Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs

Michael Moltzen
Environmental Protection Agency
1 March 2021

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11997-11998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04255]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0707; FRL-10020-44-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Data 
Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection 
and Maintenance (I/M) Programs

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), ``Data Reporting Requirements for 
State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 
Programs'' (EPA ICR No.1613.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0252) 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 October 31, 2021. 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 April 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0707, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. Do not submit any information you consider to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Out of an abundance of caution for members of 
the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was 
closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the 
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as there is 
a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries 
are currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center 
services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Winkelmann, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-
4255; email address: winkelmann.joseph@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. The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket 
Center and Reading Room for public visitors to reduce the risk of

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transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further 
information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us 
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), 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: Clean Air Act section 182 and EPA's regulations (40 CFR 
part 51, subpart S) establish the requirements for state and local 
inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs that are included in state 
implementation plans (SIPs). To provide general oversight and support 
to these programs, EPA requires that state agencies with basic and 
enhanced I/M programs collect two varieties of reports for submission 
to the Agency:
     An annual report providing general program operating data 
and summary statistics, addressing the program's current design and 
coverage, a summary of testing data, enforcement program efforts, 
quality assurance and quality control efforts, and other miscellaneous 
information allowing for an assessment of the program's relative 
effectiveness; and
     A biennial report on any changes to the program over the 
two-year period and the impact of such changes, including any 
deficiencies discovered and corrections made or planned.
    General program effectiveness is determined by the degree to which 
a program misses, meets, or exceeds the emission reductions committed 
to in the state's approved SIP, which, in turn, must meet or exceed the 
minimum emission reductions expected from the relevant performance 
standard, as promulgated under 40 CFR part 51, subpart S, in response 
to requirements established in section 182 of the Clean Air Act. This 
information is used by EPA to determine a program's progress toward 
meeting requirements under 40 CFR part 51, subpart S, and to provide 
background information in support of program evaluations. Additional 
information regarding the current renewal of this ICR as well as 
previous renewals can be found in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0707.
    The following statistics and responses apply to the ICR proposed 
for renewal.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State I/M program managers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 51.366).
    Estimated number of respondents: 26 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual and biennial.
    Total estimated burden: 2,236 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $148,824 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 172 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB due to a reduction in the number of respondents covered by the 
collection.

    Dated: February 24, 2021.
Michael Moltzen,
Deputy Director, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality.
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