In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is not approving the information collection at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments received on the information collection and any changes made in response to these comments.
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EPA is proposing emission standards for new marine diesel engines with per cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters installed on U.S. vessels, under section 213 of the Clean Air Act. The proposed standards are equivalent to the NOx limits recently adopted by the International Maritime Organization and are based on the position advanced by the US Government as part of the international negotiations. We are proposing near-term standards that will begin to apply to new engines in 2011 and to existing engines as soon as certified remanufacture systems become available. The long-term standards for new engines are based on the application of high-efficiency aftertreatment technology and will take effect in 2016. We are also proposing a revision to our diesel fuel program under Section 211 of the Act to allow for the manufacture and sale of marine diesel fuel with a sulfur content up to 1000 ppm for use in Category 3 engines. This proposal is part of a coordinated strategy for ensuring that all ships that affect U.S. air quality will be required to meet stringent NOx and fuel sulfur requirements. A second component of this strategy consists of pursuing Emission Control Area (ECA) designation in accordance with Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. ECA designation will ensure that all ships are required to meet stringent NOx and fuel sulfur requirements while operating within 200 nautical miles of U.S. coasts. The U.S. Government will forward an application for ECA designation to the IMO in time for consideration at a meeting in July 2009, and the application is expected to be approved in March 2010. If, however, approval does not occur by that time, EPA would expect to reexamine the action proposed today and supplement this action with further actions intended to extend these stringent engine emission limits and fuel sulfur requirements to all vessels that enter U.S. ports, under our Clean Air Act authority.
EPA is proposing emission standards for new marine diesel engines with per cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters installed on U.S. vessels, under section 213 of the Clean Air Act.
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(ii) Use of information;
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
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Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder