[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34048]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6208-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that following Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination, 
OMB Control Number 2060-0124, expiring 01/31/99. The ICR describes the 
nature of the information collection and its expected burden and costs; 
where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
at (202) 260-2740, by email at [email protected], or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 0012.11.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination, OMB Control Number 
2060-0124; EPA ICR No. 0012.11 expiration date 01/31/99. This is a 
request for an extension of currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The EPA Office of Mobile Sources determines whether a 
vehicle is excluded from requirements under the Clean Air Act (Act) 
based on the criteria listed in 40 CFR 85.1701--Exclusion and Exemption 
of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines. A manufacturer who desires 
a determination by the EPA as to whether a particular type of vehicle 
is excluded from coverage under the Act must submit specifications 
describing the size, use, top speed, etc. of the vehicle so that the 
determination can be made. This ensures that motor vehicles which may 
be legally operated or are capable of being legally operated on streets 
or highways will not be imported under a racing vehicle exclusion. EPA 
implemented a rule that requires each person who seeks to import a 
racing vehicle to obtain a prior written approval for admission, if we 
believe that the vehicle meets one or more of the motor vehicle 
exclusion criteria listed under 40 CFR 85.1703. 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 Notice 
required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection 
information was published on August 7, 1998, (63 FR 42395); no comments 
were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5 
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 instruction; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instruction and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Vehicle manufacturers and importers 
of race vehicles.
    Estimated Number of respondents: 60.
    Frequency of Responses: Occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 90 Hours.
    Estimated total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.
    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. 0012.11 and OMB Control No. 2060-0124 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20460;
      and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 17, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-34048 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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