[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67947-67948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25962]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0329; FRL-9314-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Certification and Compliance Requirements 
for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Certification and Compliance 
Requirements for Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines (EPA ICR Number 
1695.14, OMB Control Number 2060-0338), to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the Nonroad Spark-
Ignition Engines ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on June 2, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or December 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing the Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0329, 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julian Davis, Attorney Adviser, 
Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4029; fax number 734-214-4869; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, will be 
available in the public docket, EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0329, 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.
    Abstract: This information collection is requested under the 
authority of Title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) 
Under this Title, EPA is charged with issuing certificates of 
conformity for those engines which 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 detailed descriptions of the 
emission control system, and test data. This information is organized 
by ``engine family'' groups 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 manufacturers to bank credits for engine 
families that emit below the standard and use the credits for families 
that emit above the standard. They may also trade banked credits with 
other manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary. 
Different categories of spark-ignition engines may also be required to 
comply with production-line testing (PLT) and in-use testing. All 
manufacturers must comply with recordkeeping requirements for 
certification and testing and follow the applicable labelling 
provisions for production and introduction into U.S. commerce. All the 
above information is collected electronically by the Gasoline Engine 
Compliance Center (GECC), Compliance Division, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and Radiation of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    Form Numbers: 5900-450, 5900-451, 5900-452, 5900-90, 5900-133, 
5900-131, 5900-453, 5900-454, 5900-455, 5900-134, 5900-456, 5900-457, 
5900-458, 5900-459, 5900-92, 5900-91, 5900-130, 5900-93, 5900-93, 5900-
460, 5900-463, 5900-464, 5900-465, 5900-466, 5900-467.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are manufacturers of 
nonroad engines within the following North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) code: 333618, 336312, 336999, 336991, 
333112, 335312.
    Estimated number of respondents: 430 (total).
    Frequency of response: Yearly for certification, production, ABT, 
and warranty reports.
    Total estimated burden: 738,603 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $95,360,655 (per year), includes 
$30,243,492.65 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: This ICR incorporates Emissions Defect 
Information Report (EDIR) and Voluntary Emissions Recall Report (VERR) 
obligations within this ICR. The EDIR and VERR have been segregated 
from 2060-0048 for nonroad spark-ignition engines and vehicles and 
incorporated into our computations for reporting and notice purposes in 
this ICR. Our previous computation and renewal request failed to 
provide estimates of Defect, Recall, Evaporative Components, and 
compliance testing, as differentiated from certification testing. In 
addition, the California Air Resources Board has adopted a new fuel 
standard for spark-ignition engines, that has taken affect. 
Manufacturers must conduct new testing to satisfy the new fuel 
requirement and durability demonstration, which has increased the 
number of manufacturers that must conduct new testing at the time of 
certification. These increases in testing, more detailed compliance 
testing and reporting requirements, consolidation of additional 
regulatory programs applicable to NRSI engines and vehicles, has 
increased the burden now assessed to comply across all these

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industries for these regulatory requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-25962 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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