Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0982-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0095
Posted Date: 2010-06-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0982; FRL-9167-2]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for 
Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0095

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 July 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0982, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 6102T, 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: David Good, Compliance and Innovative 
Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4450; fax number: 734-214-4869; e-mail 
address: good.david@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 January 22, 2010 (75 FR 3724), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. 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-2009-0982, which is

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available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in 
person viewing at the Air 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 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 http://
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 http://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 http://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming 
Vehicles (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0095.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 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: Importers into the U.S. of light-duty vehicles, light-
duty trucks, and on-road motorcycles, or the corresponding engines, are 
required to report and keep records regarding the imports. The 
collection of this information is mandatory to insure compliance with 
Federal emissions requirements. Joint EPA and U.S. Customs Service 
regulations at 40 CFR 85.1501 et seq., 19 CFR 12.73, and 19 CFR 12.74, 
promulgated under the authority of Clean Air Act sections 203 and 208, 
give authority for the collection of this information. The information 
is used by program personnel to ensure that Federal emissions 
requirements are met, and by state regulatory agencies, businesses, and 
individuals to verify whether vehicles are in compliance. Any 
information submitted to the Agency for which a claim of 
confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to policies set forth 
in title 40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B-- Confidentiality of Business 
Information (CBI) (see 40 CFR part 2), and the public is not permitted 
access to information containing personal or organizational 
identifiers.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.76 
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 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: Importers (including Independent 
Commercial Importers) of light duty vehicles or engines, light duty 
trucks or engines, and highway motorcycles or engines.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,005.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,350.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $535,050, including $370,803 in labor 
costs, $73,353 in annualized capital/startup costs, and $90,894 in 
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 866 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to use of revised estimates, 
based on more recent information on the hours associated with 
conducting tests, and to annualization of capital costs consistent with 
the treatment of other motor vehicle testing costs by EPA.

    Dated: June 17, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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