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OMB Control No: 2060-0338	ICR Reference No: 201910-2060-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201208-2060-006
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 1695.13
Title: Certification and Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Spark-ignition Engines (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/29/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2019
Terms of Clearance: Approval is granted for one year due to lack of response to OMB comments from the agency during review (5 months). The agency is reminded to provide prompt response during review. Upon resubmission of this renewal, the agency must upgrade the supporting statement to align with the general 18 question supporting statement template that the federal government uses for supporting documentation for OMB reviews. The agency must provide OMB with quarterly reports on the transition to the 18 question supporting statement, including updates on updating internal guidance and training.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	4,080	0	3,217
Time Burden (Hours)	281,351	0	265,475
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,374,111	0	9,604,355

Abstract: As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations establishing emission standards and other requirements for various classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emissions. These regulations require that compliance be demonstrated prior to EPA granting a “Certificate of Conformity.” EPA is charged with issuing certificates of conformity for those engines which comply with applicable emission standards. Such a certificate must be issued before engines may be legally introduced into commerce. To apply for a certificate of conformity, manufacturers are required to submit descriptions of their planned production line, including detailed descriptions of the emission control system, and test data. The emission values achieved during certification testing may also be used in the Averaging, Banking, and Trading (ABT) Program. The program allows manufacturers to bank credits for engine families that emit below the standard and use the credits for families that emit above the standard. They may also trade banked credits with other manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary. Different categories of spark-ignition engines may also be required to comply with production-line testing (PLT) and in-use testing. There are also recordkeeping and labeling requirements. This information is collected electronically by the Gasoline Engine Compliance Center (GECC) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. GECC uses this information to ensure that manufacturers comply with applicable regulations and the Clean Air Act (CAA). It may also be used by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and the Department of Justice for enforcement purposes. Non- CBI may be disclosed on OTAQ's Web site or upon request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to trade associations, environmental groups, and the public. Any information submitted for which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to EPA regulations at 40 CFR 2.201 et seq.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,080	3,217	863
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	281,351	265,475	15,876
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,374,111	9,604,355	2,769,756

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 15,876 hours (from 265,475 hours to 281,351) in the total estimated burden in this collection from the burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICRs. This increase in hours is primarily attributed to an increase in the total number of respondents, though primarily from evaporative components, and an adjustment in the hours required to file a complete application for certification and conduct compliance activities throughout a calendar year. The changes between the previous ICR and the current version is a result of a more accurate accounting of the now mature evaporative components industry to this ICR. Evaporative testing, reporting and record keeping accounts for the increase in the number of responses, annual time burden, and annual cost burden. The burden identified in the Inventory is a combination of the burden previously identified in ICR1695.10 and communications between EPA and the regulated community. A review of all the programs included in the previous ICR reflected that the number of respondents previously estimated was lower than current estimates, particularly for evaporative components, and the hours needed to reflect the adjustment to the use of more carry-over applications and contracting out the test work for certification and/or compliance testing by some manufacturers. Table 8 below summarizes the total number of respondents per ICR. Other minor factors for the adjustment in the overall burden are: (1) most applications for certification are now carry-over, which require less time to prepare than a full certification test; and (2) more extensive use of web-based system where manufacturers can submit their responses, including applications for certification and compliance reports included in this ICR.

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