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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

    Docket Numbers: RP17-724-000.
    Applicants: Venice Gathering System, L.L.C.
    Description: Report Filing: VGS Refund Report--Docket Nos. RP15-
1237-000, RP16-975-000 and RP16-975-002 to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 11/20/17.
    Accession Number: 20171120-5033.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-181-000.
    Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Capacity Release Revisions--
Nov 2017 to be effective 12/22/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20171122-5110.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/4/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-182-000.
    Applicants: Northern Natural Gas Company.
    Description: Petition for a Limited Waiver of Northern Natural Gas
Company.
    Filed Date: 11/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20171122-5132.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-183-000.
    Applicants: Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Tenaska Marketing
Ventures.
    Description: Joint Petition for Temporary Waiver of Capacity
Release Regulations and Related Pipeline Tariff Provisions, et al. of
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 11/22/17.
    Accession Number: 20171122-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/5/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-184-000.
    Applicants: Gas Transmission Northwest LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: GTN Hourly Services Filing to
be effective 1/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 11/27/17.
    Accession Number: 20171127-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-185-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--ConEd to
Next Utility--795426 & 795428 to be effective 11/28/2017.
    Filed Date: 11/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20171128-5015.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/17.

    Docket Numbers: RP18-186-000.
    Applicants: Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing Annual Cash-Out Activity Report 2017
to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 11/28/17.
    Accession Number: 20171128-5032.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/11/17.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: November 28, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0266]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Study of Clinical
Efficacy Information in Professional Labeling and Direct-to-Consumer
Print Advertisements for Prescription Drugs; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice
that appeared in the Federal Register of December 3, 2010 (75 FR
75477). The document announced a proposed collection of information
that has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA). The document was published with an error. FDA, upon further
review, realized that 3 comments had been submitted in response to the
60-day notice and the responses to those comments are included in this
notice. This document corrects that error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Berbakos, Office of
Information Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr.,
PI50-400B, Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 2010-30385, appearing on page
75480, in the Federal Register of Friday, December 3, 2010, the
following correction is made:
    On page 75480, in the third column, the last sentence in the sixth
complete paragraph states that no comments were received on the
paperwork burden for the 60-day notice that published in the Federal
Register of June 16, 2010 (75 FR 34142). FDA is correcting that
statement to read: Three comments were received that expressed support
for the research and recommended minor improvements to the study. The
responses to those comments are included in the following paragraphs.
    (Comment 1) Several of this comment's suggestions have already been
incorporated into our study design. Specifically, we agree that the
study design should include the variables of age, education, ethnicity,
race, health literacy, and whether the respondent is currently being
treated with a prescription drug, and have included them in the
questionnaire. Also, we have contracted with an organization that
produces realistic ads and stimuli to ensure that we will show
respondents realistic materials.
    Another question from this comment was the presentation of our
manipulations. To clarify, the specific format of the presentation will
be text only. We are investigating the use of charts and other visuals
in another study (FDA-2009-N-0263 (January 5, 2010), ``Presentation of
Quantitative Effectiveness and Risk Information to Consumers in Direct-
to-Consumer (DTC) Broadcast and Print Advertisements for Prescription
Drugs,'' OMB control number 0910-0663.) Because all of the respondents
in the current study will see the information in the same format, this
will not compromise our ability to answer the current research
questions.
    The comment also recommends expanding the physician study to
include all health care professionals who have the ability to prescribe
(i.e., nurse practitioners and physician assistants). This is a good
idea, but it changes our research question from how physicians use
labels to how prescribers use labels. These groups vary in education
and may vary in experience and training in how to interpret and use
clinical trial data. Because we do not have a sample size that is large
enough to analyze differences between these groups, we will limit the
sample to physicians in this study.
    Finally, the comment recommends that FDA publish findings from the
preliminary study related to the current project, ``Mental Models Study
of Health Care Providers' Understanding of Prescription Drug
Effectiveness'' (FDA-2008-N-0589; April 3, 2009). We agree

