Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for
Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1285.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0132
[Federal Register: August 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 152)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7949-9; Docket ID Number: OAR-2005-0120]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nonconformance Penalties for
Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1285.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0132
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2005. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue
to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OAR-2005-
0120 to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nydia Y. Reyes-Morales, Mail Code
6403J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9264; fax number:
(202) 343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On May 31, 2005, (70 FR 30943), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
Number OAR-2005-0120, which is available for public viewing at the Air
and Radiation Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA 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 and Radiation Docket and
Information Center is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at
http://www.epa.gov/edocket. 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 appropriate docket ID
number as identified below.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available
for public viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business
information (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 EDOCKET. 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 EDOCKET. 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.
Title: Nonconformance Penalties for Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-
Duty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks (40 CFR part 86, subpart L)
(Renewal).
Abstract: Section 206(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, contains
nonconformance penalty provisions (NCP) that allow manufacturers to
introduce into commerce heavy-duty engines or vehicles (including
light-duty trucks) which fail to conform with certain emission
standards upon payment of a monetary penalty. Manufacturers who elect
to use NCPs are require to test production engines and vehicles to
determine the extent of their nonconformity and conduct a Production
Compliance Audit (PCA). The collection activities of the nonconformance
penalty program include periodic reports and other information
(including the results of emission testing conducted during the PCA).
CCD will use this information to ensure that manufacturers are
complying with the regulations and that appropriate nonconformance
penalties are being paid. Responses to this collection are voluntary.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 196
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose 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;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Automobile Manufacturers; Light
Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturers; Heavy Duty Truck
Manufacturers; Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturers; Motor
Vehicle Body Manufacturers; Construction Machinery Manufacturers;
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery
Manufacturers; Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component
Manufacturers; Other Engine Equipment Manufacturers; Other Motor
Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,178.
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Estimated Total Annual Cost: $94,998, which includes $0 annualized
capital/startup costs, $18,180 annual O&M costs, and $76,818 annual
labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
burden hours currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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