Supporting
Statement
for
Information
Collection
Request
Spark­
Ignition
Marine
Engine
Application
for
Emission
Certification
and,
Participation
in
the
Averaging,
Banking,
and
Trading
Program
42
USC
7521
§
206
42
USC
7521
§
208
42
USC
7521
§
213(
d)
40
CFR
Subparts
B
and
C
November
2000
Certification
and
Compliance
Division
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
EPA
­
2­
Part
A
SUBMISSION
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1
(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
Spark­
Ignition
Marine
Engine
Application
for
Emission
Certification,
and
Participation
in
the
Averaging,
Banking,
and
Trading
Program.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
Under
Title
II
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
42
U.
S.
C.
7521
et
seq.;
CAA),
EPA
is
charged
with
issuing
certificates
of
conformity
for
certain
spark­
ignition
engines
used
to
propel
marine
vessels
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
line,
including
descriptions
of
the
emission
control
system,
and
engine
emission
test
data.
This
information
is
organized
by
"
engine
family",
which
are
groups
of
engines
expected
to
have
similar
emission
characteristics.
There
are
also
record­
keeping
requirements.

Under
the
regulations
governing
spark­
ignition
marine
engines,
manufacturers
must
use
the
Averaging,
Banking
and
Trading
Program
(
ABT)
and
must
submit
information
regarding
the
calculation,
actual
generation
and
usage
of
emission
credits
in
a
certification
application,
an
end­
of­
the­
year
report,
and
final
report.
These
reports
are
used
for
certification
and
enforcement
purposes.
Manufacturers
will
also
maintain
records
for
eight
years
on
the
engine
families
included
in
the
program.

This
information
is
collected
by
the
Engine
Programs
Group
(
EPG),
Certification
and
Compliance
Division
(
CCD),
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
EPA.
Besides
CCD,
this
information
could
be
used
by
EPA's
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
(
OECA)
and
the
Department
of
Justice
for
enforcement
purposes.
Information
that
is
not
confidential
business
­
3­
information
(
CBI)
is
also
disclosed
in
a
public
database
and
through
EPA's
Internet
web
site.
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
EPG's
certification
database.

It
has
been
estimated
that
a
total
of
ten
(
10)
manufacturers
will
respond
to
this
collection
with
an
approximate
cost
of
$
1,732,835.

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
collection
Under
the
Title
II
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
(
42
USC
7521
et
seq.),
EPA
is
charged
with
issuing
certificates
of
conformity
for
engines
that
comply
with
applicable
emission
standards.
Such
certificates
must
be
issued
before
engines
are
legally
introduced
into
commerce.
To
ensure
compliance
with
these
statutes,
EPA
reviews
product
information
and
manufacturers'
emissions
test
results;
EPA
also
may
test
some
engines
to
confirm
manufacturers'
results.

EPA's
emission
certification
programs
are
statutorily
mandated;
the
EPA
does
not
have
discretion
to
cease
these
functions.
Under
Section
206(
a)
of
the
CAA
(
42
USC
7521):

"
The
Administrator
shall
test,
or
require
to
be
tested
in
such
manner
as
he
deems
appropriate,
any
new
motor
vehicle
or
new
motor
vehicle
engine
submitted
by
a
manufacturer
to
determine
whether
such
vehicle
or
engine
conforms
with
the
regulations
prescribed
under
§
202
of
this
Act.
If
such
vehicle
or
engine
conforms
to
such
regulations,
the
Administrator
shall
issue
a
certificate
of
conformity
upon
such
terms,
and
for
such
period
(
not
in
excess
of
one
year)
as
he
may
prescribe."

This
provision
applies
to
spark­
ignition
marine
engines,
pursuant
to
§
213(
d)
of
the
CAA.
No
fees
currently
apply
to
a
manufacturer
of
spark­
ignition
marine
engines
when
applying
for
a
certificate
of
conformity.
­
4­
EPA
also
conducts,
under
40
CFR
Part
91,
Subpart
C,
an
Averaging,
Banking,
and
Trading
(
ABT)
program.
This
program
is
one
of
many
regulatory
features
designed
to
enhance
compliance
flexibility
for,
and
reduce
the
burden
on,
the
affected
engine
manufacturers,
without
compromising
the
expected
emissions
benefit
derived
from
these
emissions
standards.

Relevant
portions
of
the
applicable
statutes
can
be
found
in
Appendix
1.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
EPA
uses
certification
information
to
verify
that
the
proper
test
engines
have
been
selected
and
that
the
necessary
testing
has
been
performed
to
assure
that
each
engine
complies
with
emission
standards.
Once
the
engines
have
been
produced,
EPA
uses
the
information
to
support
various
enforcement
actions
including
assembly
line
audits
and
in­
use
compliance
testing.

Participation
in
the
Averaging,
Banking,
and
Trading
(
ABT)
program
is
required.
The
ABT
program
allows
manufacturers
to
generate
emission
credits.
Under
averaging,
a
manufacturer
could
certify
one
or
more
engine
families
within
its
product
line
at
emission
levels
greater
than
the
standard,
provided
the
increased
emissions
are
offset
by
emission
reductions
from
one
or
more
families
certified
below
the
standard.
The
average
emissions
(
weighted
by
horsepower
and
production)
from
all
the
manufacturer's
families
in
a
given
model
year
must
be
at
or
below
the
corporate
average
emission
standard.
Additionally,
the
banking
program
would
allow
a
manufacturer
to
bank
emission
credits
generated
in
one
model
year
for
use
in
averaging
or
trading
in
subsequent
model
years.
The
trading
program
would
allow
credit
transactions
between
manufacturers.
The
ABT
program
minimizes
the
economic
burden
on
the
manufacturers
by
allowing
them
to
apply
a
fleet
average
technology
mix
to
minimize
their
cost
and
maintain
a
variety
of
products.
It
reduces
the
impact
of
the
program
by
allowing
higher
emitting
engines
to
be
off­
set
by
engines
with
lower
emissions.

