Notice2024-01674
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal)
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Published
January 29, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Control of Evaporative Emissions from New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), (EPA ICR Number 2213.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0597) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 3, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5530-5531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01674]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0118; FRL-11706-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable
Gasoline Containers (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), Control of Evaporative Emissions
from New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), (EPA ICR
Number
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2213.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0597) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This notice is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through January 31, 2024. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on November 3, 2023,
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0118, to the EPA: online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Philip Carlson, Compliance Division,
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number:
734-214-4270; fax number 734-214-4869; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95d6f4e7f9e6fafbbbc5fdfcf9fce5d5f0e5f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc9fbdaeb0afb3b2f28cb4b5b0b5ac9cb9acbdf2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through January 31, 2024. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on November 3, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 75589). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: EPA is required under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act
to regulate Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from the use of
consumer and commercial products. Under regulations promulgated on
February 26, 2007 (72 FR 8428) manufacturers of new portable gasoline
containers are required to obtain certificates of conformity with the
Clean Air Act, effective January 1, 2009. This ICR covers the burdens
associated with this certification process. EPA reviews information
submitted in a manufacturer's application for certification to
determine if the gasoline container design conforms to applicable
regulatory requirements and to verify that the required testing has
been performed. The certificate holder is required to keep records on
the testing and collect and keep warranty and defect information for
annual reporting on in-use performance of their products. The
respondent must also retain records on the units produced, apply serial
numbers to individual containers, and track the serial numbers to their
certificates of conformity. Any information submitted for which a claim
of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to EPA regulations
at 40 CFR 2.201 et seq.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of new portable
gasoline containers from 0.25 to 10.0 gallons in capacity.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 59,
subpart F).
Estimated number of respondents: 9 (total).
Frequency of response: Yearly for warranty reports; at least once
every five years for certification and certificate renewals.
Total estimated burden: 165 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $ 29,855.51 (per year), which includes $
21,613.67 annualized capital and operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The program is now mature and startup costs
have largely already been incurred. One successful warranty violation
report has been received on an annual basis, as reported above, so
warranty report applications are expected to be less time-consuming.
The number of manufacturers certifying PFC's is nine (9) and we do not
anticipate an increase in new entrants. The increase in anticipated
costs is due to the adjustment in the expected testing burden. We have
increased the anticipated cost of contracting a PFC emission test to
reflect the estimated current market rate. There is an overall decrease
in burden hours, which is an adjustment to correct the previous ICR
which had incorrectly included some of the O&M costs in the hour
burden.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01674 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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