Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines-Supplemental Information Related To Exhaust Emissions (Renewal), 74090-74091 [2021-28253]

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This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested on this ICR renewal via the Federal Register on May 7, 2021. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 January 28, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2016–0546, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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. Abstract: This information collection is being conducted by the 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 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 EPA is not proposing to apply this renewed reporting requirement to any additional respondents. For individual gaseous Landing and TakeOff (LTO) test points, the EPA proposes to change reporting from total mass over 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). E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 29, 2021 / Notices the test point to emissions index (pollutant mass per unit of fuel burn). The EPA is also 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. 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 threeyear period covered by this ICR. However, in the event there are, 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: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturers. 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: 285 (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $20,990 (per year), which includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 217 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to one-time start-up costs to conduct nvPM measurements from jet engines that 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:20 Dec 28, 2021 Jkt 256001 greater than 26.7kN, the nvPM measurements will need to be verified by the FAA. The introduction of new aircraft engines does not 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). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–28253 Filed 12–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0175; OMB 3060–0707; FR ID 64790] Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74091 Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 28, 2022. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0175. Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting Emergency Information. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 50 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Needs and Uses: The information collection contained in 47 CFR 73.1250(e) state immediately upon cessation of an emergency during which broadcast facilities were used for the transmission of point-to-point messages under paragraph (b) of this section, or when daytime facilities were used during nighttime hours by an AM station in accordance with paragraph (f) of this section, a report in letter form shall be forwarded to the FCC in Washington, DC, setting forth the nature of the emergency, the dates and hours of the broadcasting of emergency information, and a brief description of the material carried during the emergency. A certification of compliance with the noncommercialization provision of paragraph (f) of this section must accompany the report where daytime facilities are used during nighttime hours by an AM station, together with a detailed showing, under the provisions of that paragraph, that no other broadcast service existed or was adequate. OMB Control Number: 3060–0707. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 29, 2021)]
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[Pages 74090-74091]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0546; FRL--9388-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information 
Related To Exhaust Emissions (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Aircraft Engines--Supplemental 
Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (EPA ICR Number 2427.06, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0680), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved 
through December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested on 
this ICR renewal via the Federal Register on May 7, 2021. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 January 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0546, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or 
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
    Abstract: This information collection is being conducted by the 
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 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.
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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 apply this renewed reporting 
requirement to any additional respondents. For individual gaseous 
Landing and Take-Off (LTO) test points, the EPA proposes to change 
reporting from total mass over

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the test point to emissions index (pollutant mass per unit of fuel 
burn).
    The EPA is also 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. 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 three-year period covered by this ICR. However, in the event 
there are, 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: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts 
Manufacturers.
    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: 285 (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $20,990 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 217 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is due to one-time start-up costs to conduct nvPM 
measurements from jet engines that 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 does 
not 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).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-28253 Filed 12-28-21; 8:45 am]
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