Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines-Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions, 24615-24616 [2021-09684]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 87 / Friday, May 7, 2021 / Notices because of higher emissions thresholds, with an estimated 54 states/territories and 26 local and tribal agencies required to report. On average across each 3-year period, 54 states/territories and 5 local and tribal agencies are required to report. The EPA needs the data collected from the emission reporting to compile and make available a national inventory of air pollutant emissions. A comprehensive inventory updated at regular intervals is essential to allow the EPA to fulfill its mandate to monitor and plan for the attainment and maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards established for criteria pollutants. The number and frequency of data collection and submittal is expected to remain the same for 2022–2024. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are generally state, territorial and local government air quality managements programs. Tribal governments are not affected unless they have sought and obtained treatment as state status under the Tribal Authority Rule and on that basis, are authorized to implement and enforce the AERR rule. For the most recent triennial inventory, 9 tribal agencies reported to the NEI. Respondent’s obligation to respond: This information is collected under 23 U.S.C. 101; 42 U.S.C 7401–7671q, and the authority of the AERR. This information is mandatory and, as specified, cannot be treated as confidential by the EPA. Estimated number of respondents: 80 (total). Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 48,415 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $4,227,476 (per year), includes $89,600 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is no change in hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Dated: April 30, 2021. Richard Wayland, Director, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2021–09685 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:55 May 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0546; FRL–10022–43– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines—Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Aircraft Engines—Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2427.06, OMB Control No. 2060–0680), 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 December 31, 2021. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2016–0546, 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, 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: Cullen Leggett, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (734) 214–4514; fax number: (734) 214–4816; email address: leggett.cullen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24615 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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: This information collection is being conducted by the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to section 114 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), to assist the Administrator of EPA in developing emissions standards and/or to inform future policy making decisions for aircraft gas turbine engines pursuant to section 231 of the Act. Under CAA section 231, the EPA is responsible for establishing standards for emissions from aircraft engines, and under CAA section 232, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for enforcing these standards. The EPA and the FAA traditionally work within the standardsetting process of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to establish international emission standards and related requirements, which individual nations later adopt into domestic law in fulfillment of their obligations under the Convention on E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 24616 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 87 / Friday, May 7, 2021 / Notices International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).1 Historically, international emission standards have first been adopted by ICAO, and subsequently the EPA has initiated rulemakings under CAA section 231 to establish domestic standards that are at least as stringent as ICAO’s standards. The renewal of this ICR will ensure all the necessary information is gathered for inproduction engines in order to support and inform any possible future policy making decisions. The EPA is not proposing to collect any additional data or apply this reporting to any additional respondents. However, the EPA is expanding the scope of this ICR to include supersonic aircraft engines in addition to subsonic aircraft engines. When this ICR was established and previously renewed, the only aircraft engines that were in production, in development, or in use were subsonic engines. Thus, the EPA only included subsonic engines and only referred to subsonic test procedures. Yet, standards in 40 CFR part 87 (Control of Air Pollution from Aircraft and Aircraft Engines) apply to both subsonic and supersonic aircraft engines. Recently, there has been significant renewed interest in the development of supersonic aircraft and engines. Thus, the EPA is expanding this ICR to apply equally to all engines (subsonic and supersonic aircraft engines) that are required to meet standards under Part 87. The EPA is not expecting any supersonic engines to be certified by the FAA in the next three years, but the EPA wants to ensure it has access to this new emissions information in an expeditious manner so that the agency can understand the environmental impacts and inform any appropriate future standard setting activities under CAA section 231. The inclusion of supersonic engines would not expand the number of respondents; nor would it place any additional burden on the manufactures because the EPA is only requesting data related to standards under Part 87. Form Numbers: EPA Form 5900–223. Respondents/affected entities: Respondents affected by this action are the manufacturers of aircraft gas turbine engines subject to 40 CFR part 87. Table 1 below presents some examples of potentially affected entities according to NAICS code. Table 1 is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for respondents regarding facilities likely to be affected by this ICR. TABLE 1—EXAMPLES OF POTENTIALLY AFFECTED ENTITIES BY CATEGORY Category NAICS code Example of potentially affected entities 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing. I I Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (pursuant to section 114 of the Clean Air Act). Estimated number of respondents: 7 (total). Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 456 hours (152 hours per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $42,005 ($14,002 per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 1,050 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the fact that one-time start-up costs to conduct nvPM measurements from jet engines were included in the previous ICR renewal. The initial cost for manufacturers was capital and labor intensive. These one-time costs were incurred in the past 3 years and are not expected to need to be repeated for these engines now that the data has been collected. If manufacturers develop a new subsonic engine with a thrust greater than 26.7kN, the nvPM measurements will need to be verified by the FAA. The introduction of new aircraft engines doesn’t happen on a very frequent basis. The EPA is estimating that each manufacturer may introduce one subsonic engine over 26.7kN over the next three years, for a total of 6 engines (compared to an estimated 33 engines in the previous ICR). The estimated time manufacturers need to collect and report this data to the EPA remains the same. William Charmley, Director, Assessment and Standards Division. [FR Doc. 2021–09684 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9056–4] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed April 26, 2021 10 a.m. EST Through May 3, 2021 10 a.m. EST 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:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20210047, Draft Supplement, FHWA, KS, South Lawrence Trafficway, Comment Period Ends: 06/21/2021, Contact: Javier Ahumada 785–273–2649 EIS No. 20210048, Draft, NOAA, HI, Pacific Islands Aquaculture Management Program, Comment Period Ends: 08/05/2021, Contact: Tori Spence 808–725–5186 EIS No. 20210049, Final, MDA, AK, Long Range Discrimination Radar Operations, Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, Review Period Ends: 06/07/ 2021, Contact: Ryan Keith 256–450– 1599 Dated: May 3, 2021. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2021–09688 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0630; FRL–10016–59– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Compliance Requirement for Child-Resistant Packaging (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Compliance Requirement for ChildResistant Packaging (EPA ICR Number SUMMARY: 1 ICAO, 2006: Convention on International Civil Aviation, Ninth Edition, Document 7300/9, 114 pp. Available at: https://www.icao.int/publications/ Documents/7300_9ed.pdf (last accessed March 31, 2021). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:55 May 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24615-24616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09684]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0546; FRL-10022-43-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions

