Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0164-0001
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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2003-07-22T04:00Z

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
Proposed
Regulations
for
Control
of
Air
Pollution;

Emission
Standards
for
New
Nonroad
Spark
Ignition
Engines
at
and
Below
19
Kilowatts
Production
Line
Testing
Reporting
and
Recordkeeping
Requirements
EPA
ICR
No.
1845.02
September
1999
Engine
Programs
and
Compliance
Division
Office
of
Mobile
Sources
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
2
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
TITLE
Nonroad
Spark
Ignition
Engines
at
and
Below
19
Kilowatts
(
Small
SI
Engines)
Manufacturers'
Production
Line
Testing
Reporting
and
Recordkeeping
Requirements.
This
is
a
new
collection.

1(
b)
SHORT
CHARACTERIZATION
(
ABSTRACT)

The
Small
SI
Engine
Manufacturers'
Production
Line
Testing
Program
(
PLT)
uses
this
information
collection
to
enforce
exhaust
emission
standards.
Section
213(
d)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
as
amended
(
Act)
authorizes
the
Small
SI
Engine
Manufacturers'
PLT
Program
which
is
reviewed
by
the
Engine
Compliance
Programs
(
ECP)
Group,
Engine
Programs
and
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Mobile
Sources,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation.

The
PLT
program
is
an
emission
compliance
program
for
new
production
small
SI
engines
in
which
manufacturers
are
required
to
test
engines
as
they
leave
the
assembly
line,
without
EPA
oversight.
The
objective
of
the
self­
audit
program
is
that
manufacturers
and
EPA
will
determine,
with
reasonable
statistical
certainty,
whether
or
not
new
engines
are
in
compliance
with
the
Act.

The
manufacturers'
PLT
program
would
be
the
main
production
line
emission
test
program
for
small
SI
engines.
The
Small
SI
Engine
Selective
Enforcement
Auditing
(
SEA)
Program
would
be
typically
employed
when
EPA
determines
that
the
results
of
the
PLT
program
reveal
noncompliance
or
when
EPA
determines
that
other
evidence
of
suspected
noncompliance
by
the
manufacturer
exists.
SEAs
will
be
utilized
as
a
spot­
check
to
enable
EPA
to
evaluate
testing
practices
used
by
the
manufacturer,
follow­
up
on
concerns
reported
to
EPA
and
address
configurations
not
covered
by
manufacturers
in
their
PLT
program,
if
any.

This
information
collection
requires
manufacturers
of
small
SI
engines,
both
handheld
and
nonheldheld,
to
submit
to
EPA
periodic
reports
and
information
from
their
PLT
programs.
The
ECP
Group
collects
this
information
and
evaluates
it
to
determine
if
production
small
SI
engines
comply
with
the
Act.
The
PLT
information
collected
specifically
includes
detailed
production
information,
records
for
test
equipment,
test
data,
statistical
analyses
to
determine
compliance
level
and
reports.

The
results
of
the
PLT
program
are
used
only
by
the
Office
of
Mobile
Sources
to
verify
compliance
of
production
engines;
3
however,
the
exhaust
emission
data
generated
during
PLT
programs
becomes
public
information
after
the
PLT
program
is
concluded.
The
data
and
test
facility
information
from
the
PLT
program
may
be
used
by
the
ECP
Group
to
help
evaluate
a
manufacturer's
future
model
year
Applications
for
Certification,
and
PLT
data
will
also
used
by
the
ECP
Group
to
help
target
potential
future
in­
use
nonconformities.

The
information
is
collected
by
the
ECP
Group
and
stored
in
internal
files
and
databases.
Copies
of
reports
from
manufacturers
listing
PLT
results
are
also
stored
in
public
information
files
and
are
available
for
individual
review.

The
ECP
Group
estimates
that
the
annual
cost
to
industry
of
the
Small
SI
Production
Line
Testing
Program
resulting
from
this
information
collection
to
be
$
7,196,300
for
the
first
year
of
the
program
and
$
3,617,100
for
subsequent
years.
The
first­
year
estimate
includes
extra
costs
to
predict
a
"
learning
curve"
resulting
from
manufacturers
learning
how
to
conduct
PLT
programs
and
resulting
from
the
training
required
with
new
programs.
These
costs
are
divided
between
the
50
manufacturers
of
small
SI
engines
which
comprise
both
the
handheld
and
nonhandheld
market
segments.