and have taken steps to publish this report on FDA's Division of Drug
Marketing, Advertising, and Communications Web site: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDER/ucm090276.htm.
    (Comment 2) This comment had several suggestions regarding the
physician study. First, it recommended that we show physicians the
Prescribing Information (PI) in a manner consistent with how physicians
usually view sections of it, particularly since how each physician
views the PI may be highly individualized. We agree. Because there is
likely much variability in the way physicians view prescription drug
information, we have designed this part of the study to examine
specifically those habits. To do so, we will show physicians a
highlights section that is hyperlinked to the more complete sections of
the PI. We will record the order in which physicians access each
section and how much time they spend there. This will provide us with
information to gauge how physicians view the information in the PI,
something that we currently have no data on.
    Second, this comment recommends that we show physicians final
magazine ads rather than conceptual ads. We agree and, as discussed in
the response to the previous comment, we have contracted with an
organization that produces professional-quality ads.
    Third, this comment recommends increasing the sample size from 500
to 800 individuals. We agree that a larger sample would be desirable,
however, given resource constraints we are not able to increase the
sample size. Moreover, we have conducted a power analysis and have
determined that our current sample size is adequate to answer our
research questions.
    Fourth, the comment recommends the removal of statements in the
questionnaire that the drug is fictitious and instead label it a
``potentially new drug.'' FDA had many internal discussions regarding
this issue and decided that because of the particular sample, it is
necessary to be upfront with them about the nature of the drug.
Physicians will be more savvy about the particulars of the chemical
entities and the realism of the clinical benefits and we do not wish to
make them skeptical of our purposes. We agree that this approach is
preferable for consumers and so we will inform them that this is a
potentially new drug in that part of the study.
    Fifth, we agree that the characteristics of participants who are at
risk and those who are or are not treating with a prescription drug may
differ and we will include these variables in our analyses.
    Sixth, the comment recommends altering question 17 of the
questionnaire to reflect the physicians' use of the DTC ad versus their
guess as to the understandability of the ad for patients. We agree that
we are asking physicians to estimate the level of understanding their
patients have. These perceptions are of specific interest to us as they
relate to physicians' perceptions of DTC advertising and of the
presentation of information in the ads. Physicians who have been in
practice for any length of time may have a sense of how their patients
will understand materials. This is a question that we will also
investigate in relation to the number of years physicians have been in
practice.
    Seventh, the comment recommends that question 30 be split into two
questions to separately assess the effect of DTC advertising on
patients and the effect of DTC advertising on their practice. We agree
and will make that change.
    This comment also had two suggestions for the consumer part of the
study. First, the comment recommended against delivering this study on
a handheld device, as the viewing of the ad may render the concept
unclear. We agree and have struggled with this issue, but due to the
constraints of the internet panel, we cannot specify the type of device
on which participants must take the survey. We have included a question
to assess this variable, and we will analyze it to determine if there
are sizable differences based on viewing medium.
    Second, the comment recommends that the questionnaire avoid medical
terminology and reference to the ``prescribing information.'' We have
attempted to make the questionnaire clear for consumers and do not see
the word ``prescribing information'' in the questionnaire. The
questionnaire provided for comment includes programming notes that the
respondent will not see.
    (Comment 3) First, this comment recommends evaluating the benefits
and risks together and in a similar format so as not to bias the
results. We agree that the benefits and risks should be evaluated
together and have several measures to investigate both. We are keeping
the risk information constant across all of our conditions specifically
so as not to bias the results. Our research questions involve the
conveyance of information about benefits. Because of the complexity of
DTC ads, we cannot manipulate both benefits and risks at the same time.
We are conducting other studies examining the presentation of risk
information (For example, FDA-2010-N-0417 (August 26, 2010),
``Experimental Study of Format Variations in the Brief Summary of
Direct-to-Consumer Print Advertisements'') and collectively, this body
of research will answer questions of benefit and risk presentation. To
clarify, risk information will be presented similarly to how it is
currently presented in DTC print ads.
    Second, the comment recommends the introduction of a control arm
that is similar to what is currently being used in the marketplace. Our
design includes control conditions that do not present placebo
information. These ads will look identical to the ads for products that
are currently on the market.
    Third, the comment questions the use of comparative benefit and
comparative safety questions. We are using these measures for
reliability as another way to assess consumers' perceived risk and
benefits. As recommended in the comment, we are using them for
informational purposes only and not as a specific, separate measure of
comparative advertising.
    Fourth, the comment recognizes the complexity of the data that are
available to be conveyed in DTC ads. We agree that there are a number
of questions to be answered that cannot be addressed in the current
study: E.g., variations in clinical study designs, instruments used,
populations studied, and varying degrees of severity of illness. We
cannot address all questions in one study and have chosen to focus on
the issues of placebo and framing in a treatment and prevention
approach. We hope that the results of this study will spur additional
follow on studies conducted by FDA and others. Although the issue of
different therapeutic areas is also relevant, and a study looking at
the two ends of the disease-seriousness spectrum would be a great
follow on, the basic concepts of information processing should not
differ depending on drug class. Although we agree that replication is
valuable and necessary, we do not believe that limiting the study to
two therapeutic areas impugns the internal validity of the study.
    Fifth, the comment recommends wording changes to the question about
taking the drug if the doctor prescribed it. Although we understand the
rationale for changing this question, it is a measure of behavioral
intention and as such, we wanted to have a more blunt measure of
intention. It will not be used to assess doctor-patient interaction
issues.
    Sixth, the comment questions the inclusion of physicians in the
study, citing concerns that consumer responses

cannot be compared to physician responses and that this comparison is
not relevant to the regulation of DTC advertisements. Indeed, the
primary reason for conducting the study with physicians is to explore
their processing of the prescribing information (PI), wholly separate
from the consumer study. Nevertheless, since we have the two samples,
we are conducting some exploratory analyses to compare the responses of
consumers to information about a drug to the physicians' understanding
of the drug. While this does have relevance to the regulation of DTC
advertising (e.g., a DTC ad that features a presentation of information
that brings consumers closer to the assessment of the physician will be
preferred over that same ad with a presentation of information that
moves them farther away), we are approaching this comparison as a
first, exploratory attempt at this type of analysis.

    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1196; FRL-9113-6]

Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the broadly applicable alternative test
method approval decisions the EPA has made under and in support of New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and the National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An electronic copy of each alternative
test method approval document is available on EPA's Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html. For questions about this notice,
contact Jason M. DeWees, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (E143-02), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-
9724; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
For technical questions about individual alternative test method
decisions, refer to the contact person identified in the individual
approval documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this notice apply to me?

    This notice will be of interest to entities regulated under 40 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 60, 61, and 63, State, local, and
Tribal agencies, and EPA Regional Offices responsible for
implementation and enforcement of regulations under 40 CFR parts 60,
61, and 63.

B. How can I get copies of this information

    You may access copies of the broadly applicable alternative test
method approval documents from the EPA's Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html.

