[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34109-34110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14513]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0981; FRL-9162-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle and Engine
Compliance Program Fees (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2080.04, OMB Control No.
2060-0545
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 July 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0981, 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 28221T, 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 January 22, 2010 (75 FR 3723), 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.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0981, 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
8:30 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 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, confidential business information (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: Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2080.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0545.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. 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 and 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: EPA charges user fees for administering its vehicle and
engine certification programs. In 2004 the fees were extended to
include certification applications for recently regulated categories of
off-road vehicles and engines. In 2008 the fees program was further
expanded to include fees for certification of evaporative system
components (primarily fuel lines and fuel tanks). Manufacturers and
importers of covered vehicles, engines, and components are required to
pay the applicable certification fee prior to their certification
applications being reviewed. This involves submitting payments along
with a filing form identifying the family to be covered by the fee.
There are also correction and refund forms. This ICR estimates the
paperwork burden of submitting these fees and associated forms. This
information collection covers the entire certification fees program,
both on-road and off-road.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.31
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
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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: Manufacturers or importers of
passenger cars, motorcycles, light trucks, heavy duty truck engines,
non-road vehicles or engines, and evaporative emissions components
required to receive a certificate of conformity from EPA prior to
selling or introducing these products into commerce in the U.S.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 495.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,207.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $100,577, including $19,739 for
maintenance or operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 512 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This cost estimate makes the same cost
assumptions as the previous renewal. The increase is due entirely to
the increase in the number of forms received, based on actual counts of
fee forms received.
Dated: June 10, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-14513 Filed 6-15-10; 8:45 am]
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