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
NEED/
AUTHORITY
FOR
THE
COLLECTION
This
information
collection
is
needed
by
EPA
to
determine
whether
engine
manufacturers
are
producing
engines
that
meet
the
emission
requirements
of
the
Act.
For
small
SI
engines,
the
EPA
administers
a
three­
stage
compliance
program
which
consists
of
pre­
production
(
Certification)
testing
and
required
manufacturers'
production
line
testing
(
PLT),
and
in­
use
testing.

The
PLT
program
verifies
that
prototype
designs
used
in
certification
have
been
successfully
translated
into
mass
produced
engines.
By
detecting
problems
through
the
PLT
program,
while
engines
are
still
in
production,
nonconformities
may
be
corrected
before
engines
are
introduced
into
commerce
or
may
be
corrected
soon
after
production
when
engines
are
most
easily
located.

To
ensure
that
small
SI
engine
manufacturers'
new
production
engines
conform
with
requirements
of
the
Act
and
emission
standards
applicable
for
the
model
year
in
which
the
engines
are
assembled,
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
authorized
to
conduct
emission
testing
of
new
production
small
SI
engines
through
the
PLT
program.
4
Section
213(
d)
(
also
reference
Section
206(
b))
of
the
Act
authorizes
EPA
to
execute
the
small
SI
engine
manufacturers'
production
line
emission
testing
program.
Section
208(
a)
of
the
Act
requires
manufacturers
to
establish
and
maintain
records,
make
reports,
and
provide
information
to
enable
EPA
to
promulgate
the
regulations
that
are
necessary
to
carry
out
these
functions.
EPA
therefore
proposed
regulations
at
40
CFR
Part
91
to
establish
the
small
nonroad
SI
engine
PLT
program.

2(
b)
USE/
USERS
OF
THE
DATA
The
Office
of
Mobile
Sources
uses
this
information
collection
to
verify
that
production
small
SI
engines
meet
Federal
emission
requirements.
The
ECP
Group
uses
PLT
information
to
determine
compliance
of
tested
engine
designs.

PLT
results
are
used
by
EPA
to
enforce
provisions
of
the
Act.
The
Administrator
may
use
PLT
results
as
a
basis
to
suspend
or
revoke
a
Certificate
of
Conformity
for
noncomplying
engines
and
for
a
noncomplying
engine
class.
The
ECP
Group
may
also
use
PLT
results
to
help
evaluate
an
engine
design's
emission
compliance.

3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
NONDUPLICATION
The
Office
of
Mobile
Sources
is
the
only
Federal
office
which
regulates
the
emissions
of
new
production
small
nonroad
SI
engines.
Emissions
and
sales
data
differentiated
by
EPA
engine
classes
are
not
gathered
by
other
agencies,
departments
or
program
offices.

Within
the
Office
of
Mobile
Sources,
the
Engine
Programs
and
Compliance
Division
(
EPCD)
obtains
emissions
data
for
small
SI
engines.
However,
the
small
SI
engine
emission
data
which
EPCD
collects
is
information
concerning
preproduction
prototype
engines,
not
the
new
production
small
nonroad
SI
engines
to
be
tested
in
manufacturers'
production
line
test
programs.

3(
b)
PUBLIC
NOTICE
REQUIRED
PRIOR
TO
ICR
SUBMISSION
TO
OMB
Not
Applicable.
This
is
a
rule
related
ICR.

3(
c)
CONSULTATIONS
EPA
consulted
with
four
nonroad
engine
manufacturers
regarding
the
information
collection
burden
of
this
program.
Three
of
these
manufacturers
have
experience
with
conducting
onhighway
heavy­
duty
engine
Selective
Enforcement
Audits,
which
involves
testing
production
line
engines,
under
40
CFR
Part
86
5
Subpart
K.
These
manufacturers
provided
hourly
pay
rates
and
burden
hours
for
the
activities
described
in
this
ICR.
EPA
believes
these
rates
will
coincide
with
hourly
pay
rates
and
burden
hours
for
the
small
nonroad
SI
industry.