The
information
will
be
received,
reviewed,
and
used
by
the
Engine
Programs
Group
(
EPG),
Certification
and
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation.
Non­
confidential
portions
of
the
information
­
5­
submitted
to
EPG
is
also
used
by
importers,
engine
users,
and
environmental
groups.

3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
3(
a)
Nonduplication
The
information
requested
under
this
ICR
is
required
by
statue.
Because
of
its
specialized
(
and
sometimes
confidential)
nature,
and
the
fact
that
it
must
be
submitted
to
EPA
prior
to
the
start
of
production,
the
information
collected
is
not
available
from
any
other
source.
Information
requested
under
the
ABT
program
is
submitted
voluntarily
by
manufacturers.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
An
announcement
of
the
public
comment
period
for
this
ICR
renewal
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
(
65
FR
53005)
on
August
31,
2000.
No
comments
were
received.
A
copy
of
this
FR
notice
is
provided
in
Appendix
2.

3(
c)
Consultations
EPA
consulted
the
representatives
of
the
following
respondents
regarding
this
information
collection
burden.

Contact:
Thomas
Pugh
Company:
Yamaha
Motor
Corporation,
U.
S.
A
Phone:
(
714)
761­
7807
Contact:
Susan
Bucheger
Company:
Mercury
Marine
Phone:
(
920)
929­
4978
Contact:
Christine
Platt
Company:
Bombardier
Recreational
Products
Phone:
(
321)
722­
4021
3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
The
CAA
states
that
emission
certification
must
be
done
on
a
basis
not
to
exceed
one
year
(
CAA
206(
a)(
1)).
This
period
coincides
with
the
industry's
"
model
year."
Major
product
­
6­
changes
typically
occur
at
the
start
of
a
model
year.
For
these
reasons,
a
collection
frequency
of
less
than
a
model
year
is
not
appropriate.
However,
when
an
engine
design
is
"
carried
over"
to
a
subsequent
model
year,
the
amount
of
new
information
required
is
substantially
reduced.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
According
to
40
CFR
91.121
("
Certification
procedure
­
recordkeeping"
and
91.209
("
Maintenance
of
records"
for
AB&
T),
certain
records
must
be
maintained
for
eight
years.
However,
"
records
may
be
retained
as
hard
copy
or
reduced
to
microfilm,
ADP
film,
etc.,
depending
on
the
manufacturer's
record
retention
procedure,
provided
that
in
every
case
all
the
information
contained
in
the
hard
copy
is
retained."
These
record­
keeping
requirements
originate,
in
large
part,
from
the
statutory
requirement
to
warrant
some
emission­
related
components
for
long
periods
of
time.
In
addition,
the
manufacturers
must
comply
with
requirements
to
recall
vehicles
and
engines
failing
to
meet
emission
standards
during
their
useful
life.

Manufacturers
are
required
to
submit
confidential
business
information
such
as
sales
volume
projections
and
certain
sensitive
technical
descriptions
(
see
section
4(
b)(
i)
below
for
reference).
This
information
is
kept
confidential
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.
Also,
non­
proprietary
information
submitted
by
manufacturers
is
held
confidential
until
the
specific
engine
to
which
it
pertains
is
available
for
purchase.

No
other
general
guideline
is
exceeded
by
this
information
collection.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Manufacturers
are
allowed
to
assert
a
claim
of
confidentiality
over
information
provided
to
EPA.
Confidentiality
is
provided
in
accordance
with
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
and
EPA
regulations
at
40
CFR
Part
2.
For
further
detail,
refer
to
section
3(
e).

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
­
7­
No
sensitive
questions
are
asked
in
this
information
collection.

4.
Respondents
and
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
respondents
are
manufacturers
of
spark­
ignition
marine
engines.
The
following
Standard
Industrial
Classification
code
is
associated
with
this
information
collection:

3519
Marine
engines:
diesel,
semi­
diesel,
and
other
internal
combustion
4(
b)
Information
Requested
All
manufacturers
must
describe
their
product(
s)
and
supply
test
data
to
verify
compliance.
This
information
is
organized
by
"
engine
family"
groups
expected
to
have
similar
emission
characteristics.
Manufacturers
must
also
retain
records.

Generally
speaking,
with
regard
to
typical
certification
of
engines
and
vehicles,
a
manufacturer's
burden
for
a
given
engine
family
is
reduced
after
the
model's
first
production
year,
because
data
and
information
on
an
engine
family
from
previous
years
can
be
"
carried
over"
when
no
significant
changes
have
occurred.
For
instance,
an
engine
family
certified
in
model
year
1998
can
be
certified
in
the
1999
model
year
by
"
carry
over"
of
data
and
paperwork
from
the
1998
model
year
if
no
significant
changes
have
occurred
to
the
engine
family
between
model
years.
Allowing
manufacturers
to
"
carry
over"
data
and
paperwork
saves
manufacturers
the
burden
of
duplication
of
data
and
paperwork
which
would
occur
in
the
absence
of
such
provisions.
This
"
carry­
over"
provision
is
included
in
the
regulations
for
sparkignition
marine
engines.

For
"
existing
technology"
engine
families
(
that
is,
those
engines
in
production
for
the
1997
or
previous
model
years
that
do
not
utilize
newer
technologies),
the
program
allows
a
simplified
certification
process
involving
the
acceptance
of
alternative
test
data.
The
regulations
allow
use
of
surrogate
data
(
that
is,
previous
test
results
that
may
not
fully
comply
with
"
certification"
quality
testing
standards)
to
estimate
the
­
8­
emissions
levels
of
existing
technology
engine
families.
However,
beginning
in
model
year
2001,
all
engine
families
must
have
certification
quality
test
results.
This
flexibility
provision
of
the
program
will
allow
manufacturers
to
focus
their
resources
on
developing
the
technology
necessary
to
comply
with
tightening
corporate
average
emission
standards.

As
noted
previously,
manufacturers
of
spark­
ignition
marine
engines
are
not
currently
required
to
pay
a
fee
for
engine
certification.

(
i)
Data
Items
The
data
items
in
the
Tables
A
to
F
are
requested
under
these
information
collections.
Different
items
are
requested
depending
on
the
type
and
specific
characteristics
of
the
engine
family
to
be
certified.
Although
most
of
the
items
must
be
included
in
the
certification
application,
some
of
them
are
only
required
to
be
kept
in
records
and
submitted
upon
EPA's
request,
as
provided
by
91.107(
f)(
1).

EPA
encourages
manufacturers
to
apply
for
certification
electronically,
and
has
developed
a
simple
electronic
application
format,
a
copy
of
which
can
be
found
in
Appendix
3.
The
Spark­
Ignition
Marine
Engine
Application
Form
is
designed
to
be
used
by
engine
manufacturers.
A
complete
application
consists
of
(
1)
a
Statement
of
Compliance,
(
2)
a
Family
Information
Form
(
FIF),
(
3)
a
Test
Information
Form
(
TIF),
(
4)
a
Part
Number
Information
Form
(
PNIF),
(
4)
a
Model
Summary
(
MS),
and
(
6)
an
A,
B
&
T
Information
form
(
ABTIF).

A.
Certification:

Table
A
Information
Items
Requested
Under
The
Certification
Program
Item
in
application
Information
Description
Basis
for
Requirement
Signed
Letter
Statement
of
compliance
91.107(
b),(
d)(
1
0)&
(
11)

FAMILY
INFORMATION
FORM
Item
in
application
Information
Description
Basis
for
Requirement
­
9­
1­
8,14,16
Identification
and
description
of
the
basic
engine
design
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
engine
family
specifications
(
fuel,
cooling
medium,
etc.)
91.107(
d)

9
Explanation
of
how
the
emission
control
system
operates
91.107(
d)(
2)

10
Vessel
type(
Useful
life
Period)
91.105(
a)

11
­
13
Production
period,
estimated
volume,
plant
&
contact
91.107(
e),
91.604(
6)

15
Family
Emission
Limit
91.107(
d)(
7)
91.208(
a)(
2)

17
Adjustable
Parameters
description
91.107(
d)(
6)

TEST
INFORMATION
FORM
18­
20,
22­
23
Test
fleet
description
91.107(
d)(
3)

21
Service
accumulation
duration
91.107(
d)(
5)

24
­
32
Cert
test
description
&
data
91.107(
d)(
4)

PART
NUMBER
INFORMATION
FORM
33,
39
­
50
Emission­
related
part
numbers
91.107(
d)(
2)

MODEL
INFORMATION
FORM
34
­
38
Engine
model
description
91.107(
d)(
1)

AB&
T
INFORMATION
FORM
(
51)
(
item
51
does
not
exist)
­
­
­
­

52
&
53
Number
and
type
of
credits
91.208(
a)(
3)

54
&
55
Power
&
Average
actual
life
91.208(
a)(
4)

56
Use
or
Source
of
Credit(
s)
91.208(
a)(
5)

The
part
number
information
form
allows
EPA
to
make
sure
that
a
production
engine
is
actually
built
in
its
certified
configuration.
This
information
is
used
when
conducting
Selective
­
10­
Enforcement
Audits.
The
Selective
Enforcement
Program
is
covered
by
a
separate
ICR.

The
engine
Model
Information
Form
is
requested
to
evaluate
whether
engine
families
were
developed
correctly.
The
information
contained
in
this
form
allows
EPA
engineers
to
determine
whether
the
engine
models
were
grouped
correctly,
and
whether
the
certification
test
engine
corresponds
to
the
worst
case
within
the
engine
family.
The
calculation
of
the
engine's
rated
power,
torque,
etc.,
is
customary
business
practice.

Manufacturers
must
use
the
averaging
provisions
to
demonstrate
compliance
with
the
corporate
average
emission
standard,
and
may
use
any
"
banked"
emission
credits
for
averaging
or
trading
in
the
following
three
model
years.

Table
B
Record­
keeping
requirements
­
Certification
and
ABT
Records
are
to
be
kept
for
eight
years,
except
routine
emission
records
that
are
to
be
kept
for
one
year.

Copies
of
applications
&
other
summary
information
filed
with
EPA
91.121(
a)(
1)

Copy
of
all
data
obtained
thru
the
production
line
and
in­
use
testing
program
91.121(
a)(
2)

A
history
of
each
test
engine
used
for
certification,
including:

A
description
of
test
engine's
construction
91.121(
a)(
3)(
i)

A
description
of
engine's
service
accumulation
method
91.121(
a)(
3)(
ii)

A
description
of
all
maintenance
and
other
servicing
performed
91.121(
a)(
3)(
iii)

A
description
of
all
emission
tests
performed
91.121(
a)(
3)(
iv)

A
description
of
all
tests
performed
to
diagnose
engine
or
emission
control
performance
91.121(
a)(
3)(
v)

A
description
of
any
significant
event(
s)
affecting
the
test
engine
91.121(
a)(
3)(
vi)

Routine
data
from
emission
testing
91.121(
b)
­
11­
When
a
manufacturer
needs
to
make
changes
to
a
certified
engine,
or
to
add
an
engine
model
to
an
already
certified
engine
family,
the
following
information
must
be
submitted.
Running
changes
are
submitted
using
the
same
electronic
application
template
used
to
apply
for
the
certificate
of
conformity.
However,
EPA
asks
that
only
the
new
or
changed
information
be
provided
on
the
running
change
template.

