[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59375-59376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24067]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0027; FRL-10001-72-OAR]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection 
Request (ICR) for On-Highway Motorcycle Certification and Compliance 
Program; EPA ICR Number 2535.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0710

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) for on-highway 
motorcycle emissions certification and compliance'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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. The current 
ICR, under which on-highway motorcycles are included, is scheduled to 
expire on March 31, 2020. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0027, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by 
email 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: Julian Davis, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 
214-4029; fax number: (734) 214-4869; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0027, 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 
on-highway motorcycle manufacturers and importers.
    Title: Information Collection Request (ICR) for On-Highway 
Motorcycle Certification and Compliance Program.
    Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) 
manufacturers and importers of on-highway motorcycles must have a 
certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any vehicle they 
intend to offer for sale in the United States. A certificate of 
conformity represents that the respective vehicle conforms to all 
applicable emissions requirements. In issuing a certificate of 
conformity, EPA reviews vehicle information and emissions test data to 
determine if the required testing has been performed and the required 
emissions levels have been demonstrated. After a certificate of 
conformity has been issued, the Agency may request additional 
information to verify that the product continues to meet its certified 
emissions standards throughout its useful life. 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.
    EPA will consider the comments received and amend for the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    The current ICR for on-highway motorcycle emissions certification 
and compliance information is set to expire on March 31, 2019. This 
program was previously approved under the current ICR for highway 
motorcycle certification and compliance [EPA ICR No. 2535.01, OMB 
Control Number 2060-NEW].
    Burden statement: EPA estimates that 70 respondents will submit 
information each year spending a total of 1,668,593 hours and incurring 
an annualized cost of 1.188 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.

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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.
    Form numbers: The EPA has developed forms, some of which are Excel-
based, for the compliance programs in this ICR. Manufacturers may 
download these forms from EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/ve-certification/certification-non-electric-motorcycles and submit these 
forms through the EPA's engine and vehicle compliance information 
system's (EV-CIS) document module. All of these forms are available for 
review in the Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0027.

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                                                           Current form
          Form title                 New or previous            No.
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Highway Motorcycle HC+NOX       Previous................        5900-339
 Average Exhaust Emissions
 Model Year Report.
Manufacturer Production Report  Previous................         5900-90
 for Engine/Equipment
 Manufacturers--Heavy-Duty,
 Nonroad, and Highway
 Motorcycles.
List of Emissions Related       New
 Components.
Catalyst Information..........  Previous................        5900-464
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    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are on-highway motorcycle manufacturers and importers.
    Estimated number of respondents: 70.
    Frequency of response: Quarterly and annually.
    Estimated total annual hour burden: 5,453.
    Estimated total annual cost: $1,188,628.31, which includes 
$18,680.00 annualized operation and maintenance costs, $42,664.00 
annualized capital/startup costs, and $988,626.31 annual labor costs.
    These estimates reflect an update to the previous cost estimates 
for on-highway motorcycles previously culled and compiled for the 
current ICR for highway motorcycle certification and compliance. 
Previously, we estimated more manufacturers that would maintain their 
own testing and certification facility. Currently, a larger percentage 
of manufacturers use contract test facilities and utilize carry over 
data for certification and compliance requirements.

    Dated: October 24, 2019.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2019-24067 Filed 11-1-19; 8:45 am]
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