SURVEYED
MANUFACTURERS
AND
CONTACTS:

Cummins
Engine
Company,
Inc.,
Hugh
M.
Daugherty
(
812)
377­
3263
Caterpillar
Inc.,
Don
Dowdall
(
309)
675­
5362
Detroit
Diesel
Corporation,
Ed
Kohl
(
313)
592­
5933
John
Deere
&
Company,
Rick
Bishop
(
319)
292­
8157
3(
d)
EFFECTS
OF
LESS
FREQUENT
COLLECTION
The
information
collection
schedules
listed
in
this
document
are
essential
for
enforcement.
Annual
production
information
is
necessary
to
verify
the
quantities
of
engines
in
each
engine
family.
PLT
data
is
needed
on
a
quarterly
basis
so
the
ECP
Group
can
evaluate
current
production
emission
levels.
If
PLT
data
were
submitted
less
frequently,
the
ECP
Group
would
not
be
able
to
efficiently
direct
its
resources
toward
problem
engine
families
and
would
not
be
able
to
expeditiously
determine
that
production
engines
conform
to
emission
standards.

3(
e)
GENERAL
GUIDELINES
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Guidelines
One
PLT
information
collection
activity
exceeds
the
guidelines
of
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
which
provides
that
respondents
will
have
a
minimum
of
30
days
to
provide
the
requested
information.

EPA
requires
(
90.709
(
d))
that
manufacturers
notify
EPA
within
ten
days
if
the
results
of
PLT
testing
indicate
noncompliance.
EPA
needs
this
requirement
to
rapidly
evaluate
PLT
program
conclusions
and
occurrences
during
the
program.
This
item
is
readily
available
or
generated
during
the
PLT
program.

3(
f)
CONFIDENTIALITY
The
"
projected
annual
production"
information,
the
"
actual
quarterly
production"
and
the
"
production
volume
at
assembly
plants"
is
considered
confidential
and
is
therefore
protected
under
40
CFR
Part
2.
All
other
reports
are
considered
public
information,
as
authorized
by
section
208
(
b)
of
the
Act,
and
6
are
filed
in
EPA's
Public
Information
File.

3(
g)
SENSITIVE
QUESTIONS
Not
applicable.
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
are
asked.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
RESPONDENTS/
SIC
CODES
The
respondents
are
engine
manufacturers
(
SIC
351).

4(
b)
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
(
i)
Data
items
Report
on
these
Items:

PLT
Information
1.
Production
Volumes
at
Assembly
Plants
2.
Sampling
Rates
3.
Emission
Test
Data
4.
Significant
Events
During
the
PLT
program
and
Engine
Information
5.
Report
of
PLT
Results
6.
Statistical
analysis
determining
compliance
level
7.
Test
Facility
Description
8.
PLT
Laboratory
Check­
Out
Data
9.
PLT
Test
Engine
Failure
Report
10.
PLT
Failure
Report
Maintain
Records
On:
1.
Test
Facility
2.
Reported
PLT
Information
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
information
collection
activities
of
the
small
SI
engine
PLT
program
include
the
collection
of
projected
quarterly
production
and
annual
sales
data.
EPA
expects
that
small
SI
engine
manufacturers
produce
projected
annual
production
estimates
routinely
as
a
part
of
production
planning
and
marketing
strategy.
EPA
requests
that
all
small
SI
engine
manufacturers
submit
actual
production
information
quarterly
and
annual
projected
production
information
once
per
model
year,
prior
to
the
start
of
that
model
year's
production.
Manufacturers
might
adjust
existing
production
estimates
to
put
them
into
the
categories
requested
by
EPA,
but
no
new
information
should
have
to
be
created.

PLT
information
collection
requirements
will
require
7
manufacturers
to
perform
a
variety
of
activities.
PLT
information
will
require
manufacturers
to
plan
activities,
train
personnel,
and
maintain
records.
EPA
expects
that
manufacturers
will
not
have
to
generate
new
information
to
report
projected
production
at
assembly
plants.
EPA
expects
that
manufacturers
will
have
records
with
production
plans,
but
manufacturers
will
probably
need
to
assemble
this
information
in
a
format
useful
to
the
ECP
Group.

EPA
estimates
that
manufacturers
will
plan
and
develop
procedures
for
conducting
the
PLT
program.
Manufacturers
will
need
to
periodically
read
regulations
that
specify
PLT
emission
testing
procedures.
Manufacturers
will
probably,
prior
to
ever
conducting
an
production
line
test,
develop
company
wide
and
assembly
plant
procedures
for
the
PLT
program.
Additionally,
manufacturers
will
need
to
train
engineers,
technicians,
and
mechanics
for
the
PLT
program.

