Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0091-0003
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Posted Date: 2003-10-15T04:00Z

SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
VEHICLE
ENGINE
SERVICE
INFORMATION
Amending
Motor
Vehicle
Emission
Certification
and
Fuel
Economy
Compliance
(
OMB
No.
2060­
0104)

EPA
ICR
0783.45
March
2003
Certification
and
Compliance
Division
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
2
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
Motor
Vehicle
Emission
Certification
and
Fuel
Economy
Compliance,
OMB
No.
2060­
0104,
ICR
Number
0783.45.

(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
Section
202(
m)(
5)
of
the
CAA
directs
EPA
to
promulgate
regulations
requiring
vehicle
manufacturers
to
provide
to:

any
person
engaged
in
the
repairing
or
servicing
of
motor
vehicles
or
motor
vehicle
engines,
and
the
Administrator
for
use
by
any
such
persons,
*
*
*
any
and
all
information
needed
to
make
use
of
the
[
vehicle's]
emission
control
diagnostic
system
*
*
*
and
such
other
information
including
instructions
for
making
emission­
related
diagnoses
and
repairs.

In
order
to
meet
Congress'
intent
that
consumers
have
freedom
of
choice
in
where
to
have
their
vehicles
serviced,
it
is
essential
for
independent
technicians
to
have
access
to
timely
and
accurate
emission­
related
service
and
repair
information.
Industry
estimates
indicate
that
independent
technicians
perform
up
to
80%
of
all
vehicle
service
and
repairs.
Further,
independent
technicians
perform
more
repairs
on
older
vehicles
(
which
are
more
likely
than
newer
vehicles
to
have
higher
emissions)
than
technicians
in
franchised
dealerships.

This
ICR
is
a
revision
to
the
combined
emission
certification
and
fuel
economy
programs.
This
ICR
covers
the
same
vehicle
and
engine
manufacturers
subject
to
EPA's
certification
program
and
developing
separate
estimates
would
not
be
realistic
because
of
the
integration.

This
ICR
also
covers
the
submission
of
annual
reports
to
assess
the
effectiveness
of
individual
manufacturer
Web
sites
that
are
required.
This
process
is
overseen
by
the
Certification
and
Compliance
Division,
Office
of
Transportation
and
Air
Quality,
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
The
information
consists
of
an
electronic
report
submitted
to
the
Administrator
on
an
annual
basis
that
outlines
the
performance
of
a
variety
of
parameters
relevant
to
the
maintenance
of
a
manufacturers
service
information
Web
site.

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
3
(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
Under
Title
II
of
the
Clean
Air
Act,
(
42
U.
S.
C.
7521
et
seq.),
EPA
is
charged
with
requiring
the
manufacturers
of
vehicles
and
engines
to
make
available
emissions­
related
repair
information
to
aftermarket
service
providers.
To
improve
timely
access
to
this
information,
EPA
is
requiring
that
vehicle
and
engine
manufacturers
provide
access
to
the
required
emissions­
related
information
in
full­
text
via
the
World
Wide
Web.
This
includes,
enhanced
diagnostic
information
to
equipment
and
tool
companies
and
also
information
that
will
allow
these
companies
to
develop
passthrough
reprogramming
tools.
The
manufacturers
must
make
the
required
information
available
on
their
Web
site
within
six
months
of
model
development.
After
this
six
month
period,
the
required
information
for
each
model
must
be
available
and
updated
on
the
OEM
Web
site
at
the
time
it
is
available
by
any
means
to
their
dealers.
To
ensure
compliance
with
these
statutes,
EPA
is
requiring
that
manufacturers
measure
the
performance
of
their
Web
sites
and
report
this
information
to
EPA
in
electronic
format
on
an
annual
basis.

EPA
will
review
the
information
to
determine
that
the
manufacturers
subject
to
the
proposed
Web
site
requirements
have
developed
Web
sites
with
sufficient
infrastructure
to
support
potentially
thousands
of
aftermarket
service
providers
at
any
given
time.

