Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal)

OMB Control No: 2060-0545	ICR Reference No: 201608-2060-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-2060-006
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2080.06
Title: Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/15/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2016
Responses	4,635	0	4,845
Time Burden (Hours)	927	0	1,513
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,965	0	24,623

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Abstract: EPA charges user fees for administering its vehicle, engine, and evaporative component certification programs. Manufacturers and importers of covered vehicles, engines, and components are required to pay the applicable certification fee prior to their certification applications being renewed. This involves submitting payments along with a filing form identifying the engine family to be covered by the fee. There are also correction and refund forms. This ICR estimates the paperwork burden of submitting these fees and forms. This is a renewal ICR for the entire certification fees program. The cost assumptions and analysis are identical to the previous renewal, updated with the latest labor costs and response estimates.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7552 Name of Law: Clean Air Act    US Code: 31 USC 9701 Name of Law: Appropriations Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 19604	04/05/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 72803	10/21/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees 3520-29 EPA MVECP Fee Filing Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,635	4,845	0	0	-210	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	927	1,513	0	0	-586	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,965	24,623	0	0	-14,658	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This cost estimate includes new cost assumptions based on changes to the fees process. Changes in burden reflect a labor decrease due to time savings from filing electronically instead of manually printing, filling and mailing paper forms and, also, a decrease in the volume of forms received and processed. The forms for this collection were also simplified for this renewal.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $272,065

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Lynn Sohacki 734 214-4851 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(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 language 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) about:
			(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.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 10/21/2016

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