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OMB Control No:
2060-0104
ICR Reference No:
200910-2060-002
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
200810-2060-008
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OAR
Agency Tracking No:
0783.56
Title:
Certification and In-use Testing of Motor Vehicles: Revisions to Reduce Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
02/19/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/01/2009
Terms of Clearance:
This information collection request is not approved at this time. The agency must resubmit this request at the time of final rulemaking, as required by 5 CFR 1320.11(h).
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2012
08/31/2012
08/31/2012
Responses
1,926
0
1,926
Time Burden (Hours)
645,259
0
645,259
Cost Burden (Dollars)
19,713,085
0
19,713,085
Abstract:
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration are jointly proposing Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards changes designed to decrease emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHG). This ICR deals with EPA's portion of the proposal, which concerns EPA's motor vehicle and engine certification and in-use testing programs, covered by the ICR 0783 series. Note that only 33 of the 53 respondents covered by the Certification IC are affected by this proposal; the rest are exempted as small businesses. Small businesses are already excluded from the IUVP IC. None of the other ICs are affected.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7401 et seq
Name of Law: Clean Air Act of 1990
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2060-AP58
Proposed rulemaking
74 FR 49454
09/28/2009
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Defect Reports and Voluntary Emissions Recall Reports
Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Fuel Economy
Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Highway Motorcycles
Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks Emissions
Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Manufacturers' In-Use Vehicle Program
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The proposed rule has three information collection cost increases. First, there are new CO2 emissions standards and new compliance standards for nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions. The CO2 and CH4 standards will require no new testing, only the reporting of data available from the existing required EPA city and highway tests in a new format, whereas the N2O standard may require the addition of new analyzer equipment for some manufacturers. Second, the manufacturer's in-use vehicle program (IUVP) will add a highway test to the current FTP test requirements, so that the information will be available to test in-use compliance with the new standards. This proposal will also require that the selected vehicles be tested for compliance with the N2O standard, entailing possible associated capital costs to install N2O analyzers. Third, there will be new reporting and recordkeeping burdens. The largest of these will be startup costs for reprogramming computer systems to report the new information EPA requires in the necessary formats; this having been accomplished, reporting will be done within the existing Verify information system. New reporting elements include a GHG compliance plan, analogous to the pre-model year report already supplied to NHTSA; and averaging, banking and trading accounting, analogous to ABT in the current Tier 2 program, but with some unique, optional credit provisions. The "annual" costs to the federal government above includes startup costs.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$345,685
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Lynn Sohacki 734 214-4851 sohacki.lynn@epamail.epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/01/2009
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