Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: July 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 126)]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission Certification and Fuel Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Emission Certification and Fuel Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks; EPA ICR 0783.37, OMB 2060-0104, expires 31 August 1998. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy Farmer at EPA, by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the Internet at http:// www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0783.37.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Emission Certification and Fuel Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks; EPA ICR 0783.37, OMB 2060-0104, expires 31 August 1998. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7525), manufacturers and importers of passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles must have a certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any vehicle they intend to offer for sale. In addition, car and truck manufacturers (and importers) must also submit iformation and reports required by the Energy Conservation and Policy Act (15 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) cars and light trucks). EPA reviews vehicle information and test data to verify that the vehicle conforms to appropriate requirements and to verify that the proper testing has been performed. Subsequent audit and enforcement actions may be taken based, in part, on the information submitted. Information submitted is not available to the public until the vehicle(s) to which it pertains is offered for sale; after that time trade secrets qualify for confidential treatment; 42 U.S.C. 7542. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 08 April 1998, ( 63 FR 17172 ); no comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 13,831 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying

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information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Respondents/Affected Entities: Manufacturers and importers of passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 968,175 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $12,700,000.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No 0783.37 and OMB Control No. 2060-0104 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460;

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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 25, 1998. Joseph Retzer, Director, Regulatory Information Division.

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