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Docket Numbers: OA08–85–000.
Applicants: Sierra Pacific Resources
Operating Company.
Description: Order No. 890–A OATT
Compliance Filing of Sierra Pacific
Resources Operating Companies.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080317–5110.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 07, 2008.
Docket Numbers: OA08–86–000.
Applicants: Maine Public Service
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Filing of Maine Public Service
Company.
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Accession Number: 20080317–5115.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
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Docket Numbers: OA08–87–000.
Applicants: NewCorp Resources
Electric Cooperative.
Description: Order No. 890 OATT
Filing of NewCorp Resources Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080317–5116.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 07, 2008.
Docket Numbers: OA08–88–000.
Applicants: PacifiCorp.
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Filing of PacifiCorp.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5003.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
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Docket Numbers: OA08–89–000.
Applicants: Mid-Continent Area
Power Pool.
Description: Order No. 890–A OATT
Filing of Mid-Continent Area Power
Pool.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5004.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 07, 2008.
Docket Numbers: OA08–90–000;
OA07–44–002.
Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
Description: El Paso Electric
Company’s Order Nos. 890 and 890–A
Compliance Filings.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5005.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 07, 2008.
Docket Numbers: OA08–91–000.
Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.;
Powder River Energy Corp; Basin
Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
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Filing of Black Hills Power, Inc., Basin
Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., and
Powder River Energy Corporation.
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Docket Numbers: OA08–92–000.
Applicants: Entergy Services Inc.
Description: Motion of Entergy
Services, Inc. For Limited Waiver of
Order No. 890–A Compliance
Requirement.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5027.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 07, 2008.
Docket Numbers: OA08–93–000;
OA07–111–001.
Applicants: South Carolina Electric &
Gas Company.
Description: Order No. 890–A OATT
Filing of South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company.
Filed Date: 03/18/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5032.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, April 08, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric
reliability filings:
Docket Numbers: RR07–16–002.
Applicants: North American Electric
Reliability Corp.
Description: Corrected Filing—
Request of North American Electric
Reliability Corporation for Approval of
Amendment to 2008 Business Plan and
Budget of Western Electricity
Coordinating Council.
Filed Date: 03/17/2008.
Accession Number: 20080318–5017.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, March 28, 2008.
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Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St. NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
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are also available for review in the
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Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–6137 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad
Spark-ignition (SI) Engines (Renewal);
EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No.
2060–0338
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before April 25, 2008.
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Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–1183, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center
(Mailcode 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
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; e-mail address:
reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On January 15, 2008 (73 FR 2489), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments during the comment period.
Any additional comments on this ICR
should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2007–1183, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Air Docket is 202–566–
1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
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copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad
Spark-ignition (SI) Engines (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1695.09,
OMB Control No. 2060–0338.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 2008. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. 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.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: 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 engine prototypes that
comply with applicable emission
standards. Such a certificate must be
issued before engines produced after
these prototypes may be legally
introduced into commerce. EPA
regulations pertaining to spark-ignition
engines rated at or below 19 kilowatts
(small SI engines) are found at 40 CFR
part 90. Regulations pertaining to sparkignition engines rated above 19
kilowatts (‘large SI engines’) are found
at 40 CFR part 1048; recreational vehicle
regulations are found at 40 CFR part
1051; testing requirements and
compliance regulations that apply to
multiple engine types are found at parts
1065 and 1068. Manufacturers electing
to participate in an Averaging, Banking
and Trading (ABT) Program are also
required to submit information
regarding the calculation, actual
generation, and usage of credits in an
initial report, 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. The
CAA also mandates that EPA verify that
manufacturers have successfully
translated their certified prototypes into
mass produced engines, and that these
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engines comply with emission
standards throughout their useful lives.
Under the Production-line Testing (PLT)
Program, manufacturers are required to
test a sample of engines as they leave
the assembly line. This self-audit
program (referred to as the ‘‘PLT
Program’’) allows manufacturers to
monitor compliance with statistical
certainty and minimize the cost of
correcting errors through early
detection. Through Selective
Enforcement Audits (SEAs), EPA
verifies that test data submitted by
engine manufacturers is reliable and
testing is performed according to EPA
regulations. Compliance with emission
regulations throughout the useful life of
an engine is verified through the In-use
Testing (In-use) Programs under which
manufacturers test SI engines after a
number of years of use. Participation in
the PLT program is mandatory. The Inuse Programs are voluntary for small SI
engines, but mandatory for large SI
engines. All manufacturers are subject
to SEAs.
This information is collected by the
Heavy-Duty and Nonroad Engines
Group (HDNEG), Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division (CISD),
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
(OTAQ), Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Besides CISD, this
information could be used by the Office
of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA) and the Department
of Justice for enforcement purposes.
Non-confidential portions of the
information submitted to EPA could be
disclosed in a public database and over
the Internet. This information is used by
trade associations, environmental
groups, and the public. Respondents
usually submit this information in an
electronic format and HDNEG stores it
in a database.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1,158 hours per
respondent. 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 agency.
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 which have
subsequently changed; train personnel
to be able to respond to a collection of
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information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by these
actions are manufacturers of marine
spark-ignition engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
241.
