83 FR 44621 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aircraft Engines-Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Aircraft Engines--Supplemental Information Related to Exhaust Emissions (EPA ICR Number 2427.04, 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 September 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 16th, 2017 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44621-44622]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18953]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0546; FRL-9982-98-OEI]


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 2427.04, 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 September 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on October 16th, 2017 during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its 
estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 1, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0546, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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; 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Using its Clean Air Act authority in sections 231 and 
114, 42 U.S.C. 7571 and 7414, the EPA is proposing to renew the 
existing data collection requirement for new aircraft engines to report 
emissions information, production volumes, and technical parameters. 
Also, at this time, the EPA is proposing to amend this existing 
requirement to collect data on non-volatile particulate matter (nvPM) 
emissions from some classes of aircraft engines.
    Form numbers: EPA Form Number: 5900-223.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents affected by this action 
are the manufacturers of aircraft gas turbine engines. Manufacturers 
producing aircraft gas turbine engines with a sea level static thrust 
greater than 26.7 kN will be subject to the new requirement for nvPM 
reporting.
    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: 502 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $43,199 (per year).
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,326 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to the proposed amendment to the 
existing

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ICR for the collection of nvPM data from some classes of aircraft 
engines.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18953 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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