Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal)

Courtney Kerwin
Environmental Protection Agency
26 September 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50831-50832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20886]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0118; FRL-9999-42-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB 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 (EPA ICR Number 
2213.06, 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 Portable Fuel 
Container ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2019. 
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on 
April 24, 2019 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 must be submitted on or before October 28, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0118, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: Julia Giuliano, Compliance Division, 
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 
734-214-4865; fax number 734-214-4869; email address: 
giuliano.julia@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, will be 
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, 
EPA 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: 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 retain 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: 8.
    Frequency of response: Annually for warranty reports; at least once 
every five years for certificate renewals.
    Total estimated burden: 250 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $27,902 (per year), which includes $14,010

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annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The number of manufacturers remains at 
eight and we do not anticipate any net changes in that figure in the 
next three years. The decrease in anticipated costs is due to the 
removal of three emissions applications.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-20886 Filed 9-25-19; 8:45 am]
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