II. Background

    This notice identifies EPA's broadly applicable alternative test
method approval decisions issued between January 1, 2009, and December
31, 2009, under the NSPS, 40 CFR part 60, and the NESHAP, 40 CFR parts
61 and 63 (see Table 1). Source owners and operators may voluntarily
use these broadly applicable alternative test methods subject to their
specific applicability. Use of these broadly applicable alternative
test methods does not change the applicable emission standards.
    As explained in a previous Federal Register notice published at 72
FR 4257 (January 30, 2007) and found on the EPA's Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html, the EPA Administrator has the
authority to approve the use of alternative test methods to comply with
requirements under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, and 63. This authority is found
in sections 60.8(b)(3), 61.13(h)(1)(ii), and 63.7(e)(2)(ii). In the
past, we have performed thorough technical reviews of numerous requests
for alternatives and modifications to test

methods and procedures. Based on these experiences, we have often found
that these changes or alternatives would be equally valid and
appropriate to apply to other sources within a particular class,
category, or subcategory. Consequently, we have concluded that, where a
method modification or an alternative method is clearly broadly
applicable to a class, category, or subcategory of sources, it is both
more equitable and efficient to approve its use for all appropriate
sources and situations at the same time.
    It is important to clarify that alternative methods are not
mandatory but permissive. Sources are not required to employ such a
method but may choose to do so in appropriate cases. Source owners or
operators should review the specific broadly applicable alternative
method approval decision on the EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
ttn/emc/approalt.html before electing to employ it. As per 63.7(f)(5)
by electing to use an alternative method for 40 CFR part 63 standards,
the source owner or operator must use the alternative method until
approved otherwise.
    The criteria for approval and procedures for submission and review
of broadly applicable alternative test methods are outlined at 72 FR
4257 (January 30, 2007). EPA will continue to announce approvals for
broadly applicable alternative test methods on the EPA's Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html and intends to publish a
notice annually that summarizes approvals for broadly applicable
alternative test methods.
    This notice comprises a summary of fourteen such approval documents
added to our technology transfer network from January 1, 2009, through
December 31, 2009. The alternative test method number, the reference
method affected, sources allowed to use this alternative, and
modification or alternative method allowed are summarized in Table 1 of
this notice. Please refer to the complete copies of these approval
documents available from the EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
emc/approalt.html as the table serves only as a brief summary of the
broadly applicable alternative test methods. If you are aware of
reasons why a particular alternative test method approval that we issue
should not be broadly applicable, we request that you make us aware of
the reasons in writing and we will revisit the broad approval. Any
objection to a broadly applicable alternative test method as well as
the resolution of that objection will be announced on the EPA's Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html and in the subsequent
Federal Register notice. If we should decide to retract a broadly
applicable test method, we would continue to grant case-by-case
approvals, as appropriate, and would (as States, local and Tribal
agencies and EPA Regional Offices should) consider the need for an
appropriate transition period for users either to request case-by-case
approval or to transition to an approved method.

    Dated: February 3, 2010.
Jennifer Noonan Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.

  Table 1--Approved Alternative Test Methods and Modifications to Test Methods Referenced in or Published Under
              Appendices in 40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63 Made Between January 2009 and December 2009
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                                         As an alternative or
           Alternative No.              modification to . . .          For . . .              You may . . .
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ALT-050..............................  Method 25D--             Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                        Determination of the     CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                        Volatile Organic         FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                        Concentration of Waste   Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method 25D.
                                        Samples.                 Hazardous Air
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-050..............................  Method 305--Measurement  Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                        of Emission Potential    CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                        of Individual Volatile   FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                        Organic Compounds in     Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method 305.
                                        Waste.                   Hazardous Air
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-050..............................  Method 624--Purgeables.  Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                                                 CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                                                 FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                                                 Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method 624.
                                                                 Hazardous Air
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-050..............................  Method 625--Base/        Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                        Neutrals and Acids.      CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                                                 FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                                                 Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method 625.
                                                                 Hazardous Air
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-050..............................  Method 1624--Volatile    Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                        Organic Compounds by     CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                        Isotope Dilution GC/MS.  FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                                                 Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method
                                                                 Hazardous Air            1624.
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-050..............................  Method 1625--            Sources subject to 40    Use EPA SW-846 Method
                                        Semivolatile Organic     CFR part 63, subpart     8260B for the analysis
                                        Compounds by Isotope     FFFF, National           of Methyl Methacrylate
                                        Dilution GC/MS.          Emission Standards for   in lieu of Method
                                                                 Hazardous Air            1625.
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Miscellaneous Organic
                                                                 Chemical Manufacturing.
ALT-051..............................  Method 101A--            Sludge Drying or Sludge  Use Method 29 with
                                        Determination of         Incineration             limitations outlined
                                        Particulate and          Facilities affected      in the approval letter
                                        Gaseous Mercury          under the NESHAP for     in lieu of Method
                                        Emissions from Sewage    Mercury in 40 CFR part   101A.
                                        Sludge Incinerators.     61, subpart E.

