[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4580]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6235-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Mobile Source Emission Factor Recruitment
Questionnaire
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Mobile Source Emission Factor
Recruitment Questionnaire OMB Control Number 2060-0078, expiration date
2/27/99. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and
its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual
data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202)
260-2740, by E-Mail at Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov or download off the
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 0619.08.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Mobile Source Emission Factor Recruitment Questionnaire, OMB
Control Number 2060-0078, EPA ICR Number 0619.08, expiration date
February 27, 1999. This is a request for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Abstract: The EPA Emission Inventory Group, through contractors,
solicits the general public to voluntarily offer their vehicle for
emissions testing. The owner is also asked to complete a multiple
choice form of nine questions that summarize vehicle usage. There are
two methods of soliciting the general public for participation in
Emission Factor Program (EFP):
1. Postal cards are sent to a random selection of vehicle owners
using State motor vehicle registration lists.
2. Motor vehicle owners, who arrive at State inspection lanes for
yearly certification, are randomly solicited.
Information from the EFP provides a basis for developing State
Implementation Plans (SIPs), Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) reports,
attainment status assessments for the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS).
The legislative basis for the Emission Factor Program is section
103(a)(1)(2)(3) of the Clean Air Act, which requires the Administrator
to ``conduct * * * research, investigations, experiments,
demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects,
extent, prevention, and control of air pollution'' and ``conduct
investigations and research and make surveys concerning any specific
problem of air pollution in cooperation with any air pollution control
agency * * * ''
EPA uses the data from the EFP to verify predictions of the
computer model known as MOBILE, which calculates the contribution of
mobile source emissions to ambient air pollution. MOBILE is used by
EPA, state and local air pollution agencies, the auto industry, and
other parties interested in estimating mobile source emissions.
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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on August 3,
1998 (63 FR 41251); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10
minutes to 2 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; 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: General public owners of ``on road
motor vehicles.''
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Frequency of Response:
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden:
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 0619.08 and OMB Control No. 2060-0078 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503
Dated: February 18, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-4580 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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