Table
C
For
Running
Changes
(
Amendments
to
the
Application)

Notification
of
changes
made
to
the
application
and
request
to
amend
the
application
91.122(
a)

A
full
description
of
the
engine
to
be
added,
or
change
to
be
made
91.122(
b)(
1)

Manufacturer's
proposed
test
engine
91.122(
b)(
2)

Engineering
evaluations
or
reasons
why
the
original
test
engine
is/
is
not
still
appropriate
91.122(
b)(
3)

Upon
EPA
request,
test
data
on
the
engine
changed
or
added
91.122(
c)

Supporting
documentation,
test
data
and
engineering
evaluations
as
appropriate
to
demonstrate
that
all
affected
engines
will
still
meet
applicable
emission
standards
91.122(
e)(
1)

Further,
each
manufacturer
is
required
to
submit
the
following
information:

B.
Average,
Banking
and
Trading:

Table
D
Record­
keeping
Requirements
under
the
Average,
Banking
and
Trading
Provisions
Records
are
to
be
kept
for
eight
years
per
91.209(
d).

EPA
engine
family
91.209(
a)(
1)

Engine
identification
number
91.209(
a)(
2)

Engine
build
date
and
model
year
91.209(
a)(
3)

Power
rating
91.209(
a)(
4)

Purchaser
and
destination
91.209(
a)(
5)
­
12­
Assembly
plant
91.209(
a)(
6)

Family
identification
code
91.209(
b)(
1)

Family
emission
Limit
91.209(
b)(
2)

Power
rating
91.209(
b)(
3)

Projected
sales
volume
for
the
model
year
91.209(
b)(
4)

Actual
sales
volume
where
FEL
changes
during
year
91.209(
b)(
5)

For
families
participating
in
trading,
the
following
records
must
be
kept
quarterly:

Actual
quarterly
and
cumulative
applicable
production/
sales
volume
91.209(
c)(
2)

Value
required
to
calculate
credits
91.209(
c)(
3)

Resulting
type
and
number
of
credits
generated/
required
91.209(
c)(
4)

How
and
where
credit
surpluses
are
dispersed
91.209(
c)(
5)

How
and
through
what
means
credit
deficits
are
met
91.209(
c)(
6)

Table
E
End­
of­
Year
and
Final
reports
For
each
family:
actual
sales
volume,
values
required
to
calculate
credits,
and
number
of
credits
generated/
required.
Also:
where
credit
surpluses
were
dispersed
and
how
credit
deficits
were
met.
Copies
related
to
credit
trading.
Calculation
of
credit
balances.
91.210(
a)
­
13­
Table
F
Hearings
If
the
manufacturer
requests
a
hearing
on
the
Administrator's
denial
or
revocation
of
a
certificate
of
conformity,
then
the
request
shall
be
filed
within
30
days
of
the
Administrator's
decision,
shall
be
in
writing,
and
shall
set
forth
the
manufacturer's
objections
to
the
Administrator's
decision
and
data
to
support
the
objections.
91.124
(
b),
91.211
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
following
are
a
manufacturer's
activities
associated
with
certifying
an
engine
family.
(
Averaging,
Banking,
and
Trading
is
a
required
part
of
the
certification
process
for
spark­
ignition
marine
engines.)

$
review
the
regulations
and
guidance
$
develop
engine
family
groups
$
test
engines
for
compliance
$
develop
deterioration
factors
$
gather
production
volume
projections
for
all
engine
families
$
analyze
data
to
determine
compliance
$
compile
all
information,
prepare
and
submit
the
application
$
prepare,
support
&
submit
running
changes
$
collect
actual
production
volumes
and
engine
sale
$
develop
and
submit
end­
of­
year
reports
$
develop
and
submit
final
reports
$
maintain
records,
and
submit
them
upon
request
5.
The
Information
Collected­­
EPA
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
5(
a)
EPA
Activities
A
portion
of
EPA's
emission
certification
activity
is
spent
reviewing
applications,
verifying
that
the
correct
engines
have
been
selected
and
tested,
answering
manufacturers'
questions,
issuing
appropriate
certificates
of
conformity,
and
storing
the
­
14­
data.
A
part
of
the
certification
process
involves
determining
if
"
carry­
over"
of
data
from
a
previous
model
year
is
appropriate
or
if
new
testing
will
be
required.
The
EPA
also
analyzes
requests
for
confidentiality
and
provides
appropriate
protection.

Historically,
(
that
is,
for
most
other
engine
categories)
certification
and
ABT
are
separate
programs,
because
participation
in
the
ABT
program
is
voluntary
in
other
programs.
However,
in
the
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
program,
participation
in
the
ABT
program
is
necessary
to
demonstrate
compliance
with
the
corporate
average
standard.
The
ABT
program
allows
manufacturers
to
certify
to
a
corporate
average
emission
standard
and
to
earn
emission
credits
on
cleaner
engine
families
and
use
them
to
certify
engine
families
with
emission
levels
above
the
standards.
As
has
been
described
above,
this
feature
provides
special
flexibility
to
marine
engine
manufacturers.
The
average
emissions
of
all
the
manufacturer's
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
families
participating
in
the
program
must
not
exceed
the
corporate
average
standards.