ALT-051..............................  Method 103--Beryllium    Sludge Drying or Sludge  Use Method 29 in lieu
                                        Screening Method.        Incineration             of Method 103.
                                                                 Facilities affected
                                                                 under the NESHAP for
                                                                 Beryllium in 40 CFR
                                                                 part 61, subpart C.
ALT-051..............................  Method 104--             Sludge Drying or Sludge  Use Method 29 in lieu
                                        Determination of         Incineration             of Method 104.
                                        Beryllium Emissions      Facilities affected
                                        from Stationary          under the NESHAP for
                                        Sources.                 Beryllium in 40 CFR
                                                                 part 61, subpart C.
ALT-052..............................  Method 23--              Waste combustors or      Omit the methylene
                                        Determination of         waste incinerators.      chloride rinse;
                                        Polychlorinated                                   Combine acetone and
                                        Dibenzo-p dioxins and                             toluene rinse, filter
                                        Polychlorinated                                   and XAD-2 trap into
                                        Dibenzofurans from                                one sample prior to
                                        Municipal Waste                                   extraction and
                                        Combustors.                                       analysis in lieu of a
                                                                                separate toluene
                                                                                analysis.
ALT-053..............................  Method 26A--             Sources subject to 40    Replace the post-
                                        Determination of         CFR part 63, subpart     analysis check with
                                        Hydrogen Halide and      EEE, National            single mid-range
                                        Halogen Emissions from   Emissions Standards      standard with
                                        Stationary Sources       for Hazardous Air        additional quality
                                        Isokinetic Method.       Pollutants for           assurance; Prepare
                                                                 Hazardous Waste          calibration standards
                                                                 Combustors.              in water in lieu of
                                                                                dilute sulfuric acid
                                                                                or sodium hydroxide.
ALT-053..............................  Method 29--              Sources subject to 40    Use 0.4 percent
                                        Determination of Metal   CFR part 63, subpart     hydrochloric acid in
                                        Emissions from           EEE, National            the digestate for the
                                        Stationary Sources.      Emissions Standards      front half sample
                                                                 for Hazardous Air        recovery.
                                                                 Pollutants for
                                                                 Hazardous Waste
                                                                 Combustors.
ALT-054..............................  Method 25C--             Sources affected under   Use leachate risers
                                        Determination of Non-    the NSPS for Municipal   vents for sampling
                                        methane Organic          Solid Waste Landfills    locations in lieu of
                                        Compounds (NMOC) in      in 40 CFR part 60,       the inserting surface
                                        Landfill Gas.            subpart WWW.             probes.
ALT-055..............................  Method 2--Determination  Flares subject to        Use a mass flow meter
                                        of Stack Gas Velocity    60.18(f)(4).             in lieu of Method 2.
                                        and Volumetric Flow
                                        Rate (Type S Pitot
                                        Tube).
ALT-055..............................  Method 2A--Direct        Flares subject to        Use a mass flow meter
                                        Measurement of Gas       60.18(f)(4).             in lieu of Method 2A.
                                        Volume through Pipes
                                        and Small Ducts.
ALT-055..............................  Method 2C--              Flares subject to        Use a mass flow meter
                                        Determination of Gas     60.18(f)(4).             in lieu of Method 2C.
                                        Velocity and
                                        Volumetric Flow Rate
                                        in Small Stacks or
                                        Ducts (Standard Pitot
                                        Tube).
ALT-055..............................  Method 2D--Measurement   Flares subject to        Use a mass flow meter
                                        of Gas Volume Flow       60.18(f)(4).             in lieu of Method 2D.
                                        Rates in Small Pipes
                                        and Ducts.
ALT-056..............................  Method 26--              Sources required to use  Use pre-treated Teflon
                                        Determination of         Method 26.               probes in place of
                                        Hydrogen Halide and                               borosilicate glass
                                        Halogen Emissions from                            probes.
                                        Stationary Sources Non-
                                        Isokinetic Method.
ALT-057..............................  Method 18--Measurement   Sources subject to 40    Use Method 25A in lieu
                                        of Gaseous Organic       CFR part 63, subpart     of Method 18 due to
                                        Compound Emissions by    DD--National Emission    the variability in the
                                        Gas Chromatography.      Standards for            composition of the
                                                                 Hazardous Air            waste stream.
                                                                 Pollutants from Off-
                                                                 Site Waste and
                                                                 Recovery Operations.
ALT-058..............................  ASTM D396--Standard      Sources affected under   Use ASTM D975-07b--
                                        Specification for Fuel   the NSPS for Small       Standard Specification
                                        Oils.                    Industrial-Commercial-   for Diesel Fuel Oils
                                                                 Institutional Steam      in lieu of ASTM D396.
                                                                 Generating Units in 40
                                                                 CFR part 60, subpart
                                                                 Dc.
ALT-059..............................  ASTM D6522-00--Standard  Sources subject to 40    Use an unheated
                                        Test Method for          CFR part 63, subpart     sampling line for
                                        Determination of         ZZZZ, National           carbon monoxide
                                        Nitrogen Oxides,         Emissions Standards      measurements.
                                        Carbon Monoxide, and     for Hazardous Air
                                        Oxygen Concentrations    Pollutants for
                                        in Emissions from        Stationary
                                        Natural Gas- Fired       Reciprocating Internal
                                        Reciprocating Engines,   Combustion Engines.
                                        Combustion Turbines,
                                        Boilers, and Process
                                        Heaters Using Portable
                                        Analyzers.
ALT-060..............................  Method 4--Determination  Sources affected under   Use ALT-008 in lieu of
                                        of Moisture Content in   the NSPS for             Method 4.
                                        Stack Gases.             Stationary Spark
                                                                 Ignition Internal
                                                                 Combustion Engines in
                                                                 40 CFR part 60,
                                                                 subpart JJJJ.