Manufacturers
will
need
to
both
create
and
gather
information
during
an
PLT
program.
Manufacturers
are
required
to
perform
emission
tests
on
engines
and
create
documents
detailing
the
test
results.
Manufacturers
are
required,
under
certification
regulations,
to
maintain
calibration
and
maintenance
documentation
for
test
equipment.
During
PLT
testing,
manufacturers
must
gather
and
provide
this
information
to
EPA.

Finally,
manufacturers
must
write
brief
reports
listing
the
results
of
PLT
testing
and
maintain
records
of
their
PLT
programs.
Manufacturers
must
submit
a
quarterly
report
of
PLT
results
which
includes
testing
information.
If
engines
fail
to
comply
with
standards
during
an
PLT
program,
manufacturers
must
submit
failed
engine
reports.
Manufacturers
must
maintain
PLT
records
for
a
period
of
one
year
after
the
conclusion
of
the
PLT
program
for
that
model
year.
These
records
must
include
test
equipment
as
well
as
test
engine
information.
Manufacturers
may
maintain
these
records
in
any
format.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED­­
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES
The
ECP
Group
performs
the
following
activities
with
information
collected.

1.
Review,
Compare
&
File
Projected
Annual
Production
and
Actual
Quarterly
Production
Data
2.
Review,
Check
Accuracy
and
Completeness,
and
Copy
Quarterly
PLT
Reports
8
3.
Gather,
Prepare
index,
and
Submit
Copies
of
Reports
to
Public
Files
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
ECP
Group
uses
information
collected
to:

(
i)
Ensure
that
manufacturers
are
producing
engines
that
conform
to
applicable
emission
standards.

The
ECP
Group
will
use
the
PLT
information
(
projected
annual
production
and
production
line
test
results)
to
ensure
production
line
engines
meet
the
emission
standards
to
which
their
prototypes
were
certified.
Manufacturers
provide
the
"
Production
volume
at
Assembly
Plants"
to
enable
EPA
to
evaluate
the
manufacturers'
statistical
analysis
to
sample
production
line
engines
at
a
lesser
rate.
The
report
contains
the
number
of
small
nonroad
SI
engines,
by
class
and
assembly
plant,
scheduled
for
production
at
assembly
plants
during
the
period
designated
in
the
request.

(
ii)
Ensure
that
manufacturers
precisely
follow
the
emissions
test
procedures
listed
in
the
CFR.

Manufacturers
that
conduct
an
PLT
program
are
required
to
maintain
Emission
Test
Data
which
includes
the
Hydrocarbon,
Carbon
Monoxide
and
Oxides
of
Nitrogen
emissions
and
Carbon
Dioxide
concentrations
from
each
small
nonroad
SI
engine
tested,
and
documentation
relating
to
the
conduct
of
each
emissions
test
and
Significant
Events
and
Engine
Data
which
include
records
relating
to
the
preparation
of
each
engine
for
testing.
This
information
is
provided
to
EPA
in
the
Report
of
PLT
Results.

(
iii)
Ensure
that
manufacturers'
test
equipment
accurately
measure
emissions.

Manufacturers
that
conduct
an
PLT
program
are
required
to
maintain
a
Test
Facility
Description
of
the
equipment
used
for
the
PLT
program
and
its
calibration.
A
portion
of
this
information
is
provided
to
EPA
in
the
Report
of
PLT
Results.

(
iv)
Ensure
that
production
small
SI
engines
are
in
conformity
with
applicable
Federal
emission
requirements
as
they
come
off
the
assembly
line
and
that
individual
engines
tested
during
an
PLT
program
conform
to
applicable
emission
standards.

Manufacturers
that
have
conducted
an
PLT
program
provide
a
Report
of
PLT
Results
to
EPA.
This
report
is
reviewed
to
ensure
that
the
small
SI
engine
class
that
received
the
PLT
testing
conforms
to
applicable
requirements.
The
certificate
of
conformity
is
automatically
suspended
for
an
individual
small
SI
9
engine
if
the
engine
fails
to
comply
with
emission
standards
during
an
PLT
program.
The
certificate
is
reinstated
when
a
manufacturer
submits
to
EPA
an
PLT
Test
Failure
Report
which
contains
passing
test
results
and
a
description
of
the
remedy
that
brought
the
individual
engine
into
conformity
with
applicable
emission
standards.