The
following
are
EPA's
activities
associated
with
certifying
an
engine
family:

$
Answer
respondent
questions
$
review
the
regulations
and
guidance
$
Enter
applications
into
database
$
Review
applications
$
Review
running
changes
&
Corrections
$
Issue
appropriate
certificates
$
Store
data
$
Answer
questions
from
the
public
$
Review
end­
of­
year
report
$
Review
final
report
$
Enter
data
from
reports
into
database
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
EPA
currently
makes
extensive
use
of
computers
in
evaluating
information
from
vehicle
and
engine
manufacturers.
All
manufacturers
use
the
electronic
format
provided
by
EPA
to
submit
certification
applications.
Once
the
email
or
diskette
containing
the
application
is
received,
the
application
is
entered
into
the
certification
database
and
reviewed
for
completeness.
(
Manufacturers
no
longer
submit
applications
in
hard
copy.)
The
certification
reviewer
analyzes
the
application
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
CAA
and
applicable
regulations.
Nonconfidential
parts
of
the
application
can
be
accessed
by
the
public
by
contacting
the
Engine
Programs
Group
or
through
OTAQ's
­
15­
"
Engine
Certification
Information
Center"
web­
site
located
on
the
Internet
at
www.
epa.
gov/
omswww/
certdata.
htm.

EPA
receives
the
complete
application
by
electronic
transmission
directly
from
the
manufacturer,
further
reducing
costs
and
burden
for
both
the
industry
and
the
EPA.
Currently,
the
Statement
of
Compliance
is
required
to
be
submitted
in
hard
copy.

As
necessary,
the
manufacturer
submits
applications
for
running
changes,
or
corrections
to
previous
submittals.
Running
changes
would
be
necessary
whenever
a
manufacturer
makes
an
emission­
related
change
during
its
production
period.
A
correction
is
necessary
when
previously
submitted
information
is
erroneous.
These
applications,
also
submitted
electronically,
contain
only
information
that
is
different
from
that
previous
submitted
(
that
is,
a
complete
application
is
not
required).
These
applications
are
reviewed
by
EPA.

EPA
makes
use
of
computerized
screening
and
use
of
senior
technical
aids
provided
through
the
Senior
Environmental
Employees
Program
(
SEEP).
Essentially
all
of
the
review
of
new
applications,
running
changes,
and
corrections
are
conducted
by
senior
aids.
EPA
staff
review
the
end­
of­
year
and
final
reports
to
ensure
that
compliance
is
achieved
by
manufacturer's
on
the
basis
of
the
actual
production
volumes
and
corporate
average
standards.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
EPA
has
determined
that
the
final
regulations
do
not
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.
It
appears
that
there
may
be
at
most
two
small
entities
affected
by
this
rule.
Therefore,
there
are
no
specific
procedures
for
small
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
manufacturers
to
use
for
demonstrating
compliance
with
the
general
standards
and
specific
emission
requirements.

However,
EPA
finalized
many
flexibilities
for
smaller
volume
OB/
PWC
engine
manufacturers,
and
smaller
volume
families,
such
as:
corporate
average
standard,
nine­
year
phase­
in,
multi­
year
averaging,
reduced
certification
submission
for
"
existing
technology"
engines,
use
of
surrogate
data
for
certification,
and
exemption
from
production
line
testing,
SEA
&
in­
use
testing,
emission
defect
reporting,
reporting
of
voluntary
emission
recalls,
and
warranty
provisions.
­
16­
The
information
being
requested
from
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
manufacturers
is
considered
to
be
the
minimum
needed
to
effectively
conduct
and
maintain
integrity
of
the
required
certification
and
enforcement
programs.
Further
measures
to
simplify
reporting
for
small
businesses
do
not
appear
prudent
or
necessary.

EPA
has
no
certification
application
fee
for
spark­
ignition
marine
engines.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Collection
frequency
is
largely
determined
by
the
manufacturer's
marketing
and
product
plans.
Information
must
be
submitted
for
each
"
model
year"
that
a
manufacturer
intends
to
build
(
or
import)
an
engine
model,
and
a
certificate
of
conformity
must
be
obtained
each
year
before
the
start
of
production
(
or
importation)
of
each
engine
family.
Taking
these
two
considerations
into
account,
manufacturers
are
encouraged
to
submit
their
applications
at
their
earliest
convenience.

Running
change
and
correction
applications
are
submitted
by
manufacturers
as
the
need
occurs.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
Refer
below
to
Tables
1
to
4
for
details.

6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
Estimates
of
respondent
burden
hours
were
taken
from
comments
from
fewer
than
10
respondents
consulted
by
EPA,
for
each
of
the
activities
listed
in
Table
1.

Average
labor
rates,
for
different
categories
of
labor,
are
discussed
below
in
Table
2
of
section
6(
b)(
i).
­
17­

Table
1:
Respondent
Burden
Average
Hours
Per
Respondent
Per
Engine
Family
ACTIVITY
Technical
(
engineer)
Exec/
Mgr
Admin
Supp
&

Cler
Machine/
Te
st
Cell
Operator
Inspectors
Transportati
on
&

Material
Moving
Labor
Hours
for
Activity
review
regulations/
guidance
4.0
5.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.7
develop
engine
family
groups
2.3
0.2
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
test
engines
for
compliance
19.7
13.3
0.7
21.3
0.0
1.3
56.3
develop
deterioration
factors
11.3
4.3
3.3
38.0
0.0
3.3
60.3
gather
prod'n
volume
projection
and
emission
data
1.0
8.7
14.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
23.7
analyze
data
to
determine
compliance
11.0
6.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
17.7
compile
information,
prepare,
submit
application
1.3
14.0
3.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
19.0
prepare,
support
&
submit
running
changes
6.3
5.3
2.0
3.3
0.0
0.7
17.7
collect
actual
prod'n
volumes
and
engine
sales
1.0
3.3
5.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.7
develop
and
submit
end­
of­
year
reports
1.3
6.0
5.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
12.7
develop
and
submit
final
reports
0.7
5.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.3
maintain
records,
and
submit
them
upon
request
0.2
3.0
7.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.5
Sum
of
Column
(
Hours)
60.2
75.5
45.7
62.7
0.0
5.3
249.333
Average
Labor
Rate
$/
hr
(
from
Table
2)
$
44.50
$
65.00
$
30.00
$
33.50
$
35.00
$
23.50
Labor
Cost
for
Column
$
2,677.42
$
4,907.50
$
1,370.00
$
2,099.33
$
0.00
$
125.33
Cost
Per
Eng
Fam
(
Sum
of
all
Labor
Cost
Columns)
$
11,179.58
Total
Labor
Burden
Hours
for
Industry
(
155
Eng
Fam)
38,647
Total
Labor
Cost
for
Industry
(
155
Eng
Fam)
$
1,732,835
­
18­
6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
The
hourly
rates,
for
the
labor
categories
related
to
certification,
were
provided
from
the
respondents
listed
above
in
Section
3(
c).
Table
2
below
lists
the
average
hourly
rates
for
these
labor
categories,
and
include
the
cost
of
salaries,
fringe
benefits,
such
as
paid
leave,
health
insurance,
retirement
savings,
and
legally­
required
benefits
and
other
overhead
costs
such
as
office
space,
furniture,
equipment
and
computers,
supplies
and
other
business
expenses.
(
Note:
Table
2
lists
several
labor
categories
for
which
labor
rates
were
not
necessary
to
determinate
the
respondent
burden
estimated
above
in
Table
1.)

