Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy Compliance (Renewal)

Courtney Kerwin
Environmental Protection Agency
30 March 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17576-17577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06577]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0489; FRL-10004-40-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Economy 
Compliance (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Motor Vehicle Emissions and Fuel 
Economy Compliance (EPA ICR Number 0783.65, OMB Control Number 2060-
0104) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
March 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on October 30, 2019 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 29, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2019-0489, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), 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: David Wright, Compliance Division, 
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: 
734-214-4467; fax number: 734-214-4869; email address: 
wright.davida@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: EPA sets exhaust, evaporative, and greenhouse gas 
emissions standards for light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and light-duty 
trucks (LDTs) based on the authority granted to the Agency by the Clean 
Air Act (CAA). In addition, light-duty vehicle manufacturers use the 
results from the exhaust emission tests to calculate vehicle fuel 
economy. The fuel economy results are used to calculate fuel economy 
label values according to EPA regulations. EPA regulations define test 
procedures, in-use testing requirements, calculation methods, vehicle 
labeling, and reporting requirements for light-duty vehicle 
manufacturers.
    This ICR is organized into six information collections (ICs): (1) 
Fuel Economy; (2) Manufacturers' In-Use Verification Program; (3) 
Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks Emissions; (4) Defect Reports 
and Voluntary Emissions Recall Reports; (5) Fuel Economy Labeling; and, 
(6) Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission Standards.
    This ICR covers the application submitted by light-duty vehicle 
manufacturers prior to production as well as various reports and 
information submitted during and after production. Processing and 
review of this information is conducted by the Light-Duty Vehicle 
Center, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 
Office of Air and Radiation US EPA.
    Information collected consists of descriptions of motor vehicles 
(including vehicle specifications, i.e. weight and road load forces, 
required for testing and emission control system components), test 
results, defect and recall reports, and sales data (used to determine 
compliance with fleet average standards). EPA performs tests to confirm 
the emission and fuel economy results which have been generated by the 
manufacturer at their test facilities. EPA performs confirmatory 
testing on 10% to 15% of all the vehicle tests the manufacturers 
perform. All of these data are electronically submitted to the Agency.
    This ICR covers the information that affected respondents must 
provide to the Agency. Any information submitted to the Agency for 
which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to 
policies set forth in CFR title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--
Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR part 2).
    Form Numbers: Form 5800-258--Template for Light-duty Conversion of 
Intermediate Age System (Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks 
Emissions IC); Form 5900-257--Template for Light-duty Conversion of 
Outside Useful Life System (Light-Duty Vehicles and Light-Duty Trucks 
Emissions IC); Form 5900-471--Template for Tier 3 Light-duty FTP and 
SFTP AB&T Reporting (Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions IC); Form 5900-
470--Template for Tier 3 Heavy-duty NMOG+NOX, Evaporative 
and Cold NMHC AB&T Reporting (Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emissions IC).
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of light-duty 
passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles 
and some heavy-duty vehicles.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required in order to obtain or 
retain benefit.
    Estimated number of respondents: 48 (total).
    Frequency of response: Occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 778,320 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $91,025,023 (per year), which includes 
$38,928,401 in annualized capital and operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 16,138 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to a slight increase in the 
number of test groups light-duty vehicle manufacturers are certifying.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-06577 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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