[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43936-43937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19267]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 86

[FRL-6409-2]


OMB Approvals Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Relating to the 
Federal Test Procedure for Emissions From Motor Vehicles; Technical 
Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
technical amendment amends the table that lists the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers issued under the PRA for 
Final Regulations for Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for 
Emissions From Motor Vehicles. This document also announces the 
effective dates of certain sections in the Code of Federal Regulations 
which contained information collection requirements and which were 
originally published in the Federal Register on October 22, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The amendment to 40 CFR 9.1 is effective August 12, 
1999. 40 CFR 86.000-7, 86.000-8, 86.000-9, 86.000-21, 86.000-23, 
86.000-24, 86.000-25, 86.000-26, 86.000-28, 86.001-9, 86.001-21, 
86.001-23, 86.001-24, 86.001-25, 86.001-26, 86.001-28, 86.004-9, 
86.004-28, 86.108-00, 86.129-00, 86.159-00, 86.160-00, 86.161-00, 
86.162-00 and 86.162-03 became effective on August 27, 1997 when the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved their information 
collection requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard W. Nash, Vehicle Programs and 
Compliance Division, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2565 
Plymouth Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48105; (734) 214-4412; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is amending the table of currently 
approved information collection request (ICR) control numbers issued by 
OMB for various regulations. The amendment updates the table to list 
those information collection requirements promulgated under the Final 
Regulations for Revisions to the Federal Test Procedure for Emissions 
From Motor Vehicles, which appeared in the Federal Register on October 
22, 1996, 61 FR 54852; OMB approved the information collection 
requirements on August 27,1997 (ICR 0783.36, OMB 2060-0104). The 
affected regulations are codified at 40 CFR part 86. EPA will continue 
to present OMB control numbers in a consolidated table format to be 
codified in 40 CFR part 9 of the Agency's regulations, and in each CFR 
volume containing EPA regulations. The table lists CFR citations with 
reporting, recordkeeping, or other information collection requirements, 
and the current OMB control numbers. This listing of the OMB control 
numbers and their subsequent codification in the CFR satisfies the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 
and OMB's implementing regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. By this action, 
EPA is also announcing that these sections, which contain information 
collection requirements, became effective when approved by OMB on 
August 27, 1997.
    This ICR was previously subject to public notice and comment prior 
to OMB approval. Due to the technical nature of the table, EPA finds 
that further notice and comment is unnecessary. As a result, EPA finds 
that there is ``good cause'' under section 553(b)(B) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), to amend this table 
without prior notice and comment.

I. Administrative Requirements

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, 
this action does not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded 
mandate, or impose any significant or unique impact on small 
governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-4). This rule also does not require prior consultation 
with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by 
Executive Order 12875 (58

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FR 58093, October 28, 1993) or Executive Order 13084 (63 FR 27655 (May 
10, 1998), or involve special consideration of environmental justice 
related issues as required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, 
February 16, 1994). Because this action is not subject to notice-and-
comment requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any 
other statute, it is not subject to the regulatory flexibility 
provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as 
applying only to those regulatory actions that are based on health or 
safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of 
the Executive Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This 
rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does not 
establish an environmental standard intended to mitigate health or 
safety risks.

Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to make a good 
cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must 
be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated 
previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including the 
reasons therefor, and established an effective date of August 12, 1999 
for the amendment to 40 CFR 9.1. EPA will submit a report containing 
this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. 
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United 
States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. This 
action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 86

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Labeling, Motor vehicle pollution, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: July 22, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division, Office of Policy.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 9 is amended 
as follows:

PART 9--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 135 et seq., 136-136y; 15 U.S.C. 2001, 2003, 
2005, 2006, 2601-2671; 21 U.S.C. 331j, 346a, 348; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1311, 1313d, 1314, 1318, 1321, 1326, 1330, 
1342, 1344, 1345 (d) and (e), 1361; E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 
1971-1975 Comp. p. 973; 42 U.S.C. 241, 242b, 243, 246, 300f, 300g, 
300g-1, 300g-2, 300g-3, 300g-4, 300g-5, 300g-6, 300j-1, 300j-2, 
300j-3, 300j-4, 300j-9, 1857 et seq., 6901-6992k, 7401-7671q, 7542, 
9601-9657, 11023, 11048.

    2. In Sec. 9.1 the table is amended by adding new entries in 
numerical order under the following centerheading to read as follows:


Sec. 9.1  OMB approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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                   40 CFR citation                      OMB Control No.
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 Control of Air Pollution From New and In-Use Motor Vehicles and New and
     In-Use Motor Vehicle Engines: Certification and Test Procedures
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86.000-7.............................................          2060-0104
86.000-8.............................................          2060-0104
86.000-9.............................................          2060-0104
86.000-21............................................          2060-0104
86.000-23............................................          2060-0104
86.000-24............................................          2060-0104
86.000-25............................................          2060-0104
86.000-26............................................          2060-0104
86.000-28............................................          2060-0104
86.001-9.............................................          2060-0104
86.001-21............................................          2060-0104
86.001-23............................................          2060-0104
86.001-24............................................          2060-0104
86.001-25............................................          2060-0104
86.001-26............................................          2060-0104
86.001-28............................................          2060-0104
86.004-9.............................................          2060-0104
86.004-28............................................          2060-0104
 
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86.108-00............................................          2060-0104
 
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86.129-00............................................          2060-0104
 
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86.159-00............................................          2060-0104
86.160-00............................................          2060-0104
86.161-00............................................          2060-0104
86.162-00............................................          2060-0104
86.162-03............................................          2060-0104
86.163-00............................................          2060-0104
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[FR Doc. 99-19267 Filed 8-11-99; 8:45 am]
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