Table
2:
Average
Labor
Rates
LABOR
CATEGORY
AVERAGE
HOURLY
RATE
Professional
Specialty
(
e.
g.,
legal)
$
65.00
Technical
(
e.
g.,
engineer)
$
44.50
Executive/
Managerial
$
65.00
Admin
Support
&
Clerical
$
30.00
Precision
Production,
craft
&
repair
­­

Machine/
Test
Cell
Operator
$
33.50
Assemblers
­­

Inspectors
$
35.00
Transportation
&
Material
Moving
$
23.50
Equipment
Cleaners,
Helper
&
Laborers
­­

Service
­­

Other
­­

For
an
average
engine
family,
the
labor
cost
per
labor
category
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
average
labor
rate
for
the
labor
category
(
from
Table
2)
by
the
burden
time
for
the
labor
category
for
all
of
the
activities.
The
total
labor
cost
for
an
average
engine
family
is
the
sum
of
these
labor
category
costs
for
all
labor
categories.
As
displayed
above
in
Table
1,
the
total
labor
cost
for
an
engine
family
is
calculated
to
be
$
11,179.58.

The
estimate
of
total
labor
cost
for
all
respondents
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
cost
of
an
average
engine
family
by
the
­
19­
estimated
number
of
engine
families
(
which
is
currently
155).
The
total
labor
cost
for
all
respondents,
as
displayed
above
in
Table
1,
is
calculated
to
be
$
1,732,835.

The
certification
and
ABT
program
are
no
longer
new
for
this
industry,
and
EPA
believes
that
the
manufacturers
will
not
have
to
spend
as
much
time
reviewing
regulations.
However,
EPA
listed
"
review
of
regulations"
as
a
separate
activity
in
the
burden
table
because
the
program
began
with
1998
model
year
engines
and
manufacturers
may
require
some
time
each
year
to
re­
familiarize
themselves
with
the
regulations
and/
or
guidance.
Therefore,
the
burden
associated
with
the
occasional
review
of
the
regulations
is
included
as
an
activity
above
in
Table
1.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs
Capital
costs
were
covered
by
the
original
ICR
and
incurred
by
engine
manufacturers
at
the
beginning
(
that
is,
during
"
start­
up")
of
the
certification
programs.
Therefore,
these
costs
are
excluded
from
this
ICR.

Operation
and
Maintenance
costs
associated
with
this
information
collection
include
computer
diskettes,
photocopying,
and
postage
expenses.
From
information
in
our
certification
database,
diskettes
are
used
for
roughly
40
percent
of
the
engine
families
that
are
submitted
as
original
("
new
submission")
electronic
applications.
In
model
year
2000,
there
were
155
"
new
submission"
applications
(
one
per
engine
family).
(
The
other
60
percent
of
the
engine
families
applications
are
submitted
using
electronic­
mail
over
the
internet.)
Twenty­
four
(
24)
percent
of
running
changes
(
RC)
are
sent
on
diskettes,
usually
with
a
2­
page
cover
letter.
(
Seventy­
six
(
76)
percent
of
running­
changes
are
sent
by
email).
There
were
91
running
changes
in
model
year
2000.
All
manufacturers
must
submit
a
signed
hard­
copy
of
their
statement
of
compliance,
and
this
is
mailed
to
EPA
with
a
cover
page
(
for
a
total
of
2
pages).
Postage
applies
to
both
the
diskette
and
statement
of
compliance
(
SOC),
at
an
estimated
$
10.00
per
package.
Diskettes
are
estimated
to
cost
$
0.50
each.
As
noted
above,
there
is
currently
no
certification
fee.
Photocopying
is
estimated
at
$
0.20
per
page.
An
estimate
of
annual
operation
and
maintenance
costs
related
to
submission
of
the
required
information
is
determined
as
follows:

Postage
costs:
($
10.00/
package)[(
155)
+
(
0.24)(
91)]
=
$
1,768.40
­
20­
Diskettes
costs:
($
0.50/
disk)[(
0.40)(
155)
+
(
0.24)(
91)]
=
$
42.00
Copying
costs:
($
0.20/
page)[(
2
pages/
SOC)(
155)
+
(
2
pages/
RC)(
0.24)(
91)]
=
$
71.40
TOTAL
RESPONDENT
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
COST:
$
1,768.40
+
$
42.00
+
$
71.40
=
$
1,881.80
On
a
per
engine
family
basis:
($
1,881.80)/(
155)
=
$
12.14
per
engine
family
The
average
operation
and
maintenance
cost
($
12.14
per
engine
family),
is
very
small
(
about
0.1
percent)
compared
with
the
labor
cost
per
engine
family
determined
for
respondents
above
in
Table
1.

