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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 75 / Friday, April 18, 2014 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1182; FRL–9909–76–
OAR]

Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad
Compression-Ignition Engines and OnHighway Heavy Duty Engines
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad
Compression-ignition Engines and Onhighway Heavy Duty Engines’’ (EPA ICR
No. 1684.18, OMB Control No. 2060–
0287) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension and revision of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
August 31, 2014. 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 June 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–1182, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@
epa.gov, 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
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
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; email address:
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket 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: For this ICR, EPA is seeking
a revision to an existing package with a
three year extension. Under ICR
1684.18, EPA collects information
regarding heavy-duty on-highway
engines and vehicles, nonroad
compression-ignition engines, and
categories 1 and 2 marine compressionignition engines (collectively referred to
here as ‘‘engines’’ for simplicity). Please
note that category 3 marine engines and
locomotives are covered under separate
ICRs.
Title II of the Clean Air Act, (42
U.S.C. 7521 et seq.; CAA), charges the
Environmental Protection Agency (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. The information collected is
necessary to (1) issue certificates of

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compliance with emissions standards
and requirements; and (2) verify
compliance with various programs and
regulatory provisions. 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.
This information is organized by
‘‘engine family’’ groups. Engines within
an engine family are 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
engine manufacturers to bank credits for
engine families that emit below the
standard and use the credits to certify
engine families that emit above the
standard. They may also trade banked
credits with other manufacturers.
Participation in the ABT program is
voluntary.
The CAA also mandates EPA to 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.
EPA verifies this through ‘Compliance
Programs’ which include Production
Line Testing (PLT), In-use Testing and
Selected Enforcement Audits, (SEAs).
Not all programs apply to all industries
included in this ICR. PLT, which only
applies to marine engines, is a self-audit
program that allows engine
manufacturers to monitor their
products’ emissions profile with
statistical certainty and minimize the
cost of correcting errors through early
detection. In-use testing allows
manufacturers and EPA to verify
compliance with emission standards
throughout an engine family’s useful
life. Through SEAs, EPA verifies that
test data submitted by engine
manufacturers is reliable and testing is
performed according to EPA regulations.
There are varying recordkeeping and
labeling requirements under all
certification and compliance programs.
In this notice, former ICR 1826.05
(‘‘Transition Program for Equipment
Manufacturers (TPEM)’’, OMB Control
Number 2060–0369) is being
incorporated into ICR 1684.18. This
action is undertaken to consolidate
compliance information requirements
for nonroad compression ignition
engines and equipment under a single
ICR for simplification. With this
consolidation, we combine most of the
certification and compliance burden
associated with the nonroad
compression-ignition engine and
equipment industries. Under TPEM,

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nonroad equipment manufacturers are
allowed to delay compliance with Tier
4 standards for up to seven years as long
as they comply with certain limitations.
The program seeks to ease the impact of
new emission standards on equipment
manufacturers. This is achieved by
allowing additional time for equipment
manufacturers to redesign their
products as needed in response to
changes in engine designs. Participation
in the program is voluntary.
Participating equipment manufacturers
and the engine manufacturers who

provide TPEM engines are required to
keep records and submit annual reports.
The information requested is
collected by the Diesel Engine
Compliance Center (DECC), Compliance
Division (CD), Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, Office of Air and
Radiation, EPA. DECC uses this
information to ensure that
manufacturers are in compliance with
applicable regulations and the CAA.
The information may also be used by
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance and the
Department of Justice for enforcement

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purposes. Most of the information is
collected in electronic format and stored
in CD’s databases.
Manufacturers are allowed to assert a
claim of confidentiality over
information provided to EPA.
Confidentiality is granted in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act
and EPA regulations at 40 CFR Part 2.
Non-confidential information may be
disclosed on OTAQ’s Web site or upon
request under the Freedom of
Information Act to trade associations,
environmental groups, and the public.
Form Numbers: See Table 1 below.

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TABLE 1—LIST OF FORMS USED TO COLLECT INFORMATION UNDER ICR 1684.18
Form

No.

HD/NR Engine Manufacturer Annual Production Report ............................................................................................................
AB&T Report for Heavy-duty On-highway Engines ....................................................................................................................
AB&T Report for Nonroad Compression Ignition Engines .........................................................................................................
AB&T Report for Marine Compression-ignition Engines ............................................................................................................
PLT Report for Marine CI CumSum ...........................................................................................................................................
PLT Report for Marine CI Non-CumSum ....................................................................................................................................
TPEM Equipment Manufacturer Notification ...............................................................................................................................
TPEM Equipment Manufacturer Report ......................................................................................................................................
TPEM Engine Manufacturer Report ............................................................................................................................................
TPEM Bond Worksheet ...............................................................................................................................................................
Marine CI Application for Certification ........................................................................................................................................

5900–90.
5900–134.
5900–125.
Number in process.
5900–297.
5900–298.
5900–242.
5900–240.
5900–241.
5900–239.
5900–124.

Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
manufacturers of nonroad compression
ignition (CI) engines, marine CI engines
and on-highway heavy-duty engines;
owners of heavy-duty truck fleets, and
manufacturers of nonroad compression
ignition equipment.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Engine manufacturers must respond to
this collection if they wish to sell their
products in the U.S., as prescribed by
Section 206(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C.
7521). Participation in ABT is
voluntary, but once a manufacturer has
elected to participate, it must submit the
required information. Likewise,
participation in TPEM is voluntary, but
once an engine or equipment
manufacturer chooses to participate, it
must submit the required notifications
and annual reports (40 CFR 1039.625
and 1039.626). If applicable to a
particular engine family, compliance
programs reporting is mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents:
2,350 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual,
quarterly, on occasion.
Total estimated burden: 244,287
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $34,470,029 (per
year), includes $13,752,082 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
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Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 70,101 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is due to (1) the
merger of ICRs 1684.18 and 1826.05,
and (2) an increase in the number of
respondents. Please note that these are
preliminary estimates. EPA is still
evaluating information that could lead
to a change, likely an increase, in these
estimates.
Dated: April 11, 2014.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 04/07/2014 through 04/11/2014
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

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Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal gencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: http://
www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/
eisdata.html.
EIS No. 20140113, Draft EIS, USFWS,
MA, Monomoy National Wildlife
Refuge Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan, Comment Period
Ends: 06/09/2014, Contact: Libby
Herland 978–443–4661.
EIS No. 20140114, Draft EIS, BLM, CA,
Tylerhorse Wind Project Draft Plan
Amendment, Comment Period Ends:
07/17/2014, Contact: Cedric Perry
951–697–5388.
EIS No. 20140115, Draft EIS, USACE,
TX, Dallas Floodway Project,
Comment Period Ends: 06/02/2014,
Contact: Marcia Hackett 817–886–
1373.
EIS No. 20140116, Draft EIS, USACE,
PA, Upper Ohio Navigation Study,
Comment Period Ends: 06/02/2014,
Contact: Conrad Weiser 412–395–
7220.
EIS No. 20140117, Final EIS, BIA, CA,
Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians
Fee-To-Trust and Resort Casino
Project, Review Period Ends: 05/19/
2014, Contact: John Rydzik 916–978–
6051.

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