ALT-061..............................  Method 1--Sample and     Sources affected under   Use single point
                                        Velocity Traverses for   the NSPS for             testing in lieu of
                                        Stationary Sources.      Stationary Spark         Method 1.
                                                                 Ignition Internal
                                                                 Combustion Engines in
                                                                 40 CFR part 60,
                                                                 subpart JJJJ.
ALT-061..............................  Method 1A--Sample and    Sources affected under   Use single point
                                        Velocity Traverses for   the NSPS for             testing in lieu of
                                        Stationary Sources       Stationary Spark         Method 1A.
                                        with Small Stacks or     Ignition Internal
                                        Ducts.                   Combustion Engines in
                                                                 40 CFR part 60,
                                                                 subpart JJJJ.
ALT-062..............................  Method 29--              Sources subject to 40    Use laboratory reagent
                                        Determination of Metal   CFR part 63, subpart     water that meets ASTM
                                        Emissions from           EEE--National Emission   Type II specifications
                                        Stationary Sources.      Standards for            for electrical
                                                                 Hazardous Air            conductivity.
                                                                 Pollutants from         Use boric acid for
                                                                 Hazardous Waste          digestion of samples;
                                                                 Combustors.              Adopt EPA CLP ILM4.0
                                                                                for determining the
                                                                                ``specified
                                                                                concentration range
                                                                                around the calibration
                                                                                blank''.
                                                                                Use 5% nitric acid and
                                                                                5% hydrochloric acid
                                                                                matrix for the
                                                                                laboratory blank.
                                                                                Consider method blanks
                                                                                acceptable if the
                                                                                values are below the
                                                                                reporting limit in
                                                                                lieu of the method
                                                                                detection limit.
ALT-062..............................  SW-846 Method 8260B--    Sources subject to 40    Use an alternate ion
                                        Volatile Organic         CFR part 63, subpart     119 for quantification
                                        Compounds by Gas         EEE--National Emission   of chlorobenze-d5 for
                                        Chromatography/Mass      Standards for            the 25-mL purge test.
                                        Spectrometry (GC/MS).    Hazardous Air           Use a 0.2 minute
                                                                 Pollutants from          absolute retention
                                                                 Hazardous Waste          time window.
                                                                 Combustors.             Use alternate ions in
                                                                                the mass spectrum for
                                                                                the analysis of 12
                                                                                target analytes.
                                                                                Use a single 30-mL
                                                                                aliquot of methylene
                                                                                chloride in lieu of 3
                                                                                10-mL aliquots for
                                                                                rinse of the filter
                                                                                sample container or
                                                                                front rinse sample
                                                                                container for
                                                                                transferring sample
                                                                                for analysis.
ALT-062..............................  SW-846 Method 3542--     Sources subject to 40    Use a continuous liquid
                                        Extraction of            CFR part 63, subpart     to liquid extraction
                                        Semivolatile Analytes    EEE--National Emission   in lieu of using a
                                        Collected using Method   Standards for            separatory funnel.
                                        0010 (Modified Method    Hazardous Air
                                        5 Sampling Train).       Pollutants from
                                                                 Hazardous Waste
                                                                 Combustors.
ALT-062..............................  Method 23--              Sources subject to 40    Omit the methylene
                                        Determination of         CFR part 63, subpart     chloride rinse;
                                        Polychlorinated          EEE--National Emission   Combine acetone and
                                        Dibenzo-p dioxins and    Standards for            toluene rinses, filter
                                        Polychlorinated          Hazardous Air            and XAD-2 trap into
                                        Dibenzofurans from       Pollutants from          one sample prior to
                                        Municipal Waste          Hazardous Waste          extraction and
                                        Combustors.              Combustors.              analysis in lieu of a
                                                                                separate toluene
                                                                                analysis.
                                                                                Use alternative
                                                                                extraction and clean-
                                                                                up procedures provided
                                                                                all quality assurance
                                                                                measures are met.
                                                                                Use an alternative ion
                                                                                abundance ratio for
                                                                                pentachlorodibenzo
                                                                                dioxin.
ALT-063..............................  Method 8--Determination  Sources affected under   Use Method 6C in lieu
                                        of Sulfuric Acid and     the NSPS for Sulfuric    of Method 8 to certify
                                        Sulfur Dioxide           Acid Plants in 40 CFR    sulfur dioxide
                                        Emissions from           part 60, subpart H.      continuous emission
                                        Stationary Sources.                               monitors.
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    Source owners or operators should review the specific broadly
applicable alternative method approval letter on the EPA's Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/approalt.html before electing to employ it.

[FR Doc. 2010-3405 Filed 2-19-10; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                Draft Supporting Statement                                       for                         Information Collection Request                                                   Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal)                                                                         EPA ICR 2080.07                                                                                Compliance Division                    Office of Transportation and Air Quality                           Office of Air and Radiation                      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Part A Of The Supporting Statement

1.	Identification of the Information Collection

1(a) Title and Number of the Information Collection 									       Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal), ICR 2080.06, OMB 2060-0545.

1(b) Short Characterization

	As required by the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has regulations establishing emission standards (and other requirements) for various classes of vehicles and engines. In accordance with the Clean Air Act, these regulations also require that compliance be demonstrated prior to EPA granting a "Certificate of Conformity". Such certification is necessary before the product can be introduced into commerce.

	In the case of passenger cars, highway motorcycles, light trucks, and heavy-duty truck engines, EPA has charged fees for administering these compliance programs since 1992. These regulations appeared in 40 CFR Part 86, Subpart J. In 2004, EPA promulgated regulations to add several classes of recently regulated vehicles and engines (referred to as "nonroad" for convenience) to the fees program (69 FR 2621, May 11, 2004, effective July 12, 2004; 40 CFR Part 86, Subpart Y). The Information Collection Request (ICR) for that rule was 2080.02, OMB 2060-0545, the most recent series was renewed until December 31, 2019 in ICR 2080.06. As a part of a rulemaking primarily covering emissions standards for certain nonroad spark-ignition engines and evaporative emissions standards covering a wide variety of engines, vehicles, and evaporative "components", the fees regulations were restated with minor amendments in 40 CFR Part 1027 (73 FR 59034, October 8, 2008). Most notably, these regulations added evaporative component applications to the categories of certifications requiring fees covered by this ICR. This affected the size of the respondent class but did not create any new category of burden. The present ICR 2080.07 is a renewal of the current collection.

	In order to collect fees and accurately account for them, a certain amount of information is required, such as who is paying the fee, the category of vehicle, engine, evaporative emissions system, or evaporative component "equipment" to which it applies; the name of the vehicle, engine, evaporative, or component engine family/test group; and the method of payment. This information is collected by the main Fee Form. By regulation, fees must be paid before EPA begins its review of a manufacturer's application. This information is used by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Compliance Division, to ensure that the required fee has been paid before an application for certification is processed; to be sure that we know which vehicle, engine, evaporative, or component engine family/test group a payment is intended to be for; to have a contact person and address in case of payment issues and an address to which acknowledgment of receipt of the payment can be sent; and to provide an early check on other problems, such as failure to name an engine family/test group following EPA's naming rules or failure to go through EPA's manufacturer registration process. It also provides part of the documentation used by EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer in processing fee refunds. During model year 2017, 611 separate manufacturing and importing corporate entities filed forms associated with approximately 5094 actions concerning certification fees.

