Supporting Statement for In formation Collection Request
In formation Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal)
EPA I CR 0010.1 3

C ompliance Division Office of Transportation and Air Qualit y Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency2

PART A OF THE SUPPORTING STATEMENT

**1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION**
(a) TIT LE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION
In format ion Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal) , OMB Control Numbe r 2060

- 0095, I CR 0010.1 3

. (b) SHORT CHARACTERIZATION (ABSTRACT) The Clean Air Act requires motor vehicles and engines imported into the U.S. to conform to applic able emission requirements. This Information Collection Request covers importation reporting requirements for light

- duty vehicle, light

- dut y truck, and on road motorcycle vehicles and engines. The information collection instruments are Form 3520

- 1 (" Form 1 " ) for initial entry , and Form 3520

- 8 ( " Form 8 " ) for final entry (see below). All heav y - duty on - road and all non - road vehicle and engine importation reporting requirements are now covered b y ICR 1723 (OMB 2060

- 0294). The two programs use separate forms, have differing regulatory provisions, and are processed by differing staffs. Most importers are also required to apply for and obtain a certificate of conformity from EPA; that information burden for the light

- dut y and motorcycle certification program is covered b y ICR 0783 (OMB 2060

- 0104). There is some program overlap between the present I CR and 0783 because testing for Independent Commercial Importers (ICIs) is reported both on Form 8, covered by this ICR , and , initi ally

and in more detail , for certification purposes, via collections covered b y IC R 0783. (Similarly , all importing light

- dut y vehicle and motorcycle manufacturers, and not just I CI s, use Form 1.) Thus, the certification information burden is covered in IC R 0783 and the (different and less detailed) testing burden for imports subsequent to certification for ICIs in this I CR. The burden of submitting the fee and associated forms is covered b y IC R 2080 (OMB 2060

- 0545). The post

- certification, final

- entry testing burden for light

- dut y vehicle imports falls into two categories. For the category of certified light

- dut y IC Is, a city test (the “FTP” ) is required for every

third vehicle imported under a certificate for the first 300 vehicles imported , and every

fifth the reafter (40 CFR 85.1505). The second light

- duty imports category is “mod an d test” , which applies to vehicles whose original production y ear is six or more prior to the year of importation. E ach such vehicle must be modified to meet ap plicable emissions requirements and tested with the FTP (40 CFR 85.1509). In the first category , each FTP test will be accompanied by a two

- hour evap orative emissions test ,3

and in both categories , by a highway test in order to compute a combined fuel econo my number to comply

with fuel econom y requirements. Form 8 inc ludes spaces for reporting the test results and combined fuel economy for those vehicles that undergo them

. Finall y, a very limited number of nonconforming motorcycles have been imported in the last three ye ars. Most are imported under a provision (40 CFR 85.1505(a)(2)(i)) that allows for no additional testing beyond the original certification testing. Otherwise, testing requirements are the same as those for light duty vehicles except that a highway test is not required.
Most I CI s contract with a broker to do some of the imports process and a testing laboratory

to perform the necessary tests. The testing lab also performs whatever modifications are necessary to bring the vehicle up to certification standards. The Co mpliance Division (CD) in EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality collects information and requires some recordkeeping to help insure that imported vehicles and engines ar e brought into compliance with federal emission requirements or that they qua lify for exemption or exclusion from th em . “Nonconforming” refers to the vehicles and engines that are not constructed to EPA certification standards and therefore must meet various additional requirements , such as testing, prior to being certified and ava ilable for sale in the U.S. The information is also used by the U .S. Customs Service (Customs), s tate regulatory agencies, businesses, and individuals to verify whether or not vehicles are in compliance.
In formation collected includes vehicle identif ication data , U.S. Customs entry statements that such information is correct, and summary emission test results. The information is either stored in a computer database, or retained in document form. The information is used to monitor compliance of imports and respond to inquiries from the public concerning the compliance status of specific imported vehicles. This information is collected on two forms:

● EPA Form 3520

- 1

. This form is used by importers who are appl yi ng for entry into the U.S. of light

- duty vehicle, light

- dut y truck, and motorcycle vehicles or engines, whether conforming, nonconforming, exempt , or excluded. The form identifies to all parties involved the category of import and the requirements that are appropriate to that category . The form goes from the importer or its agent (broker) to Customs, which stamps the form and forwards it in batch to EPA. EPA gathers the forms in Ann Arbor where they

are logged and filed for future reference. The form is posted on EPA’s imports website , http://www.epa.gov/otaq/imports/index.htm

.

● EPA Form 3520

- 8

. This form is used by I CI s to request “ final admission ” of a nonconforming vehicle or engine upon their certification that it has be en brought into compliance with Federal emission requirements. The f orm is held for fifteen day s, during which the ICI can not release the vehicle for sale or to its owner . This gives EPA a chance to conduct an y review or oversight, including confirmat ory testing, deemed necessary before the vehicle or engine is released

.4 EPA requests a waiver from posting the expiration date of the OMB clearance on these forms. Because Form 1 is used by both Customs, EPA, and importers, repeated uploadings to the imports website and revisions to reflect expiration of the clearance deadline, continuation of clearance pending review, and the new expiration date may be burdensome , with the existence of revisions inadequately communicated to users

. Form 8 has a limited numb er of users who in the past have had to be individually contracted to inform them of substantive updates. Posting of Form 8 on the imports website is currentl y under consideration . Both forms have been in use for man y ye ars and importers are familiar with their features. The information collection will involve an estimated y earl y 1 2 , 200 respon ses from 10,000 respondents at an O&M cost of $ 98,970 , a capital cost of $ 42,523 , and a labor cost of $ 3 18,918

. **2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION**
(a) NEED/AUTHORITY FOR THE COLLECTION Joint EPA and Customs regulations at 40 CFR 85.1501 et seq., 19 CFR 12.73 , and 19 CFR 12.74 , promulgated under the authorit y under the Clean Air Act (Sections 203 and 208) , give authorit y for the collection of the information. The collection helps i nsure compliance of imported vehicles and engines with federal emissions requirements , which helps meet the Agency

goal of reducing air pollution. Without this information, EPA and Customs officials could not confirm th at imported vehicles and engines conform to U.S. emission requirements , and consequentl y would not be able to allow importation or sale of these vehicles and engines. (b) PRACTI CAL UTILITY/USERS OF THE DATA
T he information on Form 1 and Form 8 is u sed by Customs and/or Agency personnel to verify that all Federal emission requirements (or exemptions or exclusions thereto) concerning imported nonconforming light

- dut y motor vehicles and motorcycles are met. The information is also used to identify an d prosecute violators of the regulations and to monitor the program in achieving the objectives of the regulations. It is also used to answer public inquiries concerning the compliance or exempted or excluded status of particular motor vehicles. Public acc ess to this information is not direct but rather through the EPA imports section and the Automotive Imports Helpline in order to maintain securit y of information protected under the Privacy Act. **3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRI**  **TERIA**
(a) NONDUPLICATION5

A search of the Government Information Locator Sy stem (GIL S) found no other program or agency

collecting this information. As explained above, Form 1 is necessary to identify , at the point of importation , the applicable category of the vehicle or engine for regulatory

purposes; Form 8 is necessary to report test results to EPA (where required) and alert it of pending release to the owner. As stated on Form 1, vehicles that are primarily

manufactured for us e on public roads are also required to file an HS

- 7 Declaration Form to identify the basis for the vehicle’s admission under the laws administered b y the Department of Transportation. EPA had discussions with the Department in late 2005 that considered whe ther a combined form would be feasible, and the conclusion was that a single form was not practical at this time because of the unique requirements of each program and the different agencies administering them.
(b) PUBLIC NOTICE
A Federal Regist er notice was published, soliciting public comment for this I CR on March 8, 201 3 ( 78 FR 15010 ). A cop y of the draft Supporting Statement was also placed in the docket. No comments were received. (c) CONSULTAT IONS Consultations have been made wi th ICIs to discuss form revisions , to update burden and cost estimates , and to receive suggestions about the operation of the program . The following ICIs were contacted: Roush Industries 12249 L evan Road Livonia, Michigan 48150 Rep: Rocco Bellino 734 779

- 7868 J.K. Technologies , L .L .C. 3500 Sweet Air Street Baltimore, MD 21211 Rep: Mr. Jonathan Weisheit Phone: (410) 366

- 6332 Compliance and Research Services, Inc. 1701 Front Street Plainfield, NJ 07063

- 1066 Rep: Bob DePalma Phone: ( 908 ) 561

- 18246

(d) EFFECTS OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION Since reporting is done onl y at the time of initial and “final” entry , the effects of less frequent collection would be to seriously undermine the Agency 's ability to determine whether vehicles bei ng imported meet applicable emission requirements. Consequently , the Agency

would not be able to allow entry of vehicles being imported. Therefore, less frequent collection is not feasible. (e) GENERAL GUIDELINES This I CR requires that I CI s notify EPA when requesting final admission for vehicles (Form 8) and this may

occasionally

result in reporting more often than quarterly if vehicles are tested and ready for sale more frequently

than quarterl y . This requirement is necessary for EPA to have the opportunity to inspect vehicles prior to release from the IC I. If EPA onl y required quarterl y reports, either the I CIwould have to hold vehicles and release them on a quarterl y basis or EPA would not likely have the opportunity

to inspect or require conf

irmatory testing of vehicles imported by the ICI. EPA's regulations require that I CI s retain records for a period of six y ears from the date of entry (40 CFR 85.1507 (a) ). IC Is are responsible for the same emissions warrant ies that appl y to original manufacturers, generall y extending to 8 ye ars or 80,000 miles for major emission control components

. T he Clean Air Act requires that light

- dut y vehicles meet f

ederal emission standards throughout their useful lives , which is defined by the Clean Air Act t o be 10 y ears or 100,000 miles (Sec. 202(d)); these requirements are implemented through the certification process for ICIs just as they are for original manufacturers. The i mports regulations specify that the useful life period starts from the date that the vehicle is released to the owner by the I CI

. The six y ear record retention requirement is the minimum considered consistent with these obligations. ( f) CONFIDENTIALITY Any information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B

- Confidentia lity of Business Information (see CFR 2). The public is not permitted access to information containing personal or organizational identifiers. This collection complies with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A

- 130. (g) SENSITIVE QUESTIONS There are no sensitive questions.

**4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED**
(a) RESPONDENTS/NAI CS CODES7

The Li ght

- dut y Vehicle Group and Imports Team of CD collect information from individual importers and both small and large companies that import light

- duty vehicle, light

- duty truck, and on - road motorcycle vehicles or engines. The NAICS code for respondents is 42 3 110, Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers, and 441200, Other Motor Vehicle Dealers. (b) INFORMATION REQUES TED (i) Data Items The data requested in reports include:

- vehicle identification number

- vehicle make

- vehicle model

- model y ear of the vehicle

- port of entry

- date of entry

- entry number

- importer n ame, address and telephone number

- owner name, address, telephone number and SSN or EI N

- emission test results

- applicable EPA certificate of conformit y

- fuel economy

- test date

- modification date

- name of emissions test laboratory

- vehicle storage location

- justification for an exclusion or exemption, if applicable and records are maintained on:

- documents related to certification, modification, importation, storage, regist ration or emission testing

- bills of sale, invoices, or purchase agreements

- documents providing parts identification data associated with the emission control sy stem

- documents providing evidence of the initiation of the "hold period" (ii) Respondent Activities To complete the collection, the respondent would:

- read form instructions

- collect data and complete forms

- conduct required emission testing (I CI s only)8 IN FORMAT ION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTATION OF NONCONFORMING MOTOR VEHI CL ES

AND MOTOR VEHI CLE ENGINES 40 CFR PART 85 SUBPARTS P and R

IN F ORMATION REQUIREMENTS CI TAT ION
I. IC I requirements

- Reporting

- Applicat ion for final admission 85.1505(a) (certified)

- Reason able assistance during inspection, 85.1506(c),(g)(4) including copi es of records or documents 85.1506(b)(2)

- Applicat ion for final admission 85.1509(b) (modification/test)

- Repair and retest 85.1509(g)

- Maintenance i nstructions, attestation, 85.1510(a) parts list

- Altitude compensato r instructions, attestation 85.1510(b)

- Emission warranties, attestation 85.1510(c)

- Emission la

beling, attestation 85.1510(d)

- Fuel econom y labeling, attestat ion 85.1510(e)

- Gas guzzle r tax forms, attestation 85.1510(f)

- Reply to notice of suspension or 85.1513(f)(3)(ii), revocation 85.1513(f)(3)(iv) 85.1513(f)(6)

- Request for hearing 85.1513(f)(3)(iii) Recordkeeping

- Certification, mod ification, test, purchase, 85.1507 sale, storage, registration, importation

- Owner s or ultimate purchasers 85.1508(b)

- Maintenance instructions, parts list, 85.1510 altitude compensator instruct ions, emission warranties, emission labeling, fuel econom y labeling II. Requirements appl yi ng to all importers

- Notification of conditional admission 85.1504(a)

- Request for prior approval (exemption), 85.1511(b),(g) request for exte nsion of exemption

- Request for prior approval (exclusion) 85.1511(c)

- (g)9

- Attestations, copy

of paid invoice 85.1512(f)

- Claim of confidentiality 85.1514

**5. THE INFORMAT ION COLLECTED** 
**-- AGENCY ACTIVITIES,**  **COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT**
(a) AGENCY ACTIVITIES
Form 1 s are collected as they are received from Customs and, in some cases, from importers or their agents and collected b y the Imports Team ; Form 8 s are collected by the Imports T eam and copies dis tributed to certification staff; since late 2005 the data from Form 8 has been entered into the Automated Imports Tracking S ys tem ( AITS )

. After receiving the information, EPA uses it to determine whether vehicles meet EPA requirements and whether to conduct investigations or require confirmatory testing, and retains it in order to respond to public, State government, and Federal government inquires. In addition, IC I applications for certification are now included in the Verify information sy stem , effective with the 2010 y ear imports

. (b) COLLECTION METHODOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT Form 1 is available in fillable .pdf form downloadable from EPA's imports website. Form 8 has recently been converted to fillable .pdf format and posting at the same site is under consideration . Forms are submitted to EPA by the importer or its agent or Customs after being filled out at the port of entry in the case of Form 1 and b y the importer or its age nt in the case of Form 8. Both Customs and CD use the information to determine if vehicles meet EPA requirements. CD retains information in the AITS and document form in order to respond to public, State government, and Federal government inquires, which are handled b y CD staff. (c) SMALL ENTITY FLEXIBILITY Small entities that are required to submit information to EPA have been doing so by completing and submitting EPA paper forms. EPA regulations provide, as an alternative, for submi ssion of imports data electronicall y (e.g. 40 CFR 85.1505(a), 85.1509(b) & (c)). Under EPA guidance (CCD

- 02

- 04; http://www.epa.gov/otaq/cert/dearmfr/dearmfr.htm ) IC Is qualify per se as small volume m anufacturers entitled to the special provisions available to all certifying small manufacturers under EPA’s certification regulatio ns. As stated above, ICI certification activities are now conducted electronicall y via Verify. Form 8s are currentl y submitte d electronicall y as email attachments or in paper form. (d) COLLECTION SCHEDULE The information is not subject to a collection schedule, but is collected at the time of vehicle entry

and when the vehicle is ready for final admission by

EPA.10

**6. ES TIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION**  (a) ESTIMAT ING RESPONDENT BURDEN (HOURS) See the table below . Each form is estimated to take 0.5 hours to complete. Completing required post

- certification testing is estimated at 2 3 hours per test. The re is no requirement for importers to keep copies of Form 1. There is no recordkeeping burden associated with Form 8 other than adding it to the existing records for the certified family

. (b) ESTIMATING RESPONDENT COSTS (i) Labor Costs Labor cost s are considered to be more closel y approximated by the motor vehicle manufacturing industry , NAI CS 336100, than retail and wholesale trades in vehicles that do not involve testing and modification. L abor is considered secretarial level for Form 1 and mec hanical engineering cost for Form 8. Costs are from the May , 2011 Bureau of Labor Statistics chart for motor vehicle manufacturing ( http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_336100.htm ) with $59.55, $45.71 and $20.46 for manager, mechanical engineer and secretaries, which, with a 160% overhead adjustment , come to $95.28, $73.14, and $32.74, respectivel y; Testing labor costs are based on the EPA average of $55.82 per hour from I CR 0783.5 4 adjusted from late 200 8 to 2012 using the CPIInflation Calculator ( http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm) to 2012 as $60.81 per hour.Cost and Hours Estimate for ICR 0010.1 3 Number Activities Hours

per Activity Total

Hours Labor O&M Capital/Startup (unamortized) Capital/Startup

(amortized) Total Dep.

Cap + O&M I. Reporting Form 3520

- 1 12,000 0.5 6,000 $196,440 $0 0 $0 $0 Form 3520

- 8 200 0.5 100 $7,314 $1,200 0 $0 $0 Testing Form 3520

- 8 Regular ICI 50 23 1,150 $69,932 $68,069 $186,667 $26,577 $94,646 Mod and Test 30 23 690 $41,959 $28,102 $112,000 $15,946 $44,048 II. Recordkeeping Form 3520

- 8 200 0.5 100 $3,274 $1,600 0 0 $1,600 Total Reporting 12,200 7940 $315,644 $97,370 $298,667 $42,523 $139,893 Total 12,200 0.659016 8040 $318,918 $98,970 $298,667 $42,523 $141,493(ii) Operations and Maintenance Costs

Operations and maintenance costs appl y onl y to Form 8 and were calculated based on responses received from the I CI s contacted. The Operations and Maintenance cost for reporting ordinaril y involves a purchase o f services from a broker who complete a package of importation forms (including those of other agencies) and file s them with Customs and EPA . This cost is estimated as a component of overall broker activities to import a vehicle or engine, and incorporate s a $ 6 per form paperwork cost for broker form handling within overall broker activities , and a $ 8 per form mailing cost for Form 8s

. O& M costs associated with testing are much less than those for certification vehicles : post

- certification vehicles do not have mileage accumulation or durability demonstration requirements or consequent vehicle depreciation; vehicle preparation is minimal. O&M testing costs have been updated for this ICR based on contractor information. Because contact information per test includes labor and capital costs, which are segregated in this ICR, these per test costs have been adjusted for labor and capital cost components and total $1,361.37 for regular I CIvehicles and $936.73 for mod/test vehicles tested

. Costs associated with m odification of vehicles necessary to bring them up to certification standards are excluded: they are not reported on the imports forms, they vary widel y depending on the vehicle being imported, and they therefore can not be predicted or accounted from one ye ar to another; finall y, they are analogous to, for example, the costs of catal yt ic converters and other emissions control technologies that original manufacturers are required to install in vehicles in order to compl y with the Clean Air Act, and which ar e not included in the certification paperwork burden.
(ii i ) Capital/Start

- up Costs Consistent with I CR 0783, a capital cost of $4,000,000 for a test facility capable of conducting 750 combined FTP and highway tests per y ear has been allocated on a per test basis. Following ICR 2387.01, the L ight Dut y Greenhouse Gases rule ICR , this is allocated 0.7 to the FTP portion. For ICIs, these test facility costs will in most cases be covered b y contractual costs between the importer and a testing laboratory. As mentioned above, these costs listed here are not initial c ertification costs but the post

- certification test costs for additional imported vehicles. As with other ICR s, these capital costs are annualized and subject to 7% interest depreciation but ar e considered to be on

- going rather than startup capital costs in the sense that as facilities are depreciated they are continually

being replaced

. (c) ESTIMAT ING AGENCY BURDEN AND COST The i mports program is administered by EPA's Compliance D ivis ion (CD ). Fort y percent of one F ull Time Equivalent employ ees (FTE), GS 12 / 3 ; the equivalent of twenty percent of one Senior Environmental Employ ment (SEE) Program employ ee (the SEE Program is an employ ment program for older workers authorized by the Environmental Programs assistance Act, passed by Congress in 1 984, and provides13

employ ment opportunities to s enior citize ns age 55 and over); and a portion of the work assignment under a government contract are allocated to i mports activities. Based on the 20 13 Office of Personnel Management GS pay schedule, ( http://www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/2012/2013PAY_Attach_adjusted.pdf ) in Executive Order 13635, EPA estimates a fort y percent annual salary of $ 25,845 for the EPA FTE, and $6,212 for the SEE; we then multipl y the hourl y rates b y the stand ard government benefits multiplication factor of 1.6, yielding a total cost of $ 32,057 ; $ 95,000 is estimated for the contractor

