Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin Date: 28 June 2022 Subject: American Government , Buses, The Environment

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38399-38400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13758]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0103; FRL-9975-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and 
Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 
(DERA) and Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Programs (EPA ICR No. 2461.04, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0686) 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 June 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via 
the Federal Register on August 16, 2021 and February 2, 2022, both with 
60-day comment periods. 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 July 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2012-0103, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, 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: Jason Wilcox, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, (6406A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343- 
9571; fax number: 202-343-2803; email address: wilcox.jason@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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This is an extension of the current Information 
Collection Request (ICR) for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program 
(DERA) authorized by Title VII, Subtitle G (Sections 791 to 797) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58), as amended by the Diesel 
Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-364) and Division S 
(Section 101) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 
116-260), codified at 42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq. DERA provides the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority to award 
grants, rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities to fund the costs of projects that significantly 
reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources through implementation of a 
certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging 
technology. Eligible mobile sources include buses (including school 
buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine 
engines, locomotives, or nonroad engines or diesel vehicles or 
equipment used in construction, handling of cargo (including at ports 
or airports), agriculture, mining, or energy production. In addition, 
eligible entities may also use funds awarded for programs or projects 
to reduce long-duration idling using verified technology involving a 
vehicle or equipment described above. The objective of the assistance 
under this program is to achieve significant reductions in diesel 
emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and reductions in 
diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas 
designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas. EPA uses 
approved procedures and forms to collect necessary information to 
operate its grant and rebate programs. EPA has been providing rebates 
under DERA since Fiscal Year 2012. EPA is requesting an extension of 
the current ICR, which is approved through June 30, 2022, for forms 
needed to collect necessary information to operate a rebate program as 
authorized by Congress under the DERA program.
    As part of this extension, EPA is revising the ICR to address the 
needs of the Clean School Bus (CSB) Program. This program is authorized 
by Title XI, Section 71101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Pub. L. 117-58). The new program, like DERA,

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allows for rebates and grants for school bus replacement projects that 
reduce emissions.
    EPA will collect information from applicants who wish to apply for 
a rebate under DERA or CSB. Information collected from applicants will 
ensure that they are eligible to receive funds, that funds are provided 
for eligible activities, and to satisfy the reporting requirements of 
DERA and CSB.
    Form Numbers: 2060-0686.
    Respondents/affected entities: Those interested in applying for a 
rebate under EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) or Clean School 
Bus (CSB) Program and include but are not limited to the following 
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes: 23 
Construction; 482 Rail Transportation; 483 Water Transportation; 484 
Truck Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; 
4854 School and Employee Bus Transportation; 48831 Port and Harbor 
Operations; 61111 Elementary and Secondary Schools; 61131 Colleges, 
Universities, and Professional Schools; 9211 Executive, Legislative, 
and Other Government Support; and 9221 Justice, Public Order, and 
Safety Activities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,000 (total).
    Frequency of response: Voluntary as needed.
    Total estimated burden: 17,287 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $732,996.58 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-13758 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
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