If
an
engine
family
is
found
to
be
in
noncompliance
or
the
engine
manufacturer's
submittal
revealed
that
the
PLT
tests
were
performed
improperly,
the
EPA
may
suspend
or
revoke
the
certificate
of
conformity
in
whole
or
in
part
for
that
engine
family.
The
manufacturer
will
submit
to
EPA
an
PLT
Failure
Report
which
identifies
the
reason
for
the
noncompliance
of
the
small
nonroad
SI
engine
class
and
the
proposed
remedy.

Manufacturers
are
expected
to
electronically
submit
their
PLT
reports.
The
ECP
Group
currently
makes
extensive
use
of
computers
in
evaluating
information
from
engine
manufacturers.
A
significant
portion
of
the
ECP
Group's
PLT
activity
will
be
spent
reviewing
manufacturer
PLT
reports
for
accuracy
and
completeness
prior
to
entering
the
information
into
a
database.
Printed
or
electronic
copies
of
this
information
may
be
made
available
to
the
public.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
Small
volume
engine
manufacturers
whose
production
of
engines
subject
to
Phase
2
regulation
does
not
exceed
10,000
units
for
nonhandheld
engines
or
25,000
units
for
handheld
engines
are
exempt
from
the
PLT
requirements.
Furthermore,
both
nonhandheld
and
handheld
engine
families
with
an
annual
production
of
5,000
units
or
less
are
also
exempt
from
the
PLT
requirements.
The
handheld
and
nonhandheld
engine
exemption
criteria
are
outlined
in
90.701(
b).

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
ECP
Group
collects
the
information
described
in
this
document
at
different
times
throughout
the
calendar
year.
The
ECP
Group
requests
that
manufacturers
submit
PLT
data
and
actual
production
data
on
a
quarterly
basis.
The
ECP
Group
requests
from
manufacturers
projected
annual
production
data
prior
to
the
start
of
each
model
year.

The
ECP
Group
requires
that
manufacturers
notify
EPA
within
ten
days
if
the
results
of
PLT
testing
indicate
noncompliance
and
report
audit
results
within
forty
five
working
days
after
the
conclusion
of
each
quarter.
This
requirement
enables
the
EPA
to
rapidly
evaluate
PLT
program
conclusions
and
occurrences
during
the
program.
The
ECP
Group
will
permit,
on
a
case­
bycase
basis,
limited
extensions
of
these
deadlines
when
justified
by
a
manufacturer.
10
6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
ESTIMATING
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
The
manufacturers
consulted
in
section
3(
c)
provided
detailed
estimates
of
their
work
distribution
during
audits.
EPA
expects
that
manufacturers
may
spend
more
time
preparing
for
and
evaluating
results
from
their
PLT
audits
during
the
first
year
of
the
program.
For
the
first
year,
EPA
expects
that
the
time
to
conduct
a
PLT
audit
may
exceed
EPA's
annual
estimate
by
as
much
as
a
learning­
curve
factor
of
two.
Consequently,
the
first­
year
collection
burden
estimate
below
doubles
the
time
estimated
by
on­
highway
manufacturers
in
section
3(
c)
to
conduct
a
PLT
audit.

Chart
6(
d)(
i)
lists
the
Agency's
estimate
of
the
respondent's
burden
for
this
information
collection
activity.
The
estimates
listed
below
are
an
averaged
value
from
the
surveyed
manufacturers
in
section
3(
c).
Chart
6(
d)(
i)
shows
a
manufacturers'
annual
burden
estimate
after
that
manufacturer
has
experience
in
conducting
a
PLT
program.
This
chart
does
not
include
the
learning
curve
described
above.
The
learning
curve
estimate
is
included
in
the
first­
year
recordkeeping
and
reporting
burden
calculations
below.

NOTES:
1)
Number
of
respondents
for
annual
projected
production
is
50.
2)
Number
of
respondents
for
all
PLT
information
is
50.
3)
As
described
in
section
6(
a),
a
multiplication
factor
of
2
is
applied
to
all
PLT
information
for
the
programs's
first
year
to
compensate
for
a
learning
curve.