(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
EPA
is
requiring
that
vehicle
and
engine
manufacturers
submit
a
yearly
report
in
electronic
format
containing
monthly
measurements
of
the
parameters
required
in
the
preamble.
These
parameters
include:
total
successful
requests,
total
failed
requests,
average
transfers
per
day,
daily
summary,
daily
report,
and
browser
summary.
EPA
will
review
this
information
to
ensure
that
manufacturers
Web
sites
are
in
compliance
with
the
regulations.
Additionally,
EPA
will
use
this
information
to
ensure
that
the
level
of
information
being
distributed
by
the
manufacturers
is
consistent
among
all
manufacturers.

3.
Non­
duplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
4
(
a)
Nonduplication
EPA
is
not
requesting
information
that
is
anyway
duplicative
of
other
information
being
requested
of
these
manufacturers.

(
b)
Public
Notice
Prior
to
Submission
to
OMB
This
section
is
not
applicable
because
it
is
a
rule­
related
ICR.

(
c)
Consultations
In
the
process
of
the
developing
the
Final
Rulemaking
(
FRM)
for
the
Service
Information
Rule,
EPA
has
met
extensively
with
all
parties
impacted
by
these
requirements.
These
parties
include
the
automobile
and
engine
manufacturers
subject
to
the
rule.
We
also
met
extensively
with
independent
aftermarket
service
providers
and
aftermarket
diagnostic
scan
tool
manufacturers.
EPA
believes
that
the
manufacturers
subject
to
the
requirements
anticipate
provisions
that
will
require
the
collection
of
this
information.

(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
The
information
proposed
to
be
collected
will
be
collected
on
an
annual
basis
to
minimize
burden
on
manufacturers.
All
manufacturers
will
normally
conduct
monthly
assessments
of
their
web
site.
Even
though
manufacturers
will
be
collecting
these
summaries
on
a
monthly
basis
for
their
own
information,
EPA
will
only
require
an
annual
summary/
submission.
In
operating
their
web
sites
manufacturers
will
be
monitoring
and
generating
reports
on
a
monthly
basis.
However,
EPA
is
requiring
that
manufacturers
report
an
annual
basis
only.

(
e)
General
Guidelines
Manufacturers
are
required
to
keep
some
records
for
periods
longer
than
three
years.
This
requirement
stems
from
the
statutory
requirement
for
the
manufacturer
to
warrant
some
items
for
periods
longer
than
3
years.
Manufacturers
must
also
recall
vehicle
classes
failing
to
meet
emission
standards
during
their
useful
life;
typically
5
to
11
years
depending
on
the
type
of
vehicle.
In
order
satisfy
these
obligations,
manufacturers
must
retain
test
vehicle
and
product
descriptions,
with
particular
emphasis
on
the
emission
control
systems.
This
information
collection
activity
complies
with
the
remaining
guidelines
in
5
CFR
1320.5
(
f)
Confidentiality
5
The
information
proposed
to
submitted
by
manufacturers
for
this
rule
will
be
held
as
confidential
and
considered
proprietary.
Confidentiality
is
granted
in
accordance
with
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act,
EPA
regulations
at
40
CFR
Part
2,
and
class
determinations
issued
by
EPA's
Office
of
General
Counsel.

(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
No
sensitive
questions
are
asked.
The
collection
complies
with
the
Privacy
Act
and
OMB
Circular
A­
108.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
respondents
are
motor
vehicle
manufacturers,
SIC
code
3711.

(
b)
Information
Requested
(
yearly
submission)

(
i)
Data
items
It
is
required
that
manufacturers
submit
to
the
administrator
annually
or
upon
request
by
the
Administrator,
measurements
of
minimally
the
following
parameters:

(
1)
Total
successful
requests
(
measured
in
number
of
files
including
graphic
interchange
formats
(
GIFs)
and
joint
photographic
expert
group
(
JPEG)
images,
i.
e.
electronic
images
such
as
wiring
or
other
diagrams
or
pictures).
This
is
defined
as
the
total
successful
request
counts
of
all
the
files
which
have
been
requested,
including
pages,
graphics,
etc.

