[Federal Register: December 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OAR-2003-0206; FRL-7602-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty
Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program--OMB
Control Number: 2060-0060
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed/continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Emission Control System
Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part
Certification Program, OMB Control Number 2060-0060, expiration date
02/29/04. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 23, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Chestine Payton, Certification
and Compliance Division, Outreach and Planning Group, 6405J, telephone
(202) 343-9240, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, telefax (202) 343-2804, and e-mail
payton.chestine@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2003-0206, which is available for public
viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The Air Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air
Docket is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the public docket is
available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
You may use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified
above.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 60 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed
instructions: Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our
preferred method), by e-mail to air-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, OAR, Mail Code
6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in DOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in DOCKET. The
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be
available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the
official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is
otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public
docket, and will not be available for public viewing in DOCKET. For
further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal
Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/edocket.
Affected entities: Parties potentially affected by this action are
automotive manufacturers and builders of automotive after market parts.
Title: Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations &
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Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program, OMB 2060-
0060, Expiration date 02/29/04.
Abstract: The information required is the minimal necessary to
ensure that the part to be certified actually performs as required.
Without this information EPA would have no way to control and audit
fraudulent or marginal submissions. Information is only collected when
the part is tested to be certified, if no information is collected at
the time of testing there will be no means of showing later that the
part was properly designed. EPA would not be able to control the self-
certification of parts and this could, therefore, result in certified
parts that cause vehicles to fail emissions standards.
The information collected is part of the requirement of section
207(a) of the Clean Air Act, and as described in section 40 CFR part
85, subpart V. This is a voluntary certification program and there is
no requirement that any manufacturer participate.
The total estimated involvement of the aftermarket part industry
(replacement and specialty parts) is 1 part per year.
The EPA would like to solicit comments 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
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: EPA's burden estimated for this information
collection is broken down into three parts: reporting, testing and
record keeping burden. EPA estimates that the reporting burden will be
20 hours, testing 150 hours and annual record keeping 1 hour. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclosure or provide
information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
training personnel to be able to respond to a collection of
information; searching data sources; completing and reviewing the
collection of information; and transmitting or otherwise disclosing the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Parties potentially affected by this
action are automotive manufacturers and builders of automotive after
market parts.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 861 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $ 37,380.
Dated: December 15, 2003.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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