FIRST­
YEAR
RECORDKEEPING
BURDEN:
LEARNING
CURVE
FACTOR
(
2)
x
[
HR.
TOT.(
76)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)]
=
7,600
hrs.

REPORTING
BURDEN:
Projected
Production
Subtot.
(
13)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
+
LEARNING
CURVE
FACTOR
(
2)
x
[
PLT
Reporting
Subtotal
(
1120)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)]
=
112,650
hrs.

BURDEN
TOTAL:
ANNUAL
TOTAL
REC.
BURDEN
+
ANNUAL
TOTAL
REP.
BURDEN
=
120,250
hrs.

COST
TOTAL:
Projected
Production
Subtotal
($
758)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
+
11
LEARNING
CURVE
FACTOR
(
2)
x
[
Audit
Information
Subtotals
($
67024
+
$
4560)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)]
=
$
7,196,300
SUBSEQUENT­
YEARS
ANNUAL
RECORDKEEPING
BURDEN:
HR.
TOT.(
76)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
=
3,800
hrs.

ANNUAL
REPORTING
BURDEN:
Projected
Production
Subtot.
(
13)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
+
PLT
Reporting
Subtotal
(
1120)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
=
56,650
hrs.

ANNUAL
BURDEN
TOTAL:
ANNUAL
TOTAL
REC.
BURDEN
+
ANNUAL
TOTAL
REP.
BURDEN
=
60,450
hrs.

ANNUAL
COST
TOTAL:
Projected
Production
Subtotal
($
758)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
+
Audit
Information
Subtotals
($
67024
+
$
4560)
x
No.
Respond.
(
50)
=
$
3,617,100
6(
b)
ESTIMATING
RESPONDENT
COSTS
6
(
b)(
i)
Estimating
Respondent
Labor
Costs
Reference
Chart
6(
d)(
i).

Regarding
hourly
pay
rates,
consulted
manufacturers
provided
pay
rates,
including
benefits
and
overhead,
for
the
following
categories:
management,
engineer,
machinist,
mechanic,
technician
and
junior
professional/
clerical.
Since
the
average
pay
rates
did
not
greatly
differ
for
management,
engineers,
machinists
mechanics
and
technicians,
a
combined
average
pay
rate
of
$
60.00/
hour
is
used
for
this
category.
The
average
junior
professional/
clerical
pay
rate
is
$
38.00/
hour.
These
pay
categories
are
listed
only
as
management/
technician
(
Mgmt/
Tech)
and
clerical.
As
described
in
section
6(
b),
hourly
pay
rates
are
based
on
a
survey
of
engine
manufacturers.

6
(
b)(
ii)
Estimating
Respondent
Capital
and
Operating
and
Maintenance
Costs
It
is
assumed
that
there
are
no
capital,
operating
and
maintenance
costs
to
the
respondents.
The
information
collection
burden
hours
are
minuscule
compared
to
the
daily
routine
operations
which
take
place
at
the
manufacturers
facilities.
These
operations
(
internal
quality
audit
emissions
testing,
research
and
development)
would
continue
on
a
daily
basis
even
without
this
above
information
collection
burden.
12
6(
c)
ESTIMATING
AGENCY
BURDEN
AND
COST
EPA
based
its
burden
estimates
on
experience
from
information
collection
activities
performed
in
the
on­
highway
SEA
program
which
involves
testing
production
line
engines.

Chart
­
6(
c)
Agency
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
Collection
Burden
Hours
Freq.
Total
Annual
Activity
Tech
Cler.
Hours
Cost
@
$
21
@
$
9
1.
Review,
Compare
&
File
Projected
Annual
Prod.
Data
1
50
50
$
1,050
2.
Review,
Check
Accuracy
and
Completeness,
and
Copy
PLT
Reports
3
200
600
$
12,600
3.
Gather,
Prepare
index,
and
Submit
Copies
of
Reports
to
Public
Files
4
4
16
$
144
13
14
6(
d)
ESTIMATING
THE
RESPONDENT
UNIVERSE
AND
TOTAL
BURDEN
HOURS
AND
COSTS
CHART
­
6(
d)(
i)
BOTTOM
LINE
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
ESTIMATE
Collection
Burden
Hours
Freq.
Annual
Activity
Mgmt./
Tech
Cler.
Hours
Cost
@$
60
@$
38
1.
Projected
Production
Data
(
Reporting
Requirements)

