[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41701-41702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14281]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OAR-2004-0092; FRL-7940-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel 
Economy Compliance: Light Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, and Highway 
Motorcycles (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0783.47, 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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2005. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 19, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2004-
0092, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail 
to [email protected], or by mail to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Sohacki, Certification and 
Compliance Division, Vehicle Programs Group, 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 submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On August 13, 2004 (69 FR 50189), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. OAR-2004-0092, which is available for public viewing at the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 and Information 
Center is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public docket is 
available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. 
Use EDOCKET to 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 and OMB 
within 30 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, confidential business 
information (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

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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.
    Title: Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Compliance: Light 
Duty Vehicles, Light Duty Trucks, and Highway Motorcycles (Renewal).
    Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) 
manufacturers and importers of light duty vehicles (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, light duty vehicles 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 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4,656 
hours per respondent. 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 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are passenger car, light truck, and motorcycle vehicle 
manufacturers and importers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 139.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 647,176.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $47,459,648, which includes $3,060,000 
annualized O&M costs, $8,275,000 annualized capital/startup costs, and 
$36,124,648 annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 105,058 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is an adjustment of the prior 
estimate primarily reflecting an increase in the number of light duty 
test groups along with a more detailed analysis of the labor burdens 
associated with a more comprehensive accounting of tests and reports.

    Dated: July 12, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05-14281 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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