Frequency of Response: Annual,
quarterly and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
279,182.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$26,167,036, includes $7,004,857
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: Overall
burden hours are higher due to an
agency adjustment; an increased
number of respondents are anticipated
for this collection.
Dated: March 20, 2008.
Sarah Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8–6172 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0061; FRL–8355–1]
Azinphos-methyl: Product Cancellation
Order and Amendments to Terminate
Uses; Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
Federal Register of Wednesday,
February 20, 2008, concerning the
cancellation of products and
amendments to terminate uses of
products containing azinphos-methyl.
This document is being issued to correct
typographical errors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Myers, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
8589; e-mail address:
myers.tom@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency included in the notice a
list of those who may be potentially
affected by this action. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of
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the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2005–0061. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Does this Correction Do?
FR Doc. E8–3112 published in the
Federal Register of Wednesday,
February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9328) (FRL–
8349–8) is corrected as follows:
1. On page 9328, under SUMMARY: the
third sentence is corrected to read:
Subject to the terms and conditions
described in Unit II below and except as
provided in the existing stocks
provisions of the cancellation order, the
order terminates distribution and sale of
AZM products labeled for use on
Brussels sprouts and nursery stock
effective as of February 20, 2008; and
prohibits use of such products on
Brussels sprouts and nursery stock
effective September 30, 2008; terminates
AZM use on walnuts, almonds, and
pistachios effective October 30, 2009;
and cancels all AZM products effective
September 30, 2012.
2. On page 9328, the DATES Unit is
corrected to read: DATES: This order is
effective February 20, 2008.
3. On page 9329, under Unit II., Table
1., and in the fourth sentence, in the
paragraph that follows Table 1., the EPA
Registration number for the last entry
which now reads: ‘‘WA030035’’ is
corrected to read: ‘‘WA030025.’’
4. On page 9330, under Unit IV.2.a.ii.,
the EPA Registration number listed as
WA030035 is corrected to read:
WA030025.
5. On page 9330, the first sentence
under Unit IV.2.b.i., is corrected to read:
Use of products on Brussels sprouts and
nursery stock is prohibited as of
September 30, 2008.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: March 12, 2008.
Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8–6186 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0047; FRL–8353–3]
Barium Metaborate Registration
Review; Antimicrobial Pesticide
Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has established
registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit
III.A. With this document, EPA is
opening the public comment period for
this registration review. Registration
review is EPA’s periodic review of
pesticide registrations to ensure that
each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Registration review
dockets contain information that will
assist the public in understanding the
types of information and issues that the
Agency may consider during the course
of registration reviews. Through this
program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide’s registration is based on
current scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of
interest provided in the table in Unit
III.A., by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1183; FRL-8546-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-ignition (SI) Engines
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0338
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 25,
2008.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1183, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center (Mailcode 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
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; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On January 15, 2008 (73 FR 2489), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1183, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Air Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Nonroad Spark-ignition (SI) Engines (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1695.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0338.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: 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
engine prototypes that comply with applicable emission standards. Such
a certificate must be issued before engines produced after these
prototypes may be legally introduced into commerce. EPA regulations
pertaining to spark-ignition engines rated at or below 19 kilowatts
(small SI engines) are found at 40 CFR part 90. Regulations pertaining
to spark-ignition engines rated above 19 kilowatts (`large SI engines')
are found at 40 CFR part 1048; recreational vehicle regulations are
found at 40 CFR part 1051; testing requirements and compliance
regulations that apply to multiple engine types are found at parts 1065
and 1068. Manufacturers electing to participate in an Averaging,
Banking and Trading (ABT) Program are also required to submit
information regarding the calculation, actual generation, and usage of
credits in an initial report, 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. The CAA also mandates that EPA 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. Under the
Production-line Testing (PLT) Program, manufacturers are required to
test a sample of engines as they leave the assembly line. This self-
audit program (referred to as the ``PLT Program'') allows manufacturers
to monitor compliance with statistical certainty and minimize the cost
of correcting errors through early detection. Through Selective
Enforcement Audits (SEAs), EPA verifies that test data submitted by
engine manufacturers is reliable and testing is performed according to
EPA regulations. Compliance with emission regulations throughout the
useful life of an engine is verified through the In-use Testing (In-
use) Programs under which manufacturers test SI engines after a number
of years of use. Participation in the PLT program is mandatory. The In-
use Programs are voluntary for small SI engines, but mandatory for
large SI engines. All manufacturers are subject to SEAs.
This information is collected by the Heavy-Duty and Nonroad Engines
Group (HDNEG), Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division (CISD),
Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Besides
CISD, this information could be used by the Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the Department of Justice for
enforcement purposes. Non-confidential portions of the information
submitted to EPA could be disclosed in a public database and over the
Internet. This information is used by trade associations, environmental
groups, and the public. Respondents usually submit this information in
an electronic format and HDNEG stores it in a database.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,158
hours per respondent. 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 agency. 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 which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of
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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
these actions are manufacturers of marine spark-ignition engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 241.
Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly and on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 279,182.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $26,167,036, includes $7,004,857
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: Overall burden hours are higher due to an
agency adjustment; an increased number of respondents are anticipated
for this collection.
Dated: March 20, 2008.
Sarah Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-6172 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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