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OMB Control No: 2127-0019	ICR Reference No: 202210-2127-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-2127-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/NHTSA	Agency Tracking No: ICR Ready for OST Review
Title: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reporting
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/16/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2026	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	183	0	195
Time Burden (Hours)	4,861	0	4,018
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is for an extension with modification of NHTSA’s currently approved ICR for NHTSA’s corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program. NHTSA estimates that approximately 26 unique motor vehicle manufacturers (23 manufacturers required to comply with 49 CFR Part 537 CAFE reporting, and 3 small volume motor vehicle manufacturers petitioning NHTSA for alternative standards) will respond to the information collection in each of the next three years. This ICR includes 12 mandatory information collections: 2 annual reporting requirements, 8 additional as-needed reports, and 2 information collections for a petition process. The reporting requirements in 49 CFR Part 537 obligate a manufacturer to submit reports to the Secretary of Transportation regarding whether the manufacturer will comply with an applicable CAFE standard for the model year for which the report is made; the actions a manufacturer has taken or intends to take to comply with the standard; and other information the Secretary requires by regulation. A manufacturer must submit a report containing the above information during the 30-day period before the beginning of each model year, and during the 30-day period beginning the 180th day of the model year. When a manufacturer decides that actions reported are not sufficient to ensure compliance with that standard, the manufacturer must report additional actions it intends to take to comply with the standard and include a statement about whether those actions are sufficient to ensure compliance. NHTSA is requesting approval for this information collection to be modified to reflect proposed changes to required CAFE reporting. The modifications include additional information that must be submitted in pre-model and mid-model year reports and new information that must be submitted relating to credit value. The additional burden for reporting the value of a credit tradeis estimated to be 550 hours. NHTSA now estimates the total burden of this ICR to be 4,861 hours. This is a change of 843 hours (from 4,018 hours) and is a result of collecting additional data elements as a result of the CAFE Final Rule (RIN: 2127-AM34) and correcting some calculations errors from the prior ICR. In response to comments made on the NPRM, NHTSA has made modifications to the templates from what was described in the ICR submitted at the NPRM stage. No change in estimated burden hours was needed as a result of these modifications.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 32907 Name of Law: Automobile Fuel Economy

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2127-AM34	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 25710	07/01/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	183	195	11	-23
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,861	4,018	588	255
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: NHTSA estimates the total burden of this ICR to be 4,861 hours and $0. This is a change of 843 hours and $0 (from 4,018 hours and $0). Most of this burden is a result of the correction of 550 hours for NHTSA’s CAFE Credit Value Reporting Requirement. An additional 268 hours are a result of increased trade contracts received by NHTSA since the agency last sought approval for this ICR. Five of the hours are a result of additional information to be collected in new data fields in the PMY and MMY reports and the remaining 2 hours are a result of correcting calculations errors from the prior ICR. Table 6 lists each component of this ICR, burden estimates from the currently approved ICR, our new estimates, and the reason for any change in burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $228,515

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Maurice Hicks 202-366-6345 maurice.hicks@dot.gov

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