Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports

Byron J. Bunker
Environmental Protection Agency
29 June 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29544-29545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13661]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0246; FRL-9964-43-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Engine 
Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall 
Reports

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Engine Emission Defect 
Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports'' (EPA ICR 
Number 0282.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0048) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as 
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through November 30, 2016. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0246, 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.
    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: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 
Code 6405A, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax 
number: 202-343-2804; email address: reyes-morales.nydia@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, EPA 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: For this ICR, EPA is seeking a revision to an existing 
package with a three-year extension. Under the provisions of the Clean 
Air Act (CAA), the Administrator is required to promulgate regulations 
to control air pollutant emissions from motor vehicles and nonroad 
engines, as defined in the CAA. Per Sections 207(c)(1) and 213 of the 
CAA, when a substantial number of properly maintained and used engines 
produced by a manufacturer do not conform to emission standards, the 
manufacturer is required to recall the engines. Engine manufacturers 
are required to submit Defect Information Reports (DIRs) if emission-
related defects that may cause the engines' emissions to exceed the 
standards are found on a number of engines of the same model year. EPA 
uses these reports to target potentially nonconforming classes of 
engines for future testing, to monitor compliance with applicable 
regulations and to order a recall, if necessary. Manufacturers can also 
initiate a recall voluntarily by submitting a Voluntary Emission Recall 
Report (VERR). VERRs and VERR updates allow EPA to determine whether 
the manufacturer conducting the recall is acting in accordance with the 
CAA and to examine and monitor the effectiveness of the recall 
campaign.
    Forms: 5900-300 (Voluntary Emissions Recall Report); 5900-301 
(Emissions Defect Information Report); and 5900-302 (Voluntary Emission 
Recall Quarterly Progress Report). These forms are available at https://www.epa.gov/vehicle-and-engine-certification/report-forms-and-guidance-defects-and-recalls-under-40-cfr-part-85.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of heavy-duty highway 
and nonroad engines.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR parts 
85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 1035, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1048, 1051, 1054, and 
1068.
    Estimated number of respondents: 40 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly.
    Total estimated burden: 15,084 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,042,252 (per year), includes $9,800 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: To date, there are no changes in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. However, EPA is evaluating information

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that may lead to a change in the estimates. After EPA has evaluated 
this information, burden estimates may slightly decrease due to the 
fact that EPA has received fewer applications for certification of 
Category 3 engine families than previously estimated. Cost estimates 
may increase due to inflation and labor rate changes.

    Dated: June 22, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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