(
2)
Total
failed
requests
(
measured
in
number
of
files).
This
is
defined
as
the
total
failed
request
counts
of
all
the
files
which
were
requested
but
failed
requests
because
they
could
not
be
found
or
were
read­
protected.
This
includes
pages,
graphics,
etc.

(
3)
Average
data
transferred
per
day
(
measured
by
bytes).
This
is
defined
as
average
amount
of
data
transferred
per
day
from
one
place
to
another.

(
4)
Daily
Summary
(
measured
in
number
of
files/
pages
by
day
of
week).
This
is
defined
as
the
total
number
of
requests
each
day
of
the
week,
over
the
time
period
given
at
the
beginning
of
the
report.
6
(
5)
Daily
report
(
measured
in
number
of
files/
pages
by
the
day
of
the
month).
This
is
defined
as
how
many
requests
there
were
in
each
day
of
a
specific
month.

(
6)
Browser
Summary
(
measured
in
number
of
files/
pages
by
browser
type,
i.
e.,
Netscape,
Internet
Explorer).
This
is
defined
as
the
versions
of
a
browser
by
vendor.

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
EPA
is
requiring
that
manufacturers
provide
a
monthly
breakdown
of
the
above
parameters
and
report
this
information
to
EPA
on
an
annual
basis.
EPA
will
work
with
manufacturers
and
issue
further
guidance
regarding
requirements
to
outline
a
consistent
format
and
timing
of
submission.

5.
The
Information
Collected­­
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
(
a)
Agency
Activities
EPA
expects
that
this
information
will
feed
into
our
existing
established
database
used
by
manufacturers
to
submit
information
to
the
Agency,
(
see
5.
b
below)
The
information
collected
by
this
action
in
order
to
analyze
trends
and
assess
compliance
will
utilize
our
existing
database
infrastructure.
This
information
will
also
be
used
to
ensure
that
the
regulations
are
keeping
pace
with
Internet
technology.

(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
EPA
currently
makes
extensive
use
of
computers
in
collecting
information
from
vehicle
manufacturers.
Essentially
all
routine
information
is
electronically
transmitted
directly
from
the
manufacturer's
database
to
EPA's
Certification
and
Fuel
Economy
Information
System
(
CFEIS)
computer
data
base.
The
information
to
be
collected
by
this
action
will
also
be
submitted
electronically
to
our
established
database.

(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
EPA
has
provided
special
provisions
for
small­
volume
manufacturers;
i.
e.
those
whose
total
sales
are
less
than
5,000
units
per
year
as
well
as
those
with
annual
sales
of
less
than
1000.
7
Manufacturers
with
annual
sales
of
less
that
5000
vehicles
shall
have
an
additional
one
year
to
launch
their
web
sites.
In
addition,
manufacturers
with
annual
sales
of
less
than
1000
vehicles
may
request
the
Administrator's
approval
of
an
alternate
method
by
which
the
required
emission­
related
information
can
be
obtained.

(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Information
must
be
submitted
for
each
calendar
year
that
a
manufacturer
intends
to
build
(
or
import)
vehicles.
The
information
will
be
collected
at
the
end
of
each
calendar
year.
Vehicle
manufacturers/
respondents
are
required
to
submit
this
information
beginning
eighteen
months
after
promulgation
of
this
rule.
Subsequent
to
this
initial
submission,
the
information
must
be
submitted
annually.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
Respondent
burden
has
been
estimated
by
consulting
with
private
companies
who
perform
Web
site
performance
measurement
for
a
wide
variety
of
clients.
Consultation
was
also
conducted
with
a
sampling
of
vehicle
manufacturers.
Web
site
performance
measurement
is
a
common
and
necessary
Ebusiness
practice
that
the
vehicle
manufacturers
would
perform
regardless
of
EPA's
requirement.
In
addition
to
reading
the
regulations
the
burden
is
based
upon
the
respondent
either
purchasing
software
to
perform
an
in­
house
monitoring
function
or
purchasing
the
monitoring
services
from
an
outside
vendor.
The
remaining
costs
include
testing
the
system,
generating
reports
in­
house
and
submitting
the
annual
report
to
EPA.

