Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 223 / Monday, November 19, 2012 / Notices 69451 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it 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. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: Title II of the Clean Air Act, 

(42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.; CAA), charges 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) with issuing certificates of 

conformity for those engines that 

comply with applicable emission 

standards. Such a certificate must be 

issued before engines may be legally 

introduced into commerce. Under this 

ICR, EPA collects information necessary 

to (1) issue certificates of compliance 

with emission statements, and (2) verify 

compliance with various programs and 

regulatory provisions pertaining to 

locomotives, locomotive engines, and 

locomotive remanufacturing kits 

(collectively referred to here as 

‘‘engines’’ for simplicity). To apply for 

a certificate of conformity, 

manufacturers are required to submit 

descriptions of their planned 

production engines, including detailed 

descriptions of emission control systems 

and test data. This information is 

organized by ‘‘engine family’’ groups 

expected to have similar emission 

characteristics. There are recordkeeping 

requirements. Those manufacturers 

electing to participate in the Averaging, 

Banking and Trading (AB&T) 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 must maintain records 

for eight years on the engine families 

included in the AB&T Program. 

The Act also mandates EPA to 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 

Program (‘‘PLT Program’’), 

manufacturers are required to test a 

sample of engines as they leave the 

assembly line. This self-audit program 

allows manufacturers to monitor 

compliance with statistical certainty 

and minimize the cost of correcting 

errors through early detection. A similar 

audit program exists for the installation 

of locomotive remanufacturing kits. Inuse testing allows manufacturers and 

EPA to verify compliance with emission 

standards throughout the locomotive’s 

useful life. Through Selected 

Enforcement Audits, (SEAs), EPA 

verifies that test data submitted by 

engine manufacturers is reliable and 

testing is performed according to EPA 

regulations. 

The information requested is 

collected by the Diesel Engine 

Compliance Center (DECC), Compliance 

Division (CD), Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality, Office of Air and 

Radiation, EPA. Besides DECC and CD, 

this information could be used by the 

Office of Enforcement and Compliance 

Assurance and the Department of Justice 

for enforcement purposes. Nonconfidential business information 

submitted by respondents to this 

information collection may be disclosed 

over the Internet. That information is 

used by trade associations, 

environmental groups, and the public. 

Under this ICR, most of the information 

is collected in electronic format and 

stored in CD’s databases. 

Form Numbers: 5900–125 (ABT 

template); 5900–135 (PLT/Installation 

Audit template), 5900–90 (Annual 

Production Report template) 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents are manufacturers of 

nonroad equipment and engines within 

the following North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) codes: 

333618 (Other Engine Equipment 

Manufacturing), 336510 (Railroad 

Rolling Stock manufacturing), and 

482111 (Line-haul Railroads). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Manufacturers must respond to this 

collection if they wish to sell their 

locomotives, locomotive engines and 

locomotive remanufacturing kits in the 

US, as prescribed by Section 206(a) of 

the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7521) and 40 CFR 

Part 1033. Certification reporting is 

mandatory (Section 206(a) of CAA (42 

U.S.C. 7521) and 40 CFR Part 1033, 

Subpart C). PLT/Installation Audit 

reporting is mandatory (Section 

206(b)(1) of CAA and 40 CFR Part 1033, 

Subpart D). Participation in ABT is 

voluntary, but once a manufacturer has 

elected to participate, it must submit the 

required information (40 CFR Part 1033, 

Subpart H). In-Use reporting is 

mandatory (40 CFR Part 1033, Subpart 

F). 

Estimated number of respondents: 10 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly, 

Annually, On Occasion, depending on 

the program. 

Total estimated burden: 21,129 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b) 

Total estimated cost: Estimated total 

annual costs: $2,349,724 (per year), 

includes an estimated $1,365,299 

annualized capital or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Changes in Estimates: 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 evaluating information 

that may lead to a change in the 

estimates. After EPA has evaluated this 

information, estimates may rise due to 

an increase in the number of 

respondents. 

Dated: November 8, 2012. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Acting Director, Compliance Division, Office 

of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of 

Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28087 Filed 11–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL–9752–9] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Tips and 

Complaints Regarding Environmental 

Violations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Tips and Complaints Regarding 

Environmental Violations’’ (EPA ICR 

No. 2219.04, OMB Control No. 2020– 

0032) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 


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69452 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 223 / Monday, November 19, 2012 / Notices 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through March 31, 2013. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OECA–20009–0494, online using www.

regulations.gov (our preferred method), 

by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by 

mail to: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental 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: 

Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel & 

Resource Management Division; Office 

of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and 

Training; Environmental Protection 

Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver 

Federal Center, Denver, CO 80025; 

telephone number: (303) 462–9453; fax 

number: (303) 462–9075; email address: 

ledesma.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket 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. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA is 

soliciting comments and information to 

enable it 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. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The EPA tips and 

complaints web form is intended to 

provide an easy and convenient means 

by which members of the public can 

supply information to EPA regarding 

suspected violations of environmental 

law. The decision to provide a tip or 

complaint is entirely voluntary and use 

of the webform when supplying a tip or 

complaint is also entirely voluntary. 

Tippers need not supply contact 

information or other personal 

identifiers. Those who do supply such 

information, however, should know that 

this information may be shared by EPA 

with appropriate administrative, law 

enforcement, and judicial entities 

engaged in investigating or adjudicating 

the tip or complaint. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents are expected to be 

members of the general public as well 

as employees of any company subject to 

federal environmental regulation. There 

is no specific industry or group of 

industries about which EPA expects tips 

or complaints. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

630 per month (total). 

Frequency of response: generally, a 

one-time response. 

Total estimated burden: 3,780 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $75,146 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is 

expected to be an increase in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase would reflect an 

increase in the number of tips and 

complaints being filed, not an increase 

in the time or burden associated with 

filing each tip or complaint. Growing 

awareness of the ease with which tips 

and complaints can be filed using the 

tips and complaints webform is 

expected to result in, perhaps, a 20% 

increase in usage. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Cynthia J. Giles, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. 

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

[Public Notice: 2012–0542] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this Transaction. 

Reference: AP087436XX & 

AP087436XA 

Purpose and Use: 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: 

To support the export of commercial 

aircraft to the United Arab Emirates. 

Brief non-proprietary description of 

the anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To be used for long-haul passenger air 

service between the United Arab 

Emirates and destinations throughout 

the world. 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the item(s) being 

exported may be used to produce 

exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 

Parties: 

Principal Supplier: The Boeing 

Company. 

Obligor: Emirates Airline. 

Guarantor(s): N/A. 

Description of Items Being Exported: 

Boeing 777 aircraft. 

Information on Decision: Information 

on the final decision for this transaction 


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