	The fee form is an electronic form which is available online at www.Pay.gov. It incorporates fillable sections for fee filing, corrections, miscellaneous payments, and refund requests. The form can be filed online at Pay.gov with or without payment; payment can be made online by credit card, PayPal or electronic funds transfer. Payments may be made offline using an Automated Clearing House (ACH) or wire transactions. The Pay.gov fee form has been issued the EPA Form Number 3520-29.

	It should be noted that this ICR does not include the burden of complying with the actual certification requirements (including the monetary value of the fees themselves); only the burden associated with completing and filing the form is covered here. Substantive certification burdens have been addressed elsewhere, including the on-road certification ICR, 0783 (OMB 2060-0104), and the various ICRs covering the nonroad certification programs.

2.	Need for and Use of the Collection

2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection

	Information supplied on the fee form assures that the correct fee for certification has been paid and is posted to the appropriate account. This collection is authorized by the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7552) and the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (31 USC 9701).

2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data

	EPA uses the information collected to verify that appropriate fees have been paid and that the amounts are posted to the proper account, that corrections are accurately entered, that fees match the engine families/test groups certified, that refunds are properly processed, and to provide a record in the case of need to audit fee matters. In addition, the forms help insure that a knowledgeable person can be contacted in case of payment issues and that the applicant is applying for a valid engine family/test group and has a valid manufacturer code attesting completion of EPA's registration process.

3.	Nonduplication, Consultations and Other Collection Criteria

3(a) Nonduplication

	The information contained on the fee form is necessary to link the fees paid with certificate applications. At this time, the data systems containing fees and certification information are linked so that certificates may not be issued before a fee has been paid, however, without the fee form there would be no way to ensure that fees are paid for each engine family/test group prior to certification. In some but not all cases, financial documents (EPA's deposit records and online Treasury resources) contain engine family/test group information in relevant data fields that could be used to associate payments with engine families, but since this information is not always available, it is at present necessary to rely on the fee form. In cases where it is clear what a payment is intended to be used for, the necessity to provide a separate form for each engine family/test group being certified may seem to constitute unnecessary duplication. Nonetheless, this requirement has in many cases disclosed problems and mistakes that would not have come to light otherwise. In addition, it is important to have a contact name of someone who is familiar with the fee payment, who is not necessarily the same person as the one who is familiar with the application for certification, particularly in large organizations. It is worth noting in this regard that manufacturers who register with Pay.gov can save their filled-in forms and use them as a template for multiple filings, thus eliminating the need to replicate fields in the forms that do not change from one payment to another.

3(b) Public Notice

	An announcement soliciting public comment on this ICR will be published in the Federal Register.

3(c) Consultations

	EPA consulted with the following individuals in preparing this ICR:

	Individual		Firm	 	Thomas Hofmann 		BMW 		 	Alan Parker		Yanmar America	 	Kim Sinacola		General Motors

Kim Sinacola of General Motors had some specific suggestions that would make filling out the fee form more streamlined and user friendly.

Thomas Hofmann of BMW stated that the current online fee form filing process is easy to use and works very well.

3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

	The Clean Air Act requires that emission certification be done on a yearly basis (42 USC 7525(a)). EPA allows applicants to define their own annual production period, thus granting some flexibility in this regard. However, as certification is an annual event, and the fee is for the work involved in reviewing the certification application, submission of the fee payment information is generally annual.

3(e) General Guidelines

	This information collection activity complies with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.5(d).

3(f) Confidentiality

	After a certificate of conformity has been issued, most information associated with the manufacturer/importer's application is available to the public. Under section 208 of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7542(c)) all information, other than trade secret processes or methods, must be publicly available. Information about fee payments are treated as confidential information prior to certification. 	 3(g) Sensitive Questions

	No sensitive questions are asked in this information collection. This collection complies with the Privacy Act and OMB Circular A-108.

4. 	Respondents and Information Requested

4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes

	The respondents are manufacturers or importers of various engines, vehicles, and evaporative components (fuel lines, fuel tanks, and related parts). The following Standard Industrial Classification codes are associated with this information collection:

Category

NAICS Codes (1)

SIC Codes(2)

Examples of Potentially Regulated Entities Industry 333111 3523 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Industry 333112 3524 Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing Industry 333120 3531 Construction Machinery Manufacturing Industry 333131 3532 Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Industry 333132 3533 Oil & Gas Field Machinery Industry 333210 3553 Sawmill & Woodworking Machinery Industry 333924 3537 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing Industry 333991 3546 Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing Industry 336111 3711 Automotive and Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry 336120 3711 Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing Industry 336213 3716 Motor Home Manufacturing Industry 336311 3592 Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing Industry 336312 3714 Gasoline Engine & Engine Parts Manufacturing Industry 336991 3751 Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing Industry 336211 3711 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing Industry 333618 3519 Gasoline, Diesel & dual-fuel engine Manufacturing Industry 811310 7699 Commercial & Industrial Engine Repair and Maintenance Industry 336999 3799 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  Industry 421110 ------ Independent Commercial Importers of Vehicles and Parts Industry 333612 3731 Manufacturers of marine vessels

3732 Boat building and repairing Industry 333613 3568 Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing Industry 333618 3519 Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing Industry 811112 7533 Commercial importers of vehicles and vehicle components Industry 811198 7549 Automotive services

(1) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (2) Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system code.

