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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
3084-0094
ICR Reference No:
201003-3084-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200701-3084-002
Agency/Subagency:
FTC
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
The Alternative Fuel Rule
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 without change
Conclusion Date:
04/21/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/17/2010
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2010
Responses
1,123,956
0
682,783
Time Burden (Hours)
38,469
0
23,718
Cost Burden (Dollars)
426,250
0
258,604
Abstract:
The Alternative Fuel Rule establishes uniform labeling requirements for non-liquid fuel dispensers and for new alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs). The labeling enables consumers to make informed choices and comparisons among competing non-liquid alternative vehicle fuels and AFVs. The Rule also requires affected entities to keep records to show compliance with the Rule. The primary purpose of the recordkeeping requirements is to preserve evidence of the fuel rating certification from importers, producers, and refiners through the chain of distribution and of each AFVs estimated cruising range and emission certification standard. Without records of how the fuel rating of the non-liquid alternative fuel was represented when the transfer was made and of how the vehicle's estimated cruising range and emission certification standard were determined for AFVs, it would be impossible to ensure that the required labeling disclosures are accurate and substantiated.
Authorizing Statute(s):
Statute at Large:
106 Stat. 2776
Name of Statute: Energy Policy Act of 1992
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 366
01/05/2010
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 12750
03/17/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
AFV Manufacturers - Produce Labels
AFV Manufacturers - Recordkeeping
AFV Mfrs. - Posting Labels
CNG producers & distributors/EV mfrs - Certification
Non-liquid Fuel Producers, Distributors & Retailers - Recordkeeping
Non-liquid Fuel Producers, Distributors & Retailers who must replace labels in a given year
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,123,956
682,783
0
0
441,173
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
38,469
23,718
0
0
14,751
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
426,250
258,604
0
0
167,646
0
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:
Staff attributes the upward adjusted estimate of burden hours (with a corollary rise in associated labor costs) to a rise in the estimated number of AFVs on the market [approximately 680,000 new AFVs manufactured per year 2007 and 1,121,153 new AFVs manufactured per year in 2010] and in the number of affected entities, and not a function of increased burden per entity. Similarly, its increased estimate of non-labor cost burden is attributable to an increase in the number of new AFVs on the market since staffs prior PRA submission three years ago.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$19,000
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:
Hampton Newsome 202 326-2889 hnewsome@ftc.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:
03/17/2010
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