct of focus 

groups and one-on-one interviews 

primarily related to survey development 

for economics projects. Focus groups are 

groups of individuals brought together 

for moderated discussions on a specific 

topic or issue. These groups are 

typically formed to gain insight and 

understanding of attitudes and 

perceptions held by the public 

surrounding a particular issue. One-onone interviews, as the term implies, are 

individual interviews in which a 

respondent is generally asked to review 

materials and provide feedback on their 

content and design as well as the 

thought processes that the materials 

invoke. 

Focus groups and one-on-one 

interviews (hereafter referred to 

collectively as ‘‘focus groups’’) used as 

a qualitative research tool have three 

major purposes: 

• To better understand respondents’ 

attitudes, perceptions and emotions in 

response to specific topics and 

concepts; 

• To obtain respondent information 

useful for better defining variables and 

measures in later quantitative studies; 

and 

• To further explore findings 

obtained from quantitative studies. 

Through these focus groups, the 

Agency will be able to gain a more indepth understanding of the public’s 

attitudes, beliefs, motivations and 

feelings regarding specific issues and 

will provide invaluable information 

regarding the quality of draft survey 

instruments. Focus group discussions 

are necessary and important steps in the 

design of a quality survey. The target 

population for the focus group 

discussions will vary by project, but 

will generally include members of the 

general public. Participation in the 

focus groups will be completely 

voluntary. Each focus group will fully 

conform to federal regulations— 

specifically the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), the Hawkins-Stafford 

Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–297), 

and the Computer Security Act of 1987. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2 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 which have subsequently 

changed; 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: 

Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,066 over three years or 689 per year. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

1,359. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$41,394, includes $0 annualized capital 

or O&M costs. Changes in the Estimates: 


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There is an increase of 573 hours in the 

total estimated burden currently 

identified in the OMB Inventory of 

Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is 

based on new estimates provided by the 

program offices at EPA on their 

projected use of focus groups. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7367 Filed 3–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0172; FRL–9341–7] 

Fluxapyroxad; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption for Use on 

Rice in Louisiana, Solicitation of Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

to use the pesticide fluxapyroxad (CAS 

No. 907204–31–3) to treat up to 40,000 

acres of rice to control sheath blight 

caused by the fungus, Rhizoctonia 

solani. The applicant proposes the use 

of a new chemical which has not been 

registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting 

public comment before making the 

decision whether or not to grant the 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0172, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012– 

0172. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or 

email. The regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra Rate, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 306–0309; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

rate.debra@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 


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