Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (Renewal)

Courtney Kerwin
Environmental Protection Agency
February 25, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10085-10086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03890]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0162; FRL-9922-19-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for 
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Greenhouse

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Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and 
Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles'' (EPA ICR No. 2394.03, OMB Control No. 
2060-0678), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through February 28, 2015. Public comments were previously 
requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 53190) on September 8, 2014 
during a 60-day comment period. 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 March 27, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2010-0162, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email 
to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fakhri Hamady, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone 
number: 734-214-4330; fax number: 734-214-4869; email address: 
hamady.fakhri@epa.gov.

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 or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Under Title II of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C. 7521 
et seq.), EPA issues certificates of conformity for motor vehicle 
designs and engines that comply with applicable emission standards set 
under section 202(a)(1) of the CAA, such as those for CO2, 
N2O, and CH4 in the final regulation. Under 49 
U.S.C. 32902, NHTSA is mandated to require manufacturers comply with 
fuel economy and consumption standards. Manufacturers will submit 
applications to certify their products and respond to the information 
collection activities detailed in the HD National Program. They will 
also submit reports, conduct compliance testing, label certified 
vehicles, provide final year-end-reports and retain records of 
information.
    Manufacturer test results will be used by EPA to perform 
confirmatory testing on a sufficient number of engines and vehicles to 
confirm manufacturer-reported results. EPA's emission certification 
programs and NHTSA's fuel efficiency programs are statutorily mandated. 
EPA does not have discretion to cease these functions under Section 
206(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7521).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of Medium- and Heavy-
Duty Engines and Vehicles; owners of heavy-duty truck fleets.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (42 U.S.C. 7521) (40 
CFR 1036.730 and 1037.730).
    Estimated number of respondents: 34 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, Annually, On Occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 41,305 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $4,565,145 (per year), includes $1,458,333 
annualized capital and operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-03890 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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