EPA
does
not
expect
any
new
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
manufacturers
in
the
near
future.

(
iii)
Capital/
Start
There
are
no
capital
or
start­
up
costs
associated
with
the
renewal
of
this
ICR.
(
See
6(
b)(
ii)
for
details.)

(
iv)
Annualizing
capital
costs
There
are
no
capital
costs
associated
with
the
renewal
of
this
ICR.
(
See
6(
b)(
ii)
above
for
details.)

6(
c)
Estimating
EPA
Burden
Table
3
below
estimates
both
EPA's
burden
hours
and
costs.
The
burden
hours
is
based
on
interviews
with
EPA
technical
staff
and
senior
aids
that
are
responsible
for
the
listed
activities
associated
with
certification
and
ABT.
Currently,
the
activities
listed
above
under
section
5(
a)
for
the
certification
application
are
conducted
by
senior
aids
hired
under
the
senior
environmental
employment
program
(
SEEP).
EPA
staff
reviews
only
the
activities
listed
above
under
section
5(
a)
related
to
averaging,
banking
and
trading.
The
costs
of
Table
3
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
indicated
labor
hours
by
the
labor
cost
discussed
as
follows.

Government
cost
is
based
on
GS­
13
salary
for
professional
engineers
and
on
support
of
a
senior
aid.
The
government
hourly
salary
rate
($
29.18/
hr),
when
multiplied
by
1.6
(
the
multiplier
required
by
ICR
guidelines)
produces
$
46.69/
hour,
an
hourly
pay
rate
that
purports
to
reflect
the
true
cost
to
the
federal
government
to
­
21­
employ
such
staff.
The
government
hourly
rate
was
obtained
from
the
web­
site
of
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management
entitled
"
2000
General
Schedule,
Locality
Rates
of
Pay
for
Washington
DC,
Effective
January
2000"
(
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
2000tbls/
GShrly/
html/
GSHRDCB.
HTM).

The
hourly
cost
for
the
senior
aid
is
determined
by
adding
the
employees
salary
($
5,767.38),
fringe
benefits
($
1,730.22),
and
administrative
costs
($
1,316.70),
all
paid
by
EPA,
for
7
pay­
periods
(
that
is,
for
14
weeks
at
32
hours
per
week).
These
costs
include
fringe
benefits
and
administrative
costs.
The
calculation
produces
a
labor
cost
for
a
senior
aid
of
$
19.67/
hour.
These
costs
are
available
from
Certification
and
Compliance
Division's
administrative
data.
­
22­

Table
3
:
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Activity
per
Engine
Family:
EPA
Engr
Hours
EPA
Engr
Cost
@

$
46.69/
hr
Senior
Aid
Hours
Senior
Cost
@

$
19.67/
hr
Applications
per
Year1
Labor
Cost/
Year
per
Eng
Family
Answer
respondent
questions
0.0
$
0.00
0.5
$
9.84
155
$
9.84
Review
the
regulations
and
guidance
0.0
$
0.00
0.3
$
4.92
155
$
4.92
Enter
applications
into
database
0.0
$
0.00
0.8
$
14.75
155
$
14.75
Review
application
0.0
$
0.00
1.5
$
29.51
155
$
29.51
Review
running
changes
&
Corrections
0.0
$
0.00
0.8
$
14.75
155
$
14.75
Issue
appropriate
certificate
0.0
$
0.00
0.5
$
9.84
155
$
9.84
Store
data
0.0
$
0.00
0.3
$
4.92
155
$
4.92
Answer
questions
from
the
public
0.0
$
0.00
0.1
$
1.97
155
$
1.97
Review
end­
of­
year
report
0.1
$
4.67
0.0
$
0.00
155
$
4.67
Review
final
report
0.2
$
9.34
0.0
$
0.00
155
$
9.34
Enter
data
from
reports
into
database
0.1
$
4.67
0.0
$
0.00
155
$
4.67
Column
Sub­
totals
0.4
$
18.68
4.6
$
90.48
Cost
per
Engine
Family
$
109.16
Total
Cost
per
Year
for
155
Eng
Fam2
$
16,919.49
1
Based
on
model
year
2000
data.

2
Ten
(
10)
manufacturers.
­
23­
An
estimate
of
the
labor
cost
for
an
average
engine
family
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
appropriate
average
labor
rate
by
the
estimated
average
burden
time
per
activity.
The
total
labor
cost
to
EPA
for
an
average
engine
family,
as
displayed
above
in
Table
3,
is
estimated
to
be
$
109.16.

The
estimate
of
total
annual
cost
to
EPA
for
all
certification
activity
is
determined
by
multiplying
the
cost
of
an
average
engine
family
by
the
estimated
number
of
engine
families
each
year
(
which
is
currently
155).
EPA's
total
labor
cost,
as
displayed
above
in
Table
3,
is
calculated
to
be
$
16,919.49.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
There
were
11
respondents
in
model
year
1999,
and
10
in
model
year
2000.
EPA
expects
no
new
manufacturers
to
enter
the
program.

In
model
years
1999
and
2000,
EPA
respectively
received
156
and
155
certification
applications
from
spark­
ignition
marine
engine
manufacturers.
An
annual
average
of
one­
hundred
seventeen
(
117)
of
these
applications
come
from
4
of
the
manufacturers.
In
1999,
seventy­
two
(
72)
certification
applications
relied
upon
carry­
over
emissions
test
data
and,
in
2000,
ninety­
one
(
91)
relied
on
carryover
data.

