Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060-0008
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines
Posted Date: 2019-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31587-31588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14020]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060; FRL-9995-65-OAR]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition 
Engines (Renewal), ICR 1695.11, OMB 2060-0338

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Certification and 
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)'', 
ICR 1695.11, OMB 2060-0338 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection request as described below. This 
notice is a proposed extension of the Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines 
ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2019. 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 September 3, 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 
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

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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: davis.julian@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Supporting documents which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting will be 
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.
    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: 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 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), 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 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: The EPA has developed forms, some of which are Excel-
based, for the compliance programs in this ICR, such as ABT, PLT and 
In-use Testing, as well as for production reporting. Manufacturers may 
download these forms from EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/vehicle-and-engine-certification/compliance-reporting-nonroad-spark-ignition-si-engines and submit these forms through the EPA's engine and vehicle 
compliance information system's (EV-CIS) document module. All of these 
forms are available for review in the Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0060.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are manufacturers of 
nonroad engines within the following North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) code:

333618 Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
336312 Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
336999 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
336991 Motorcycle, Bicycle and Parts Manufacturing
333112 Lawn & Garden Tractor and Home Lawn & Garden Equipment 
Manufacturing
335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing

    Estimated number of respondents: 620 (total).
    Frequency of response: yearly for certification, production, ABT, 
and warranty reports.
    Total estimated burden: 249.3 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b)
    Total estimated cost: $38,530.31 (per year), includes $17,666.82 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 16,141 hours (from 
265,475 hours to 249,334) in the total estimated burden in this 
collection from the burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICRs. This reduction is primarily due to an adjustment in the 
hours required to file a complete application for certification and 
conduct compliance activities throughout a calendar year.

    Dated: June 19, 2019.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, US Environmental Protection Agency.
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