[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44707-44708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17316]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0707; FRL-8866-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and 
Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Data Reporting Requirements for 
State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 
Programs (EPA ICR Number 1613.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0252) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 
2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on March 1, 2021, which included a 60-day comment period 
ending on April 30, 2021. This notice allows for an additional 30 days 
for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, 
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 13, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0707, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's 
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public 
docket without change including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to 
be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our 
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room has remained closed to 
public visitors since March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the 
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as there is 
a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries 
are currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center 
services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Winkelmann, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-
4255; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov. For further information and updates on EPA Docket 
Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Clean Air Act section 182 and EPA's regulations (40 CFR 
part 51, subpart S) establish the requirements for state and local I/M 
programs that are included in state implementation plans (SIPs). To 
provide general oversight and support to these programs, EPA requires 
that state agencies with basic and enhanced I/M programs collect two 
varieties of reports for submission to the Agency:
     An annual report providing general program operating data 
and summary statistics, addressing the program's current design and 
coverage, a summary of testing data, enforcement program efforts, 
quality assurance and quality control efforts, and other miscellaneous 
information allowing for an assessment of the program's relative 
effectiveness; and
     A biennial report on any changes to the program over the 
two-year period and the impact of such changes, including any 
deficiencies discovered and corrections made or planned.
    General program effectiveness is determined by the degree to which 
a program misses, meets, or exceeds the

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emission reductions committed to in the state's approved SIP, which, in 
turn, must meet or exceed the minimum emission reductions expected from 
the relevant performance standard, as promulgated under 40 CFR part 51, 
subpart S, in response to requirements established in section 182 of 
the Clean Air Act. This information is used by EPA to determine a 
program's progress toward meeting requirements under 40 CFR part 51, 
subpart S, and to provide background information in support of program 
evaluations. Additional information regarding the current renewal of 
this ICR as well as previous renewals can be found in Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0707.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 51.366).
    Estimated number of respondents: 26 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual and biennial.
    Total estimated burden: 2,236 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $148,824 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 172 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB due to a reduction in the number of respondents covered by the 
collection.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-17316 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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