In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2015
224
0
225
32,926
0
41,305
142,000
0
1,458,333
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly issuing new standards to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel consumption in the heavy-duty (HD) trucking sector. As a result of these standards, HD engine and HD vehicle manufacturers will be subject to new testing, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. The paperwork and cost burdens associated with these requirements are identified in this ICR.
There is a decrease of 8,379 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The previous ICR approval period included estimates for required start-up and capital costs associated with the purchase of new testing equipment needed by manufacturers to implement the program in 2014. Due to the implementation of the program, the start-up and capital costs were estimated to be higher in the first year of the program and lower in the years that followed. Table 6-4 in the supporting statement contains the burden and costs that were incurred in 2014, but will not be incurred in 2015-2017, the period of this approval; therefore, they are not included in this renewal ICR.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(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;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.