1.
A
Gather
Prod.
Data
11
1
11
$
660
1.
B
Write
Report
1
1
1
2
$
98
SUBTOTAL:
13
$
758
2.
Production
Line
Testing
(
Reporting
Requirements)

2.
A
Read
instructions
6
4
24
$
1440
2.
B
Testing/
Create
216
4
864
$
51840
2.
C
Gather
existing
information
22
4
88
$
5280
2.
D
Write
report
34
2
4
144
$
8464
SUBTOTAL:
1120
$
67024
3.
Production
Line
Testing
(
Recordkeeping
Requirements)

3.
A
Read
instructions
4
4
16
$
960
3.
B
Plan
activities
3
4
12
$
720
3.
C
Implement
activities
2
4
8
$
480
3.
D
Develop
record
system
1
4
4
$
240
3.
E
Enter
information
1
4
4
$
240
3.
F
Train
personnel
7
4
28
$
1680
15
3.
G
Misc.
Tasks
1
4
4
$
240
SUBTOTAL:
76
$
4560
TOTAL:
1209
$
72342
6(
d)(
ii)
The
Agency
tally
Chart
­
6(
d)(
ii)
Agency
Burden/
Cost
Estimates
Collection
Annual
Burden
Hours
Total
Annual
Activity
Tech
Cler.
Hours
Cost
@
$
21
@
$
9
1.
Review,
Compare
&
File
Projected
Annual
Prod.
Data
50
50
$
1,050
2.
Review,
Check
Accuracy
and
Completeness,
and
Copy
PLT
Reports
600
600
$
12,600
3.
Gather,
Prepare
index,
and
Submit
Copies
of
Reports
to
Public
Files
16
16
$
144
TOTALS
650
+
16
=
666
$
13,794
AGENCY
TOTAL
ANNUAL
BURDEN:
666
hours
AGENCY
TOTAL
ANNUAL
COST:
$
13,794
16
(
iv)
Variations
in
the
Annual
Bottom
Line
No
annual
variations
in
the
respondent
reporting/
recordkeeping
burden
or
cost
over
the
course
of
this
clearance
period
are
expected.

6(
e)
REASONS
FOR
CHANGE
IN
BURDEN
This
is
a
new
collection.

6(
f)
BURDEN
STATEMENT
For
the
first
year
of
the
regulation,
the
industry
testing
and
reporting
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
2,253
hours
per
respondent
and
to
require
an
average
of
152
hours
per
respondent
for
recordkeeping.
For
subsequent
years,
the
per­
respondent
burden
is
estimated
to
average
1,133
hours
for
testing
and
reporting,
and
76
hours
for
recordkeeping.
This
results
in
an
average
annual
total
burden
of
80,383
hours.
This
includes
the
time
for
reviewing
instructions,
training
personnel,
testing,
gathering
and
maintaining
data,
and
completing
and
reviewing
the
collection
of
information.
The
first­
year
estimates
include
extra
hours
to
account
for
the
additional
time
manufacturers
will
spend
learning
audit
procedures
and
developing
recordkeeping
systems
that
may
be
used
for
this
program.

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.
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.

Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
the
Director,
OPPE
Regulatory
Information
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
17
Agency
(
2137),
401
M
St.,
S.
W.,
Washington,
D.
C.
20500;
and
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Include
the
EPA
ICR
number
in
any
correspondence.
18
INFORMATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
AUTHORITY
DATA
SHEET
PRODUCTION
LINE
TESTING
REQUIREMENTS
­
SMALL
SI
ENGINES
40
CFR
PART
90
SUBPART
H
MANDATORY
INFORMATION
CITATION
­
Projected
Production
Information
90.704
(
c)

­
Production
Volume
at
Assembly
Plants
90.704
(
c)

­
Engine
Data
90.704
(
a)

­
Report
of
PLT
Results
90.709
(
e)

­
Test
Facility
Description
90.704
(
a)

­
Laboratory
Check­
Out
Data
90.705
(
b)

­
PLT
Test
Failure
Report
90.711
(
g)

­
PLT
Failure
Report
90.711
(
h)

­
Record
Retention
Requirements
90.704
(
b)