Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal), 42726-42727 [2012-17744]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 42726 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 140 / Friday, July 20, 2012 / Notices information specified by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as established in EPA’s labeling regulations at 40 CFR 156.10. Pesticide product labels provide critical safety information and directions for use to avoid harm to human health and the environment. The purpose of this research is to identify the consumer’s understanding of the information on a pesticide product label to assure that the consumer can effectively use this information to select the pesticide product most likely to meet their needs, and to assure that the consumer can readily understand label instructions regarding the safe use, handling, storage, and disposal of a pesticide product. Without knowledge concerning the consumer’s perspective and interpretation of the information on the label, EPA cannot judge if the proposed content and design of the label is effectively conveying useful safety and performance information to the consumer. Testing of existing and/or proposed label statements in realistic situations with typical consumers via focus groups can provide valuable qualitative information about the clarity and understandability of a pesticide product label, what these label statements are likely to communicate to consumers, and how consumers use the information to make purchasing decisions. The collected information will be used to inform the Agency on the need for and nature of potential revisions to EPA’s policy, guidance, and regulations related to pesticide label language and design label metrics, and to aid in the creation of other userfriendly consumer information materials. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 Jul 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this ICR are members of the general public who volunteer to participate in a focus group. Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $6,014. There are no operational or maintenance costs associated with the collection of this activity. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 120 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase reflects EPA’s actual costs of conducting a series of 10 focus groups in 2010. This change is an adjustment. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2012–17748 Filed 7–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0120; FRL 9520–6] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and HeavyDuty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 August 20, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OAR–2005–0120, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket Center (mailcode 28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, Mail Code 6403J NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9264; fax number: 202–343–2804; email address: reyesmorales.nydia@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 March 28, 2012 (77 FR 18802), 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–2005–0120, which is available for online viewing at 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 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 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 www.regulations.gov. Title: Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 140 / Friday, July 20, 2012 / Notices ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1285.08, OMB Control No. 2060–0132. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012. 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: Nonconformance penalty (NCP) provisions allow a manufacturer to introduce into commerce heavy-duty engines, heavy-duty vehicles and/or light-duty trucks which fail to conform to certain emission standards, upon payment of a monetary penalty. The information collected from manufacturers electing to utilize NCPs includes a description of their product(s) and test data to verify compliance. This information is collected by the Diesel Engine Compliance Center (DECC) in the Compliance Division (CD), Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. DECC uses this information to ensure that manufacturers are in compliance with Clean Air Act and EPA regulations and are paying the appropriate penalties. Besides DECC, this information could be used by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and the Department of Justice for enforcement purposes. NonConfidential Business Information (CBI) information may be disclosed upon request under the Freedom of Information Act to trade associations, environmental groups, and the public. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 23 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 Jul 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 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: manufacturers of heavy-duty engines, heavy-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Estimated Total Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 24. Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly, and on occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 541. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $ 81,163, which includes $39,344 in annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 637 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. While the previous ICR estimated that 2 manufacturers would utilize NCPs, with three engine families each. Based on past and current experience, EPA now estimates that only one manufacturer will use NCPs with a total of 4 engine families. The average burden per response has decreased slightly, reflecting an increase use of electronic methods for reporting and recordkeeping. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2012–17744 Filed 7–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9004–1] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 07/09/2012 through 07/13/2012 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https://www.epa. gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42727 EPA is seeking agencies to participate in its eNEPA electronic EIS submission pilot. Participating agencies can fulfill all requirements for EIS filing, eliminating the need to submit paper copies to EPA Headquarters, by filing documents online and providing feedback on the process. To participate in the pilot, register at: https://cdx.epa.gov. EIS No. 20120230, Draft EIS, USACE, CA, Sierra Vista Specific Plan Development, Implementation, City of Roseville, Placer County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/04/2012, Contact: James T. Robb 916–557– 7610. EIS No. 20120231, Draft EIS, USFS, NE, Fall River West and Oglala Geographic Areas Allotment Management Planning, Pine Ridge and Fall Ranger Districts, Nebraska National Forest, Dawes and Sioux Counties, NE and Fall River County, SD, Comment Period Ends: 09/04/ 2012, Contact: Carla Loop 308–432– 0336. EIS No. 20120232, Final EIS, RUS, MN, Hampton—Rochester—La Crosse Transmission System Improvement Project, Construction and Operation of a 345-kilovolt Transmission Line and Associated Facilities between Hampton, MN and La Crosse, WI, Review Period Ends: 08/20/2012, Contact: Stephanie A. Strength 202– 720–0820. EIS No. 20120233, Draft EIS, USFS, NM, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Dona Ana County, NM, Comment Period Ends: 10/22/2012, Contact: Lori Allen 575– 525–4454. EIS No. 20120234, Final EIS, NPS, KY, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Obed Wild and Scenic River Non-Federal Oil and Gas Management Plan, Implementation, KY and TN, Review Period Ends: 08/ 20/2012, Contact: Dan Niosi 303–969– 2068. EIS No. 20120235, Draft Supplement, FRA, CA, California High-Speed Train (HST): Fresno to Bakersfield Section High-Speed Train, Reintroducing Alignment Alternatives and an Additional Alternative through the Bakersfield Area, USACE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 09/20/2012, Contact: David Valenstein 202–493– 6381. EIS No. 20120236, Draft Supplement, USFS, MT, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, To Comply District SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42726-42727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17744]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0120; FRL 9520-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for 
Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks 
(Renewal)

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 August 20, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0120, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 
Docket Center (mailcode 28221T), 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, Mail Code 
6403J NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax 
number: 202-343-2804; email 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 March 28, 2012 (77 FR 18802), 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-2005-0120, which is available for online viewing at 
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 
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 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 www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-
Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (Renewal).

[[Page 42727]]

    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1285.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0132.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012. 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: Nonconformance penalty (NCP) provisions allow a 
manufacturer to introduce into commerce heavy-duty engines, heavy-duty 
vehicles and/or light-duty trucks which fail to conform to certain 
emission standards, upon payment of a monetary penalty. The information 
collected from manufacturers electing to utilize NCPs includes a 
description of their product(s) and test data to verify compliance. 
This information is collected by the Diesel Engine Compliance Center 
(DECC) in the Compliance Division (CD), Office of Transportation and 
Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency. DECC uses this information to ensure 
that manufacturers are in compliance with Clean Air Act and EPA 
regulations and are paying the appropriate penalties. Besides DECC, 
this information could be used by the Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance and the Department of Justice for enforcement 
purposes. Non-Confidential Business Information (CBI) information may 
be disclosed upon request under the Freedom of Information Act to trade 
associations, environmental groups, and the public.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 23 
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: manufacturers of heavy-duty engines, 
heavy-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Total Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 
24.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, quarterly, and on occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 541.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $ 81,163, which includes $39,344 in 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 637 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. While the previous ICR estimated that 2 
manufacturers would utilize NCPs, with three engine families each. 
Based on past and current experience, EPA now estimates that only one 
manufacturer will use NCPs with a total of 4 engine families. The 
average burden per response has decreased slightly, reflecting an 
increase use of electronic methods for reporting and recordkeeping.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-17744 Filed 7-19-12; 8:45 am]
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