Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0006-0026
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Advisory Committee for Regulatory Negotiation Concerning All Appropriate Inquiry; Meeting
Posted Date: 2003-08-04T04:00Z

45816
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
149
/
Monday,
August
4,
2003
/
Notices
Abstract:
Title
II
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
requires
engine
manufacturers
to
obtain
a
certificate
of
conformity
with
applicable
emission
standards
for
each
engine
prototype
before
they
may
legally
introduced
their
products
into
commerce.
The
Act
also
mandates
EPA
to
verify
that
manufacturers
have
successfully
translated
their
certified
engine
prototypes
into
mass
produced
engines
and
that
these
engines
comply
with
emission
standards
throughout
their
useful
lives.
Under
the
Production
Line
Testing
(
PLT)
Program,
manufacturers
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.
Under
the
Voluntary
In­
use
Testing
Program,
manufacturers
test
engines
after
a
number
of
years
of
use
to
verify
that
the
engines
comply
with
emission
standards
throughout
their
useful
lives.
Under
the
spark
ignition
engine
emissions
rule,
codified
at
40
CFR
part
90,
only
Phase
2
SI
engines
are
elegible
to
participate
in
the
PLT
and
the
In­
use
Programs.
Engine
manufacturers
can
choose
to
participate
in
either
the
PLT
Program
or
the
In­
use
Program.
Sections
206(
b)
and
213(
d)
of
the
Act
also
mandate
that
EPA
conduct
testing
of
a
sample
of
certified
engines
to
determine
if
these
engines
do
in
fact
conform
with
the
applicable
emission
regulations.
Under
the
Selective
Enforcement
Audit
(
SEA)
Program,
EPA
selects
a
number
of
engines
to
be
taken
directly
from
the
assembly
line
and
tested
according
to
EPA
specifications.
These
audits
are
performed
to
ensure
that
test
data
submitted
by
manufacturers
is
reliable
and
testing
is
performed
according
to
EPA
regulations.
All
SI
engine
manufacturers
are
subject
to
be
audited.
Participation
in
the
SEA
program
is
mandatory.
The
information
requested
by
this
information
collection
is
used
to
enforce
different
provisions
of
the
Act
and
maintain
the
integrity
of
the
overall
emissions
reduction
program.
Data
generated
through
the
PLT,
In­
use
and
SEA
programs
may
be
used
to
evaluate
future
applications
for
certification,
to
identify
potential
issues,
and
as
basis
to
suspend
or
revoke
the
certificate
of
conformity
of
those
engines
that
fail.
There
are
recordkeeping
requirements
in
all
programs.
The
information
is
collected
by
the
Engine
Programs
Group,
Certification
and
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation.
Confidentiality
of
proprietary
information
submitted
by
manufacturers
is
granted
in
accordance
with
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act,
EPA
regulations
at
40
CFR
part
2,
and
class
determinations
issued
by
EPA's
Office
of
General
Counsel.
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
40
CFR
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9.
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.

TABLE
I.
 
BURDEN
STATEMENT
PLT
In­
use
SEA
Estimated
Total
Burden
Hours
..............................................................................
6,709
.....................
1,410
.....................
1,056
Estimated
Average
Burden
Hours/
Response
.......................................................
1,677
.....................
705
........................
528
Frequency
of
Response
........................................................................................
Quarterly
...............
On
occasion
..........
On
occasion
Number
of
Respondents
.......................................................................................
5
............................
2
............................
2
Total
Annual
Cost
(
Industry­
wide)
.........................................................................
$
1,129,021
............
$
54,927
.................
$
36,907
Total
Annual
Capital
and
Start
Up
Cost
...............................................................
0
............................
0
............................
0
Total
Annual
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
..................................................
$
14,170
.................
$
3,260
...................
$
480
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:
July
23,
2003.
Robert
Brenner,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19747
Filed
8
 
1
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7538
 
7]

Advisory
Committee
for
Regulatory
Negotiation
Concerning
All
Appropriate
Inquiry;
Meeting
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
as
required
by
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
Pub.
L.
92
 
463),
is
announcing
the
date
and
location
of
an
upcoming
meeting
of
the
Negotiated
Rulemaking
Committee
On
All
Appropriate
Inquiry.

DATES:
A
meeting
of
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
on
Regulatory
Negotiation
for
All
Appropriate
Inquiry
is
scheduled
for
September
9
and
September
10,
2003.
The
meeting
will
take
place
at
the
EPA
East
Building,
1201
Constitution
Avenue
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
The
meeting
is
scheduled
to
begin
at
8:
30
a.
m.
and
end
at
4:
30
p.
m.
on
both
days.
Dates
and
locations
of
subsequent
meetings
will
be
announced
in
later
notices.

VerDate
jul<
14>
2003
19:
01
Aug
01,
2003
Jkt
200001
PO
00000
Frm
00028
Fmt
4703
Sfmt
4703
E:\
FR\
FM\
04AUN1.
SGM
04AUN1
45817
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
149
/
Monday,
August
4,
2003
/
Notices
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Persons
needing
further
information
should
contact
Patricia
Overmeyer
of
EPA's
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Mailcode
5105T,
Washington,
DC
20460,
(
202)
566
 
