[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14913-14914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05737]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0928; FRL-10020-63-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Fuel 
Use Requirements for Great Lake Steamships (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Fuel Use Requirements 
for Great Lakes Steamships'' (EPA ICR No. 2458.05, OMB Control No. 
2060-0679) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing 
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 
2021. An Agency may not conduct

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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 May 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2011-0928 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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: Alan Stout, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, 2565 Plymouth Road, 
Ann Arbor, MI 48105; 734-214-4805; stout.alan@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents that explain in detail 
the information 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, WJC 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 Paperwork Reduction Act, 
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: EPA adopted requirements for marine vessels operating in 
and around U.S. territorial waters to use reduced-sulfur diesel fuel. 
This requirement does not apply for steamships, but it would apply for 
steamships that are converted to run on diesel engines. A regulatory 
provision allows vessel owners to qualify for a waiver from the fuel-
use requirements for a defined period for such converted vessels. One 
condition of the exemption from the fuel standard is that engines meet 
current emission standards. EPA uses the information to oversee 
compliance with regulatory requirements, including communicating with 
affected companies and answering questions from the public or other 
industry participants regarding the waiver in question. Since the IMO 
Tier III NOx standards apply for engines installed on U.S. vessels, we 
don't expect anyone to use the steamship exemption.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: 0.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain a benefit 
(40 CFR 1043.95).
    Estimated number of respondents: 0.
    Frequency of response: One time for a new notification.
    Total estimated burden: 0 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $0.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden estimate is unchanged from the 
current estimate in the total estimated respondent burden currently 
approved by OMB. Since the IMO Tier III NOx standards now apply for 
engines installed on U.S. vessels, we don't expect anyone to use the 
steamship exemption.

William Charmley,
Director, Assessment and Standards Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-05737 Filed 3-18-21; 8:45 am]
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