Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 9, 1997 / Notices 64829

EPA ICR No. 1702.) expiring 01/31/98.

Abstract: Section 219(d) of the Clean Air

Act, as amended in 1990, requires that

the EPA promulgate regulations for

urban buses that: (a) Operate in

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) or

consolidated MSA’s with a 1980

population of 750,000 or more (the

program could be expanded in the

future to MSA’s of less than 750,000,

under section 219(c) of the CAA); (b) are

not subject to the 1994 or later urban

bus standards; and (c) have their

engines replaced or rebuilt after January

1, 1995.

The CAA Amendments require the

subject urban buses be retrofitted to

comply with an emission standard that

reflects the best retrofit technology and

maintenance practices reasonably

achievable. Under these provisions, EPA

set new requirements for pre-1994

model year urban buses effective

January 1, 1995, when urban bus

engines are rebuilt or replaced. The

program requires that the particulate

emissions level of the urban bus engines

be reduced to a level below the engines’

original particulate level through the

use of retrofit/rebuild equipment that is

certified by EPA. The program will

phase itself out as pre-1994 urban buses

are retired from fleets.

The original ICR for the urban bus

retrofit/rebuild program was approved

by OMB on 07/22/94 for use through 07/

31/97 and later approved for extension

until 01/31/97. Candidate equipment is

approved under an EPA certification

program and if it meets cost guidelines

is required to be used. If no equipment

is certified for a particular engine the

operator is required to restore the

equipment to its original or updated

configuration based on the currently

available rebuild kits on the market. As

of July 1997, seven parties have certified

ten separate equipment kits under the

program over a two year period. It is

estimated that 5 equipment certifiers

will certify equipment during a given

year at an hourly expenditure of an

average of 170 hours per certification

application including testing,

application reporting and follow-up on

issues. In addition, each certifier is

expected to spend approximately 40

hours per year on record keeping. EPA

will conduct 1 audit each year of a

certifier of equipment to review

production records and manufacturing

operations to ensure kits are built and

shipped as specified in the certification

notification. The burden associated with

each certifier audit is estimated to be 24

hours for the certifier to accompany

EPA staff, pull records and review

associated paperwork.

This regulation effects approximately

150 bus operators who operate fleets of

urban buses in areas that are affected. It

is estimated that each operator will

spend 10 hours per year reviewing

regulatory requirements. EPA will

request that up to 50 of these operators

submit information on their fleet each

year to demonstrate compliance with

program requirements. It is estimated

that each operator will require 8 hours

to summarize the requested information

for submittal. No burden hours are

associated with the record keeping of

this information as it is expected that

the required records will be kept by

operators during the normal course of

business. EPA will also conduct up to

12 audits of urban bus operator fleets to

ensure compliance with the regulations.

These on-site audits involve travel by

EPA staff to the site, a review of fleet

records and physical inspection of the

buses. The burden associated with the

audits is expected to be 40 hours for

each operator audited. This includes 12

hours preparing records, 20 hours

accompanying EPA auditors during the

audit and 8 hours to follow-up on

issues. The hourly cost associated with

the above requirements is estimated to

average $64.13 for each of the above

burden areas.

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 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: It is estimated that

the annual reporting burden for this

request will amount to 6,173 hours. It is

estimated that average annual reporting

burden for affected parties will amount

to 29 hours per response, the proposed

frequency of response is annual, and it

is estimated that there will be 163

respondents with an average of 1.3

responses each per year . The cost

burden to respondents or record keepers

resulting from collection of this

information is estimated to be $366,000

per year.

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.

Dated: November 28, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–32187 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

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Access to Confidential Business

Information by U.S. Consumer Product

Safety Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized the U.S.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

(CPSC), 4340 East West Highway, Room

600–20, Bethesda, Maryland, access to

information which has been submitted

to EPA under all sections of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of

the information may be claimed or

determined to be confidential business

information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data

submitted to EPA will occur no sooner

than December 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.
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E–545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–

0551; e-mail: TSCA

Hotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under a

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated September 23, 1986, CPSC agreed

to EPA procedures governing access to

CBI submitted to EPA under TSCA. In

accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(h), EPA

has determined that CPSC will require

access to CBI submitted to EPA under

all sections of TSCA to perform

successfully their responsibilities under

the Consumer Product Safety Act and

TSCA. CPSC personnel will be given

access to information submitted to EPA

under all sections of TSCA. Some of the

information may be claimed or

determined CBI.

In a previous notice published in the

Federal Register of November 5, 1992

(57 FR 52775; FRL–4173–1), CPSC was

authorized for access to CBI submitted

to EPA under all sections of TSCA. EPA

is issuing this notice to grant CPSC a 5-

year extension to its TSCA CBI access

under the existing MOU.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under all

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide

the CPSC access to these CBI materials

on a need-to-know basis only. All access

to TSCA CBI under this MOU will take

place at EPA Headquarters and CPSC’s

4340 East West Highway, Room 600–20,

Bethesda, MD site.

CPSC will be authorized access to

TSCA CBI at its facility under the TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual. Before access to TSCA

CBI is authorized at CPSC’s site, EPA

will perform the required inspection of

its facility, and ensure that the facilities

are in compliance with the manual.

Upon completing review of the CBI

materials, CPSC will return all

transferred materials to EPA.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 2002.

CPSC personnel will be required to

sign nondisclosure agreements and will

be briefed on appropriate security

procedures before they are permitted

access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

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Access to Confidential Business

Information by Geologics Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, Geologics, Incorporated,

5510 Cherokee Avenue, Suite 260,

Alexandria, Virginia and Geologics’

subcontractor, Eastern Research Group

(ERG), 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington,

Massachusetts for access to information

which has been submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of

the information may be claimed or

determined to be confidential business

information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data

submitted to EPA occurred as a result of

Agency approval of a waiver request

dated September 30, 1997, granting

Geologics Incorporated, and their Subcontractor ERG immediate access to

TSCA CBI. This waiver was necessary to

allow Geologics and ERG to assist with

providing technical, administrative, and

computer database support to the new

chemicals program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Hazen, Director, Environmental

Assistance Division (7408), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

E–545, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC

20460, (202) 554–1404, TDD: (202) 554–

0551; e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

contract number 68–W7–0036,

contractor Geologics, Inc., of 5510

Cherokee Avenue, Suite 260,

Alexandria, VA, and ERG of 110

Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA, will

assist the Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics (OPPT) in providing

technical, administrative, and computer

database support to the new chemicals

program.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–W7–0036,

Geologics and ERG will require access

to CBI submitted to EPA under sections

4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to perform

successfully the duties specified under

the contract. Geologics and ERG

personnel will be given access to

information submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. Some

of the information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA

may provide Geologics and ERG access

to these CBI materials on a need-toknow basis only. All access to TSCA

CBI under this contract will take place

at EPA Headquarters.

Geologics and ERG will be authorized

access to TSCA CBI at EPA

Headquarters under the EPA TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

July 31, 2002.

Geologics and ERG personnel will be

required to sign nondisclosure

agreements and will be briefed on

appropriate security procedures before

they are permitted access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Oscar Morales,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

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Extension of Period of Submission of

Section 111(d) Plans for Existing

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Administrator has

determined that it is necessary to extend

the submission deadline for section

111(d) Plans for MSW landfills for the

States of Alaska, Idaho, Illinois,

Kentucky, New York, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and

Washington as described below. The

reasons for this action are set forth in

the memorandum, Reasons for

Extending Municipal Solid Waste

Landfill Section 111(d) Plan Submittal,

which is located in the docket and on

EPA’s website. These Plans, which are

required under section 111(d) of the

Clean Air Act for existing landfills (40

CFR part 60, subpart B), describe how

the State or Local air pollution agency

or Indian Tribe will implement the

MSW landfill emission guidelines. The

guidelines were promulgated on March

12, 1996 under 40 CFR part 60, subpart