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. The Act also mandates EPA to verify
that manufacturers have successfully translated their certified
prototypes into mass produced engines. This is accomplished under
the Production Line Testing (PLT). 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.
US Code:
42
USC 7521 Name of Law: Clean Air Act, Sections 206 and
213(d)
There is an increase of 21,741
hours in the total estimated burden for ICR 2345.03 from the burden
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
This increase is due to better accounting and an adjustment of
estimates, not a change in the program. The primary reason for the
change is that the hour burden in the previous ICR did not account
for an annual records audit that vessel owners have to perform and
the annual report they have to submit (first rows of table 5 in the
Excel file). The previous ICR only accounted for owner and
rebuilder's recordkeeping requirements (see table 6 on 2345.02).
There are 187 respondents that are suppose to prepare that report;
so even though the burden is only 99 hours per respondent, the
total comes out high (at 18,813 hours). Second, regarding the
burden to engine manufacturers, this ICR accounts for PLT testing
and reporting (5,276 hours - see table 3) and SEAs (table 4), which
was not done in the previous ICR. The previous ICR only accounts
for certification (table 5 on 2345.02 vs table 2 in 2345.03).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 5900-297 C3 Marine Engine Manufacturer Production Line Testing
2345t03.xlsx
2345ss03.docx
C3 Marine Provisions for Engine Rebuilders, Vessel Owners & Operators