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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0690; FRL–9270–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA’s Light-Duty In-Use
Vehicle and Engine Testing Program
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0690, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Sohacki, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality,
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: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On August 25, 2010 (75 FR 52326), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2010–0690, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
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viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC 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 is 202–566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
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. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA’s In-Use Vehicle and
Engine Testing Programs (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0222.09,
OMB Control No. 2060–0086.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 28, 2010. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. 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 title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: EPA has an ongoing
program to evaluate the emission
performance of in-use light-duty
(passenger car and light truck) motor
vehicles. This program operates in
conjunction with testing of prototype
vehicles prior to use (manufacturer and
EPA confirmatory testing for
certification) and the mandatory
manufacturer’s in-use testing program
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(IUVP) for light-duty vehicles. They
derive from the Clean Air Act’s charge
that EPA insure that motor vehicles
comply with emissions requirements
throughout their useful lives. The
primary purpose of the program is
information gathering. Nevertheless,
EPA can require a recall if it receives
information, from whatever source,
including in-use testing, that a
‘‘substantial number’’ of any class or
category of vehicles or engines, although
properly maintained and used, do not
conform to the emission standards,
when in actual use throughout their
useful life.
The program can be broken down into
three closely-related headings. The first
is a surveillance program that selects
approximately 50 classes of passenger
cars and light trucks for in-use testing,
at EPA’s testing facility, totaling
approximately 150 vehicles (three in
each class on average). In rare cases
surveillance testing may be followed by
compliance testing (only four such
classes in the last five years). The
purpose of a compliance phase is to
develop additional information related
to test failures observed in a class
during surveillance testing. The second
heading is testing of a subset of
approximately 35 vehicles from the
surveillance recruitment for operation of
on-board diagnostics (OBD) systems.
The third category is special
investigations involving testing of
vehicles to address specific issues. The
number of vehicles procured under this
category varies widely from year to year,
but this request asks for approval of the
information burden corresponding to 25
such vehicles per year for the next three
years.
Participation in the light-duty
surveys, as well as the vehicle testing,
is strictly voluntary. A group of 25 to 50
potential participants is identified from
state vehicle registration records. They
are asked to return a postcard indicating
their willingness to participate and if so,
to verify some limited vehicle
information. Three of those who return
the card are called and asked about a
half dozen questions concerning vehicle
condition, and operation and
maintenance. Additional groups of
potential participants may be contacted
until a sufficient number of vehicles has
been obtained. Owners verify the survey
information when they deliver their
vehicles to EPA, voluntarily provide
maintenance records for copying, and
receive a loaner car and/or a cash
incentive.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average less than one hour
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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 which have
subsequently changed; 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:
Individual and fleet owners of motor
vehicles and engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 4,285 owners/lessees
receive EPA’s solicitations to participate
and approximately 164 do participate.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
521.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$11,295, including $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 90 responses and 98 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease is entirely due to removal
of the heavy-duty and non-road portions
of this ICR, which will henceforth be
covered under a different information
collection request (OMB Control
Number 2060–0287).
Dated: February 16, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0563; FRL–9270–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Volatile Organic
Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
18:50 Feb 22, 2011
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3501 et seq.), this document announces
that an Information Collection Request
(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This is a request
to renew an existing approved
collection. The ICR which is abstracted
below describes the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–0563, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to aand-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael K. Ciolek, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies
and Programs Division, Natural
Resources and Commerce Group (D243–
05), Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541–4921; fax number: (919) 541–
1039; e-mail address:
ciolek.michael@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 November 9, 2010 (75 FR 68783),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0563, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in person
viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 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 Docket
is (202) 566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov,
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. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: National Volatile Organic
Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1764.05, OMB Control Number 2060–
0348.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 28, 2011. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. 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 title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, and displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: The information collection
includes initial reports and periodic
recordkeeping necessary for EPA to
ensure compliance with Federal
standards for volatile organic
compounds in consumer products.
Respondents are manufacturers,
distributors, and importers of consumer
products. Responses to the collection
are mandatory under 40 CFR part 59,
subpart C, National Volatile Organic
Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products. All information
submitted to the EPA for which a claim
of confidentiality is made will be
safeguarded according to the Agency
policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2,
subpart B, Confidentiality of Business
Information.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0690; FRL-9270-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Light-Duty In-Use Vehicle
and Engine Testing Program (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 25,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0690, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Sohacki, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4851; fax number: 734-214-
4869; e-mail address: sohacki.lynn@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 August 25, 2010 (75 FR 52326), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0690, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov 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. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA's In-Use Vehicle and Engine Testing Programs (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0222.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0086.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2010.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: EPA has an ongoing program to evaluate the emission
performance of in-use light-duty (passenger car and light truck) motor
vehicles. This program operates in conjunction with testing of
prototype vehicles prior to use (manufacturer and EPA confirmatory
testing for certification) and the mandatory manufacturer's in-use
testing program (IUVP) for light-duty vehicles. They derive from the
Clean Air Act's charge that EPA insure that motor vehicles comply with
emissions requirements throughout their useful lives. The primary
purpose of the program is information gathering. Nevertheless, EPA can
require a recall if it receives information, from whatever source,
including in-use testing, that a ``substantial number'' of any class or
category of vehicles or engines, although properly maintained and used,
do not conform to the emission standards, when in actual use throughout
their useful life.
The program can be broken down into three closely-related headings.
The first is a surveillance program that selects approximately 50
classes of passenger cars and light trucks for in-use testing, at EPA's
testing facility, totaling approximately 150 vehicles (three in each
class on average). In rare cases surveillance testing may be followed
by compliance testing (only four such classes in the last five years).
The purpose of a compliance phase is to develop additional information
related to test failures observed in a class during surveillance
testing. The second heading is testing of a subset of approximately 35
vehicles from the surveillance recruitment for operation of on-board
diagnostics (OBD) systems. The third category is special investigations
involving testing of vehicles to address specific issues. The number of
vehicles procured under this category varies widely from year to year,
but this request asks for approval of the information burden
corresponding to 25 such vehicles per year for the next three years.
Participation in the light-duty surveys, as well as the vehicle
testing, is strictly voluntary. A group of 25 to 50 potential
participants is identified from state vehicle registration records.
They are asked to return a postcard indicating their willingness to
participate and if so, to verify some limited vehicle information.
Three of those who return the card are called and asked about a half
dozen questions concerning vehicle condition, and operation and
maintenance. Additional groups of potential participants may be
contacted until a sufficient number of vehicles has been obtained.
Owners verify the survey information when they deliver their vehicles
to EPA, voluntarily provide maintenance records for copying, and
receive a loaner car and/or a cash incentive.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less
than one hour
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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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Individual and fleet owners of motor
vehicles and engines.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 4,285 owners/lessees
receive EPA's solicitations to participate and approximately 164 do
participate.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 521.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $11,295, including $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 90 responses and
98 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is
entirely due to removal of the heavy-duty and non-road portions of this
ICR, which will henceforth be covered under a different information
collection request (OMB Control Number 2060-0287).
Dated: February 16, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-4006 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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