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Comment Filed
EPA ICR Number 2374.01; Corporate ID
Reporting Rule; in 40 CFR part 98;
OMB filed comment on 06/02/2010.
Dated: July 1, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collections Strategies Division.
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0548; FRL–9173–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Exhaust Emissions of LightDuty Vehicles in Metropolitan Detroit;
EPA ICR No. 2363.01, OMB Control No.
2060–NEW
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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 for a new
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 August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2009–0548, 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, (EPA/DC), Air and
Radiation Docket and Information
Center, Mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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:
Constance Hart, Assessment and
Standards Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency,
AAAQMC, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann
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Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number:
(734) 214–4340; fax number: (734) 214–
4939; e-mail address:
hart.connie@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On December 10, 2009 (74 FR 65532),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments. 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–2009–0548, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 and
Radiation 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: Exhaust Emissions of Light-duty
Vehicles in Metropolitan Detroit.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2363.01,
OMB Control No. 2060–NEW.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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 and are displayed either by
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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: The EPA is initiating a
systematic data collection designed to
improve the methods and tools used by
the Agency to estimate exhaust
emissions as vehicles age. Data to be
collected include vehicle type, vehicle
characteristics, measurements of
tailpipe exhaust emissions and
measurements of typical driving
behavior.
The collection is a survey, to be
conducted by the Office of
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
in the Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR). This study will be designed to
develop and test novel screening,
sampling and measurement procedures.
These approaches promise to
substantially reduce the cost of exhaust
emissions measurement as well as to
improve the accuracy of resulting
estimates.
An innovative feature of this project
will be the use of roadside remotesensing measurements to construct a
pool of vehicles from which vehicles
can be sampled for purposes of
recruitment and measurement using
portable emissions measurement
systems (PEMS) and portable activity
measurement systems (PAMS). The
acquisition of remote-sensing
measurements for hydrocarbons,
carbon-monoxide, and oxides of
nitrogen will provide an index of
emissions for all vehicles prior to
sampling and recruitment for more
intensive measurement. The index is
expected to facilitate recruitment of
vehicles with an emphasis on rare highemitting vehicles, and provide a means
to appropriately relate measured
vehicles to the overall fleet. Research
questions for the project include: (1)
Can remote-sensing be used as a reliable
index of emissions across the range of
emissions; (2) is it feasible to measure
start emissions using portable
instruments; (3) can the emissions index
used for recruitment also serve as a
means to estimate potential nonresponse bias; and (4) how do numbers
of vehicle starts differ between the work
week and the weekend.
We plan to collect remote-sensing
measurements on approximately 30,000
vehicles, and from this pool, to recruit
approximately 250 vehicles for
measurement. Tailpipe emissions will
be measured over two days under
various driving conditions, and vehicle
activity under typical conditions over a
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period of three months. Participation in
the program will be voluntary. The
target population for the project will
include light-duty cars and trucks
certified to Tier 2 (Bin 5) or equivalent
LEV–II standards (LEV).
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.5 hours per
response. 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 information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Private
owners of light-duty cars and trucks.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
850.
Frequency of Response: One-Time
Event.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1,213.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $33,247
in labor costs. There are no capital or
O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: As this is a
new collection, there is no change in the
total estimated burden currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens.
Dated: July 1, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0421; FRL–9173–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NSPS for Secondary Brass
and Bronze Production, Primary
Copper Smelters, Primary Zinc
Smelters, Primary Lead Smelters,
Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants,
and Ferroalloy Production Facilities,
(Renewal) EPA ICR Number 1604.09,
OMB Control Number 2060–0110
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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
collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2009–0421, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at:
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: John
Schaefer, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (D243–05),
Measurement Policy Group,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
0296; fax number: (919) 541–3207; email address: schaefer.john@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 July 8, 2009 (74 FR 32581), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
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comments. 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 number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0421, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center 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
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1752.
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: NSPS for Secondary Brass and
Bronze Production, Primary Copper
Smelters, Primary Zinc Smelters,
Primary Lead Smelters, and Ferroally
Production Facilities (Renewal)
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1604.09, OMB Control Number 2060–
0110.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2010. 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,
and displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0548; FRL-9173-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exhaust Emissions of Light-Duty
Vehicles in Metropolitan Detroit; EPA ICR No. 2363.01, OMB Control No.
2060-NEW
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 for a new
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 August 9,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0548, 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, (EPA/DC), Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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: Constance Hart, Assessment and
Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency, AAAQMC, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann
Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4340; fax number: (734)
214-4939; e-mail address: hart.connie@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 December 10, 2009 (74 FR 65532), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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-2009-0548, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation 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 and
Radiation 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: Exhaust Emissions of Light-duty Vehicles in Metropolitan
Detroit.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2363.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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 and 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: The EPA is initiating a systematic data collection
designed to improve the methods and tools used by the Agency to
estimate exhaust emissions as vehicles age. Data to be collected
include vehicle type, vehicle characteristics, measurements of tailpipe
exhaust emissions and measurements of typical driving behavior.
The collection is a survey, to be conducted by the Office of
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) in the Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR). This study will be designed to develop and test novel
screening, sampling and measurement procedures. These approaches
promise to substantially reduce the cost of exhaust emissions
measurement as well as to improve the accuracy of resulting estimates.
An innovative feature of this project will be the use of roadside
remote-sensing measurements to construct a pool of vehicles from which
vehicles can be sampled for purposes of recruitment and measurement
using portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) and portable
activity measurement systems (PAMS). The acquisition of remote-sensing
measurements for hydrocarbons, carbon-monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen
will provide an index of emissions for all vehicles prior to sampling
and recruitment for more intensive measurement. The index is expected
to facilitate recruitment of vehicles with an emphasis on rare high-
emitting vehicles, and provide a means to appropriately relate measured
vehicles to the overall fleet. Research questions for the project
include: (1) Can remote-sensing be used as a reliable index of
emissions across the range of emissions; (2) is it feasible to measure
start emissions using portable instruments; (3) can the emissions index
used for recruitment also serve as a means to estimate potential non-
response bias; and (4) how do numbers of vehicle starts differ between
the work week and the weekend.
We plan to collect remote-sensing measurements on approximately
30,000 vehicles, and from this pool, to recruit approximately 250
vehicles for measurement. Tailpipe emissions will be measured over two
days under various driving conditions, and vehicle activity under
typical conditions over a
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period of three months. Participation in the program will be voluntary.
The target population for the project will include light-duty cars and
trucks certified to Tier 2 (Bin 5) or equivalent LEV-II standards
(LEV).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5
hours per response. 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 information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Private owners of light-duty cars
and trucks.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 850.
Frequency of Response: One-Time Event.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,213.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $33,247 in labor costs. There are no
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: As this is a new collection, there is no
change in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
Dated: July 1, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-16692 Filed 7-7-10; 8:45 am]
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