[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50189-50190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18577]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0092, FRL-7801-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance; 
Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, Motorcycles and Recreational 
Vehicles; EPA ICR Number 783.47, OMB Control Number 2060-0104

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a 
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 2005 July 31. 
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR 2004-
0092, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail to 
[email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Sohacki, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 
214-4851; fax number: (734) 214-4869; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2004X-0092, which is available for 
public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center 
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1744. An 
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain 
a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public 
docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are 
available electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then 
key in the docket ID number identified above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within 
60 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether 
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public 
viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the 
comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a 
comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference 
to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in 
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted 
material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified 
as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose 
disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the 
official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in 
EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's 
Federal Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 
(May 31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov./edocket.
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
passenger car, light truck, motorcycle and recreational vehicle 
manufacturers and importers.
    Title: Emission Compliance and Fuel Economy Information; Light Duty 
Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, Motorcycles and Recreational Vehicles.
    Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) 
manufacturers and importers of light duty vehicles (passenger cars), 
light trucks, motorcycles and recreational vehicles must have a 
certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any vehicle they 
intend to offer for sale. In addition, light duty vehicle and light 
truck manufacturers and importers must also submit fuel economy 
information and reports required by the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act ( 49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.). EPA reviews vehicle information and 
test data to determine if the vehicle design conforms to applicable 
requirements and to verify that the required testing has been 
performed. After a certificate of conformity has been issued, 
subsequent audit and enforcement actions may be taken based on the 
initial information submitted as well as on information submitted while 
the vehicles are in service. Until a vehicle is available for purchase, 
information is confidential. Some proprietary information is 
permanently confidential. 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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 153 respondents will submit 
information each year spending a total of 542,118 hours and incurring 
an annualized cost of 10.9 million dollars. The average burden per 
respondent varies greatly; it is a function of the diversity of the 
products produced or imported. (A large, diversified motor vehicle 
manufacturer will have a much greater burden than a small importer of a 
few identical vehicles.) 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 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

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to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; 
complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.

    Dated: August 6, 2004.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 04-18577 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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