4(b) Information Requested

(i) Data items, including recordkeeping requirements.

	Manufacturers of regulated vehicles and engines are required to pay fees to support EPA's compliance activities. As such, they are required to submit certain information and undertake certain actions. A copy of the electronic form has been submitted to the docket. The regulatory provisions governing the content are as follow: 	 	Indication of fee category                            40 CFR 1027.105	 	Request for fee reduction, if applicable	40 CFR 1027.120 	Request for refund, if applicable	40 CFR 1027.125 	Applicant information		40 CFR 1027.130 	 	Reduced fee certificate holders are required to retain records pertaining to the reduced fee calculation for three years after the date of the certificate and produce them within 30 days upon request (40 CFR 1027.120(e)).

(i) Respondent Activities

	Respondents prepare the fee form with the applicant's name and address, the engine family/test group/test group being certified, the amount being paid, the name and email address of a contact person, and the form of payment. If there is a mistake in the form (wrong engine family/test group name, model year, change in manufacturer code, etc.) then the applicant submits the information on the correction portion of the fee form. If there is an underpayment, the applicant normally prepares and submits a fee form with the additional payment. If there has been an overpayment or the application is denied or withdrawn, the applicant may submit the refund request portion of the fee form. The fee form will also allow application of an overpayment to the fee for an upcoming certification request. This saves manufacturers the trouble and delay of preparing and receiving a refund and saves EPA the burden of processing such refund requests.

	If the aggregate estimated retail sales value of the vehicles, engines, or evaporative components covered by the engine family/test group/evaporative component certified is less than one percent of the full fee, the applicant may file a reduced fee equal to that one percent or $750, whichever is greater. Most such reduced fee applicants are alternative fuel vehicle converters; a few are independent commercial importers, covering certain importers of past model year light vehicles. Such submissions are for a specific number of vehicles. Additional vehicles, engines, or units (such as additional imports) require an amended certificate and submission of additional one percent payments with accompanying fee forms. It is the reduced fee payer's obligation to reconcile sales, actual retail sales, retail sales values, fees paid, and the number of vehicles covered by the certificate.

5. 	The Information Collected--Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

5(a) Agency Activities

	Prior to reviewing an application for certification, EPA certification staff verify that the appropriate fee has been paid. Fees program staff track all fee payments and fee forms. They list as paid and cleared for certification review those families, and only those families, for which a fee form as well as the proper fee payment (including a reduced fee calculation where applicable) have been received. A database of this information is maintained using a computer program dedicated to fees tracking and processing. Fees information is entered from data on the fee forms and then verified. The data file is shared with EPA's certification program, EV-CIS, which prevents the certification of engine families that do not have correct fee payments recorded. The data file is prepared and updated on work days within the Agency. EPA certification representatives and fees staff use information on fee forms to contact manufacturer representatives in case of problems or other fees business, such as to obtain account information for refund purposes or to clarify necessary procedures. With the aid of the fees computer program, an email is sent to the address of the contact listed on the form acknowledging payment, short payment, or overpayment. EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer records deposits to EPA's certification account, which serves as a quality control for the accuracy of the fees program's payment information, and processes fee refund payments.

5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

	Fee payment documentation as well as fee forms are downloaded by EPA fees staff. This documentation and the forms come from Pay.gov forms and payment records and queries to the Federal Transaction Reporting System database. The paper records and fees database as well as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's deposit records are available as an ongoing permanent record of fees payments and paperwork.

5(c) Small Entity Flexibility

	Although the reduced fee provisions are not explicitly limited to small entities, nearly all of such applications are from small business alternative fuel converters, or a few Independent Commercial Importers.

5(d) Collection Schedule

	While the manufacturer or importer must obtain certification on an annual basis, they have considerable flexibility in defining their annual production period. The fee must be submitted prior to EPA's processing the application for emission certification. Corrections, refunds, and miscellaneous payments are submitted as the need arises. Reconciliation of reduced fee payments must occur within 45 days of the end of the model year and refunds must be requested within six months of the end of the model year.    6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

(a) Estimating Respondent Burden

	EPA consulted with three manufacturer representatives to determine the burden estimate for competing the fee form (0.2 hours).  This is an estimated average; in the latest consultations the time per form estimates ranges from three minutes to 10 minutes per form. There was also a slight difference of time estimated that depended upon the function selected such as a refund request or regular fee payment. The average accounts for these differences.

	Online payment methods, via Pay.gov, include electronic funds transfer, PayPal and credit card. Offline payment options include electronic funds transfer and wire payments. This burden estimate does not include the financial arrangements that manufacturers make for effectuating these and other payments in the course of doing business (i.e., banking arrangements). Manufacturers may make one payment covering several certification fees, as long as the payment can be linked through the fee forms with the engine families being reviewed for certification.

6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs

(i) Estimating Labor Costs.

	Because of the wide variety of industries covered, labor costs are approximated by the motor vehicle manufacturing industry, NAICS 336100. Rates for managers, mechanical engineers, and secretaries (except legal, medical, and executive) are from the May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_336100.htm, accessed March 12, 2019). With a 160 percent overhead multiplier, these are $88.5586, $69.26, and $30.94, respectively. For some manufacturers, filing fee forms is largely secretarial; many others use technicians, and many foreign manufacturers hire local agents to handle application mechanics. Manufacturers' estimates of time were used to estimate the time spent by each labor category per activity.

(ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs

	The paperwork cost estimate includes a recordkeeping cost of $2.24 per item. This cost includes an increase over the previous estimate for inflation. No other Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs are applicable.

(iii) Capital/Start-up vs. Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs

	There are no capital or start-up costs associated with this collection.

