98-242. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Marine Engines

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 559-560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-242]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5947-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; 
Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of 
Nonconforming Marine Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Information 
Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Marine Engines, OMB 
Control Number 2060-0320. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review 
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR without 
charge by contacting: Vehicle Programs and Compliance Division, 401 M 
Street, S.W. (6405J), Washington, D.C. 20460, Attn: Imports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Leonard Lazarus, telephone [phone], telefax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action 
include individuals and businesses importing marine engines, including 
outboard engines and personal watercraft.
    Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming 
Marine Engines, EPA Control Number 2060-0320, expiration date May 31, 
1997.
    Abstract: Individuals and businesses importing marine engines, 
including outboard engines and personal watercraft, request approval 
for engine importations. The collection of this information is 
mandatory in order to

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ensure compliance of nonconforming engines with Federal emissions 
requirements. Joint EPA and Customs regulations at 40 CFR 91.701 et 
seq. and 19 CFR 12.74 promulgated under the authority of Clean Air Act 
Sections 203 and 208 give authority for the collection of information. 
This authority was extended to nonroad engines under Section 213(d). 
The information is used by program personnel to ensure that all Federal 
emission requirements concerning imported nonconforming engines are 
met. Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of 
confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to policies set forth 
in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart Confidentiality of Business 
Information (see CFR 2), and the public is not permitted access to 
information containing personal or organizational identifiers. 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 
are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (1) 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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.5 
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; 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: Individuals and businesses importing 
marine engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 3.1 responses/year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,100.
    Estimated Total Annualized Costs Burden: $77,500.

    Dated: December 29, 1997.
Richard D. Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 98-242 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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