Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal) Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Courtney Kerwin Date: 29 June 2023 Subjects: American Government , The Environment

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42067-42068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13799]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0437; FRL-11114-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and 
Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (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), Emission Control System 
Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part 
Certification Program (EPA ICR Number 0116.13, OMB Control Number 2060-
0060) 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 June 
30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on October 5, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 31, 2023.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0437, to 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. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Sohacki, Compliance Division, 
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 
734-214-4851; fax number 734-214-4869; email address: 
sohacki.lynn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on October 5, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 60393). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 Section 206(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7521), on-highway engine and vehicle manufacturers may not legally 
introduce their products into U.S. commerce unless EPA has certified 
that their production complies with applicable emission standards. Per 
section 207(a), original vehicle manufacturers must warrant that 
vehicles are free from defects in materials and workmanship that would 
cause the vehicles not to comply with emission regulations during their 
useful life. Section 207(a) directs EPA to provide certification to 
those manufacturers or builders of automotive aftermarket parts that 
demonstrate that the installation and use of their products will not 
cause failure of the engine or result in the vehicle not complying with 
emission standards. An aftermarket part is any part offered for sale 
for installation in or on a motor vehicle after such vehicle has left 
the vehicle manufacturer's production line (40 CFR 85.2113(b)). 
Participation in the aftermarket certification program is voluntary. 
Due to the fact that EPA has received only two aftermarket part 
certification applications since 1989, the Agency does not expect to 
receive any applications in the next three years. The purpose of this 
ICR renewal is to preserve EPA's authority to receive such an 
application in the event that one is submitted. Consequently, for the 
purposes of this information collection request, EPA has assumed that 
one manufacturer will apply for aftermarket part certification during 
the three-year period covered by this collection.
    Aftermarket part manufacturers or builders (manufacturers) electing 
to participate conduct emission and durability testing as described in 
40 CFR part 85, subpart V, and submit data about their products and 
testing procedures. 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: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers or builders of 
automotive aftermarket parts.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (Clean Air Act.)
    Estimated number of respondents: 1 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 547 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $37,208 (per year), which includes $1,955 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-13799 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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