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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1800.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0392

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[Federal Register: July 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 139)]
[Notices]
[Page 36192-36193]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1184; FRL-8933-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1800.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0392

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information

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Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1184, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On January 15, 2008 (73 FR 2487), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1184, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Air Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to
http:www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1800.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0392.
    Abstract: Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.)
(CAA) charges 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. 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. There are also recordkeeping requirements. Manufacturers
electing to participate in the Averaging, Banking and Trading 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. The Act also mandates that EPA
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. This is
accomplished under the Production Line Testing (PLT) and In-use Testing
Programs. Selective Enforcement Audits provide verification that test
data submitted by engine manufacturers is reliable and testing is
performed according to EPA regulations. Manufacturers must also keep
records. This information is collected by the Heavy-Duty and Nonroad
Engines Group (HDNEG), Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division
(CISD), Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and
Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Besides CISD, this
information could be used by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance and the Department of Justice for enforcement purposes.
Confidential Business Information (CBI) is also disclosed in a public
database and over the Internet. It is used by trade associations,
environmental groups, and the public. The information is usually
submitted in an electronic format, and it is stored in HDNEG's
certification database. It has been estimated that a total of 10
locomotive and locomotive engine manufacturers and remanufacturers will
respond to this collection with an approximate cost of $2,349,724.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 91
hours per response. 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 which have subsequently changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
these actions are manufacturers and remanufacturers of locomotives and
locomotive engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, quarterly, and occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 21,129.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,349,724 includes $1,365,299
annualized O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a slight decrease (159 hours) in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to changes in the estimated
number of new applications EPA expects to receive during the next three
years as opposed to carry over applications.

    Dated: July 16, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-17395 Filed 7-21-09; 8:45 am]
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