. The contractor estimate is based upon the work assignment rather than an estimate of hours. An estimated total agency cost of $ 1 27,057 per year is therefore estimated for Light Dut y nonconforming i mports activities. (d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs In the previous renewal w e estimated that 1 2,000 Form 1 s are submitted annually , averaging o ne respondent per form, and 352 Form 8s from five ICIs, based on a hand count of Form 8s received in 2005 and 2006 , plus an estimate based on actual and projected imports from one high

- volume importer covering four original production ye ars . The total numb er of respon ses was therefore estimated as 12, 352

. The estimated number of respondents was 12,005. For the current IC R we counted Form 8's received in calendar y ear 2012: there were 115 Form 8s from seven respondent importers. This included 15 Mod/Test, 99 regular ICI, and 1 motorcycle submittal in 11 families . One of each ICI submittal is for the original certification vehicle, which undergoes more stringent testing covered b y ICR 0783. To leave room for small number fluctuations in this industry , this IC R assumes 200 form 8's, 50 regular ICI vehicle tests and 30 mod/test vehicle tests. Even with this margin, the decrease in testing volume accounts for most of the decrease in the authorization level requested in this I CR. While the total responses is therefore 12,200 in this I CR, several importers will be manufacturers with large imports. Therefore we estimate 10,000 respondents for purposes of reporting responses per respondent of 1.22.
Both estimates are approximate and variable . For Form 1, our information is that Customs does not require every importer subject to the regulations at 19 CFR 12.73 to fill out the form; furthermore, the forms that are forwarded to us b y Customs or by importers may not represent every

form that is filled out. For Fo rm 8, the number of ICI s is small, the number of engine families certified is small, and the number of vehicle imports within an engine family

can vary widel y. All these factors add up to produce significant "small number fluctuations". In 2005 there were 21 I CIfamilies , including one high

- volume importer that greatl y multiplied the number of FTP tests employ ed. In 2008 there were 10 families, and without the high

- volume importer. Consequently , to insure that EPA has the authority to accommodate the possib le level of forms and tests needed under the collection authorization, we have adjusted the number of tests and forms as stated above.14

(e) Bottom L ine Burden Hours and Cost (i) Respondent Tall y Respondents 1 0,000 Respon ses 12, 200 Burden Hours 8,040 Labor Cost $ 3 18,918 Operating Cost $ 98,970 Capital Cost $ 298,667 Capital Cost (Annualized , discounted) $ 42,553 Capital and O&M $ 141,493 Total (Annualized , including Labor $ 460,412 (ii) Agency

Tally Employ ees 2 Employ ee Labor Cost $ 32,057 Contract Labor Cost $95, 0 00 Total Cost $ 1 27,057 6(f ) R easons For Change In Burden
Thi s I CR follows the burden hours assumptions of the previous r enewal for filling out the forms themselves

. However, this ICR reflects a long

- term downward trend in the number of forms submitted, which includes information that has to be generated b y vehicle tests. This decrease, despite a margin of error for small number fluctuations, is partially offset by an increase in the estimated cost of conducting the required tests. The agency and importer labor cost s have been updated with more recent cost figures for government and industry. The net result is a decrease in t otal costs including labor from $541,662 to $460,412

. 6(e) BURDEN STATEMENT Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average less than one hour per response . Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended b y 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, instal l, and utilize technology and s ys tems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing way s to comply with an y 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. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it display s a15

currentl y valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. To comment on the Agency 's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and an y suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Dock et ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OAR

- 20 13

- 0048 , which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334 , 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Th e EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday , excluding legal holiday s. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566

- 1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 5 66

- 1742 . An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public d ocket that are available electronically . When in the sy stem, select “search,” then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA

- HQ

- OAR

- 20 13

- 0048 and OMB Control Number 2060

- 0095 in any correspondence.