Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0696-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2008-10-07T04:00Z

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION

Please read the instructions before completing this form.  For
additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your
agency’s Paperwork Clearance Officer.  Send two copies of this form,
the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and
any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102,
725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

	

1.  Agency/Subagency originating request:   OECA/ORE Air Enforcement
Division,  Mobile Source Enforcement Branch

	

2.  OMB control number                 b. □ None

a. 2060-0135

3.  Type of information collection (check one)

     a. □ New collection

     b. □ Revision of a currently approved collection

     c.  X Extension of a currently approved collection

     d.   Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved

              collection for which approval has expired

     e. □ Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved

              collection for which approval has expired 

     f. □ Existing collection in use without an OMB control number	

4. Type of review requested (check one)

    a.   X Regular 

    b. □ Emergency - Approval requested by:  ____/___/____

    c. □ Delegated

5.  Small entities

     Will this information collection have a significant economic

      impact on a substantial number of small entities?    □ Yes     
X No

    For b-f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions	

6.  Requested expiration date

   a.  X  Three years from approval date   b.□ Other Specify:
__/___/___

7.  Title:      Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of
Aftermarket Catalytic Converters (Renewal)

	

8. Agency form number(s) (If applicable)   ICR No. 1292.07              
                                                  

	

9. Keywords 

Environmental Protection, Clean Air Act, Pollution Control, Motor
Vehicle Control

	

10. Abstract

Section 203(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act prohibits removing or rendering
inoperative automobile emission control devices or elements of design.
But for the adoption of the aftermarket catalytic converter enforcement
policy, the manufacture, sale, or installation of aftermarket catalytic
converters not equivalent to new original equipment would constitute a
violation of the Act. Because replacement original equipment converters
are expensive, many consumers had elected to not replace converters that
malfunctioned subsequent to the expiration of the emissions warranty on
their vehicles. The Agency believes that allowing the installation of
slightly less effective aftermarket catalysts on offer vehicles can be
environmentally beneficial if the Agency can be assured that the
aftermarket catalysts meet certain standards, and if installers are
accountable to select the proper converter for each vehicle application.

	

11.  Affected public (Mark primary with “P” and all others that
apply with “X”)

a. __Individuals or households   d. __Farms

□  Voluntary

        b.  □ Required to obtain or retain benefits

        c.   P  Mandatory 

13.  Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden

       a. Number of respondents      30,014______________

        b. Total annual responses      30,014_______________

            1. Percentage of these responses 

                     collected electronically   _______0____________% 

        c.  Total hours requested      ___212,101______________

        d.  Current OMB inventory  ___111,308______________

        e.  Difference                        ___100,793______________

        f.  Explanation of difference

             1.  Program Change       _______(58)______________

             2.  Adjustment               ____100,851______________	

14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden (in thousands of
dollars)

       a.  Total annualized capital/startup costs 
______286_____________

        b. Total annual costs (O&M) _______________390_____________

        c. Total annualized cost requested  ___________676_____________

        d. Current OMB inventory _________________856_____________

        e. Difference ____________________________(180)____________

        f. Explanation of difference

            1.  Program change _____________________0_______________

            2.  Adjustment       _____________________(180)____________

15. Purpose of  information collection (Mark Primary With “P” and
all others that apply with “X”)

  a. __Application for benefits     e. __Program planning or management

  b. __Program evaluation            f. __Research

  c. __General purpose statistics   g. X_Regulatory  or  compliance

  d. __Audit	

16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply)

□ Third party disclosure

      c.   X Reporting

              1. X On occasion        2. □ Weekly                   3.
□ Monthly

              4. □ Quarterly               5.   □ Semi-annually     
  6. □ Annually

              7. □ Biannually              8. □ Other (describe)
______________

17.  Statistical methods

       Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

                                                        □ Yes         
  X  No	

18.  Agency contact (person who can best answer questions regarding the
content of this submission)

        Name:_________Jack McLaughlin                                   
               

        Phone:             __(303) 236-9513

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19.  Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions

On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of
information encompassed by this request complies with’

5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: 	The text of  5 CFR 1320.9,  and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3), appear at the end of the instructions.  The certification
is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth
 in the instructions.	

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed
collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a)  It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b)  It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c)  It reduces burden on small entities;

(d)  It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is
understandable to respondents;

(e)  Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current
reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f)  It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g)  It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3):

(I)  Why the information is being collected’

(ii)  Use of information;

(iii)  Burden estimate;

(iv)  Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or
mandatory);

(v)   Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi)  Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h)  It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated
resources for the efficient and effective management 

                          and use of the information to be collected
(see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

(I)  It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and

(j)  It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions,
identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the
Supporting Statement.

	

Signature of Program Official

	 

		

Date

Signature of Senior Official or designee	Oscar Morales, Director

	Collection Strategies  Division

	Office of Environmental Information	

Date

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Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions

5 CFR 1320.9 reads “As part of the agency submission to OMB of a
proposed collection of information, the agency (through the head of the
agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify (and
provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed
collection of information --

     “(a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including that the information to be collected will have
practical utility;

     “(b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise
reasonably accessible to the agency;

     “(c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden
on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including
with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility
Act 5 U.S.C § 601(6)), the use of such techniques as:

“(1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to those who
are to respond;

“(2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance
and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part
thereof;

“(3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or
any part thereof;

      “(d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous
terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

      “(e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to
the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and
recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

       “(f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of
time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

       “(g) informs potential respondents of the information called
for under § 1320.8(b)(3); [see below]

       “(h) has been developed by an office that has planned and
allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use
of the information to be collected, including the processing of  the
information in a manner  which shall enhance, where appropriate, the
utility of the information to agencies and the public;

 

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(I)  uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology
appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected;
and

       “(j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate
information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency
efficiency and responsiveness to the public.”

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) requires that each collection of information:

        “(3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential
persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of:

“(I) the reasons the information is planned to be and/or has been used
to further the proper performance of the functions of  the agency;

“(ii) the way such information is planned to be and/or has been used
to further the proper performance of  the functions of the agency;

“(iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of  the average burden
of  the collection (together  with a request that the public direct to
the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of  this burden estimate
and any suggestions for reducing this burden);

“(iv) whether responses to the collection of information are
voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit (citing authority), or
mandatory (citing authority);

“(v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any
(citing authority); and

“(vi) the fact that any 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.”

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