(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
(
i)
Labor
costs
Labor
rates
on
a
per
hour
basis
are
taken
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics.
Technical
labor
is
estimated
at
$
43.00
($
42.89)
per
hour.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital/
Start­
up
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs
Capital/
start­
up
costs
are
minimal
and
based
on
a
manufacturer
purchasing
either
software
or
services
from
a
private
company
to
perform
the
web
site
performance
activities.
Purchase
of
the
monitoring
software
or
services
are
estimated
at
about
$
1600
per
respondent,
for
a
total
cost
8
annual
cost
of
$
72,000.
Operation
and
maintenance
costs
are
zero.

Since
most
manufacturers
will
purchase
services
from
a
private
company
it
is
not
necessary
to
annualize
capital/
start­
up
costs.

(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Our
Engine
Programs
Compliance
Group
administers
emission
certification
programs.
This
group
has
about
16
full­
time
employees.
We
project
a
total
of
15
hours
per
year
of
staff
time
(
at
$
67
per
hour,
loaded)
to
manage
acceptance
of
the
annual
report
of
performance
monitoring
requirements.

EPA
estimates
that
the
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
will
be
minimal
given
that
the
manufacturers
already
have
an
infrastructure
in
place
and
in
use
by
which
to
submit
information
to
EPA.

(
d)
&(
e)
Total
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
From
the
above
discussion
the
following
total
burden
and
cost
estimates
can
be
calculated.
Due
to
the
diverse
nature
of
the
motor
vehicle
industry,
there
is
no
typical
or
average
respondent.
Respondents
can
be
large
manufacturers
with
many
products
such
as
General
Motors,
Ford
or
Toyota
or
can
be
low
volume
or
small
manufacturers
of
vehicles
such
as
Ferrari
or
Porsche.

INDUSTRY
PER
MANUFACTURER
ANNUAL
TOTAL
RESPONDENTS
45
BURDEN
HOURS
100
per
respondent
4,500
LABOR
COST
4,500
hrs
(@
$
43.00/
hr)
$
193,500
OPERATING
&
MAINTENANCE
COST
$
0
CAPITALIZED/
START­
UP
COST
$
1600(
45
respondents)
$
72,000
EPA
PER
EMPLOYEE
/
YR
TOTAL
/
YR
EMPLOYEES
1
FTE
16
FTE
HOURS
15
240
LABOR
COST
$
1000
16,000
9
(
f)
Burden
Statement
Section
6(
d)
&
(
e)
presents
the
total
estimated
burden
for
implementing
the
proposed
information
collection
requirements.

The
annual
public
reporting
and
record
keeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
100
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
collection,
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.
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
number
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
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OAR­
2003­
0091,
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
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
The
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
Docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
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
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
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
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
OAR­
2003­
0091)
in
any
correspondence.
10
C.
Attachments
I.
Legal
Authority
&
Regulatory
Citations
11
Attachment
I
Legal
Authority
&
Regulatory
Citations
Clean
Air
Act
42
U.
S.
C.
7525.
Motor
Vehicle
and
Motor
Vehicle
Engine
Compliance
Testing
and
Certification
45
U.
S.
C.
7542.
Records
and
Reports
40
CFR
Part
86
Control
of
Air
Pollution
From
Motor
Vehicles
and
New
Motor
Vehicle
Engines;
Revisions
to
Regulations
Requiring
Availability
of
Information
for
use
of
On­
Board
Diagnostic
Systems
and
Emission­
Related
Repairs
on
1994
and
Later
Model
Year
Light­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Light­
Duty
Trucks
and
2005
and
Later
Model
Year
Heavy­
Duty
Vehicles
and
Engines
Weighing14,000
Pounds
Gross
Vehicle
Weight
or
Less.