98-17515. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission Certification and Fuel Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35925-35926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17515]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6119-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emission Certification and Fuel 
Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty 
Trucks

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 notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Emission Certification and 
Fuel Economy Compliance; Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light 
Duty Trucks; EPA ICR 0783.37, OMB 2060-0104, expires 31 August 1998. 
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 July 31, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, by phone at [phone], by E-Mail at 
[e-mail] or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0783.37.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Emission Certification and Fuel Economy Compliance; 
Motorcycles, Light Duty Vehicles and Light Duty Trucks; EPA ICR 
0783.37, OMB 2060-0104, expires 31 August 1998. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7525), manufacturers 
and importers of passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles must have 
a certificate of conformity issued by EPA covering any vehicle they 
intend to offer for sale. In addition, car and truck manufacturers (and 
importers) must also submit iformation and reports required by the 
Energy Conservation and Policy Act (15 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) cars and 
light trucks). EPA reviews vehicle information and test data to verify 
that the vehicle conforms to appropriate requirements and to verify 
that the proper testing has been performed. Subsequent audit and 
enforcement actions may be taken based, in part, on the information 
submitted. Information submitted is not available to the public until 
the vehicle(s) to which it pertains is offered for sale; after that 
time trade secrets qualify for confidential treatment; 42 U.S.C. 7542. 
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 
Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on 08 April 1998, ( 63 FR 17172 
); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 
13,831 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

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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: Manufacturers and importers of 
passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 968,175 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $12,700,000.
    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 0783.37 and OMB Control No. 2060-0104 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE 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: June 25, 1998.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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