Over
the
two
model
years,
an
annual
average
of
Ninety­
eight
(
98)
running
changes
were
submitted
by
manufacturers,
an
average
of
9.8
running
changes
per
manufacturer
or,
0.6
running
changes
per
certification
application.
All
of
the
manufacturers
participate
in
the
ABT
Program.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
Table
4
Total
Estimated
Respondent
Burden
And
Cost
Summary
Program
Number
of
Respond
Number
of
Activities
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Certification
(
w/
ABT)
10
12
38,647
$
1,732,835.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
­
24­
(
ii)
The
EPA
Tally
Table
5
Total
Estimated
EPA
Burden
And
Cost
Summary
Program
Number
of
Respond
Number
of
Activities
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Certification
(+
ABT)
10
11
775.0
$
16,919.49
$
0.00
$
0.00
6(
f)
Reasons
for
change
in
burden
Table
6
Change
in
Respondent
Burden
Program
Previous
ICR
(
hours)
Current
ICR
(
hours)
Change
Category
Certification
(+
ABT)
51,099
38,647
(
12,452)
program
adjustment
Based
on
comparison
of
the
total
annual
hours
of
the
previouslyapproved
ICR
and
that
determined
by
the
current
(
that
is,
today's)
ICR
supporting
statement,
respondents'
total
burden
hours
has
decreased.
As
noted
above
in
Table
6,
the
total
burden
hours
of
the
respondents
has
decreased
from
the
previous
ICR
by
(
12,452)
hours
per
year.

Today's
ICR
presents
a
decrease
in
burden
on
respondents
for
several
reasons,
all
of
which
are
considered
"
program
adjustments".
First,
the
previous
ICR
estimated
that
additional
time
would
be
necessary
during
the
first
program
year
for
respondents
to
become
familiar
with
program
requirements
and
provisions.
Second,
while
the
previous
ICR
contemplated
the
current
use
of
electronically­
submitted
submissions
of
software­
based
certification
applications
based
on
limited
use
of
similar
applications
in
other
regulated
industry,
today's
ICR
is
based
on
the
actual
use
of
such
submissions,
both
by
the
actual
respondents
and
EPA.
This
application
format
and
submittal
means
reduces
respondents'
burden
in
terms
of
the
time
and
cost
related
to
the
traditional
use
of
paper
products,
such
as
assembly,
copying,
mailing,
and
storage.
Finally,
today's
ICR
is
based
solely
on
information
provided
from
actual
consultations
with
­
25­
individuals
of
the
specific
regulated
industry
(
as
is
discussed
in
above
sections),
whereas
the
previous
ICR
was
based
on
adjustments
made
by
EPA
to
information
provided
by
manufacturers
of
another
industry
(
on­
highway,
heavy­
duty
engines).

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
Spark­
ignition
marine
engine
manufacturers
spend,
on
average,
3,865
hours
per
respondent
annually
to
get
their
entire
production
certified.
This
is
determined
by
dividing
the
total
industry
burden
hours
of
Table
1
by
the
number
of
respondents
(
10).

These
estimates
include
time
to
review
applicable
regulations
and
guidance
documents,
generate
and
gather
the
necessary
information,
submit
applications
and
reports,
and
maintain
records.

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
EPA.
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
EPA
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
EPA'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
Sandy
Farmer,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Collection
Strategies
Division
(
Mail
Code
2822),
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington
DC
20460;
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
and
OMB
control
number
in
any
correspondence.
Attachment
1
Legal
Authority:

Clean
Air
Act,
as
amended;

Title
II­­
Emission
Standards
for
Moving
Sources
Motor
Vehicle
and
Motor
Vehicle
Engine
Compliance
Testing
and
Certification.
§
206(
a)(
1)
The
Administrator
shall
test,
or
require
to
be
tested
in
such
manner
as
he
deems
appropriate,
any
new
motor
vehicle
or
new
motor
vehicle
engine
submitted
by
a
manufacturer
to
determine
whether
such
vehicle
or
engine
conforms
with
the
regulations
prescribed
under
section
202
of
this
Act.
If
such
vehicle
or
engine
conforms
to
such
regulations,
the
Administrator
shall
issue
a
certificate
of
conformity
upon
such
terms,
and
for
such
period
(
not
in
excess
of
one
year)
as
he
may
prescribe..."
[
42
USC
7525]

§
208.
Information
Collection.
(
a)
Manufacturer's
Responsibility.­­
Every
manufacturer
...
shall
establish
and
maintain
records,
...
make
reports
and
provide
information
the
Administrator
may
reasonably
require
to
determine
whether
the
manufacturer
...
is
acting
in
compliance
with
this
part
and
part
C
and
regulations
thereunder,
or
to
otherwise
carry
out
the
provision
of
this
part
and
part
C,
and
shall,
upon
request
of
an
officer
or
employee
duly
designated
by
the
Administrator,
permit
such
officer
or
employee
at
reasonable
times
to
have
access
to
and
copy
such
records.
[
42
USC
7542]

§
213
Nonroad
Engines
and
Vehicles.(
d)
Enforcement.­­
The
standards
under
this
section
shall
be
subject
to
sections
206,
207,
208,
and
209,
with
such
modifications
of
the
applicable
regulations
implementing
such
sections
as
the
Administrator
deems
appropriate,
and
shall
be
enforced
in
the
same
manner
as
standards
prescribed
under
section
202.
The
Administrator
shall
revise
or
promulgate
regulations
as
may
be
necessary
to
determine
compliance
with,
and
enforce,
standards
in
effect
under
this
section.
[
42
USC
7547]

Attachment
2
­
27­
Attached
is
the
Federal
Register
announcement
(
65
FR
53005;
August
31,
2000)
of
the
public
comment
period
for
this
ICR
renewal.
­
28­
Attachment
3
The
attached
8
pages
are
a
print­
out
of
the
software
Certification
Application
Template.

Upon
approval
by
OMB
of
the
requested
extension,
the
following
information
will
be
added:

OMB
Control
Number
Expiration
Date
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
EPA.
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
EPA
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.
