Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection

Comment Request; Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination

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 EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) for renewal

to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval:

Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination, OMB Control Number 2060-0012.9,

Previous OMB Control Number 2060-0124, expiration date 7/31/98. Before

submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting

comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Vehicle Programs & Compliance Division (6405J), 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Interested persons may request a

copy of this ICR, without charge, by writing, facing, or phoning the

contact person below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY: Chestine Payton, Office of Mobile

Sources, Vehicle Programs & Compliance Division, (202) 564-9328, (202)

565-2057 (fax), E-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected Entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are manufacturers of vehicles and importers of

racing vehicles.

Title: Motor Vehicle Exclusion Determination, OMB Control Number

2060-0012.9, Previous OMB Control Number 2060-0124, expiration date 07/

31/98. This is a request for an extension of a currently approved

collection.

Abstract: The EPA Office of Mobile Sources determines whether a

vehicle is excluded from requirements under the Clean Air Act (Act)

based on the criteria listed in 40 CFR 85.1701--Exclusion and Exemption

of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines. A manufacturer who desires

a determination by the EPA as to whether a particular type of vehicle

is excluded from coverage under the Act must submit specifications

describing the size, use, top speed, etc. of the vehicle so that the

determination can be made. This ensures that motor vehicles which may

be legally operated or are capable of being legally operated on streets

or highways will not be imported under a racing vehicle exclusion. EPA

implemented a rule that requires each person who seeks to import a

racing vehicle to obtain a prior written approval for admission, if we

believe that the vehicle meets one or more of the motor vehicle

exclusion criteria listed under 40 CFR 85.1703.

EPA would like to solicit comments to:

(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection information is

necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,

including whether the information will have practical utility;

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden

of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information

to be collected; and

(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including through the use of the appropriate

automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

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Burden Statement: The annual burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average fourteen work weeks of professional

effort at $840 per week, and seven work weeks of clerical support at

$360 per week for the government. Approximately 210 requests may be

made annually with an average of one hour spent on each request by both

entities. The total costs are attributed to labor hours and overhead

since there is no capital investment required for this collection of

information. 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 instruction; 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

instruction and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to

a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review

the collection information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the

information.

Dated: August 3, 1998.

Robert Perciasepe,

Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 98-21210 Filed 8-6-98; 8:45 am]

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