[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20335-20336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7776]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0741; FRL-8304-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emission Control System 
Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part 
Certification Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0116.08, OMB Control No. 
2060-0060

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 24, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0741, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 
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, Compliance and 
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, 
Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4851; fax number: 734-214-
4869; e-mail 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 September 14, 2006 (71 FR 54280), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during 
the comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be 
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.

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    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0741 which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in 
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8 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 Docket is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure 
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and 
Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0116.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0060.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2007. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Under Section 206(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7521), on-highway engine and vehicle manufacturers may not legally 
introduce their products into U.S. commerce unless EPA has certified 
that their production complies with applicable emission standards. Per 
section 207(a), original vehicle manufacturers must warrant that 
vehicles are free from defects in materials and workmanship that would 
cause the vehicle not to comply with emission regulations during its 
useful life. Section 207(a) directs EPA to provide certification to 
those manufacturers or builders of automotive aftermarket parts that 
demonstrate that the installation and use of their products will not 
cause failure of the engine or vehicle to comply with emission 
standards. An aftermarket part is any part offered for sale for 
installation in or on a motor vehicle after such vehicle has left the 
vehicle manufacturer's production line (40 CFR 85.2113(b)). 
Participation in the aftermarket certification program is voluntary. 
Aftermarket part manufacturers or builders (manufacturers) electing to 
participate conduct emission and durability testing as described in 40 
CFR part 85, subpart V, and submit data about their products and 
testing procedures.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 547 
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 information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; 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: Importers (including Independent 
Commercial Importers) of light duty vehicles or engines, light duty 
trucks or engines, and highway motorcycles or engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 547.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $43,830, including $1,535 annualized 
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 289 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to use of revised estimates 
of labor associated with conducting required tests.

    Dated: April 12, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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