Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where

appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 19, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-

2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 619.07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Mobile Source Emission Factor Survey--2060-0078. This is a

rerenewal of an existing collection.

Abstract: The EPA Emission Inventory Group, through contractors,

solicits the general public to voluntarily offer their vehicle for

emissions testing. The owner is also asked to complete a multiple

choice form of nine questions that summarize vehicle usage. There are

two methods of soliciting the general public for participation in

Emission Factor Program (EFP):

Postal cards are sent to a random selection of vehicle owners

using State motor vehicle registration lists. Motor vehicle owners,

who arrive at State inspection lanes for yearly certification, are

randomly solicited. Information from the EFP provides a basis for

developing

State Implementation Plans (SIPs), Reasonable Further Progress (RFP)

reports, attainment status assessments for the National Ambient Air

Quality Standards (NAAQS).

The legislative basis for the Emission Factor Program is Section

103(a)(1)(2)(3) of the Clean Air Act, which requires the Administrator

to ``conduct * * * research, investigations, experiments,

demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects,

extent, prevention, and control of air pollution'' and ``conduct

investigations and research and make surveys concerning any specific

problem of air pollution in cooperation with any air pollution control

agency * * *''

EPA uses the data from the EFP to verify predictions of the

computer model known as MOBILE, which calculates the contribution of

mobile source emissions to ambient air pollution. MOBILE is used by

EPA, state and local air pollution agencies, the auto industry, and

other parties interested in estimating mobile source emissions.

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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The

Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting

comments on this collection of information was published on Thursday,

September 21, 1995 FR Vol. 60, No. 183 Page 48980.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10

minutes to 2 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; 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: are the general public that own on

road motor vehicles.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.

Frequency of Response: Annual.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,237 Hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the

accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods

for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of

automated collection techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 619.07 and OMB control No. 2060-0078 in

any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460

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and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management And

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503

Dated: December 5, 1995.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division.

[FR Doc. 95-30795 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]

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