2774,
or
overmeyer.
patricia@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Under
the
Small
Business
Liability
Relief
and
Brownfields
Revitalization
Act,
EPA
is
required
to
develop
standards
and
practices
for
carrying
out
all
appropriate
inquiry.
The
Federal
Advisory
Committee
meeting
is
for
the
purpose
of
negotiating
the
contents
of
a
proposed
regulation
setting
federal
standards
and
practices
for
conducting
all
appropriate
inquiry.
At
its
meeting
on
September
9
and
10,
2003,
the
Committee
will
continue
substantive
deliberations
on
the
proposed
rulemaking
including
discussion
of
the
criteria
established
by
Congress
in
the
Small
Business
Liability
Relief
and
Brownfields
Revitalization
Act
amendments
to
CERCLA
(
101)(
35)(
B)(
iii).
On
the
morning
of
September
9,
2003,
there
will
be
a
presentation
to
the
Committee
on
the
administrative
and
analytical
requirements
that
must
be
completed
by
the
Agency
when
developing
a
proposed
rule.
All
meetings
of
the
Negotiated
Rulemaking
Committee
are
open
to
the
public.
There
is
no
requirement
for
advance
registration
for
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
attend
or
make
comments
at
the
meeting.
Opportunity
for
the
general
public
to
address
the
Committee
will
be
provided
starting
at
2:
30
p.
m.
on
both
September
9
and
September
10,
2003.

Dated:
July
28,
2003.
Thomas
P.
Dunne,
Associate
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
and
Emergency
Response.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19745
Filed
8
 
1
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7538
 
6]

Draft
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
of
public
meeting.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
holding
a
public
meeting
to
discuss
EPA's
draft
of
the
fiscal
year
2004
Proposal
Guidelines
for
Brownfields
Assessment,
Revolving
Loan
Fund,
and
Cleanup
Grants
(
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines).
The
purpose
of
the
public
meeting
is
for
EPA's
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment
to
listen
to
the
views
of
public
stakeholders
on
the
Agency's
draft
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines.
During
the
public
meeting,
EPA
officials
will
discuss
the
draft
Guidelines.
EPA
will
make
the
draft
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
available
to
the
public
on
the
Agency's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
brownfields
on
August
25,
2003.
Interested
stakeholders
and
the
public
are
encouraged
to
download
and
review
the
draft
guidelines
prior
to
the
public
meeting.
DATES:
The
public
meeting
will
be
held
from
10
a.
m.
 
12
noon
on
September
8,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
The
public
meeting
will
be
held
in
Room
1153
EPA
East
Building
at
1201
Constitution
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
Those
parties
that
wish
to
submit
written
comments
on
the
draft
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
must
submit
their
comments
to
EPA
no
later
than
September
8,
2003.
To
ensure
that
EPA
has
adequate
time
to
consider
any
written
comments,
the
Agency
encourages
parties
to
submit
their
comments
to
the
Agency
in
electronic
format.
Electronic
comments
may
be
submitted
to
EPA's
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment
at
bf.
comments@
epa.
gov.
Parties
wishing
to
submit
their
comments
via
the
United
States
Postal
Service
should
address
their
comments
to:
Ms.
Becky
Brooks,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment,
MC
 
5105T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460.
Hand
deliveries
should
be
sent
to
Ms.
Becky
Brooks,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment,
Room
2406,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
additional
information,
contact
EPA's
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment
at
202
 
566
 
2777.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
FY2004
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
will
be
issued
under
section
104(
k)
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
as
amended
by
the
Small
Business
Liability
Relief
and
Brownfields
Revitalization
Act,
Public
Law
107
 
118
(
SBLRBRA).
Guidelines
for
grant
programs
are
exempt
from
notice
and
comment
requirements
under
5
U.
S.
C.
553(
a)(
2).
However,
the
Agency
has
decided
that
consultation
with
public
stakeholders
prior
to
issuing
the
final
version
of
the
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
is
an
appropriate
step
in
effectively
implementing
the
Brownfields
Law.
The
meeting
is
open
to
the
general
public.
Parties
wishing
to
provide
their
views
to
EPA
on
the
draft
FY04
Guidelines,
or
to
listen
to
the
views
of
other
parties,
are
strongly
encouraged
to
attend
the
public
meeting.
Interested
parties
not
able
to
attend
the
public
meeting
on
September
8,
2003,
may
submit
written
comments
to
the
Agency.
All
written
comments
must
be
received
by
the
Agency
no
later
than
September
8,
2003.
The
Agency
will
carefully
consider
comments
received
during
the
public
meeting,
as
well
as
written
comments
received
on
or
before
September
8,
2003,
prior
to
issuing
final
Brownfield
Grants
Guidelines
in
September
2003.
However,
due
to
the
need
to
provide
the
final
Guidelines
to
potential
applicants
promptly,
EPA
does
not
plan
to
respond
in
writing
to
written
comments.

Dated:
July
28,
2003.
Linda
Garczynski,
Director,
Office
of
Brownfields
Cleanup
and
Redevelopment.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
19746
Filed
8
 
1
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7538
 
8]

Final
Reissuance
of
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
Storm
Water
Construction
General
Permit
for
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
Indian
Country
in
Massachusetts
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
Final
Reissuance
of
NPDES
Storm
Water
Construction
General
Permits.

SUMMARY:
This
action
provides
notice
of
the
reissuance
of
the
Final
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
Storm
Water
Construction
General
Permit
for
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
Indian
country
within
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
DATES:
Today's
action
shall
be
effective
August
4,
2003.
The
permit
will
expire
five
years
from
the
effective
date.
ADDRESSES:
The
final
permit
is
based
on
an
administrative
record.
The
administrative
record
for
the
final
construction
general
permit
is
available
for
inspection
and
copying
at
the
Water
Docket,
located
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center
in
the
basement
of
the
EPA
West
VerDate
jul<
14>
2003
19:
01
Aug
01,
2003
Jkt
200001
PO
00000
Frm
00029
Fmt
4703
Sfmt
4703
E:\
FR\
FM\
04AUN1.
SGM
04AUN1