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), ``Aircraft Engines--
Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal)'' (EPA 
ICR No. 2427.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0680), 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 December 31, 2021. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0546, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], 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: Cullen Leggett, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (734) 214-4514; fax number: (734) 214-4816; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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: This information collection is being conducted by the 
United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office 
of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to section 114 of the Clean Air 
Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), to assist the Administrator of EPA in 
developing emissions standards and/or to inform future policy making 
decisions for aircraft gas turbine engines pursuant to section 231 of 
the Act.
    Under CAA section 231, the EPA is responsible for establishing 
standards for emissions from aircraft engines, and under CAA section 
232, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for 
enforcing these standards. The EPA and the FAA traditionally work 
within the standard-setting process of the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO) to establish international emission standards and 
related requirements, which individual nations later adopt into 
domestic law in fulfillment of their obligations under the Convention 
on

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International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).\1\ Historically, 
international emission standards have first been adopted by ICAO, and 
subsequently the EPA has initiated rulemakings under CAA section 231 to 
establish domestic standards that are at least as stringent as ICAO's 
standards. The renewal of this ICR will ensure all the necessary 
information is gathered for in-production engines in order to support 
and inform any possible future policy making decisions.
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    \1\ ICAO, 2006: Convention on International Civil Aviation, 
Ninth Edition, Document 7300/9, 114 pp. Available at: https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/7300_9ed.pdf (last accessed 
March 31, 2021).
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    The EPA is not proposing to collect any additional data or apply 
this reporting to any additional respondents. However, the EPA is 
expanding the scope of this ICR to include supersonic aircraft engines 
in addition to subsonic aircraft engines. When this ICR was established 
and previously renewed, the only aircraft engines that were in 
production, in development, or in use were subsonic engines. Thus, the 
EPA only included subsonic engines and only referred to subsonic test 
procedures. Yet, standards in 40 CFR part 87 (Control of Air Pollution 
from Aircraft and Aircraft Engines) apply to both subsonic and 
supersonic aircraft engines.
    Recently, there has been significant renewed interest in the 
development of supersonic aircraft and engines. Thus, the EPA is 
expanding this ICR to apply equally to all engines (subsonic and 
supersonic aircraft engines) that are required to meet standards under 
Part 87. The EPA is not expecting any supersonic engines to be 
certified by the FAA in the next three years, but the EPA wants to 
ensure it has access to this new emissions information in an 
expeditious manner so that the agency can understand the environmental 
impacts and inform any appropriate future standard setting activities 
under CAA section 231. The inclusion of supersonic engines would not 
expand the number of respondents; nor would it place any additional 
burden on the manufactures because the EPA is only requesting data 
related to standards under Part 87.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 5900-223.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents affected by this action 
are the manufacturers of aircraft gas turbine engines subject to 40 CFR 
part 87. Table 1 below presents some examples of potentially affected 
entities according to NAICS code. Table 1 is not intended to be 
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for respondents regarding 
facilities likely to be affected by this ICR.

     Table 1--Examples of Potentially Affected Entities by Category
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                                                Example of potentially
       Category              NAICS code            affected entities
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                        336412..............  Aircraft Engine and Engine
                                               Parts Manufacturing.
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    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (pursuant to section 
114 of the Clean Air Act).
    Estimated number of respondents: 7 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 456 hours (152 hours per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $42,005 ($14,002 per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 1,050 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is due to the fact that one-time start-up costs to 
conduct nvPM measurements from jet engines were included in the 
previous ICR renewal. The initial cost for manufacturers was capital 
and labor intensive. These one-time costs were incurred in the past 3 
years and are not expected to need to be repeated for these engines now 
that the data has been collected. If manufacturers develop a new 
subsonic engine with a thrust greater than 26.7kN, the nvPM 
measurements will need to be verified by the FAA. The introduction of 
new aircraft engines doesn't happen on a very frequent basis. The EPA 
is estimating that each manufacturer may introduce one subsonic engine 
over 26.7kN over the next three years, for a total of 6 engines 
(compared to an estimated 33 engines in the previous ICR). The 
estimated time manufacturers need to collect and report this data to 
the EPA remains the same.

William Charmley,
Director, Assessment and Standards Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-09684 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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