6(c) Estimating Agency Burden

	The overall administration of the fees program is conducted by a fees team in EPA's Compliance Division. Secondarily, it is administered by each of the certification representatives in the division, who have a responsibility to determine that fees have been paid prior to certification review, and by EPA's contractor. Updates have been made to the certification portion of EV-CIS that shows whether fees have been paid for an engine family/test group. This reduces the amount of time that certification engineers need to spend researching the fees before certification. If the system shows that a fee has not been paid, the certification engineer will need to do some research, as in prior years, but this situation represents a small fraction of applications for certification that are received. In addition, EPA's Office of Financial Services (OFS) keeps deposit records and processes fee refunds. Thirty percent of one GS 12/3 full time equivalent (FTE) employee, and 64 percent of one FTE Senior Environmental Employee (SEE) Program employee (the SEE Program is an employment program for older workers authorized by the Environmental Programs Assistance Act, passed by Congress in l984, and provides employment opportunities to senior citizens age 55 and over), are allocated to the fees team. An additional three quarters of one percent of 25 FTE and seven SEE employees is also allocated to fees-related activity in the process of certification reviews. Although the numbers of FTEs and SEEs may fluctuate, the average number of hours per action spent on this activity remains the same because fees must be checked before each certificate is issued. Government cost is based on a GS-12/3 general schedule salary for ($67,840 per year) obtained from the Office of Personal Management 2019 Salary Table; and $12.74 per hour for SEE employees, with a 1.6 multiplier for overhead applied to both. The contract work for the upcoming period is estimated as $73,939 based on actual contract cost for one year. The OFS cost is estimated as 302 hours and $9,850 annually. The estimated total Agency cost is $225,838.

6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs

	Our certification fees database for model year 2017 lists 611 separate manufacturers that submitted fees. These respondents vary from large, multinational corporations to small independent commercial importers.

	EPA queried its certification fees database and records for the numbers of activities where a fee form was submitted including fee payments, corrections, miscellaneous payments, reduced fee payments and refund requests received for model year 2017 vehicles. The total number of fees-related transactions for that model year is 5094.

6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost

(i) Respondent Tally

	Bottom-line burden and costs per year for the combined on-road and nonroad certification fees program are summarized in Table 1. EPA estimates a total of 5094 responses and 1019 hours per year for the next three years at a total cost to the industry of $67,445, of which $11,411 is allocated to O&M and the rest, $56,034, to labor.

(ii) Agency tally

	EPA estimates that it takes the agency approximately 4356 hours and $225,838 per year to administer the entire certification fees program.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

	Changes from the last ICR are the result of the change in burden due to an increase in labor because of the increase in the number of fees transactions processed. The labor per transaction is the same, however the number of fees transactions has increased because the number of applications for certification has increased. Total costs, including labor, have increased from $59,683, to $67,445, an increase of $7,762. This increase reflects two changes:  an increase in labor hours because of the increase in the number of transactions, and the change in labor costs due to changing hourly wages and inflation. These factors resulted in a slight increase in burden.

	                                     Table 1

6(g) Burden Statement

	The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.2 hours for each fee transaction. The total burden is 1019 hours per year with a total cost of $67,445 per year. These estimates include time to review applicable regulations and guidance documents, generate and gather the necessary information, and submit documents. 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. 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.

	To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0119. Submit any comments related to this ICR to EPA and OMB. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0119, by one of the following methods: 	::	www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 			comments. 	::	Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.        ::	Mail:  Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0119. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 7th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503.	       ::	Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC., Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2013-0119. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0119, is available for public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is also<PHONE_NUMBER>. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at www.regulations.gov.

Attachment I

Legal Authority

42 USC 7552. - Motor vehicle compliance program fees   (a)  Fee collection. Consistent with section 9701 of title 31, the Administrator may promulgate (and from time to time revise) regulations establishing fees to recover all reasonable costs to the Administrator associated with - (1) new vehicle or engine certification under section 7525(a) of this title or part C of this subchapter, (2) new vehicle or engine compliance monitoring and testing under section 7525(b) of this title or part C of this subchapter, and (3) in-use vehicle or engine compliance monitoring and testing under section 7541(c) of this title or part C of this subchapter.  The Administrator may establish for all foreign and domestic manufacturers a fee schedule based on such factors as the Administrator finds appropriate and equitable and nondiscriminatory, including the number of vehicles or engines produced under a certificate of conformity. In the case of heavy-duty engine and vehicle manufacturers, such fees shall not exceed a reasonable amount to recover an appropriate portion of such reasonable costs.

(b)  Special Treasury fund. Any fees collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the United States Treasury for licensing and other services which thereafter shall be available for appropriation, to remain available until expended, to carry out the Agency's activities for which the fees were collected.

(c)  Limitation on fund use. Moneys in the special fund referred to in subsection (b) of this section shall not be used until after the first fiscal year commencing after the first July 1 when fees are paid into the fund.

(d)  Administrator's testing authority. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the Administrator's authority to require manufacturer or confirmatory testing as provided in this part

31 USC. 9701. - Fees and charges for Government services and things of value

(a) It is the sense of Congress that each service or thing of value provided by an agency (except a mixed-ownership Government corporation) to a person (except a person on official business of the United States Government) is to be self-sustaining to the extent possible.

(b)The head of each agency (except a mixed-ownership Government corporation) may prescribe regulations establishing the charge for a service or thing of value provided by the agency. Regulations prescribed by the heads of executive agencies are subject to policies prescribed by the President and shall be as uniform as practicable. Each charge shall be - (1) fair; and (2) based on - (A) the costs to the Government; (B) the value of the service or thing to the recipient; (C) public policy or interest served; and (D) other relevant facts.

(c)This section does not affect a law of the United States - (1) prohibiting the determination and collection of charges and the disposition of those charges; and (2) prescribing bases for determining charges, but a charge may be determined under this section consistent with the prescribed bases.